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 112 Housing 51 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 42 Ground transport infrastructure 37 Illegal activities 32 Management activities 25 Water infrastructure 22 Human resources 22 Legal framework 19 Commercial development 18 Financial resources 18 Land conversion 17 Mining 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Forestry /wood production 9 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Governance 9 Industrial areas 8 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Underground transport infrastructure 8 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Changes to oceanic waters 8 Storms 8 Interpretative and visitation facilities 7 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 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 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Renewable energy facilities 2 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 Flooding 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.
