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 Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Montenegro Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 113 Housing 72 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 32 Legal framework 29 Ground transport infrastructure 27 Management activities 24 Relative humidity 17 Water (rain/water table) 17 Financial resources 17 Interpretative and visitation facilities 15 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 13 Earthquake 13 Storms 12 Deliberate destruction of heritage 11 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 10 Human resources 8 High impact research / monitoring activities 7 Commercial development 6 Solid waste 6 Governance 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Water infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Quarrying 5 Micro-organisms 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 4 Major linear utilities 4 Oil and gas 4 Temperature 4 War 4 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Mining 3 Radiation/light 3 Wind 3 Illegal activities 3 Terrorism 3 Flooding 3 Surface water pollution 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Input of excess energy 1 Land conversion 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 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.