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State of Conservation

1506
Reports
158
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1989close
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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 778 Illegal activities 742 Mining 387 Ground transport infrastructure 347 Land conversion 317 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 311 Water infrastructure 283 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 268 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 246 Civil unrest 232 Financial resources 230 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 159 Oil and gas 155 Human resources 150 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 149 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 141 Legal framework 135 Surface water pollution 132 Housing 127 Forestry /wood production 118 War 111 Major linear utilities 85 Fire (widlfires) 80 Governance 80 Water (extraction) 75 Crop production 66 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 42 Subsistence hunting 40 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 Water (rain/water table) 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 Translocated species 18 Temperature change 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 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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