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 Australia China France Gabon Greece Guatemala Jordan Lesotho Mali Mexico New Zealand North Macedonia Peru South Africa Spain Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 86 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 47 Ground transport infrastructure 36 Forestry /wood production 21 Mining 15 Illegal activities 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Avalanche/ landslide 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Financial resources 12 Crop production 11 Land conversion 10 Governance 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Housing 7 Legal framework 7 Management activities 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 6 Water infrastructure 5 Human resources 5 Oil and gas 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 War 4 Flooding 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 Solid waste 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Surface water pollution 2 Storms 2 Earthquake 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Drought 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 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.