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State of Conservation

1376
Reports
297
Properties concerned
108
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2010close
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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 1036 Housing 691 Management activities 306 Legal framework 260 Ground transport infrastructure 231 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 221 Land conversion 165 War 154 Illegal activities 152 Deliberate destruction of heritage 149 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 143 Human resources 132 Interpretative and visitation facilities 128 Water (rain/water table) 124 Financial resources 110 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 107 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 89 Commercial development 88 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 85 Governance 74 Marine transport infrastructure 72 Flooding 71 Civil unrest 66 Solid waste 64 Underground transport infrastructure 62 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 54 Earthquake 49 Water infrastructure 46 Surface water pollution 44 Mining 42 Society's valuing of heritage 38 High impact research / monitoring activities 36 Air transport infrastructure 30 Industrial areas 26 Quarrying 26 Wind 26 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 24 Relative humidity 23 Other climate change impacts 22 Localised utilities 20 Crop production 18 Desertification 17 Renewable energy facilities 14 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Storms 14 Major linear utilities 11 Fire (widlfires) 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Air pollution 9 Ground water pollution 9 Oil and gas 9 Input of excess energy 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 4 Micro-organisms 4 Pests 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Military training 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 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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