State of Conservation

States Parties

Belarus Bulgaria Canada Croatia Denmark Hungary Italy Montenegro Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Slovenia Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America

Threats

Management systems/ management plan 90 Surface water pollution 61 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 50 Mining 43 Water infrastructure 42 Ground transport infrastructure 39 Illegal activities 39 Housing 36 Forestry /wood production 34 Major linear utilities 23 Oil and gas 20 Renewable energy facilities 18 Legal framework 17 Water (extraction) 16 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Industrial areas 14 Crop production 14 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Invasive / alien freshwater species 13 Storms 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Financial resources 11 Localised utilities 10 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Air pollution 7 Ground water pollution 7 Quarrying 7 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Pollution of marine waters 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 War 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Input of excess energy 4 Commercial development 3 Temperature change 3 Human resources 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Solid waste 2 Land conversion 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Management activities 2 Commercial hunting 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1