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State of Conservation

632
Reports
133
Properties concerned
40
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2002close
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 379 Housing 321 Ground transport infrastructure 116 Legal framework 102 Management activities 97 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 96 Interpretative and visitation facilities 53 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 53 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 43 Deliberate destruction of heritage 37 Commercial development 32 Marine transport infrastructure 27 Land conversion 26 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Solid waste 25 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Illegal activities 24 Civil unrest 21 Water infrastructure 20 Earthquake 17 Governance 17 Renewable energy facilities 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Financial resources 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 High impact research / monitoring activities 12 Input of excess energy 11 Mining 11 Oil and gas 10 Quarrying 10 Water (rain/water table) 9 Surface water pollution 8 Human resources 8 Localised utilities 7 Micro-organisms 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Major linear utilities 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Flooding 5 Storms 5 Non-renewable energy facilities 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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

* : 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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