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State of Conservation

912
Reports
126
Properties concerned
87
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2006close
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 503 Illegal activities 501 Mining 280 Land conversion 227 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 223 Water infrastructure 216 Ground transport infrastructure 213 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 205 Civil unrest 155 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 139 Financial resources 139 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 135 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 125 Oil and gas 118 Human resources 113 Legal framework 98 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 94 Housing 88 Governance 78 Surface water pollution 77 Forestry /wood production 75 War 73 Fire (widlfires) 65 Major linear utilities 62 Water (extraction) 49 Storms 47 Commercial hunting 45 Other climate change impacts 45 Renewable energy facilities 43 Invasive / alien freshwater species 43 Crop production 42 Drought 33 Marine transport infrastructure 29 Air pollution 29 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Subsistence hunting 25 Management activities 25 Ground water pollution 24 Solid waste 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 22 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 21 Invasive / alien marine species 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 20 Translocated species 18 Temperature change 16 Pollution of marine waters 14 Water (rain/water table) 14 Air transport infrastructure 13 Localised utilities 10 Input of excess energy 10 Industrial areas 8 Quarrying 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Commercial development 4 Aquaculture 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Earthquake 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.