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 Lithuania 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 207 Housing 96 Legal framework 83 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 82 Ground transport infrastructure 73 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 52 Water infrastructure 36 Illegal activities 36 Mining 34 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 18 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 Underground transport infrastructure 11 Forestry /wood production 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Financial resources 11 Human resources 11 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 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Pollution of marine waters 1 Crop production 1 Flooding 1 Earthquake 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.