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 103 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 56 Ground transport infrastructure 41 Forestry /wood production 23 Illegal activities 19 Mining 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 15 Avalanche/ landslide 14 Financial resources 14 Governance 14 Crop production 13 Land conversion 13 Legal framework 13 Management activities 11 Housing 10 Fire (widlfires) 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Human resources 8 Flooding 6 Water infrastructure 5 War 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.