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State of Conservation

788
Reports
168
Properties concerned
40
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2005close
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 501 Housing 314 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 175 Ground transport infrastructure 166 Legal framework 138 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 111 Illegal activities 91 Management activities 90 Mining 68 Water infrastructure 58 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 53 Surface water pollution 49 Interpretative and visitation facilities 47 Oil and gas 45 Major linear utilities 39 Land conversion 37 Commercial development 34 Marine transport infrastructure 34 Renewable energy facilities 32 Deliberate destruction of heritage 30 Forestry /wood production 27 Solid waste 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Underground transport infrastructure 23 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 23 Governance 23 Civil unrest 21 Fire (widlfires) 20 Storms 19 Financial resources 19 Water (extraction) 16 Water (rain/water table) 16 Human resources 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Input of excess energy 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Earthquake 15 Invasive / alien freshwater species 15 Ground water pollution 14 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Quarrying 12 Other climate change impacts 12 Pollution of marine waters 11 Localised utilities 10 Air pollution 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Crop production 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Commercial hunting 6 Micro-organisms 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Temperature change 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 War 3 Flooding 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Wind 2 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.