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State of Conservation

1076
Reports
270
Properties concerned
101
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2013close
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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 816 Housing 537 Management activities 242 Legal framework 212 Ground transport infrastructure 193 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 189 War 148 Land conversion 145 Illegal activities 122 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 118 Deliberate destruction of heritage 112 Interpretative and visitation facilities 110 Human resources 106 Water (rain/water table) 101 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 88 Financial resources 85 Commercial development 81 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 69 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 66 Governance 63 Flooding 58 Civil unrest 56 Marine transport infrastructure 55 Underground transport infrastructure 52 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 47 Solid waste 44 Water infrastructure 39 Surface water pollution 37 Mining 35 Earthquake 34 Society's valuing of heritage 31 High impact research / monitoring activities 28 Air transport infrastructure 26 Quarrying 25 Industrial areas 21 Wind 20 Other climate change impacts 20 Localised utilities 18 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 18 Relative humidity 17 Desertification 16 Crop production 15 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 13 Major linear utilities 11 Fire (widlfires) 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Renewable energy facilities 10 Ground water pollution 9 Storms 8 Air pollution 7 Input of excess energy 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Pests 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Oil and gas 3 Water (extraction) 3 Military training 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Micro-organisms 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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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