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
Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 85 Management activities 52 Housing 39 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 27 Legal framework 22 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Human resources 14 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 12 Land conversion 12 Water (rain/water table) 12 Relative humidity 11 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 11 Illegal activities 11 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 7 Storms 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 6 Air pollution 6 Financial resources 6 Localised utilities 4 Quarrying 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Water infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 2 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 2 Earthquake 2 Commercial development 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Mining 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Terrorism 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 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.