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State of Conservation

575
Reports
152
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 375 Housing 227 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 131 Ground transport infrastructure 120 Legal framework 119 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 93 Management activities 76 Illegal activities 64 Mining 55 Water infrastructure 46 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 43 Oil and gas 40 Interpretative and visitation facilities 38 Surface water pollution 34 Land conversion 34 Marine transport infrastructure 30 Commercial development 28 Major linear utilities 26 Renewable energy facilities 24 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Governance 22 Underground transport infrastructure 18 Solid waste 18 Forestry /wood production 18 Civil unrest 18 Deliberate destruction of heritage 18 Storms 17 Water (extraction) 16 Water (rain/water table) 16 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 15 Financial resources 15 Human resources 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 13 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Fire (widlfires) 13 Invasive / alien freshwater species 12 Input of excess energy 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Ground water pollution 10 Earthquake 10 Quarrying 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Localised utilities 7 Pollution of marine waters 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Air pollution 6 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Micro-organisms 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Relative humidity 3 Flooding 3 Temperature change 3 Subsistence hunting 2 Wind 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 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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