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State of Conservation

682
Reports
158
Properties concerned
40
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2007close
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 440 Housing 273 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 155 Ground transport infrastructure 145 Legal framework 127 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 103 Management activities 84 Illegal activities 76 Mining 58 Water infrastructure 50 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 48 Oil and gas 43 Interpretative and visitation facilities 42 Surface water pollution 42 Land conversion 35 Major linear utilities 33 Commercial development 32 Marine transport infrastructure 32 Renewable energy facilities 27 Deliberate destruction of heritage 25 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Solid waste 23 Governance 22 Forestry /wood production 21 Underground transport infrastructure 20 Civil unrest 20 Storms 18 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Financial resources 17 Water (extraction) 16 Water (rain/water table) 16 Fire (widlfires) 15 Human resources 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 14 Input of excess energy 13 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Earthquake 13 Invasive / alien freshwater species 13 Ground water pollution 12 Quarrying 11 Other climate change impacts 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Localised utilities 8 Pollution of marine waters 8 Air pollution 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Micro-organisms 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Subsistence hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Flooding 3 Temperature change 3 Wind 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 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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