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
Argentina Australia Brazil Bulgaria Canada Central African Republic Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador Ethiopia Guinea Honduras India Montenegro Nepal New Zealand Panama Peru Senegal Seychelles Spain Tunisia United Republic of Tanzania United States of America ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 39 Management systems/ management plan 29 Water infrastructure 21 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Mining 11 Water (rain/water table) 11 Financial resources 9 Crop production 7 Civil unrest 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 6 Land conversion 5 Oil and gas 5 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 5 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 4 Localised utilities 4 Air pollution 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Housing 3 Surface water pollution 3 Input of excess energy 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Industrial areas 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Forestry /wood production 1 War 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 Legal framework 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.