Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information.

i
ii
iii
iv
v
vi
vii
viii
ix
x

State of Conservation

635
Reports
302
Properties concerned
121
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2021close
Legend

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

Threats
Management systems/ management plan 478 Housing 233 Illegal activities 158 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 154 Ground transport infrastructure 137 Legal framework 128 Land conversion 99 Management activities 87 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 86 Mining 83 Human resources 81 Financial resources 79 Water infrastructure 73 War 70 Governance 67 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 59 Interpretative and visitation facilities 50 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 50 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 48 Commercial development 46 Civil unrest 46 Water (rain/water table) 45 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 35 Other climate change impacts 33 Surface water pollution 32 Solid waste 30 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 29 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 27 Forestry /wood production 27 Oil and gas 27 Marine transport infrastructure 26 Flooding 25 Fire (widlfires) 25 Major linear utilities 23 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 22 Underground transport infrastructure 20 Renewable energy facilities 19 Society's valuing of heritage 19 Air transport infrastructure 16 Storms 16 Earthquake 16 Crop production 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 13 Quarrying 13 Water (extraction) 13 Air pollution 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 12 Industrial areas 11 Ground water pollution 11 Commercial hunting 11 Changes to oceanic waters 11 Desertification 11 Relative humidity 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Localised utilities 8 Subsistence hunting 8 Drought 8 Wind 7 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 5 Low impact research / monitoring activities 5 Input of excess energy 4 Pollution of marine waters 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Military training 4 Invasive / alien marine species 4 Terrorism 3 Temperature change 3 Translocated species 3 Aquaculture 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 2 Pests 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Hyper-abundant species 2

* : 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.


top