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 Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czechia France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy 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 160 Housing 93 Legal framework 66 Ground transport infrastructure 50 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 42 Management activities 34 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 27 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 26 Interpretative and visitation facilities 25 Land conversion 17 Governance 17 Commercial development 16 Marine transport infrastructure 16 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Civil unrest 13 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Water infrastructure 12 Renewable energy facilities 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Mining 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Solid waste 7 Illegal activities 7 Quarrying 6 Deliberate destruction of heritage 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Input of excess energy 5 Water (rain/water table) 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Other climate change impacts 4 Financial resources 4 Human resources 4 Localised utilities 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Surface water pollution 2 Oil and gas 2 Major linear utilities 1 Micro-organisms 1 Flooding 1 Earthquake 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.