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 Belarus Bulgaria Canada Croatia Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Italy Lithuania Malta Montenegro North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 74 Housing 34 Legal framework 30 Surface water pollution 28 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 27 Water infrastructure 25 Ground transport infrastructure 18 Relative humidity 17 Mining 15 Water (rain/water table) 15 Forestry /wood production 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 12 Storms 11 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 Localised utilities 10 Financial resources 10 Management activities 10 Oil and gas 9 War 9 Industrial areas 8 Crop production 8 Water (extraction) 8 Earthquake 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Human resources 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 6 Illegal activities 6 Governance 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Solid waste 5 Micro-organisms 5 Renewable energy facilities 4 Temperature 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Commercial development 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 1 Flooding 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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.