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State of Conservation

1491
Reports
315
Properties concerned
106
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
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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 920 Housing 575 Management activities 277 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 213 Ground transport infrastructure 192 Legal framework 189 Deliberate destruction of heritage 133 Water (rain/water table) 132 Human resources 129 Illegal activities 117 Financial resources 116 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 100 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 95 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 94 Solid waste 85 Interpretative and visitation facilities 81 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 79 Commercial development 78 Land conversion 76 Earthquake 65 Relative humidity 60 Storms 50 Flooding 49 Marine transport infrastructure 39 Wind 32 Governance 28 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 25 High impact research / monitoring activities 25 Underground transport infrastructure 23 Water infrastructure 23 Civil unrest 23 Society's valuing of heritage 21 Air pollution 20 Major linear utilities 19 Localised utilities 17 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Mining 16 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 14 Temperature 14 Micro-organisms 13 Surface water pollution 12 Crop production 12 Avalanche/ landslide 11 Oil and gas 10 Quarrying 10 Desertification 9 Industrial areas 8 Input of excess energy 8 War 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Renewable energy facilities 4 Pollution of marine waters 4 Terrorism 4 Radiation/light 3 Volcanic eruption 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Water (extraction) 2 Pests 2 Military training 2 Temperature change 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Changes to oceanic waters 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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