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 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 89 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 59 Ground transport infrastructure 27 Illegal activities 23 Legal framework 23 Governance 22 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 21 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 18 Avalanche/ landslide 15 Forestry /wood production 14 Land conversion 14 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 14 Financial resources 14 Crop production 13 Housing 12 Interpretative and visitation facilities 11 Management activities 11 Human resources 10 Mining 9 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Flooding 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 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 Renewable energy facilities 1 Water (extraction) 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Fire (widlfires) 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.