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 95 Illegal activities 64 Water infrastructure 49 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 47 Ground transport infrastructure 46 Mining 41 Land conversion 34 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 33 Financial resources 31 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 26 Storms 26 Other climate change impacts 25 Human resources 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Forestry /wood production 18 Governance 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Surface water pollution 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 13 Commercial hunting 12 Civil unrest 10 Temperature change 10 Legal framework 10 Housing 9 Marine transport infrastructure 9 Air pollution 9 Ground water pollution 9 Crop production 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Renewable energy facilities 7 Water (extraction) 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Industrial areas 5 Pollution of marine waters 5 Solid waste 5 Aquaculture 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Oil and gas 1 Earthquake 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.