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 Iraq Jamaica Jordan Lesotho Mali Mexico North Macedonia Peru South Africa Spain Sweden United Republic of Tanzania Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 92 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 60 Ground transport infrastructure 29 Illegal activities 24 Legal framework 23 Governance 22 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 21 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 18 Avalanche/ landslide 16 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 15 Forestry /wood production 14 Land conversion 14 Financial resources 14 Crop production 13 Housing 12 Interpretative and visitation facilities 11 Management activities 11 Mining 10 Human resources 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Flooding 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Solid waste 5 War 5 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Commercial development 2 Ground water pollution 2 Oil and gas 2 Civil unrest 2 Earthquake 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Surface water pollution 1 Water (extraction) 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Drought 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.