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 63 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 35 Legal framework 21 Governance 18 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 17 Ground transport infrastructure 17 Illegal activities 15 Financial resources 11 Housing 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Human resources 10 Management activities 10 Land conversion 8 Crop production 7 Forestry /wood production 7 Flooding 7 Avalanche/ landslide 7 Mining 6 Solid waste 5 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 5 War 5 Major linear utilities 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Commercial development 2 Oil and gas 2 Civil unrest 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Earthquake 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.