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State of Conservation

1234
Reports
237
Properties concerned
45
States Parties with SOC reports
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 677 Housing 414 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 241 Ground transport infrastructure 218 Legal framework 181 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 120 Management activities 115 Illegal activities 113 Mining 102 Surface water pollution 99 Water infrastructure 98 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 67 Oil and gas 67 Interpretative and visitation facilities 66 Major linear utilities 54 Forestry /wood production 54 Financial resources 47 Marine transport infrastructure 46 Renewable energy facilities 45 Commercial development 43 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Storms 41 Land conversion 38 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 35 Water (rain/water table) 34 Solid waste 33 Water (extraction) 32 Governance 29 Earthquake 28 Human resources 27 Underground transport infrastructure 26 Invasive / alien freshwater species 25 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 25 Localised utilities 22 Fire (widlfires) 22 Quarrying 21 Civil unrest 21 Crop production 20 Relative humidity 20 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 20 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Air pollution 18 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Pollution of marine waters 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Industrial areas 14 Air transport infrastructure 12 War 12 Other climate change impacts 12 Micro-organisms 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Commercial hunting 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 6 Flooding 6 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Temperature change 5 Subsistence hunting 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pests 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Hyper-abundant species 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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