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
Australia Bangladesh China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Mongolia Nepal Solomon Islands Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 49 Illegal activities 26 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 25 Water infrastructure 23 Mining 20 Ground transport infrastructure 19 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Other climate change impacts 15 Human resources 15 Land conversion 14 Financial resources 14 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 11 Changes to oceanic waters 11 Storms 11 Forestry /wood production 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Governance 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 6 Surface water pollution 6 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 6 Renewable energy facilities 5 Air pollution 5 Solid waste 5 Commercial hunting 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Legal framework 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Crop production 4 Housing 3 Industrial areas 3 Air transport infrastructure 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Ground water pollution 3 Input of excess energy 3 Aquaculture 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Water (extraction) 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Military training 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Hyper-abundant species 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Civil unrest 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.