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 63 Illegal activities 37 Water infrastructure 31 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 31 Ground transport infrastructure 27 Mining 25 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 23 Land conversion 20 Other climate change impacts 18 Human resources 16 Storms 15 Financial resources 15 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 14 Changes to oceanic waters 14 Forestry /wood production 13 Governance 11 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 10 Non-renewable energy facilities 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Surface water pollution 7 Commercial hunting 7 Legal framework 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Air pollution 6 Pollution of marine waters 5 Solid waste 5 Crop production 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Ground water pollution 4 Aquaculture 4 Water (extraction) 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Military training 4 Temperature change 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Housing 3 Industrial areas 3 Air transport infrastructure 3 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Civil unrest 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.