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 146 Housing 68 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 55 Ground transport infrastructure 52 Illegal activities 41 Management activities 31 Water infrastructure 30 Human resources 27 Land conversion 25 Legal framework 24 Mining 22 Financial resources 22 Commercial development 21 Other climate change impacts 20 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 17 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 16 Governance 14 Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Forestry /wood production 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Changes to oceanic waters 10 Storms 10 Air transport infrastructure 9 Industrial areas 8 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Air pollution 8 Solid waste 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 8 Earthquake 8 Surface water pollution 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 7 Non-renewable energy facilities 6 Deliberate destruction of heritage 6 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 5 Civil unrest 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Renewable energy facilities 4 Pollution of marine waters 4 Commercial hunting 4 Crop production 4 Water (extraction) 4 Water (rain/water table) 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Flooding 4 Ground water pollution 3 Aquaculture 3 Pests 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Military training 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Hyper-abundant species 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Input of excess energy 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 2 Quarrying 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 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.