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 Sweden Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 102 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 64 Ground transport infrastructure 39 Illegal activities 23 Legal framework 21 Governance 20 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 18 Forestry /wood production 17 Avalanche/ landslide 16 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 16 Land conversion 14 Mining 14 Financial resources 14 Management activities 14 Housing 13 Crop production 13 Interpretative and visitation facilities 12 Human resources 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Flooding 8 Fire (widlfires) 7 Oil and gas 6 Solid waste 5 War 5 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Commercial development 2 Surface water pollution 2 Civil unrest 2 Storms 2 Earthquake 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Water infrastructure 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.