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 Andorra Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Nepal Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Senegal Serbia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 768 Housing 469 Management activities 234 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 193 Ground transport infrastructure 164 Legal framework 160 Water (rain/water table) 118 Human resources 111 Deliberate destruction of heritage 107 Financial resources 99 Illegal activities 98 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 88 Commercial development 74 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 74 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 74 Solid waste 72 Interpretative and visitation facilities 69 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 66 Land conversion 64 Earthquake 57 Relative humidity 55 Storms 46 Flooding 42 Marine transport infrastructure 28 Wind 27 Governance 21 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 20 High impact research / monitoring activities 20 Major linear utilities 19 Water infrastructure 19 Air pollution 18 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 17 Civil unrest 17 Society's valuing of heritage 16 Underground transport infrastructure 15 Localised utilities 15 Air transport infrastructure 14 Temperature 14 Mining 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Micro-organisms 11 Avalanche/ landslide 11 Crop production 10 Quarrying 9 Desertification 9 Surface water pollution 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Other climate change impacts 7 Input of excess energy 6 Oil and gas 6 War 6 Industrial areas 5 Terrorism 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 Radiation/light 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Pests 2 Military training 2 Temperature change 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Water (extraction) 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.
