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 Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 463 Housing 305 Legal framework 128 Management activities 124 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 120 Ground transport infrastructure 117 War 88 Land conversion 82 Illegal activities 74 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 71 Interpretative and visitation facilities 70 Human resources 64 Water (rain/water table) 61 Deliberate destruction of heritage 61 Commercial development 55 Financial resources 55 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 48 Governance 43 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 40 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 38 Flooding 33 Marine transport infrastructure 31 Underground transport infrastructure 31 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 31 Civil unrest 30 Society's valuing of heritage 25 Water infrastructure 24 Solid waste 23 Earthquake 23 Surface water pollution 19 Mining 19 Air transport infrastructure 17 Quarrying 16 Other climate change impacts 15 Desertification 14 High impact research / monitoring activities 14 Relative humidity 13 Wind 12 Industrial areas 11 Localised utilities 10 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Major linear utilities 8 Crop production 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Renewable energy facilities 6 Ground water pollution 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Air pollution 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Pests 4 Input of excess energy 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Storms 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Water (extraction) 2 Military training 2 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.
