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State of Conservation

539
Reports
96
Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1999close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
Legend

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 397 Housing 231 Ground transport infrastructure 124 Management activities 118 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 108 Legal framework 83 Illegal activities 78 Commercial development 57 Human resources 54 Financial resources 52 Interpretative and visitation facilities 47 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Civil unrest 34 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 33 Land conversion 33 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 31 Water (rain/water table) 31 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Earthquake 24 Society's valuing of heritage 18 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Air transport infrastructure 14 Relative humidity 14 Water infrastructure 13 Industrial areas 11 Solid waste 11 Flooding 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Governance 10 Air pollution 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Localised utilities 8 Mining 7 Major linear utilities 6 Quarrying 4 Pests 4 Surface water pollution 3 Water (extraction) 3 Storms 3 Forestry /wood production 2 Wind 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Temperature 1 Military training 1 Terrorism 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Volcanic eruption 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.