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State of Conservation

808
Reports
174
Properties concerned
42
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2004close
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 503 Housing 321 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 177 Ground transport infrastructure 166 Legal framework 134 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 106 Management activities 95 Illegal activities 90 Mining 68 Water infrastructure 57 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 52 Interpretative and visitation facilities 50 Surface water pollution 50 Oil and gas 46 Major linear utilities 41 Marine transport infrastructure 36 Land conversion 34 Deliberate destruction of heritage 34 Commercial development 33 Renewable energy facilities 30 Solid waste 27 Forestry /wood production 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Underground transport infrastructure 22 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 22 Financial resources 22 Civil unrest 20 Governance 20 Storms 19 Fire (widlfires) 19 Water (rain/water table) 18 Human resources 18 Input of excess energy 17 Water (extraction) 17 Earthquake 16 Ground water pollution 15 Invasive / alien freshwater species 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 14 Society's valuing of heritage 14 Quarrying 13 Pollution of marine waters 12 Air pollution 11 Localised utilities 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Other climate change impacts 9 Commercial hunting 7 Crop production 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Micro-organisms 6 Temperature change 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 Flooding 3 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 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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