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State of Conservation

511
Reports
142
Properties concerned
39
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2010close
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 342 Housing 193 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 122 Legal framework 113 Ground transport infrastructure 108 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 86 Management activities 69 Illegal activities 58 Mining 53 Water infrastructure 46 Oil and gas 38 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 36 Interpretative and visitation facilities 34 Surface water pollution 33 Land conversion 32 Marine transport infrastructure 29 Commercial development 26 Renewable energy facilities 24 Major linear utilities 23 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 23 Governance 22 Underground transport infrastructure 17 Solid waste 17 Civil unrest 17 Storms 17 Forestry /wood production 16 Water (extraction) 15 Water (rain/water table) 15 Financial resources 15 Human resources 15 Deliberate destruction of heritage 14 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Fire (widlfires) 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Non-renewable energy facilities 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 12 Input of excess energy 10 Other climate change impacts 10 Ground water pollution 9 Quarrying 9 Earthquake 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Pollution of marine waters 7 Localised utilities 6 Air pollution 6 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Micro-organisms 4 Relative humidity 3 Flooding 3 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Wind 1 Temperature change 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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