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 Portugal Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Slovenia Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 98 Surface water pollution 64 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 53 Mining 47 Ground transport infrastructure 42 Water infrastructure 42 Illegal activities 42 Housing 39 Forestry /wood production 35 Major linear utilities 23 Oil and gas 22 Renewable energy facilities 19 Legal framework 19 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 17 Water (extraction) 17 Crop production 15 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Industrial areas 14 Invasive / alien freshwater species 14 Storms 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Financial resources 11 Localised utilities 10 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 9 Air pollution 8 Ground water pollution 8 Quarrying 8 Pollution of marine waters 7 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Input of excess energy 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 War 5 Temperature change 4 Commercial development 3 Land conversion 3 Human resources 3 Management activities 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Solid waste 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Commercial hunting 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Other climate change impacts 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.