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State of Conservation

1019
Reports
204
Properties concerned
45
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2017close
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 515 Housing 340 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 178 Ground transport infrastructure 163 Legal framework 118 Management activities 98 Surface water pollution 87 Illegal activities 86 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 82 Mining 76 Water infrastructure 71 Oil and gas 54 Interpretative and visitation facilities 48 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 48 Forestry /wood production 46 Major linear utilities 41 Financial resources 39 Deliberate destruction of heritage 37 Storms 36 Renewable energy facilities 32 Marine transport infrastructure 31 Commercial development 29 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 28 Solid waste 27 Water (extraction) 27 Earthquake 27 Water (rain/water table) 26 Land conversion 24 Localised utilities 20 Crop production 20 Relative humidity 20 Invasive / alien freshwater species 20 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Human resources 19 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Underground transport infrastructure 17 Pollution of marine waters 15 Quarrying 15 Industrial areas 14 Air pollution 14 Ground water pollution 14 Input of excess energy 14 Fire (widlfires) 14 Civil unrest 13 Micro-organisms 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 War 9 Air transport infrastructure 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 8 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Governance 8 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Flooding 5 Temperature change 5 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Commercial hunting 3 Subsistence hunting 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 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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