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 Austria Belgium Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Cambodia Chile Egypt France Germany Ghana Hungary India Iraq Italy Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Mali Micronesia (Federated States of) Montenegro Morocco Nepal Pakistan Panama Peru Poland Republic of Korea Romania Serbia Slovakia Sri Lanka Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 50 Housing 35 War 23 Illegal activities 15 Legal framework 14 Management activities 14 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Ground transport infrastructure 11 Land conversion 10 Flooding 8 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 8 Commercial development 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Water (rain/water table) 7 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Financial resources 7 Human resources 7 Civil unrest 6 Earthquake 6 Desertification 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Water infrastructure 4 Solid waste 4 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 4 Governance 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Mining 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Surface water pollution 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Industrial areas 1 Major linear utilities 1 Air pollution 1 Ground water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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.