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State of Conservation

632
Reports
109
Properties concerned
80
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2011close
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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 370 Illegal activities 347 Mining 204 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 166 Land conversion 161 Water infrastructure 159 Ground transport infrastructure 154 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 145 Civil unrest 101 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 96 Oil and gas 94 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 90 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 90 Financial resources 88 Legal framework 84 Human resources 76 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 72 Governance 65 Forestry /wood production 53 Housing 51 Surface water pollution 49 Major linear utilities 47 Fire (widlfires) 47 War 44 Other climate change impacts 41 Storms 41 Water (extraction) 37 Renewable energy facilities 36 Commercial hunting 36 Invasive / alien freshwater species 32 Non-renewable energy facilities 24 Crop production 24 Drought 24 Marine transport infrastructure 23 Solid waste 22 Changes to oceanic waters 21 Air pollution 20 Invasive / alien marine species 19 Subsistence hunting 18 Ground water pollution 16 Management activities 16 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 15 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 13 Translocated species 12 Pollution of marine waters 11 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 Air transport infrastructure 8 Localised utilities 8 Water (rain/water table) 8 Temperature change 8 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Commercial development 4 Industrial areas 4 Input of excess energy 4 Aquaculture 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Terrorism 2

* : 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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