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 362 Housing 215 Ground transport infrastructure 112 Management activities 98 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 95 Legal framework 77 Illegal activities 74 Commercial development 57 Human resources 50 Financial resources 49 Interpretative and visitation facilities 43 Deliberate destruction of heritage 36 Civil unrest 34 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 30 Land conversion 28 Water (rain/water table) 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 26 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 25 Underground transport infrastructure 25 Earthquake 22 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 21 Society's valuing of heritage 18 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Air transport infrastructure 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 Industrial areas 11 Solid waste 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Relative humidity 10 Governance 10 Water infrastructure 9 Air pollution 9 Flooding 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Mining 6 Localised utilities 5 Major linear utilities 4 Pests 4 Surface water pollution 3 Water (extraction) 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 Quarrying 1 Temperature 1 Military training 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.
