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 Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czechia Denmark France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Lithuania Malta Montenegro Netherlands (Kingdom of the) North Macedonia Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Türkiye Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of AmericaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 262 Housing 134 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 101 Legal framework 101 Ground transport infrastructure 87 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 67 Management activities 47 Illegal activities 46 Mining 44 Water infrastructure 43 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 30 Oil and gas 30 Interpretative and visitation facilities 28 Marine transport infrastructure 25 Land conversion 25 Commercial development 23 Surface water pollution 22 Governance 22 Major linear utilities 20 Renewable energy facilities 18 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 17 Civil unrest 15 Water (extraction) 14 Forestry /wood production 13 Society's valuing of heritage 13 Human resources 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Water (rain/water table) 12 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 12 Financial resources 12 Non-renewable energy facilities 11 Solid waste 11 Storms 11 Fire (widlfires) 11 Invasive / alien freshwater species 10 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 10 Other climate change impacts 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Quarrying 7 Ground water pollution 6 Input of excess energy 6 Commercial hunting 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Air pollution 4 Pollution of marine waters 4 Crop production 4 War 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Micro-organisms 2 Flooding 2 Earthquake 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.