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 Indonesia Japan Madagascar Malawi Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Nepal New Zealand Niger Oman Panama Peru Romania Senegal Seychelles Slovenia Spain Sri Lanka Tunisia Uganda United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Viet Nam Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 71 Management systems/ management plan 61 Ground transport infrastructure 38 Water infrastructure 38 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 33 Financial resources 23 Mining 22 Land conversion 18 Civil unrest 17 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 16 Surface water pollution 13 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 13 Water (extraction) 12 Crop production 11 Water (rain/water table) 11 War 11 Oil and gas 9 Housing 8 Localised utilities 8 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 6 Forestry /wood production 6 Industrial areas 5 Input of excess energy 5 Legal framework 5 Air pollution 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Storms 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Major linear utilities 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Invasive / alien freshwater 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.