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 Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czechia Denmark France Germany Italy Montenegro Netherlands (Kingdom of the) North Macedonia Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 119 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 72 Illegal activities 63 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 50 Mining 49 Ground transport infrastructure 46 Legal framework 39 Water infrastructure 36 Surface water pollution 36 Oil and gas 36 Major linear utilities 32 Housing 22 Forestry /wood production 19 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 19 Fire (widlfires) 17 Water (extraction) 15 Renewable energy facilities 14 Storms 14 Invasive / alien freshwater species 13 Ground water pollution 12 Land conversion 12 Non-renewable energy facilities 11 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Human resources 9 Pollution of marine waters 8 Water (rain/water table) 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Financial resources 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Air pollution 7 Commercial hunting 6 Crop production 6 Governance 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Commercial development 4 Localised utilities 4 Input of excess energy 3 Solid waste 3 Subsistence hunting 3 Quarrying 3 Temperature change 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 2 Management activities 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Air transport infrastructure 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.