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State of Conservation

2657
Reports
435
Properties concerned
124
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
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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 1804 Housing 1160 Management activities 540 Legal framework 420 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 414 Ground transport infrastructure 395 Deliberate destruction of heritage 256 Illegal activities 250 Human resources 243 Water (rain/water table) 242 Land conversion 229 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 217 Financial resources 209 Interpretative and visitation facilities 197 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 173 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 173 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 163 Commercial development 162 War 160 Solid waste 136 Flooding 113 Earthquake 106 Marine transport infrastructure 100 Governance 95 Civil unrest 83 Relative humidity 78 Underground transport infrastructure 77 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Water infrastructure 65 Storms 60 High impact research / monitoring activities 56 Mining 54 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Wind 53 Surface water pollution 52 Air transport infrastructure 44 Localised utilities 35 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 35 Quarrying 35 Industrial areas 31 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 31 Major linear utilities 30 Other climate change impacts 29 Crop production 28 Air pollution 27 Desertification 26 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 19 Renewable energy facilities 15 Oil and gas 15 Micro-organisms 15 Input of excess energy 14 Temperature 14 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Fire (widlfires) 13 Ground water pollution 11 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Pests 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Military training 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Terrorism 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Radiation/light 3 Volcanic eruption 3 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Hyper-abundant species 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.