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State of Conservation

1495
Reports
157
Properties concerned
89
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 768 Illegal activities 732 Mining 380 Ground transport infrastructure 342 Land conversion 309 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 304 Water infrastructure 279 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 263 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 242 Civil unrest 227 Financial resources 225 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 156 Oil and gas 152 Human resources 145 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 142 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 139 Legal framework 132 Surface water pollution 125 Housing 124 Forestry /wood production 114 War 108 Major linear utilities 82 Fire (widlfires) 77 Governance 77 Water (extraction) 74 Crop production 67 Invasive / alien freshwater species 60 Storms 59 Renewable energy facilities 55 Commercial hunting 55 Marine transport infrastructure 46 Other climate change impacts 45 Air pollution 42 Subsistence hunting 39 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Water (rain/water table) 28 Management activities 27 Ground water pollution 26 Solid waste 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 26 Localised utilities 24 Non-renewable energy facilities 24 Input of excess energy 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Industrial areas 21 Changes to oceanic waters 21 Pollution of marine waters 18 Translocated species 17 Temperature change 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Terrorism 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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