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 56 Housing 26 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 20 Ground transport infrastructure 19 Illegal activities 17 Water infrastructure 12 Management activities 12 Commercial development 10 Human resources 10 Legal framework 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 9 Land conversion 9 Mining 9 Financial resources 9 Other climate change impacts 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 Industrial areas 4 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Solid waste 4 Forestry /wood production 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Storms 4 Earthquake 4 Governance 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Air transport infrastructure 3 Air pollution 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Crop production 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Water (extraction) 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Flooding 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 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Quarrying 1 Pests 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Civil unrest 1 Military training 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.