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 Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China Democratic People's Republic of Korea Fiji India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 259 Housing 114 Ground transport infrastructure 96 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 95 Illegal activities 84 Management activities 50 Water infrastructure 44 Land conversion 43 Legal framework 42 Mining 40 Human resources 40 Financial resources 35 Other climate change impacts 29 Commercial development 28 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 25 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 23 Governance 22 Forestry /wood production 21 Storms 21 Underground transport infrastructure 20 Civil unrest 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Changes to oceanic waters 18 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 17 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 16 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Air pollution 14 Industrial areas 12 Air transport infrastructure 12 Non-renewable energy facilities 12 Solid waste 12 Surface water pollution 12 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 12 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 11 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Earthquake 11 Commercial hunting 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Water (extraction) 8 Renewable energy facilities 6 Ground water pollution 6 Crop production 6 Water (rain/water table) 6 Flooding 6 Temperature change 6 Military training 5 Invasive / alien freshwater species 5 High impact research / monitoring activities 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Aquaculture 4 Quarrying 4 Pests 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Localised utilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2
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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.