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 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 218 Housing 100 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 82 Ground transport infrastructure 78 Illegal activities 65 Management activities 47 Water infrastructure 39 Legal framework 39 Land conversion 37 Human resources 37 Mining 33 Financial resources 30 Commercial development 29 Other climate change impacts 26 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 23 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 22 Interpretative and visitation facilities 20 Underground transport infrastructure 19 Governance 19 Forestry /wood production 18 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 18 Storms 15 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 14 Changes to oceanic waters 14 Air transport infrastructure 12 Marine transport infrastructure 12 Air pollution 12 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 12 Civil unrest 12 Earthquake 12 Industrial areas 11 Solid waste 11 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 11 Deliberate destruction of heritage 11 Surface water pollution 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 Non-renewable energy facilities 8 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Commercial hunting 7 Water (extraction) 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Water (rain/water table) 6 Pollution of marine waters 5 Crop production 5 Military training 5 Flooding 5 Ground water pollution 4 Aquaculture 4 Pests 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Temperature change 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Localised utilities 2 Low impact research / monitoring activities 2
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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.