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
Albania Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia France Gabon Germany Guinea Honduras India Indonesia Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mauritania Mexico Mongolia Montenegro Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) New Zealand Niger North Macedonia Oman Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Switzerland Thailand Tunisia Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 583 Illegal activities 569 Mining 307 Land conversion 254 Ground transport infrastructure 242 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 241 Water infrastructure 233 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 224 Civil unrest 186 Financial resources 170 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 162 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 144 Human resources 141 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 131 Oil and gas 129 Legal framework 113 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 109 Housing 98 Surface water pollution 87 Forestry /wood production 87 War 87 Governance 80 Major linear utilities 69 Fire (widlfires) 68 Water (extraction) 52 Commercial hunting 51 Invasive / alien freshwater species 51 Crop production 50 Renewable energy facilities 48 Storms 47 Other climate change impacts 45 Drought 34 Air pollution 32 Marine transport infrastructure 31 Subsistence hunting 31 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 28 Management activities 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Ground water pollution 26 Solid waste 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Invasive / alien marine species 22 Translocated species 18 Water (rain/water table) 17 Temperature change 17 Pollution of marine waters 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 Input of excess energy 13 Localised utilities 11 Industrial areas 9 Quarrying 9 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Commercial development 6 Aquaculture 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Volcanic eruption 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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.
