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 423 Housing 244 Management activities 138 Ground transport infrastructure 126 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 115 Legal framework 95 Illegal activities 83 Commercial development 57 Human resources 56 Financial resources 53 Interpretative and visitation facilities 47 Deliberate destruction of heritage 44 Land conversion 36 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 35 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Water (rain/water table) 34 Civil unrest 34 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 30 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Earthquake 24 Relative humidity 20 Society's valuing of heritage 18 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Air transport infrastructure 14 Air pollution 14 Water infrastructure 12 Industrial areas 11 Solid waste 11 Flooding 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Governance 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Localised utilities 8 Mining 7 Storms 7 Major linear utilities 6 Quarrying 4 Pests 4 Surface water pollution 3 Water (extraction) 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Forestry /wood production 2 Wind 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Temperature 1 Military training 1 Terrorism 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.
