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 Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czechia Estonia France Georgia Germany Hungary Ireland Italy Lithuania Malta Montenegro Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 239 Housing 172 Legal framework 81 Ground transport infrastructure 67 Management activities 67 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 60 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 40 Interpretative and visitation facilities 34 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 33 Land conversion 23 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 23 Commercial development 22 Marine transport infrastructure 20 Underground transport infrastructure 17 Civil unrest 17 Governance 17 Water infrastructure 16 Solid waste 15 Renewable energy facilities 14 Deliberate destruction of heritage 14 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Illegal activities 12 Mining 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Input of excess energy 8 Quarrying 8 Earthquake 8 Financial resources 8 Water (rain/water table) 7 Human resources 7 Oil and gas 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Surface water pollution 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Localised utilities 4 Micro-organisms 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Storms 4 Relative humidity 3 Flooding 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Major linear utilities 1 Wind 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.