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State of Conservation

1406
Reports
152
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1994close
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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 743 Illegal activities 707 Mining 379 Ground transport infrastructure 327 Land conversion 308 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 304 Water infrastructure 266 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 261 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 229 Civil unrest 222 Financial resources 218 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 159 Human resources 150 Oil and gas 149 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 148 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 138 Legal framework 133 Surface water pollution 125 Housing 124 Forestry /wood production 116 War 106 Major linear utilities 83 Fire (widlfires) 80 Governance 80 Water (extraction) 67 Crop production 61 Invasive / alien freshwater species 61 Renewable energy facilities 58 Storms 58 Commercial hunting 56 Marine transport infrastructure 48 Other climate change impacts 47 Air pollution 41 Subsistence hunting 39 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) 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Industrial areas 19 Input of excess energy 18 Translocated species 18 Localised utilities 17 Temperature change 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Pollution of marine waters 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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