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State of Conservation

2183
Reports
359
Properties concerned
120
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2000close
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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 1557 Housing 1031 Management activities 436 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 358 Legal framework 355 Ground transport infrastructure 343 Deliberate destruction of heritage 228 Illegal activities 220 Human resources 206 Land conversion 201 Water (rain/water table) 192 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 187 Interpretative and visitation facilities 185 Financial resources 171 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 150 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 142 War 140 Commercial development 139 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 129 Solid waste 113 Marine transport infrastructure 93 Flooding 93 Governance 86 Civil unrest 81 Earthquake 80 Underground transport infrastructure 76 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 70 Water infrastructure 59 Society's valuing of heritage 51 High impact research / monitoring activities 51 Mining 48 Surface water pollution 47 Relative humidity 45 Wind 40 Air transport infrastructure 38 Storms 32 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 30 Industrial areas 29 Quarrying 29 Crop production 27 Other climate change impacts 25 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 24 Localised utilities 23 Major linear utilities 22 Desertification 18 Oil and gas 15 Input of excess energy 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Air pollution 11 Fire (widlfires) 11 Ground water pollution 10 Micro-organisms 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Temperature 6 Avalanche/ landslide 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Pests 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Military training 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Volcanic eruption 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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