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 18 Illegal activities 10 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Water infrastructure 8 Mining 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Financial resources 7 Ground transport infrastructure 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Other climate change impacts 6 Human resources 6 Land conversion 5 Forestry /wood production 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Storms 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Solid waste 2 Crop production 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Legal framework 2 Housing 1 Industrial areas 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Air pollution 1 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Surface water pollution 1 Aquaculture 1 Commercial hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Quarrying 1 Water (extraction) 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Governance 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.