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State of Conservation

1820
Reports
323
Properties concerned
110
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2006close
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Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Threats
Management systems/ management plan 1336 Housing 916 Management activities 375 Legal framework 316 Ground transport infrastructure 297 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 290 Deliberate destruction of heritage 199 Illegal activities 194 Land conversion 191 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 176 Human resources 171 War 163 Water (rain/water table) 157 Interpretative and visitation facilities 156 Financial resources 140 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 132 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 119 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 114 Commercial development 112 Solid waste 93 Flooding 92 Marine transport infrastructure 84 Governance 83 Civil unrest 82 Underground transport infrastructure 70 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 67 Earthquake 66 Water infrastructure 56 Surface water pollution 48 Mining 48 Society's valuing of heritage 44 High impact research / monitoring activities 43 Wind 37 Air transport infrastructure 36 Relative humidity 33 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 29 Industrial areas 27 Crop production 26 Quarrying 26 Localised utilities 23 Other climate change impacts 23 Desertification 20 Storms 17 Renewable energy facilities 15 Major linear utilities 14 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Fire (widlfires) 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Ground water pollution 11 Oil and gas 11 Air pollution 10 Input of excess energy 10 Micro-organisms 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Temperature 5 Pests 4 Military training 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Volcanic eruption 1 Hyper-abundant species 1

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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