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State of Conservation

624
Reports
302
Properties concerned
121
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2021close
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 470 Housing 229 Illegal activities 156 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 151 Ground transport infrastructure 133 Legal framework 125 Land conversion 98 Management activities 85 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 82 Mining 81 Human resources 80 Financial resources 78 Water infrastructure 72 War 70 Governance 65 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 55 Interpretative and visitation facilities 49 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 48 Civil unrest 46 Water (rain/water table) 45 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 45 Commercial development 44 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 35 Other climate change impacts 33 Surface water pollution 31 Solid waste 30 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 29 Forestry /wood production 27 Oil and gas 27 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 26 Marine transport infrastructure 26 Flooding 25 Fire (widlfires) 25 Major linear utilities 23 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 21 Underground transport infrastructure 19 Renewable energy facilities 19 Society's valuing of heritage 19 Air transport infrastructure 16 Storms 16 Earthquake 16 Crop production 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 13 Quarrying 13 Water (extraction) 13 Air pollution 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 12 Industrial areas 11 Commercial hunting 11 Changes to oceanic waters 11 Desertification 11 Ground water pollution 10 Relative humidity 9 Localised utilities 8 Subsistence hunting 8 High impact research / monitoring activities 8 Wind 7 Drought 7 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 5 Input of excess energy 4 Pollution of marine waters 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Military training 4 Invasive / alien marine species 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Terrorism 3 Temperature change 3 Aquaculture 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 2 Pests 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Hyper-abundant species 2 Translocated species 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.