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State of Conservation

788
Reports
120
Properties concerned
85
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2008close
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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 442 Illegal activities 429 Mining 247 Land conversion 202 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 194 Water infrastructure 190 Ground transport infrastructure 184 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 178 Civil unrest 130 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 124 Financial resources 113 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 112 Oil and gas 108 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 107 Human resources 92 Legal framework 92 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 84 Housing 72 Governance 71 Forestry /wood production 64 Surface water pollution 63 War 58 Fire (widlfires) 56 Major linear utilities 54 Storms 45 Water (extraction) 44 Other climate change impacts 43 Commercial hunting 42 Renewable energy facilities 38 Invasive / alien freshwater species 37 Crop production 29 Drought 27 Marine transport infrastructure 26 Non-renewable energy facilities 24 Air pollution 24 Solid waste 22 Changes to oceanic waters 21 Invasive / alien marine species 21 Management activities 21 Ground water pollution 20 Subsistence hunting 20 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 20 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 17 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 17 Translocated species 15 Temperature change 13 Pollution of marine waters 12 Water (rain/water table) 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Localised utilities 10 Input of excess energy 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Industrial areas 5 Quarrying 5 Commercial development 4 Aquaculture 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 2 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.