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 84 Surface water pollution 60 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 46 Water infrastructure 42 Mining 41 Ground transport infrastructure 37 Illegal activities 35 Housing 34 Forestry /wood production 32 Major linear utilities 21 Renewable energy facilities 18 Oil and gas 18 Water (extraction) 16 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Legal framework 15 Industrial areas 14 Crop production 14 Invasive / alien freshwater species 13 Storms 12 Financial resources 11 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 10 Localised utilities 9 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 9 Air pollution 7 Quarrying 7 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 6 Ground water pollution 6 Pollution of marine waters 6 War 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Input of excess energy 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Commercial development 3 Human resources 3 Solid waste 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Management activities 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Commercial hunting 1 Land conversion 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.