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State of Conservation

828
Reports
177
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 516 Housing 331 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 181 Ground transport infrastructure 173 Legal framework 140 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 109 Management activities 97 Illegal activities 93 Mining 69 Water infrastructure 58 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 54 Interpretative and visitation facilities 51 Surface water pollution 51 Oil and gas 46 Major linear utilities 41 Marine transport infrastructure 36 Land conversion 35 Deliberate destruction of heritage 35 Commercial development 33 Renewable energy facilities 32 Solid waste 28 Forestry /wood production 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Underground transport infrastructure 23 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 22 Financial resources 22 Governance 22 Civil unrest 21 Storms 20 Fire (widlfires) 19 Water (rain/water table) 18 Human resources 18 Input of excess energy 17 Water (extraction) 17 Earthquake 16 Invasive / alien freshwater species 16 Ground water pollution 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Quarrying 13 Pollution of marine waters 12 Air pollution 11 Other climate change impacts 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Localised utilities 10 Commercial hunting 7 Crop production 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Micro-organisms 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Temperature change 5 Flooding 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 War 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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