State of Conservation
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
States Parties
Albania Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czechia Denmark France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Malta Montenegro Netherlands (Kingdom of the) North Macedonia Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 93 Housing 36 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 34 Legal framework 32 Ground transport infrastructure 26 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 Mining 16 Water infrastructure 14 Illegal activities 14 Governance 13 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 9 Management activities 9 Commercial development 8 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Major linear utilities 7 Oil and gas 7 Water (rain/water table) 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Land conversion 6 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Surface water pollution 5 Quarrying 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Financial resources 5 Human resources 5 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Forestry /wood production 4 Civil unrest 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Air pollution 3 Solid waste 3 Water (extraction) 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Ground water pollution 2 Input of excess energy 2 Commercial hunting 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Storms 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 1
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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.