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State of Conservation

740
Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 1995close
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 430 Housing 345 Ground transport infrastructure 125 Legal framework 116 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 105 Management activities 104 Interpretative and visitation facilities 59 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 55 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 50 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Commercial development 35 Marine transport infrastructure 31 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 29 Solid waste 27 Underground transport infrastructure 26 Land conversion 26 Illegal activities 24 Financial resources 23 Water infrastructure 22 Earthquake 22 Civil unrest 21 Governance 18 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Renewable energy facilities 15 Water (rain/water table) 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Storms 13 Mining 12 Quarrying 12 Input of excess energy 11 Oil and gas 11 Human resources 10 Localised utilities 9 Surface water pollution 9 Relative humidity 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Major linear utilities 7 Micro-organisms 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Flooding 5 Non-renewable energy facilities 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Wind 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Pollution of marine waters 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Temperature 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Water (extraction) 1 Radiation/light 1 Temperature change 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Hyper-abundant species 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.