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State of Conservation

1129
Reports
219
Properties concerned
43
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1994close
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 646 Housing 399 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 226 Ground transport infrastructure 212 Legal framework 172 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 113 Management activities 111 Illegal activities 108 Mining 99 Surface water pollution 90 Water infrastructure 83 Interpretative and visitation facilities 66 Oil and gas 65 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 63 Major linear utilities 53 Forestry /wood production 51 Marine transport infrastructure 45 Renewable energy facilities 44 Financial resources 43 Commercial development 41 Deliberate destruction of heritage 40 Land conversion 37 Storms 37 Solid waste 32 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 32 Water (extraction) 29 Water (rain/water table) 27 Governance 26 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Invasive / alien freshwater species 25 Earthquake 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Human resources 23 Quarrying 21 Civil unrest 21 Fire (widlfires) 20 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 19 Input of excess energy 17 Crop production 17 Ground water pollution 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Air pollution 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Localised utilities 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 14 Pollution of marine waters 12 Relative humidity 12 Industrial areas 11 Air transport infrastructure 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 Micro-organisms 8 Commercial hunting 7 War 6 Flooding 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Temperature change 5 Wind 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Temperature 3 Radiation/light 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Pests 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Terrorism 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.