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State of Conservation

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Reports
93
Properties concerned
77
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
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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 221 Illegal activities 188 Mining 117 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 101 Water infrastructure 95 Land conversion 85 Ground transport infrastructure 84 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 77 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 64 Financial resources 54 Human resources 54 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 51 Legal framework 51 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 49 Oil and gas 49 Civil unrest 48 Governance 48 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 47 Forestry /wood production 41 Other climate change impacts 31 Surface water pollution 30 Major linear utilities 29 Fire (widlfires) 29 Commercial hunting 26 Housing 24 Renewable energy facilities 24 Storms 24 War 23 Water (extraction) 22 Solid waste 18 Invasive / alien freshwater species 18 Marine transport infrastructure 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Air pollution 14 Crop production 14 Subsistence hunting 13 Changes to oceanic waters 13 Drought 13 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Pollution of marine waters 7 Ground water pollution 6 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 6 Management activities 6 Translocated species 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Aquaculture 4 Water (rain/water table) 4 Military training 4 Temperature change 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Commercial development 3 Industrial areas 3 Localised utilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Terrorism 3

* : 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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