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
Argentina Australia Brazil Bulgaria Canada Central African Republic Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador Ethiopia Guinea Honduras India Indonesia Japan Madagascar Malawi Mauritania Mexico Montenegro Nepal New Zealand Niger Oman Panama Peru Romania Senegal Seychelles Slovenia Spain Sri Lanka Tunisia Uganda United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Viet Nam Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 81 Management systems/ management plan 69 Ground transport infrastructure 44 Water infrastructure 42 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 40 Mining 26 Financial resources 26 Land conversion 23 Civil unrest 20 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 18 Surface water pollution 17 Water (extraction) 13 Crop production 12 Water (rain/water table) 12 War 12 Housing 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 11 Localised utilities 10 Oil and gas 10 Legal framework 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Forestry /wood production 7 Industrial areas 6 Air pollution 5 Input of excess energy 5 Subsistence hunting 5 Storms 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Major linear utilities 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Invasive / alien marine species 3 Renewable energy facilities 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Fire (widlfires) 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.