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State of Conservation

353
Reports
124
Properties concerned
36
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2002close
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 130 Housing 64 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 49 Surface water pollution 44 Ground transport infrastructure 38 Legal framework 36 Water infrastructure 34 Mining 29 Forestry /wood production 24 Storms 21 Financial resources 21 Oil and gas 19 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 18 Relative humidity 17 Water (rain/water table) 16 Illegal activities 15 Management activities 15 Water (extraction) 14 Industrial areas 13 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 13 Interpretative and visitation facilities 12 Crop production 12 Localised utilities 10 Renewable energy facilities 10 Earthquake 10 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 10 Major linear utilities 9 War 9 Invasive / alien freshwater species 8 Human resources 8 Commercial development 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Air pollution 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Quarrying 6 Governance 6 Solid waste 5 Micro-organisms 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 High impact research / monitoring activities 5 Temperature 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 Radiation/light 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 Terrorism 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Wind 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Ground water pollution 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Flooding 1 Fire (widlfires) 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.