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 250 Housing 178 Legal framework 86 Ground transport infrastructure 70 Management activities 67 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 61 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 41 Interpretative and visitation facilities 34 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Land conversion 24 Commercial development 23 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 23 Marine transport infrastructure 20 Underground transport infrastructure 19 Civil unrest 18 Water infrastructure 17 Governance 17 Solid waste 16 Renewable energy facilities 14 Deliberate destruction of heritage 14 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Illegal activities 12 Mining 11 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 Localised utilities 5 Surface water pollution 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Micro-organisms 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Storms 4 Relative humidity 3 War 3 Flooding 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Major linear utilities 1 Wind 1 Hyper-abundant species 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.