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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea Fiji India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 396 Housing 222 Management activities 131 Ground transport infrastructure 114 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 109 Legal framework 89 Illegal activities 75 Human resources 58 Financial resources 52 Commercial development 47 Interpretative and visitation facilities 46 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Water (rain/water table) 36 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 35 Land conversion 35 Civil unrest 32 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 29 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 27 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 24 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Underground transport infrastructure 21 Relative humidity 20 Earthquake 20 Society's valuing of heritage 17 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 14 Air pollution 13 Marine transport infrastructure 12 Air transport infrastructure 11 Flooding 11 Localised utilities 9 Solid waste 9 Other climate change impacts 9 Industrial areas 8 High impact research / monitoring activities 8 Water infrastructure 7 Storms 7 Major linear utilities 6 Mining 6 Governance 6 Quarrying 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Surface water pollution 3 Pests 3 Forestry /wood production 2 Water (extraction) 2 Wind 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Temperature 1 Military training 1 Terrorism 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Volcanic eruption 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.
