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 Turkey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan(82) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation(53) Ground transport infrastructure(37) Illegal activities(19) Forestry /wood production(17) Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community(15) Mining(14) Avalanche/ landslide(14) Invasive/alien terrestrial species(14) Governance(14) Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure(13) Legal framework(13) Land conversion(12) Crop production(11) Financial resources(10) Management activities(10) Housing(9) Interpretative and visitation facilities(8) Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure(8) Fire (widlfires)(8) Human resources(8) Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals(7) Flooding(6) War(5) Oil and gas(4) Society's valuing of heritage(4) Volcanic eruption(4) Marine transport infrastructure(3) Major linear utilities(3) Ground water pollution(3) Solid waste(3) Deliberate destruction of heritage(3) Invasive / alien freshwater species(3) Surface water pollution(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.