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 Philippines Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 111 Illegal activities 81 Water infrastructure 59 Ground transport infrastructure 56 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 54 Mining 52 Financial resources 44 Land conversion 40 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 39 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 35 Human resources 31 Storms 28 Other climate change impacts 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 24 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Governance 22 Forestry /wood production 19 Civil unrest 19 Housing 16 Crop production 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 14 Surface water pollution 13 Commercial hunting 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 13 Temperature change 13 Water (extraction) 12 Legal framework 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 11 Marine transport infrastructure 9 Air pollution 9 Ground water pollution 9 Industrial areas 8 Renewable energy facilities 7 Air transport infrastructure 6 Pollution of marine waters 5 Solid waste 5 Aquaculture 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Drought 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Oil and gas 2 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 High 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.