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
Australia Bangladesh Belize Canada Costa Rica Ecuador France India Indonesia Japan Kiribati Mauritania Mexico Panama Philippines Russian Federation Seychelles Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sudan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 108 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 79 Illegal activities 58 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 56 Storms 48 Housing 44 Oil and gas 41 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 38 Legal framework 36 Surface water pollution 34 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 33 Marine transport infrastructure 32 Water infrastructure 32 Mining 31 Invasive / alien marine species 29 Financial resources 29 Ground transport infrastructure 27 Human resources 23 Land conversion 20 Ground water pollution 19 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 Changes to oceanic waters 17 Crop production 16 Forestry /wood production 16 Governance 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Industrial areas 13 Commercial hunting 13 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 11 Management activities 11 Localised utilities 10 Other climate change impacts 10 Renewable energy facilities 9 Solid waste 8 Civil unrest 8 Invasive / alien freshwater species 8 Temperature change 7 Fire (widlfires) 6 Pollution of marine waters 4 Water (extraction) 4 Aquaculture 3 Subsistence hunting 3 Hyper-abundant species 3 Commercial development 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Translocated species 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.
