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 124 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 74 Illegal activities 67 Mining 53 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 51 Ground transport infrastructure 50 Surface water pollution 39 Legal framework 39 Water infrastructure 38 Oil and gas 37 Major linear utilities 34 Housing 23 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 21 Forestry /wood production 20 Fire (widlfires) 18 Renewable energy facilities 15 Water (extraction) 15 Storms 15 Invasive / alien freshwater species 14 Ground water pollution 13 Land conversion 12 Non-renewable energy facilities 11 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Air pollution 9 Human resources 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Pollution of marine waters 8 Water (rain/water table) 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Financial resources 8 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Governance 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Commercial development 4 Localised utilities 4 Input of excess energy 4 Quarrying 4 Solid waste 3 Subsistence hunting 3 Temperature change 3 Management activities 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 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.