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 Argentina Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belgium Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia France Georgia Germany Ghana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Libya Lithuania Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Nigeria Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tunisia Türkiye Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 560 Housing 374 Legal framework 156 Management activities 154 Ground transport infrastructure 146 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 143 War 113 Land conversion 101 Illegal activities 85 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 83 Interpretative and visitation facilities 82 Human resources 80 Deliberate destruction of heritage 75 Water (rain/water table) 74 Financial resources 68 Commercial development 67 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 60 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 53 Governance 50 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 48 Civil unrest 42 Underground transport infrastructure 40 Flooding 40 Marine transport infrastructure 36 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 36 Water infrastructure 33 Solid waste 28 Society's valuing of heritage 27 Earthquake 25 Surface water pollution 24 Mining 23 Air transport infrastructure 21 Quarrying 18 High impact research / monitoring activities 18 Other climate change impacts 16 Desertification 15 Localised utilities 14 Relative humidity 14 Wind 13 Industrial areas 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Crop production 10 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Major linear utilities 9 Renewable energy facilities 7 Ground water pollution 7 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Air pollution 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Low impact research / monitoring activities 5 Input of excess energy 4 Pests 4 Water (extraction) 3 Military training 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Storms 3 Oil and gas 1
* :
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.
