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 Gabon Greece Guatemala Jamaica Jordan Lesotho Mali Mexico New Zealand North Macedonia Peru South Africa Spain Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 91 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 50 Ground transport infrastructure 39 Forestry /wood production 22 Illegal activities 17 Mining 16 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 14 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 14 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 12 Crop production 12 Land conversion 12 Financial resources 12 Governance 11 Fire (widlfires) 9 Legal framework 9 Management activities 9 Housing 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Human resources 7 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Water infrastructure 5 Flooding 5 Major linear utilities 4 Oil and gas 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 War 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Ground water pollution 3 Solid waste 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Surface water pollution 2 Storms 2 Earthquake 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Water (rain/water table) 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.
