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State of Conservation

840
Reports
177
Properties concerned
42
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2004close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
Legend

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 526 Housing 337 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 185 Ground transport infrastructure 177 Legal framework 144 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 112 Management activities 97 Illegal activities 96 Mining 71 Water infrastructure 61 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 54 Surface water pollution 52 Interpretative and visitation facilities 51 Oil and gas 46 Major linear utilities 43 Marine transport infrastructure 37 Land conversion 37 Deliberate destruction of heritage 35 Commercial development 34 Renewable energy facilities 34 Solid waste 28 Forestry /wood production 28 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 23 Financial resources 23 Governance 23 Civil unrest 21 Fire (widlfires) 21 Storms 20 Human resources 19 Water (rain/water table) 18 Input of excess energy 17 Water (extraction) 17 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 Earthquake 16 Invasive / alien freshwater species 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Ground water pollution 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Quarrying 13 Pollution of marine waters 12 Other climate change impacts 12 Localised utilities 11 Air pollution 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Commercial hunting 7 Crop production 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Micro-organisms 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Temperature change 5 Flooding 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 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.