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 Mongolia Nepal Philippines Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 92 Illegal activities 61 Water infrastructure 46 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 46 Ground transport infrastructure 43 Mining 38 Land conversion 31 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 31 Financial resources 29 Storms 26 Other climate change impacts 25 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 24 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Human resources 22 Forestry /wood production 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Governance 15 Surface water pollution 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 13 Commercial hunting 11 Legal framework 10 Marine transport infrastructure 9 Air pollution 9 Ground water pollution 9 Crop production 9 Temperature change 9 Housing 8 Civil unrest 8 Water (extraction) 7 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 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
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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.