World Heritage properties and heritage sites in general are exposed to the impacts of natural and man-made catastrophic events, which threaten their integrity and may compromise their value. The loss or deterioration of these exceptional assets has very negative effects on local and national communities, both due to their cultural importance and their socioeconomic value. This UNESCO website exposes the state of the art in relation to this problem through policies, workshops, strategies, resources, etc. that it makes available to the public.

This UNESCO resource focuses on the study of intangible heritage in emergency situations.

The Red List of Heritage prepared by the Hispania Nostra association, includes those elements of Spanish cultural heritage that are at risk of disappearance, destruction or essential alteration of their values, with the aim of making them known and achieving their consolidation or restoration

The List of World Heritage in Danger is drawn up by UNESCO through the World Heritage Committee, in accordance with article 11.4 of the World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The list aims to raise international awareness of threats and encourage the adoption of measures to counteract them.

The ICOM Illicit Trafficking Observatory is a collaboration platform for international organizations, law enforcement agencies, research institutions and other external experts, and is a website with an open database . This Observatory wants to contribute to the prevention and fight against the illegal trade in cultural property and related crimes, both nationally and internationally.

Global knowledge-sharing platform for disaster risk reduction and resilience. It depends on the UNDRR, the United Nations office for disaster risk reduction.