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State of Conservation

1168
Reports
229
Properties concerned
45
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1992close
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 648 Housing 402 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 228 Ground transport infrastructure 210 Legal framework 173 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 113 Management activities 112 Illegal activities 108 Mining 99 Surface water pollution 95 Water infrastructure 88 Interpretative and visitation facilities 66 Oil and gas 66 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 65 Major linear utilities 52 Forestry /wood production 52 Financial resources 46 Marine transport infrastructure 45 Renewable energy facilities 43 Commercial development 42 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Storms 39 Land conversion 36 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 33 Solid waste 31 Water (extraction) 31 Governance 28 Water (rain/water table) 27 Human resources 26 Earthquake 25 Invasive / alien freshwater species 25 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Quarrying 21 Civil unrest 20 Fire (widlfires) 20 Crop production 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 19 Localised utilities 17 Air pollution 17 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Industrial areas 13 Pollution of marine waters 13 Air transport infrastructure 12 Relative humidity 12 Other climate change impacts 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 Micro-organisms 8 Commercial hunting 7 War 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 6 Flooding 6 Temperature change 5 Wind 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Temperature 3 Terrorism 3 Radiation/light 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pests 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 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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