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 Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 104 Management activities 60 Housing 47 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 36 Ground transport infrastructure 26 Legal framework 26 Human resources 20 Water (rain/water table) 18 Illegal activities 16 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 14 Land conversion 14 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 14 Relative humidity 13 Deliberate destruction of heritage 13 Financial resources 12 Commercial development 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Air pollution 7 Storms 7 Major linear utilities 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Flooding 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Localised utilities 4 Quarrying 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Water infrastructure 3 Earthquake 3 Industrial areas 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Mining 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Civil unrest 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.