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State of Conservation

312
Reports
100
Properties concerned
35
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2015close
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 226 Housing 109 Legal framework 90 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 85 Ground transport infrastructure 78 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 55 Water infrastructure 40 Mining 39 Illegal activities 39 Management activities 34 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 27 Interpretative and visitation facilities 25 Marine transport infrastructure 23 Governance 23 Oil and gas 22 Land conversion 21 Commercial development 20 Surface water pollution 19 Major linear utilities 18 Renewable energy facilities 18 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Civil unrest 13 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Forestry /wood production 12 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 12 Financial resources 12 Human resources 12 Fire (widlfires) 11 Water (extraction) 10 Water (rain/water table) 10 Other climate change impacts 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 9 Solid waste 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Storms 8 Invasive / alien freshwater species 8 Commercial hunting 6 Quarrying 6 Deliberate destruction of heritage 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Input of excess energy 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Air pollution 4 Ground water pollution 4 Localised utilities 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Pollution of marine waters 2 Crop production 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Micro-organisms 1 Flooding 1 Earthquake 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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