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State of Conservation

357
Reports
112
Properties concerned
35
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2013close
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 249 Housing 124 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 97 Legal framework 95 Ground transport infrastructure 80 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 64 Management activities 45 Mining 43 Illegal activities 43 Water infrastructure 42 Oil and gas 30 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 28 Interpretative and visitation facilities 27 Marine transport infrastructure 25 Land conversion 24 Commercial development 23 Surface water pollution 21 Major linear utilities 20 Governance 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 17 Renewable energy facilities 16 Water (extraction) 14 Civil unrest 14 Forestry /wood production 13 Human resources 13 Water (rain/water table) 12 Society's valuing of heritage 12 Financial resources 12 Underground transport infrastructure 11 Non-renewable energy facilities 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Fire (widlfires) 11 Solid waste 10 Storms 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Invasive / alien freshwater species 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 8 Quarrying 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 7 Other climate change impacts 7 Ground water pollution 6 Input of excess energy 6 Commercial hunting 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Air pollution 4 Pollution of marine waters 4 Crop production 4 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Micro-organisms 2 Earthquake 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Flooding 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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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