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 Bulgaria Canada Croatia Finland France Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Italy Malta Montenegro Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Spain Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 40 Water infrastructure 16 Housing 14 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 14 Legal framework 14 Relative humidity 12 Ground transport infrastructure 10 Surface water pollution 10 Water (rain/water table) 10 Localised utilities 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 War 8 Management activities 7 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 6 Storms 6 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 Financial resources 5 Governance 5 Human resources 5 Industrial areas 4 Crop production 4 Water (extraction) 4 Micro-organisms 4 Illegal activities 4 Earthquake 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Mining 3 Temperature 3 Terrorism 3 Solid waste 2 Oil and gas 2 Radiation/light 2 Wind 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Commercial development 1 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Quarrying 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Flooding 1 Fire (widlfires) 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.