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 Madagascar Montenegro Nepal New Zealand Niger Panama Peru Romania Senegal Seychelles Spain Tunisia United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 46 Management systems/ management plan 39 Water infrastructure 27 Ground transport infrastructure 24 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 Financial resources 14 Mining 12 Water (rain/water table) 11 Civil unrest 10 Crop production 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 8 Land conversion 7 Oil and gas 7 Localised utilities 6 Water (extraction) 6 Surface water pollution 5 Housing 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 4 Air pollution 4 Input of excess energy 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 War 3 Industrial areas 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Forestry /wood production 2 Legal framework 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Storms 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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.