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 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czechia France Georgia Germany Hungary 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 189 Housing 121 Legal framework 76 Ground transport infrastructure 56 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 50 Management activities 47 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 32 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 29 Interpretative and visitation facilities 28 Land conversion 21 Commercial development 20 Marine transport infrastructure 19 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 17 Governance 17 Water infrastructure 15 Civil unrest 15 Underground transport infrastructure 13 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Renewable energy facilities 10 Mining 10 Solid waste 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 Illegal activities 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Quarrying 7 Input of excess energy 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Water (rain/water table) 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Financial resources 5 Human resources 5 Localised utilities 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Oil and gas 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Surface water pollution 2 Micro-organisms 2 Flooding 2 Earthquake 2 Major linear utilities 1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Storms 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.