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State of Conservation

1796
Reports
322
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 1320 Housing 903 Management activities 373 Legal framework 312 Ground transport infrastructure 290 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 286 Deliberate destruction of heritage 197 Illegal activities 193 Land conversion 188 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 173 Human resources 166 War 159 Water (rain/water table) 155 Interpretative and visitation facilities 154 Financial resources 136 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 131 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 118 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 113 Commercial development 108 Solid waste 93 Flooding 91 Marine transport infrastructure 84 Governance 82 Civil unrest 78 Underground transport infrastructure 68 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 67 Earthquake 66 Water infrastructure 52 Mining 48 Surface water pollution 47 Society's valuing of heritage 44 High impact research / monitoring activities 43 Wind 37 Air transport infrastructure 35 Relative humidity 33 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 29 Industrial areas 27 Crop production 26 Quarrying 26 Other climate change impacts 23 Localised utilities 22 Desertification 19 Storms 17 Renewable energy facilities 15 Major linear utilities 14 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Ground water pollution 11 Oil and gas 11 Fire (widlfires) 11 Air pollution 10 Input of excess energy 10 Micro-organisms 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Temperature 5 Pests 4 Military training 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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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