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State of Conservation

617
Reports
143
Properties concerned
43
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date end:2014close
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 300 Housing 262 Ground transport infrastructure 82 Management activities 77 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 74 Legal framework 62 Interpretative and visitation facilities 35 Deliberate destruction of heritage 35 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 30 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 29 Earthquake 25 Financial resources 24 Solid waste 22 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 21 Commercial development 20 Relative humidity 20 Water (rain/water table) 20 Illegal activities 17 Storms 16 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Underground transport infrastructure 14 Water infrastructure 11 Human resources 11 Micro-organisms 10 Land conversion 9 Oil and gas 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Civil unrest 8 Localised utilities 7 Surface water pollution 7 Quarrying 7 High impact research / monitoring activities 7 Major linear utilities 6 Renewable energy facilities 6 Input of excess energy 6 Mining 6 Governance 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Flooding 5 War 4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Water (extraction) 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 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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