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State of Conservation

2015
Reports
341
Properties concerned
116
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2004close
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 1467 Housing 993 Management activities 398 Legal framework 349 Ground transport infrastructure 326 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 324 Deliberate destruction of heritage 220 Illegal activities 220 Land conversion 196 Human resources 186 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 181 Water (rain/water table) 178 Interpretative and visitation facilities 171 War 163 Financial resources 158 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 144 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 129 Commercial development 127 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 124 Solid waste 109 Flooding 97 Marine transport infrastructure 89 Governance 87 Civil unrest 86 Underground transport infrastructure 74 Earthquake 74 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 73 Water infrastructure 60 High impact research / monitoring activities 50 Mining 49 Surface water pollution 48 Society's valuing of heritage 48 Wind 40 Air transport infrastructure 38 Relative humidity 38 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 31 Crop production 28 Industrial areas 27 Quarrying 26 Localised utilities 24 Other climate change impacts 23 Desertification 20 Major linear utilities 19 Storms 19 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 16 Renewable energy facilities 15 Input of excess energy 14 Fire (widlfires) 14 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 14 Oil and gas 12 Air pollution 11 Ground water pollution 11 Micro-organisms 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Temperature 6 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (extraction) 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Pests 4 Military training 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Temperature change 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 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.