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State of Conservation

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Reports
377
Properties concerned
121
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
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 1659 Housing 1093 Management activities 468 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 378 Legal framework 377 Ground transport infrastructure 367 Deliberate destruction of heritage 243 Illegal activities 237 Human resources 218 Land conversion 215 Water (rain/water table) 203 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 201 Interpretative and visitation facilities 191 Financial resources 185 War 163 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 160 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 153 Commercial development 149 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 139 Solid waste 118 Flooding 102 Marine transport infrastructure 96 Governance 91 Earthquake 90 Civil unrest 88 Underground transport infrastructure 79 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Water infrastructure 66 High impact research / monitoring activities 55 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Mining 51 Surface water pollution 50 Relative humidity 50 Wind 43 Air transport infrastructure 40 Storms 40 Quarrying 32 Industrial areas 31 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 31 Localised utilities 29 Crop production 28 Other climate change impacts 28 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 27 Major linear utilities 26 Desertification 23 Renewable energy facilities 15 Oil and gas 15 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 15 Input of excess energy 14 Fire (widlfires) 14 Air pollution 13 Ground water pollution 11 Micro-organisms 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Temperature 7 Avalanche/ landslide 6 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Pests 4 Military training 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Terrorism 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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