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 Sri Lanka Tunisia United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 54 Management systems/ management plan 46 Water infrastructure 32 Ground transport infrastructure 28 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 20 Financial resources 16 Mining 14 Civil unrest 12 Land conversion 11 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Water (rain/water table) 11 Crop production 9 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Surface water pollution 8 Water (extraction) 8 Localised utilities 7 Oil and gas 7 Housing 5 Input of excess energy 5 War 5 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 4 Air pollution 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Industrial areas 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Legal framework 3 Major linear utilities 2 Forestry /wood production 2 Storms 2 Air transport infrastructure 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.