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 Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia France Georgia Germany Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Montenegro Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 276 Housing 210 Legal framework 90 Ground transport infrastructure 80 Management activities 74 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 65 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 45 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 39 Interpretative and visitation facilities 38 Commercial development 25 Land conversion 25 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Marine transport infrastructure 20 Underground transport infrastructure 20 Civil unrest 19 Deliberate destruction of heritage 18 Water infrastructure 17 Solid waste 17 Governance 17 Renewable energy facilities 14 Illegal activities 14 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Mining 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Input of excess energy 9 Earthquake 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Quarrying 8 Water (rain/water table) 8 Financial resources 8 Human resources 7 Oil and gas 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Surface water pollution 5 Micro-organisms 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Other climate change impacts 4 Storms 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Relative humidity 3 War 3 Flooding 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Major linear utilities 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Wind 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Water (extraction) 1 Temperature 1 Hyper-abundant 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.