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State of Conservation

1873
Reports
349
Properties concerned
116
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date end:2015close
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 1191 Housing 760 Management activities 365 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 262 Legal framework 253 Ground transport infrastructure 241 Deliberate destruction of heritage 173 Water (rain/water table) 164 Human resources 159 Illegal activities 154 Financial resources 137 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 124 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 119 Land conversion 118 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 110 Interpretative and visitation facilities 107 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 107 Solid waste 105 Commercial development 97 Earthquake 78 Flooding 70 Relative humidity 63 Marine transport infrastructure 59 Storms 56 War 43 Governance 43 Wind 38 Civil unrest 38 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 36 High impact research / monitoring activities 36 Underground transport infrastructure 34 Water infrastructure 33 Mining 29 Surface water pollution 25 Society's valuing of heritage 24 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 23 Air transport infrastructure 22 Air pollution 21 Localised utilities 20 Major linear utilities 20 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 20 Crop production 17 Industrial areas 15 Quarrying 15 Micro-organisms 15 Temperature 14 Oil and gas 13 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Other climate change impacts 12 Desertification 11 Input of excess energy 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 9 Renewable energy facilities 7 Ground water pollution 4 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Terrorism 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Radiation/light 3 Volcanic eruption 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Water (extraction) 2 Pests 2 Military training 2 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Changes to oceanic waters 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.