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State of Conservation

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Reports
318
Properties concerned
110
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2008close
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 1202 Housing 820 Management activities 349 Legal framework 287 Ground transport infrastructure 269 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 250 Deliberate destruction of heritage 181 Land conversion 179 Illegal activities 175 War 163 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 159 Human resources 153 Interpretative and visitation facilities 144 Water (rain/water table) 141 Financial resources 126 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 118 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 107 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 102 Commercial development 101 Marine transport infrastructure 82 Flooding 81 Governance 81 Solid waste 77 Civil unrest 77 Underground transport infrastructure 68 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 60 Earthquake 57 Water infrastructure 53 Mining 46 Surface water pollution 45 Society's valuing of heritage 42 High impact research / monitoring activities 41 Air transport infrastructure 34 Wind 30 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 28 Relative humidity 28 Industrial areas 27 Quarrying 26 Other climate change impacts 23 Localised utilities 21 Crop production 20 Desertification 18 Renewable energy facilities 15 Storms 15 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Major linear utilities 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Oil and gas 11 Fire (widlfires) 11 Air pollution 10 Ground water pollution 10 Input of excess energy 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Micro-organisms 7 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Low impact research / monitoring activities 5 Pests 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Military training 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Temperature 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pollution of marine waters 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Volcanic eruption 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.