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 106 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 62 Illegal activities 54 Mining 47 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 46 Ground transport infrastructure 41 Oil and gas 36 Legal framework 36 Surface water pollution 33 Water infrastructure 32 Major linear utilities 27 Housing 19 Forestry /wood production 17 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 17 Water (extraction) 15 Storms 14 Fire (widlfires) 14 Invasive / alien freshwater species 13 Renewable energy facilities 11 Ground water pollution 11 Land conversion 11 Non-renewable energy facilities 10 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Water (rain/water table) 8 Human resources 8 Air pollution 7 Pollution of marine waters 7 Other climate change impacts 7 Financial resources 7 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 6 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Governance 5 Commercial development 4 Localised utilities 4 Input of excess energy 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Temperature change 3 Solid waste 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Quarrying 2 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 2 Management activities 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.