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 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 139 Housing 66 Legal framework 54 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 53 Ground transport infrastructure 47 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 32 Water infrastructure 24 Illegal activities 23 Mining 22 Governance 18 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 16 Interpretative and visitation facilities 15 Management activities 13 Marine transport infrastructure 12 Commercial development 11 Major linear utilities 11 Renewable energy facilities 11 Land conversion 11 Oil and gas 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Other climate change impacts 9 Surface water pollution 8 Water (rain/water table) 8 Financial resources 8 Human resources 8 Underground transport infrastructure 7 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Forestry /wood production 7 Civil unrest 7 Solid waste 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 6 Quarrying 5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 High impact research / monitoring activities 5 Water (extraction) 4 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Storms 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Air pollution 3 Input of excess energy 3 Commercial hunting 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Ground water pollution 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Localised utilities 1 Flooding 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.