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 Australia China France Greece Guatemala Mali New Zealand North Macedonia Peru Spain Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 67 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 35 Ground transport infrastructure 30 Forestry /wood production 19 Mining 13 Avalanche/ landslide 10 Crop production 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 Illegal activities 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Land conversion 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Financial resources 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Water infrastructure 5 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 5 Management activities 5 Housing 4 Oil and gas 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Governance 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Ground water pollution 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Legal framework 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 Surface water pollution 2 Flooding 2 Storms 2 Earthquake 2 Major linear utilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Solid waste 1 Water (extraction) 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 War 1 Drought 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 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.