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State of Conservation

657
Reports
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Properties concerned
43
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date end:2016close
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 328 Housing 281 Ground transport infrastructure 89 Management activities 88 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 79 Legal framework 72 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Deliberate destruction of heritage 36 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 34 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Earthquake 25 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Financial resources 25 Solid waste 24 Commercial development 23 Relative humidity 20 Water (rain/water table) 20 Marine transport infrastructure 18 Illegal activities 18 Storms 16 Underground transport infrastructure 15 Water infrastructure 13 Land conversion 12 Human resources 12 Micro-organisms 11 Civil unrest 11 Oil and gas 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Localised utilities 8 Renewable energy facilities 8 Surface water pollution 8 Input of excess energy 7 Mining 7 Quarrying 7 Governance 7 Major linear utilities 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 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Terrorism 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 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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