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State of Conservation

435
Reports
127
Properties concerned
37
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2012close
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 299 Housing 157 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 114 Legal framework 110 Ground transport infrastructure 98 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 74 Illegal activities 54 Management activities 54 Mining 50 Water infrastructure 48 Oil and gas 33 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 31 Interpretative and visitation facilities 30 Land conversion 29 Marine transport infrastructure 27 Surface water pollution 27 Commercial development 26 Major linear utilities 24 Governance 23 Renewable energy facilities 22 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Civil unrest 16 Forestry /wood production 15 Underground transport infrastructure 14 Solid waste 14 Water (extraction) 14 Storms 14 Fire (widlfires) 14 Human resources 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Financial resources 13 Water (rain/water table) 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 11 Other climate change impacts 10 Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Earthquake 8 Ground water pollution 7 Input of excess energy 7 Quarrying 7 Localised utilities 6 Commercial hunting 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Crop production 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 War 3 Flooding 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Micro-organisms 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Subsistence hunting 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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