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
Australia Bangladesh China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Mongolia Nepal New Zealand Philippines Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 171 Illegal activities 120 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 76 Ground transport infrastructure 74 Mining 67 Water infrastructure 66 Land conversion 58 Financial resources 55 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 47 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 43 Civil unrest 37 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 35 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 34 Human resources 34 Storms 27 Other climate change impacts 26 Forestry /wood production 22 Governance 22 Water (extraction) 21 Changes to oceanic waters 21 Marine transport infrastructure 19 Housing 18 Crop production 18 Legal framework 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 14 Surface water pollution 13 Commercial hunting 13 Temperature change 12 Fire (widlfires) 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 12 Air pollution 9 Ground water pollution 9 Air transport infrastructure 8 Industrial areas 7 Solid waste 7 Oil and gas 7 Major linear utilities 6 Renewable energy facilities 6 Pollution of marine waters 4 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Quarrying 3 Drought 3 Commercial development 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Earthquake 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1 Management activities 1
* :
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.
