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 286 Housing 126 Ground transport infrastructure 104 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 102 Illegal activities 97 Management activities 56 Water infrastructure 49 Legal framework 49 Land conversion 48 Mining 46 Human resources 45 Financial resources 41 Other climate change impacts 34 Commercial development 32 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 30 Interpretative and visitation facilities 26 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 26 Forestry /wood production 24 Civil unrest 23 Storms 23 Governance 23 Underground transport infrastructure 22 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 22 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Changes to oceanic waters 20 Marine transport infrastructure 18 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 17 Air pollution 16 Air transport infrastructure 14 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Deliberate destruction of heritage 14 Industrial areas 13 Non-renewable energy facilities 13 Solid waste 13 Surface water pollution 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 13 Earthquake 13 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 11 Commercial hunting 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Water (extraction) 9 Crop production 8 Ground water pollution 7 Flooding 7 Temperature change 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Water (rain/water table) 6 Invasive / alien freshwater species 6 High impact research / monitoring activities 6 Military training 5 Pollution of marine waters 4 Aquaculture 4 Quarrying 4 Pests 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Localised utilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 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.