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 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czechia Denmark France Georgia Germany 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 162 Housing 74 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 63 Legal framework 63 Ground transport infrastructure 55 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 38 Water infrastructure 27 Illegal activities 27 Mining 26 Governance 21 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 19 Interpretative and visitation facilities 18 Management activities 17 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Commercial development 14 Land conversion 14 Major linear utilities 13 Renewable energy facilities 13 Oil and gas 13 Surface water pollution 12 Society's valuing of heritage 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Underground transport infrastructure 9 Other climate change impacts 9 Forestry /wood production 8 Water (rain/water table) 8 Civil unrest 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Financial resources 8 Human resources 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Solid waste 6 Quarrying 6 High impact research / monitoring activities 6 Water (extraction) 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Storms 5 Invasive / alien freshwater species 5 Air transport infrastructure 4 Air pollution 4 Commercial hunting 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Input of excess energy 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Localised utilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Flooding 1 Earthquake 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.