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 India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Micronesia (Federated States of) Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 46 Housing 21 Ground transport infrastructure 17 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 17 Illegal activities 13 Water infrastructure 10 Management activities 9 Human resources 8 Commercial development 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Land conversion 7 Mining 7 Financial resources 7 Legal framework 7 Other climate change impacts 6 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Governance 4 Industrial areas 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Solid waste 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Storms 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Air pollution 2 Water (extraction) 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Earthquake 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Surface water pollution 1 Aquaculture 1 Commercial hunting 1 Crop production 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Quarrying 1 Pests 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Civil unrest 1 Military training 1 Flooding 1 Temperature change 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1 Low 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.