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Issue: Condition and Integrity of heritage - Physical condition and integrity of heritage

This is an issue under the Natural and cultural heritage theme of the Data Reporting System.

Why we need to know about this issue

The physical condition and integrity of the heritage places and items are important so that they are managed adequately to be of benefit to future generations. Integrity refers to the health of the identified heritage values of the place or item. Monitoring the physical condition and integrity of heritage places and item also provides useful information to heritage managers on the pressures and influences that might be acting on the heritage place or item.

Indicators

• NCH-05 Physical condition and integrity of a sample of natural heritage places 
  One of the fundamental questions relating to heritage is the condition and integrity of heritage items. A sample is the best available surrogate for the measure of the condition and integrity of natural heritage on a national scale.
• NCH-06 Physical condition and integrity of a sample of historic heritage places 
  One of the fundamental questions relating to heritage is the condition and integrity of heritage items. A sample is the best available surrogate for the measure of the condition and integrity of historic heritage on a national scale.
• NCH-07 Physical condition and integrity of a sample of Indigenous heritage places 
  One of the fundamental questions relating to heritage is the condition and integrity of heritage items. A sample is the best available surrogate for the measure of the condition and integrity of Indigenous heritage on a national scale.
• NCH-08 Physical condition and integrity of a sample of heritage collections 
  One of the fundamental questions relating to heritage is the condition and integrity of heritage items. A sample is the best available surrogate for the measure of the condition and integrity of collections on a national scale.