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 Iraq Jamaica Jordan Lesotho Mali Mexico North Macedonia Peru South Africa Spain Sweden United Republic of Tanzania Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 88 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 58 Ground transport infrastructure 27 Illegal activities 23 Legal framework 22 Governance 21 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 Avalanche/ landslide 16 Forestry /wood production 14 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 14 Financial resources 14 Land conversion 13 Crop production 12 Housing 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Human resources 10 Management activities 10 Mining 9 Flooding 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Solid waste 5 War 5 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Commercial development 2 Ground water pollution 2 Oil and gas 2 Civil unrest 2 Earthquake 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Surface water pollution 1 Water (extraction) 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Drought 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.