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 Algeria Brazil Cambodia Canada China Dominican Republic Egypt El Salvador Georgia Germany Greece Guatemala India Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Mauritania Morocco Nepal Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Spain Sri Lanka United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 30 Housing 16 Management activities 13 Ground transport infrastructure 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Human resources 7 Water (rain/water table) 5 Earthquake 5 Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 4 Land conversion 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Financial resources 4 Commercial development 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Legal framework 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Water infrastructure 2 Solid waste 2 Quarrying 2 Relative humidity 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Illegal activities 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Mining 1 Oil and gas 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Desertification 1 Other climate change impacts 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.