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State of Conservation

1530
Reports
312
Properties concerned
110
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2009close
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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 1139 Housing 774 Management activities 332 Legal framework 277 Ground transport infrastructure 257 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 240 Land conversion 175 Deliberate destruction of heritage 168 Illegal activities 167 War 162 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 157 Human resources 148 Interpretative and visitation facilities 139 Water (rain/water table) 134 Financial resources 120 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 116 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 102 Commercial development 97 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 97 Governance 79 Marine transport infrastructure 77 Flooding 76 Civil unrest 74 Solid waste 70 Underground transport infrastructure 67 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 58 Earthquake 54 Water infrastructure 52 Surface water pollution 45 Mining 45 Society's valuing of heritage 41 High impact research / monitoring activities 39 Air transport infrastructure 33 Wind 29 Industrial areas 27 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 27 Quarrying 26 Relative humidity 26 Other climate change impacts 23 Localised utilities 21 Crop production 19 Desertification 18 Storms 15 Renewable energy facilities 14 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Major linear utilities 12 Fire (widlfires) 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Air pollution 10 Oil and gas 10 Ground water pollution 9 Input of excess energy 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 6 Micro-organisms 6 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pests 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Military training 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Temperature 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pollution of marine waters 1 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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