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State of Conservation

596
Reports
153
Properties concerned
40
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2009close
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 392 Housing 235 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 136 Legal framework 127 Ground transport infrastructure 126 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 97 Management activities 76 Illegal activities 68 Mining 58 Water infrastructure 49 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 44 Oil and gas 40 Interpretative and visitation facilities 38 Land conversion 36 Surface water pollution 35 Marine transport infrastructure 31 Commercial development 29 Major linear utilities 28 Renewable energy facilities 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Governance 23 Underground transport infrastructure 20 Solid waste 19 Forestry /wood production 19 Civil unrest 19 Deliberate destruction of heritage 18 Storms 17 Water (extraction) 16 Water (rain/water table) 16 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 16 Financial resources 16 Human resources 16 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Fire (widlfires) 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Other climate change impacts 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 12 Input of excess energy 11 Ground water pollution 10 Earthquake 10 Quarrying 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Localised utilities 8 Pollution of marine waters 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Air pollution 6 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Micro-organisms 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Relative humidity 3 War 3 Flooding 3 Temperature change 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Subsistence hunting 2 Wind 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 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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