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State of Conservation

1249
Reports
146
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1999close
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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 687 Illegal activities 654 Mining 349 Ground transport infrastructure 295 Land conversion 286 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 276 Water infrastructure 248 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 245 Civil unrest 207 Financial resources 201 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 195 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 152 Human resources 149 Oil and gas 141 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 141 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 125 Legal framework 123 Housing 112 Surface water pollution 105 Forestry /wood production 102 War 95 Major linear utilities 80 Governance 80 Fire (widlfires) 77 Water (extraction) 60 Invasive / alien freshwater species 57 Crop production 56 Commercial hunting 55 Renewable energy facilities 54 Storms 52 Other climate change impacts 47 Marine transport infrastructure 40 Air pollution 38 Subsistence hunting 36 Drought 34 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 33 Management activities 28 Ground water pollution 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Invasive / alien marine species 26 Solid waste 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Water (rain/water table) 21 Translocated species 18 Temperature change 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Input of excess energy 16 Pollution of marine waters 16 Industrial areas 14 Localised utilities 12 Quarrying 11 Commercial development 8 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Military training 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Flooding 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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