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 Mauritania 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 63 Management systems/ management plan 52 Water infrastructure 36 Ground transport infrastructure 32 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 26 Financial resources 19 Mining 18 Land conversion 14 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 14 Civil unrest 14 Water (extraction) 11 Water (rain/water table) 11 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 11 Surface water pollution 10 Crop production 10 Oil and gas 8 War 8 Localised utilities 7 Housing 6 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Input of excess energy 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Industrial areas 4 Air pollution 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Major linear utilities 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Storms 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Legal framework 3 Air transport infrastructure 1 Invasive / alien marine 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.