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State of Conservation

453
Reports
132
Properties concerned
38
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2011close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
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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 308 Housing 165 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 112 Legal framework 105 Ground transport infrastructure 95 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 75 Management activities 60 Illegal activities 52 Mining 49 Water infrastructure 45 Oil and gas 35 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 33 Interpretative and visitation facilities 32 Land conversion 29 Surface water pollution 28 Marine transport infrastructure 27 Commercial development 26 Major linear utilities 23 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 21 Governance 20 Renewable energy facilities 19 Civil unrest 16 Underground transport infrastructure 15 Solid waste 15 Water (rain/water table) 15 Storms 15 Human resources 15 Forestry /wood production 14 Water (extraction) 14 Financial resources 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 12 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 12 Society's valuing of heritage 12 Fire (widlfires) 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Invasive / alien freshwater species 10 Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 Earthquake 9 Ground water pollution 8 Input of excess energy 8 Quarrying 8 Other climate change impacts 8 High impact research / monitoring activities 8 Localised utilities 6 Pollution of marine waters 6 Commercial hunting 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Crop production 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 Micro-organisms 3 Relative humidity 2 Flooding 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Hyper-abundant 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.


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