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State of Conservation

1507
Reports
158
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1987close
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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 774 Illegal activities 739 Mining 384 Ground transport infrastructure 346 Land conversion 311 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 307 Water infrastructure 279 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 268 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 246 Civil unrest 230 Financial resources 228 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 157 Oil and gas 154 Human resources 148 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 144 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 140 Legal framework 133 Surface water pollution 128 Housing 125 Forestry /wood production 116 War 109 Major linear utilities 82 Fire (widlfires) 78 Governance 78 Water (extraction) 74 Crop production 67 Invasive / alien freshwater species 61 Storms 60 Renewable energy facilities 55 Commercial hunting 55 Marine transport infrastructure 47 Other climate change impacts 46 Air pollution 42 Subsistence hunting 41 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Water (rain/water table) 28 Management activities 28 Ground water pollution 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Solid waste 26 Non-renewable energy facilities 25 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 Temperature change 17 Translocated species 17 Air transport infrastructure 15 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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