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 Chad China France Gabon Greece Guatemala Iraq 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 98 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 53 Ground transport infrastructure 39 Forestry /wood production 23 Illegal activities 18 Mining 17 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 14 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 14 Financial resources 14 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Governance 13 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 12 Crop production 12 Land conversion 12 Legal framework 11 Housing 9 Fire (widlfires) 9 Management activities 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Human resources 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Water infrastructure 5 War 5 Flooding 5 Major linear utilities 4 Solid waste 4 Oil and gas 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Ground water pollution 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.