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 India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 200 Housing 90 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 77 Ground transport infrastructure 72 Illegal activities 59 Management activities 43 Water infrastructure 35 Legal framework 35 Land conversion 34 Human resources 32 Mining 31 Financial resources 26 Commercial development 25 Other climate change impacts 23 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 20 Interpretative and visitation facilities 19 Underground transport infrastructure 18 Forestry /wood production 17 Governance 17 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 15 Storms 13 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 12 Changes to oceanic waters 12 Air pollution 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 11 Civil unrest 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Solid waste 10 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 10 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 Earthquake 10 Industrial areas 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Surface water pollution 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 7 Commercial hunting 7 Water (extraction) 7 Water (rain/water table) 6 Renewable energy facilities 5 Military training 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Aquaculture 4 Crop production 4 Pests 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Ground water pollution 3 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Flooding 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Localised utilities 2 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.