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State of Conservation

1160
Reports
225
Properties concerned
45
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1993close
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 657 Housing 405 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 231 Ground transport infrastructure 216 Legal framework 178 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 116 Management activities 112 Illegal activities 111 Mining 101 Surface water pollution 94 Water infrastructure 88 Interpretative and visitation facilities 66 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 65 Oil and gas 65 Major linear utilities 54 Forestry /wood production 52 Marine transport infrastructure 46 Financial resources 46 Renewable energy facilities 45 Commercial development 43 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Land conversion 38 Storms 38 Solid waste 32 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 32 Water (extraction) 30 Governance 28 Water (rain/water table) 27 Underground transport infrastructure 26 Invasive / alien freshwater species 25 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 25 Human resources 25 Earthquake 24 Quarrying 21 Civil unrest 21 Fire (widlfires) 21 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 20 Crop production 18 Input of excess energy 17 Localised utilities 16 Air pollution 16 Ground water pollution 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Industrial areas 12 Air transport infrastructure 12 Pollution of marine waters 12 Relative humidity 12 Other climate change impacts 12 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Micro-organisms 8 War 8 Commercial hunting 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 6 Flooding 6 Temperature change 5 Wind 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Temperature 3 Terrorism 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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

* : 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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