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State of Conservation

941
Reports
324
Properties concerned
124
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2018close
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 708 Housing 342 Illegal activities 235 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 227 Ground transport infrastructure 199 Legal framework 190 Land conversion 156 Management activities 137 Mining 123 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 121 Human resources 117 War 115 Financial resources 111 Water infrastructure 106 Governance 97 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 86 Interpretative and visitation facilities 78 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 77 Civil unrest 75 Water (rain/water table) 66 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 65 Deliberate destruction of heritage 63 Commercial development 62 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 54 Oil and gas 45 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 43 Solid waste 43 Surface water pollution 43 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 42 Other climate change impacts 42 Marine transport infrastructure 41 Forestry /wood production 40 Flooding 37 Fire (widlfires) 33 Underground transport infrastructure 32 Major linear utilities 31 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 31 Society's valuing of heritage 30 Renewable energy facilities 26 Air transport infrastructure 24 Storms 23 Earthquake 23 Commercial hunting 21 Crop production 21 Water (extraction) 20 Quarrying 19 Air pollution 18 Invasive / alien freshwater species 17 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Desertification 15 Industrial areas 14 Localised utilities 14 Changes to oceanic waters 14 High impact research / monitoring activities 14 Relative humidity 13 Wind 12 Ground water pollution 11 Subsistence hunting 11 Drought 11 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 10 Invasive / alien marine species 8 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 7 Input of excess energy 6 Pollution of marine waters 5 Military training 5 Pests 4 Translocated species 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Aquaculture 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Temperature change 3 Avalanche/ landslide 3 Hyper-abundant species 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.