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State of Conservation

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Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date end:2012close
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 271 Housing 234 Ground transport infrastructure 76 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 66 Management activities 64 Legal framework 52 Deliberate destruction of heritage 33 Interpretative and visitation facilities 32 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 27 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 24 Earthquake 24 Financial resources 23 Solid waste 20 Relative humidity 20 Water (rain/water table) 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 17 Commercial development 16 Illegal activities 15 Storms 15 Underground transport infrastructure 13 Marine transport infrastructure 12 Human resources 10 Micro-organisms 9 Water infrastructure 8 Oil and gas 8 Surface water pollution 7 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 High impact research / monitoring activities 7 Localised utilities 6 Major linear utilities 6 Quarrying 6 Civil unrest 6 Governance 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Renewable energy facilities 5 Air pollution 5 Input of excess energy 5 Land conversion 5 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Mining 4 War 4 Flooding 4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Water (extraction) 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Fire (widlfires) 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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