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State of Conservation

1295
Reports
149
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1998close
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 705 Illegal activities 665 Mining 359 Ground transport infrastructure 304 Land conversion 291 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 286 Water infrastructure 253 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 249 Civil unrest 211 Financial resources 205 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 201 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 155 Human resources 150 Oil and gas 144 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 142 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 127 Legal framework 125 Housing 115 Surface water pollution 111 Forestry /wood production 107 War 97 Major linear utilities 81 Governance 80 Fire (widlfires) 78 Water (extraction) 61 Invasive / alien freshwater species 58 Crop production 57 Commercial hunting 56 Renewable energy facilities 55 Storms 54 Other climate change impacts 47 Marine transport infrastructure 42 Air pollution 39 Subsistence hunting 37 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 34 Ground water pollution 28 Management activities 28 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Invasive / alien marine species 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Solid waste 25 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Water (rain/water table) 22 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Translocated species 18 Input of excess energy 17 Temperature change 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Pollution of marine waters 16 Industrial areas 15 Localised utilities 13 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Military training 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Flooding 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.