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
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Barbados Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji France Georgia Germany Ghana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Lithuania Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tunisia Türkiye Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 705 Housing 461 Management activities 209 Legal framework 187 Ground transport infrastructure 172 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 172 Land conversion 127 War 122 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 104 Interpretative and visitation facilities 101 Illegal activities 99 Human resources 94 Deliberate destruction of heritage 92 Water (rain/water table) 85 Financial resources 76 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 73 Commercial development 71 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 61 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 57 Governance 56 Civil unrest 51 Marine transport infrastructure 48 Underground transport infrastructure 47 Flooding 45 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 42 Solid waste 36 Water infrastructure 34 Surface water pollution 32 Mining 29 Society's valuing of heritage 28 Earthquake 26 Air transport infrastructure 23 High impact research / monitoring activities 23 Quarrying 22 Industrial areas 18 Wind 16 Other climate change impacts 16 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Localised utilities 14 Relative humidity 14 Crop production 13 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 12 Desertification 11 Major linear utilities 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Fire (widlfires) 9 Renewable energy facilities 7 Ground water pollution 7 Air pollution 6 Storms 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Input of excess energy 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Pests 4 Low impact research / monitoring activities 4 Oil and gas 3 Water (extraction) 3 Military training 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Micro-organisms 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.
