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State of Conservation

1338
Reports
151
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1997close
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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 720 Illegal activities 680 Mining 367 Ground transport infrastructure 311 Land conversion 296 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 295 Water infrastructure 256 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 253 Civil unrest 214 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 209 Financial resources 208 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 156 Human resources 150 Oil and gas 146 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 144 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 130 Legal framework 128 Housing 118 Surface water pollution 116 Forestry /wood production 111 War 99 Major linear utilities 82 Governance 80 Fire (widlfires) 79 Water (extraction) 62 Invasive / alien freshwater species 59 Crop production 58 Renewable energy facilities 56 Commercial hunting 56 Storms 55 Other climate change impacts 47 Marine transport infrastructure 44 Air pollution 40 Subsistence hunting 38 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 34 Ground water pollution 28 Invasive / alien marine species 28 Management activities 28 Solid waste 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Water (rain/water table) 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Input of excess energy 18 Translocated species 18 Temperature change 17 Industrial areas 16 Air transport infrastructure 16 Pollution of marine waters 16 Localised utilities 14 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Terrorism 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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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