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
Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh China Democratic People's Republic of Korea India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Micronesia (Federated States of) Nepal Pakistan Solomon Islands Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 23 Housing 13 Ground transport infrastructure 12 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Illegal activities 9 Land conversion 7 Water infrastructure 5 Management activities 5 Legal framework 4 Commercial development 3 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Mining 3 Civil unrest 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Storms 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Financial resources 3 Governance 3 Human resources 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Forestry /wood production 2 Military training 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Earthquake 2 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Ground water pollution 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Solid waste 1 Surface water pollution 1 Aquaculture 1 Commercial hunting 1 Crop production 1 Water (extraction) 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Flooding 1 Temperature change 1 Hyper-abundant species 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.