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 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 115 Housing 52 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 43 Ground transport infrastructure 39 Illegal activities 33 Management activities 25 Water infrastructure 23 Human resources 23 Legal framework 19 Commercial development 18 Land conversion 18 Financial resources 18 Mining 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Governance 10 Forestry /wood production 9 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Industrial areas 8 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Underground transport infrastructure 8 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Changes to oceanic waters 8 Storms 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Solid waste 7 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 Air pollution 6 Surface water pollution 6 Earthquake 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Ground water pollution 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Crop production 3 Water (extraction) 3 Water (rain/water table) 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Civil unrest 3 Flooding 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Input of excess energy 2 Aquaculture 2 Commercial hunting 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 2 Quarrying 2 Pests 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Military training 2 Hyper-abundant species 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 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.