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State of Conservation

247
Reports
89
Properties concerned
35
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 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 185 Housing 86 Legal framework 74 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 71 Ground transport infrastructure 64 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 44 Water infrastructure 33 Illegal activities 31 Mining 30 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 23 Management activities 23 Governance 22 Interpretative and visitation facilities 21 Marine transport infrastructure 18 Commercial development 16 Land conversion 16 Oil and gas 16 Major linear utilities 15 Renewable energy facilities 14 Surface water pollution 14 Society's valuing of heritage 12 Underground transport infrastructure 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Forestry /wood production 10 Civil unrest 10 Other climate change impacts 10 Financial resources 10 Human resources 10 Water (rain/water table) 9 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Fire (widlfires) 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Solid waste 7 Water (extraction) 7 High impact research / monitoring activities 7 Quarrying 6 Storms 6 Invasive / alien freshwater species 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Commercial hunting 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Air pollution 4 Input of excess energy 4 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Localised utilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Pollution of marine waters 1 Crop production 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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