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State of Conservation

1554
Reports
160
Properties concerned
91
States Parties with SOC reports
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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 789 Illegal activities 761 Mining 393 Ground transport infrastructure 355 Land conversion 319 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 313 Water infrastructure 298 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 272 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 249 Civil unrest 234 Financial resources 234 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 163 Oil and gas 156 Human resources 150 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 149 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 141 Legal framework 136 Surface water pollution 133 Housing 129 Forestry /wood production 118 War 111 Major linear utilities 85 Fire (widlfires) 80 Governance 80 Water (extraction) 75 Crop production 70 Invasive / alien freshwater species 61 Storms 60 Renewable energy facilities 58 Commercial hunting 56 Marine transport infrastructure 48 Other climate change impacts 47 Air pollution 45 Subsistence hunting 43 Water (rain/water table) 35 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 34 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Ground water pollution 28 Management activities 28 Solid waste 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Localised utilities 24 Input of excess energy 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Industrial areas 22 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Pollution of marine waters 19 Translocated species 18 Air transport infrastructure 17 Temperature change 17 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Terrorism 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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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