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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:2012index%3D141close
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 460 Housing 355 Ground transport infrastructure 132 Legal framework 128 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 116 Management activities 111 Interpretative and visitation facilities 60 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 56 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 56 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Commercial development 36 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 34 Marine transport infrastructure 31 Solid waste 29 Financial resources 28 Underground transport infrastructure 26 Land conversion 26 Earthquake 26 Water (rain/water table) 25 Illegal activities 24 Water infrastructure 23 Governance 23 Civil unrest 21 Relative humidity 20 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 Storms 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Renewable energy facilities 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Human resources 15 Mining 14 Quarrying 13 Input of excess energy 11 Oil and gas 11 Micro-organisms 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Localised utilities 10 Surface water pollution 9 Major linear utilities 7 War 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 6 Flooding 6 Air pollution 5 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Non-renewable energy facilities 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Pollution of marine waters 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Water (extraction) 1 Pests 1 Temperature change 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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