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 Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 20 Housing 8 Ground transport infrastructure 7 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Illegal activities 7 Legal framework 7 Commercial development 6 Water (rain/water table) 5 Financial resources 5 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Management activities 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Relative humidity 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Civil unrest 2 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Land conversion 1 Earthquake 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Human resources 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.