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State of Conservation

280
Reports
96
Properties concerned
35
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2016close
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 204 Housing 94 Legal framework 82 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 81 Ground transport infrastructure 71 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 50 Water infrastructure 36 Illegal activities 36 Mining 33 Management activities 28 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 25 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Governance 23 Marine transport infrastructure 22 Oil and gas 20 Land conversion 19 Commercial development 17 Surface water pollution 17 Major linear utilities 16 Renewable energy facilities 16 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Civil unrest 12 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Forestry /wood production 11 Financial resources 11 Human resources 11 Underground transport infrastructure 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Other climate change impacts 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Water (rain/water table) 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 8 Water (extraction) 8 Solid waste 7 Storms 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Quarrying 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Commercial hunting 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Air pollution 4 Input of excess energy 4 Localised utilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 War 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Pollution of marine waters 1 Crop production 1 Flooding 1 Earthquake 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.