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State of Conservation

1171
Reports
229
Properties concerned
45
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1991close
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 648 Housing 394 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 228 Ground transport infrastructure 207 Legal framework 171 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 111 Management activities 110 Illegal activities 107 Mining 99 Surface water pollution 96 Water infrastructure 89 Oil and gas 67 Interpretative and visitation facilities 65 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 65 Forestry /wood production 53 Major linear utilities 52 Financial resources 46 Marine transport infrastructure 45 Commercial development 42 Renewable energy facilities 41 Deliberate destruction of heritage 40 Storms 38 Land conversion 35 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 34 Water (extraction) 32 Solid waste 31 Water (rain/water table) 28 Governance 26 Human resources 26 Earthquake 25 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Invasive / alien freshwater species 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Quarrying 21 Civil unrest 20 Fire (widlfires) 20 Localised utilities 19 Crop production 19 Air pollution 18 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 18 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 18 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Pollution of marine waters 14 Relative humidity 14 Society's valuing of heritage 14 Industrial areas 13 Air transport infrastructure 12 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 War 9 Other climate change impacts 9 Micro-organisms 8 Commercial hunting 7 Wind 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Flooding 5 Temperature change 5 Temperature 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Terrorism 3 Radiation/light 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pests 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 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.