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State of Conservation

641
Reports
157
Properties concerned
40
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2008close
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 417 Housing 252 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 142 Ground transport infrastructure 135 Legal framework 128 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 99 Management activities 80 Illegal activities 70 Mining 58 Water infrastructure 48 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 47 Oil and gas 43 Interpretative and visitation facilities 40 Surface water pollution 39 Land conversion 35 Commercial development 31 Marine transport infrastructure 31 Major linear utilities 29 Renewable energy facilities 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Deliberate destruction of heritage 22 Governance 22 Solid waste 21 Underground transport infrastructure 20 Forestry /wood production 20 Civil unrest 20 Storms 18 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 17 Water (extraction) 16 Water (rain/water table) 16 Financial resources 16 Human resources 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 14 Fire (widlfires) 14 Input of excess energy 13 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Invasive / alien freshwater species 13 Earthquake 12 Ground water pollution 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Quarrying 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Localised utilities 8 Air pollution 7 Pollution of marine waters 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Micro-organisms 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Relative humidity 3 War 3 Flooding 3 Temperature change 3 Subsistence hunting 2 Wind 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.