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State of Conservation

1198
Reports
281
Properties concerned
103
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2012close
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 907 Housing 601 Management activities 266 Legal framework 238 Ground transport infrastructure 210 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 205 War 159 Land conversion 156 Illegal activities 134 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 125 Deliberate destruction of heritage 125 Human resources 119 Interpretative and visitation facilities 118 Water (rain/water table) 112 Financial resources 97 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 95 Commercial development 88 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 76 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 71 Governance 69 Civil unrest 65 Flooding 65 Marine transport infrastructure 61 Underground transport infrastructure 56 Solid waste 52 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 50 Water infrastructure 46 Surface water pollution 41 Earthquake 41 Mining 39 Society's valuing of heritage 33 High impact research / monitoring activities 32 Air transport infrastructure 29 Quarrying 25 Industrial areas 23 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 21 Wind 21 Other climate change impacts 21 Localised utilities 19 Relative humidity 18 Desertification 18 Crop production 16 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Fire (widlfires) 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Major linear utilities 11 Renewable energy facilities 11 Storms 10 Ground water pollution 9 Air pollution 7 Input of excess energy 6 Low impact research / monitoring activities 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Oil and gas 5 Pests 4 Water (extraction) 3 Military training 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Micro-organisms 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 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.