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State of Conservation

672
Reports
145
Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1999close
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 395 Housing 330 Ground transport infrastructure 119 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 101 Management activities 101 Legal framework 100 Interpretative and visitation facilities 58 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 53 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 45 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Commercial development 32 Marine transport infrastructure 30 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Land conversion 25 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Solid waste 24 Illegal activities 24 Water infrastructure 20 Civil unrest 20 Earthquake 19 Financial resources 19 Governance 17 Renewable energy facilities 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 High impact research / monitoring activities 15 Storms 12 Input of excess energy 11 Mining 11 Oil and gas 11 Quarrying 11 Water (rain/water table) 10 Surface water pollution 9 Human resources 9 Localised utilities 6 Major linear utilities 6 Micro-organisms 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Flooding 5 Non-renewable energy facilities 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 Pollution of marine waters 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Water (extraction) 1 Temperature 1 Temperature change 1 Fire (widlfires) 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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