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State of Conservation

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Reports
393
Properties concerned
121
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1997close
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 1734 Housing 1123 Management activities 504 Legal framework 394 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 391 Ground transport infrastructure 382 Deliberate destruction of heritage 249 Illegal activities 246 Human resources 223 Land conversion 220 Water (rain/water table) 216 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 208 Interpretative and visitation facilities 194 Financial resources 194 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 166 War 163 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 161 Commercial development 157 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 146 Solid waste 128 Flooding 107 Marine transport infrastructure 99 Earthquake 92 Governance 92 Civil unrest 88 Underground transport infrastructure 79 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 74 Water infrastructure 67 Relative humidity 60 High impact research / monitoring activities 57 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Mining 51 Surface water pollution 50 Storms 50 Wind 46 Air transport infrastructure 40 Localised utilities 32 Quarrying 32 Industrial areas 31 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 31 Major linear utilities 29 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 29 Other climate change impacts 29 Crop production 28 Desertification 24 Air pollution 19 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Renewable energy facilities 15 Oil and gas 15 Input of excess energy 14 Fire (widlfires) 14 Ground water pollution 11 Micro-organisms 10 Temperature 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Avalanche/ landslide 6 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Military training 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Pests 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Volcanic eruption 3 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Terrorism 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.