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 Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czechia Denmark France Germany Italy Montenegro Netherlands (Kingdom of the) North Macedonia Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 140 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 79 Illegal activities 72 Mining 59 Ground transport infrastructure 55 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 53 Surface water pollution 45 Water infrastructure 42 Legal framework 42 Major linear utilities 38 Oil and gas 38 Housing 25 Forestry /wood production 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 23 Fire (widlfires) 20 Renewable energy facilities 19 Water (extraction) 16 Invasive / alien freshwater species 16 Ground water pollution 15 Storms 15 Land conversion 12 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 11 Non-renewable energy facilities 11 Air pollution 11 Human resources 11 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Pollution of marine waters 10 Financial resources 10 Water (rain/water table) 9 Other climate change impacts 8 Commercial hunting 7 Crop production 7 Input of excess energy 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Governance 6 Localised utilities 5 Quarrying 5 Commercial development 4 Temperature change 4 Management activities 4 Solid waste 3 Subsistence hunting 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 2 Air transport infrastructure 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.