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 Algeria Austria Belgium Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Egypt Germany Ghana Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iraq Italy Japan Kiribati Lebanon Libya Mali Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Montenegro Morocco Nepal Pakistan Panama Peru Poland Republic of Korea Slovakia Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Sudan Syrian Arab Republic United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 43 Housing 29 Illegal activities 18 War 16 Legal framework 13 Management activities 12 Ground transport infrastructure 11 Land conversion 10 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Flooding 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Financial resources 7 Human resources 7 Water (rain/water table) 6 Earthquake 6 Commercial development 5 Water infrastructure 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Solid waste 4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Mining 4 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 4 Desertification 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Governance 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Surface water pollution 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Civil unrest 3 Storms 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Crop production 2 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Industrial areas 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Air pollution 1 Ground water pollution 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Forestry /wood production 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1
* :
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.
