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State of Conservation

2647
Reports
432
Properties concerned
124
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1992close
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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 1818 Housing 1167 Management activities 539 Legal framework 425 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 410 Ground transport infrastructure 400 Deliberate destruction of heritage 257 Illegal activities 251 Human resources 248 Water (rain/water table) 234 Land conversion 232 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 219 Financial resources 212 Interpretative and visitation facilities 199 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 174 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 171 Commercial development 166 War 166 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 161 Solid waste 135 Flooding 110 Marine transport infrastructure 100 Earthquake 99 Governance 97 Civil unrest 88 Underground transport infrastructure 79 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 75 Relative humidity 70 Water infrastructure 68 High impact research / monitoring activities 57 Storms 56 Mining 55 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Surface water pollution 53 Wind 51 Air transport infrastructure 45 Localised utilities 36 Quarrying 35 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 33 Industrial areas 31 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 31 Major linear utilities 30 Other climate change impacts 29 Crop production 28 Air pollution 26 Desertification 26 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 20 Renewable energy facilities 15 Oil and gas 15 Input of excess energy 14 Fire (widlfires) 14 Micro-organisms 12 Temperature 12 Ground water pollution 11 Avalanche/ landslide 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Pests 6 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Military training 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Terrorism 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Volcanic eruption 3 Radiation/light 2 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 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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