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 Bangladesh Cambodia China Democratic People's Republic of Korea Fiji India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 425 Housing 242 Management activities 140 Ground transport infrastructure 126 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 118 Legal framework 95 Illegal activities 80 Human resources 62 Financial resources 54 Commercial development 53 Interpretative and visitation facilities 49 Deliberate destruction of heritage 43 Land conversion 38 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 37 Water (rain/water table) 37 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 33 Civil unrest 33 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 29 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Earthquake 22 Relative humidity 20 Society's valuing of heritage 18 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Marine transport infrastructure 14 Air pollution 14 Air transport infrastructure 12 Flooding 12 Industrial areas 10 Water infrastructure 10 Solid waste 10 Other climate change impacts 10 Localised utilities 9 Governance 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Mining 7 Storms 7 Major linear utilities 6 Quarrying 5 Pests 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Surface water pollution 3 Water (extraction) 3 Forestry /wood production 2 Wind 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Temperature 1 Military training 1 Terrorism 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Volcanic eruption 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.
