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State of Conservation

1844
Reports
401
Properties concerned
132
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2012close
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 1313 Housing 650 Illegal activities 474 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 399 Ground transport infrastructure 369 Legal framework 336 Land conversion 311 Management activities 291 Mining 239 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 226 War 205 Human resources 202 Water infrastructure 194 Financial resources 189 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 168 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 165 Civil unrest 160 Governance 150 Deliberate destruction of heritage 129 Interpretative and visitation facilities 126 Water (rain/water table) 118 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 110 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 108 Oil and gas 97 Commercial development 92 Surface water pollution 88 Marine transport infrastructure 84 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 80 Solid waste 79 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 72 Flooding 71 Forestry /wood production 67 Other climate change impacts 61 Major linear utilities 58 Fire (widlfires) 56 Underground transport infrastructure 55 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 49 Storms 49 Renewable energy facilities 48 Crop production 43 Earthquake 42 Society's valuing of heritage 40 Water (extraction) 38 Air transport infrastructure 37 Commercial hunting 35 Invasive / alien freshwater species 31 High impact research / monitoring activities 31 Non-renewable energy facilities 29 Quarrying 28 Industrial areas 27 Air pollution 27 Localised utilities 26 Ground water pollution 24 Changes to oceanic waters 24 Drought 22 Wind 21 Subsistence hunting 20 Relative humidity 18 Desertification 18 Invasive / alien marine species 18 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 14 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Input of excess energy 10 Pollution of marine waters 10 Translocated species 10 Avalanche/ landslide 9 Temperature change 8 Military training 7 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Pests 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Terrorism 3 Micro-organisms 2

* : 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.