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
Afghanistan Cambodia China Democratic People's Republic of Korea India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Thailand UzbekistanThreats
Management systems/ management plan 21 Housing 16 Ground transport infrastructure 8 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Management activities 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Land conversion 4 Legal framework 4 Commercial development 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Illegal activities 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Earthquake 2 Financial resources 2 Human resources 2 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Water infrastructure 1 Air pollution 1 Solid waste 1 Mining 1 Water (extraction) 1 Pests 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Civil unrest 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Flooding 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Governance 1 High 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.