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 Georgia 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 87 Housing 42 Surface water pollution 33 Legal framework 32 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 30 Water infrastructure 27 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Mining 17 Relative humidity 17 Forestry /wood production 15 Water (rain/water table) 15 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 13 Financial resources 13 Storms 12 Management activities 12 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 11 Oil and gas 11 Localised utilities 10 Industrial areas 9 Crop production 9 Water (extraction) 9 War 9 Earthquake 8 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Illegal activities 7 Human resources 7 Governance 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Renewable energy facilities 5 Air pollution 5 Solid waste 5 Micro-organisms 5 Invasive / alien freshwater species 5 Temperature 4 Commercial development 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Major linear utilities 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Flooding 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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.