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
Albania Australia Chad China France Gabon Greece Guatemala Iraq Jamaica Jordan Lesotho Mali Mexico New Zealand North Macedonia Peru South Africa Spain Sweden Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 108 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 66 Ground transport infrastructure 42 Illegal activities 24 Legal framework 24 Governance 22 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 21 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 20 Forestry /wood production 17 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 17 Avalanche/ landslide 16 Land conversion 15 Mining 15 Management activities 15 Housing 14 Crop production 14 Financial resources 14 Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 10 Human resources 10 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Flooding 8 Fire (widlfires) 7 Oil and gas 6 Solid waste 5 War 5 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Commercial development 2 Surface water pollution 2 Civil unrest 2 Storms 2 Earthquake 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Water infrastructure 1 Water (extraction) 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Drought 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 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.