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State of Conservation

943
Reports
128
Properties concerned
87
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2005close
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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 513 Illegal activities 512 Mining 285 Land conversion 229 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 222 Water infrastructure 217 Ground transport infrastructure 215 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 207 Civil unrest 163 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 143 Financial resources 140 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 137 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 122 Oil and gas 119 Human resources 116 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 97 Legal framework 97 Housing 88 Forestry /wood production 77 War 77 Governance 77 Surface water pollution 76 Fire (widlfires) 64 Major linear utilities 61 Water (extraction) 49 Crop production 48 Storms 47 Commercial hunting 45 Invasive / alien freshwater species 45 Other climate change impacts 44 Renewable energy facilities 42 Drought 32 Air pollution 29 Marine transport infrastructure 28 Subsistence hunting 26 Management activities 26 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 25 Non-renewable energy facilities 25 Ground water pollution 24 Solid waste 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 22 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Invasive / alien marine species 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 20 Translocated species 17 Temperature change 16 Pollution of marine waters 15 Water (rain/water table) 14 Air transport infrastructure 12 Localised utilities 11 Input of excess energy 11 Industrial areas 8 Quarrying 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Commercial development 4 Aquaculture 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 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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