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 Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 51 Housing 21 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Ground transport infrastructure 16 Illegal activities 14 Management activities 12 Human resources 10 Water infrastructure 9 Land conversion 8 Mining 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Legal framework 8 Commercial development 7 Financial resources 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Governance 4 Industrial areas 3 Air transport infrastructure 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Air pollution 3 Solid waste 3 Surface water pollution 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Storms 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Water (rain/water table) 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Earthquake 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Aquaculture 1 Commercial hunting 1 Crop production 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Quarrying 1 Water (extraction) 1 Pests 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Civil unrest 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.