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 Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czechia Denmark France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Lithuania Malta Montenegro Netherlands (Kingdom of the) North Macedonia Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 282 Housing 149 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 109 Legal framework 102 Ground transport infrastructure 92 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 70 Management activities 54 Illegal activities 50 Mining 47 Water infrastructure 45 Oil and gas 33 Interpretative and visitation facilities 30 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 30 Land conversion 27 Marine transport infrastructure 26 Surface water pollution 26 Commercial development 25 Major linear utilities 22 Governance 22 Renewable energy facilities 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Civil unrest 15 Forestry /wood production 14 Water (extraction) 14 Storms 14 Solid waste 13 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Human resources 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Non-renewable energy facilities 12 Water (rain/water table) 12 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 12 Fire (widlfires) 12 Financial resources 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 11 Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 Other climate change impacts 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Earthquake 8 Ground water pollution 7 Input of excess energy 7 Quarrying 7 Commercial hunting 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Air pollution 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Crop production 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Flooding 3 Micro-organisms 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Low 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.
