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 Kazakhstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 265 Housing 138 Management activities 92 Ground transport infrastructure 71 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 71 Legal framework 62 Illegal activities 49 Financial resources 38 Human resources 38 Water (rain/water table) 31 Deliberate destruction of heritage 31 Commercial development 28 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 28 Interpretative and visitation facilities 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 22 Land conversion 21 Relative humidity 20 Civil unrest 20 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 17 Earthquake 11 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Air pollution 8 Localised utilities 7 Storms 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Marine transport infrastructure 6 Major linear utilities 6 Flooding 6 Underground transport infrastructure 5 Water infrastructure 5 Quarrying 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 High impact research / monitoring activities 5 Air transport infrastructure 4 Solid waste 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Wind 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Industrial areas 1 Input of excess energy 1 Mining 1 Temperature 1 Terrorism 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Volcanic eruption 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.