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 Cambodia China Democratic People's Republic of Korea India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 31 Housing 16 Ground transport infrastructure 13 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 12 Illegal activities 8 Water infrastructure 7 Land conversion 7 Management activities 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Mining 5 Legal framework 5 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Financial resources 4 Governance 4 Human resources 4 Commercial development 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 2 Air transport infrastructure 2 Air pollution 2 Commercial hunting 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Forestry /wood production 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Civil unrest 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Storms 2 Earthquake 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Renewable energy facilities 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Solid waste 1 Surface water pollution 1 Aquaculture 1 Crop production 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Water (extraction) 1 Pests 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Military training 1 Flooding 1 Hyper-abundant 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.