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State of Conservation

1076
Reports
135
Properties concerned
89
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2002close
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 598 Illegal activities 575 Mining 311 Land conversion 255 Ground transport infrastructure 246 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 245 Water infrastructure 230 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 226 Civil unrest 187 Financial resources 174 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 167 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 142 Human resources 140 Oil and gas 129 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 127 Legal framework 113 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 112 Housing 99 War 87 Forestry /wood production 86 Surface water pollution 85 Governance 78 Major linear utilities 69 Fire (widlfires) 68 Water (extraction) 53 Invasive / alien freshwater species 52 Commercial hunting 51 Crop production 51 Storms 47 Renewable energy facilities 46 Other climate change impacts 44 Air pollution 33 Subsistence hunting 33 Marine transport infrastructure 32 Drought 32 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 28 Management activities 28 Non-renewable energy facilities 25 Ground water pollution 25 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Solid waste 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Invasive / alien marine species 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Water (rain/water table) 18 Temperature change 17 Translocated species 17 Pollution of marine waters 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 Input of excess energy 13 Industrial areas 11 Localised utilities 11 Quarrying 10 Commercial development 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 Aquaculture 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 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.