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 Bulgaria Canada Croatia Finland France Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Italy Lithuania Malta Montenegro Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovenia Spain Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 43 Legal framework 19 Water infrastructure 18 Housing 17 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 15 Relative humidity 14 Surface water pollution 13 Ground transport infrastructure 12 Water (rain/water table) 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 War 9 Localised utilities 8 Storms 8 Management activities 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 6 Financial resources 6 Human resources 6 Industrial areas 5 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Air pollution 5 Crop production 5 Mining 5 Water (extraction) 5 Micro-organisms 5 Illegal activities 5 Earthquake 5 Governance 5 Air transport infrastructure 4 Forestry /wood production 4 Temperature 4 Pollution of marine waters 3 Solid waste 3 Oil and gas 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Quarrying 2 Wind 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Commercial development 1 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Pests 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Flooding 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 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.