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
Australia Bangladesh Belize Costa Rica Ecuador Indonesia Japan Mauritania Mexico Panama Solomon Islands South Africa Sudan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Viet Nam YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Illegal activities 5 Storms 5 Mining 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Legal framework 4 Housing 3 Ground transport infrastructure 3 Water infrastructure 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Financial resources 3 Human resources 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Surface water pollution 2 Forestry /wood production 2 Land conversion 2 Oil and gas 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Governance 2 Industrial areas 1 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Ground water pollution 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Solid waste 1 Aquaculture 1 Commercial hunting 1 Crop production 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Water (extraction) 1 Civil unrest 1 Temperature change 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Invasive / alien freshwater 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.