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State of Conservation

1361
Reports
151
Properties concerned
89
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1995close
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 722 Illegal activities 680 Mining 366 Ground transport infrastructure 314 Land conversion 297 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 295 Water infrastructure 255 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 251 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 218 Civil unrest 215 Financial resources 209 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 154 Human resources 145 Oil and gas 144 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 139 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 134 Legal framework 129 Housing 120 Surface water pollution 116 Forestry /wood production 111 War 100 Major linear utilities 79 Fire (widlfires) 77 Governance 77 Water (extraction) 63 Crop production 60 Invasive / alien freshwater species 60 Storms 56 Renewable energy facilities 55 Commercial hunting 55 Marine transport infrastructure 46 Other climate change impacts 45 Air pollution 40 Subsistence hunting 37 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Invasive / alien marine species 30 Management activities 27 Ground water pollution 26 Solid waste 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 26 Non-renewable energy facilities 24 Water (rain/water table) 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Changes to oceanic waters 21 Input of excess energy 18 Industrial areas 17 Localised utilities 17 Translocated species 17 Temperature change 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 Pollution of marine waters 15 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Terrorism 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.