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 Lithuania Malta Montenegro Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovenia Spain Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 48 Housing 22 Legal framework 22 Water infrastructure 20 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 18 Surface water pollution 17 Relative humidity 15 Ground transport infrastructure 13 Water (rain/water table) 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 10 Localised utilities 9 War 9 Storms 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Management activities 8 Mining 7 Financial resources 7 Industrial areas 6 Crop production 6 Water (extraction) 6 Illegal activities 6 Earthquake 6 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 6 Human resources 6 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Air transport infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Micro-organisms 5 Governance 5 Oil and gas 4 Temperature 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 Solid waste 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Commercial development 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 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.