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State of Conservation

1393
Reports
152
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1994close
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 734 Illegal activities 696 Mining 374 Ground transport infrastructure 322 Land conversion 302 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 300 Water infrastructure 259 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 259 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 228 Civil unrest 220 Financial resources 215 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 156 Human resources 148 Oil and gas 147 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 143 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 137 Legal framework 130 Housing 122 Surface water pollution 121 Forestry /wood production 114 War 104 Major linear utilities 80 Fire (widlfires) 78 Governance 78 Water (extraction) 66 Crop production 61 Invasive / alien freshwater species 61 Storms 58 Renewable energy facilities 55 Commercial hunting 55 Marine transport infrastructure 47 Other climate change impacts 46 Air pollution 40 Subsistence hunting 39 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Management activities 28 Ground water pollution 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Solid waste 26 Non-renewable energy facilities 25 Water (rain/water table) 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Industrial areas 19 Input of excess energy 18 Localised utilities 17 Temperature change 17 Translocated species 17 Pollution of marine waters 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Terrorism 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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.