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
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Australia Austria Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Burkina Faso Cambodia Central African Republic Chad Chile Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt France Gabon Germany Ghana Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iraq Italy Japan Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Madagascar Mali Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Montenegro Morocco Nepal Niger Pakistan Panama Peru Poland Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Senegal Serbia Slovakia Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 63 Housing 37 Illegal activities 26 War 24 Legal framework 20 Ground transport infrastructure 19 Management activities 15 Land conversion 14 Financial resources 13 Human resources 13 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 12 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Civil unrest 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Mining 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Flooding 8 Commercial development 7 Water infrastructure 7 Water (rain/water table) 7 Governance 7 Surface water pollution 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Earthquake 6 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 6 Solid waste 5 Desertification 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Storms 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Industrial areas 2 Air transport infrastructure 2 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Crop production 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Oil and gas 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Major linear utilities 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Air pollution 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Terrorism 1 Temperature change 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1
* :
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.
