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 Bulgaria Canada Croatia Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Italy Lithuania Malta Montenegro Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 75 Housing 30 Legal framework 26 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 18 Relative humidity 17 Water (rain/water table) 15 Ground transport infrastructure 13 Management activities 13 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 12 Financial resources 12 Storms 11 Earthquake 9 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Governance 6 Human resources 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Micro-organisms 5 Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 Solid waste 4 Temperature 4 War 4 Commercial development 3 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Localised utilities 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Mining 3 Radiation/light 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 Terrorism 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Major linear utilities 2 Water infrastructure 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Surface water pollution 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Flooding 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.