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State of Conservation

348
Reports
272
Properties concerned
119
States Parties with SOC reports
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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 258 Housing 129 Illegal activities 84 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 74 Ground transport infrastructure 73 Legal framework 68 Land conversion 51 Management activities 48 War 46 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 45 Financial resources 43 Human resources 43 Mining 42 Water infrastructure 35 Governance 34 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 33 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 27 Civil unrest 27 Commercial development 26 Deliberate destruction of heritage 26 Water (rain/water table) 24 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 23 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 21 Solid waste 18 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 18 Other climate change impacts 17 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 16 Flooding 16 Surface water pollution 15 Marine transport infrastructure 14 Oil and gas 14 Forestry /wood production 13 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 12 Fire (widlfires) 12 Earthquake 11 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Major linear utilities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Storms 10 Renewable energy facilities 9 Air transport infrastructure 8 Crop production 8 Quarrying 8 Desertification 8 Industrial areas 7 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Changes to oceanic waters 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Ground water pollution 6 Water (extraction) 6 Relative humidity 6 Air pollution 5 Commercial hunting 5 Subsistence hunting 5 Localised utilities 4 Wind 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Military training 3 Drought 3 Input of excess energy 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Terrorism 2 Temperature change 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Aquaculture 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Translocated species 1 Low 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.