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 Belarus Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador Ethiopia Guinea Honduras India Indonesia Japan Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Nepal Niger Oman Panama Philippines Poland Russian Federation Sri Lanka Tunisia United States of America Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet NamThreats
Illegal activities 15 Management systems/ management plan 15 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Mining 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Ground transport infrastructure 7 Surface water pollution 5 Land conversion 5 Forestry /wood production 4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Housing 3 Water infrastructure 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Civil unrest 3 Financial resources 3 Legal framework 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Solid waste 2 Oil and gas 2 War 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 Industrial areas 1 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Major linear utilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Air pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Crop production 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Water (extraction) 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Flooding 1 Storms 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Invasive / alien marine 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.