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 Solomon Islands Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 46 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 24 Illegal activities 24 Water infrastructure 22 Ground transport infrastructure 18 Mining 18 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 16 Other climate change impacts 14 Financial resources 14 Human resources 14 Land conversion 13 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Changes to oceanic waters 10 Storms 10 Forestry /wood production 9 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Governance 7 Non-renewable energy facilities 6 Surface water pollution 6 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Renewable energy facilities 4 Air pollution 4 Pollution of marine waters 4 Solid waste 4 Commercial hunting 4 Crop production 4 Legal framework 4 Housing 3 Industrial areas 3 Air transport infrastructure 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Ground water pollution 3 Aquaculture 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Military training 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Hyper-abundant species 3 Input of excess energy 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 2 Quarrying 2 Water (extraction) 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Civil unrest 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.