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State of Conservation

2484
Reports
400
Properties concerned
121
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1996close
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 1753 Housing 1135 Management activities 512 Legal framework 399 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 392 Ground transport infrastructure 386 Deliberate destruction of heritage 251 Illegal activities 248 Human resources 229 Land conversion 224 Water (rain/water table) 221 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 211 Financial resources 197 Interpretative and visitation facilities 196 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 165 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 165 War 163 Commercial development 159 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 147 Solid waste 130 Flooding 107 Marine transport infrastructure 100 Earthquake 93 Governance 91 Civil unrest 88 Underground transport infrastructure 79 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 73 Water infrastructure 67 Relative humidity 64 High impact research / monitoring activities 56 Society's valuing of heritage 54 Mining 52 Surface water pollution 51 Storms 50 Wind 47 Air transport infrastructure 41 Localised utilities 33 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 32 Quarrying 32 Industrial areas 31 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 30 Major linear utilities 29 Other climate change impacts 29 Crop production 28 Desertification 24 Air pollution 20 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 Pests 5 Military training 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 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.