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State of Conservation

1135
Reports
220
Properties concerned
45
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2021close
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 604 Housing 379 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 216 Ground transport infrastructure 193 Legal framework 156 Management activities 108 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 103 Illegal activities 100 Surface water pollution 95 Mining 91 Water infrastructure 87 Oil and gas 63 Interpretative and visitation facilities 61 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 60 Forestry /wood production 51 Major linear utilities 49 Financial resources 44 Marine transport infrastructure 41 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Storms 39 Commercial development 38 Renewable energy facilities 38 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 33 Land conversion 32 Water (extraction) 31 Water (rain/water table) 31 Solid waste 30 Earthquake 28 Human resources 24 Invasive / alien freshwater species 23 Underground transport infrastructure 22 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 22 Localised utilities 21 Crop production 20 Relative humidity 20 Governance 20 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Quarrying 18 Civil unrest 18 Fire (widlfires) 18 Air pollution 17 Input of excess energy 16 Ground water pollution 15 Pollution of marine waters 15 Industrial areas 14 High impact research / monitoring activities 14 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Society's valuing of heritage 12 Air transport infrastructure 11 Non-renewable energy facilities 11 Micro-organisms 11 War 9 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Other climate change impacts 7 Commercial hunting 6 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Flooding 5 Temperature change 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 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.


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