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
Belarus Bulgaria Canada Croatia Denmark Hungary Italy Montenegro Poland Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Slovenia Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 74 Surface water pollution 56 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 41 Water infrastructure 40 Mining 39 Ground transport infrastructure 33 Housing 32 Forestry /wood production 31 Illegal activities 31 Major linear utilities 18 Renewable energy facilities 17 Oil and gas 16 Water (extraction) 16 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Industrial areas 14 Crop production 14 Legal framework 13 Invasive / alien freshwater species 12 Storms 11 Financial resources 11 Localised utilities 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Air pollution 6 Pollution of marine waters 6 Quarrying 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Ground water pollution 5 War 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Commercial development 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Input of excess energy 3 Human resources 3 Solid waste 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Management activities 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Commercial hunting 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Temperature change 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 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.