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 120 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 71 Illegal activities 63 Mining 52 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 49 Ground transport infrastructure 48 Surface water pollution 38 Oil and gas 37 Water infrastructure 36 Legal framework 36 Major linear utilities 32 Housing 22 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 20 Forestry /wood production 19 Fire (widlfires) 16 Water (extraction) 15 Storms 15 Invasive / alien freshwater species 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Ground water pollution 13 Land conversion 11 Non-renewable energy facilities 10 Marine transport infrastructure 9 Air pollution 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Pollution of marine waters 8 Water (rain/water table) 8 Human resources 8 Other climate change impacts 7 Financial resources 7 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Governance 5 Commercial development 4 Localised utilities 4 Input of excess energy 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 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.