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
Australia Bangladesh China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Mongolia Nepal New Zealand Philippines Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 117 Illegal activities 91 Water infrastructure 61 Ground transport infrastructure 59 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 56 Mining 54 Financial resources 49 Land conversion 40 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 39 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 37 Human resources 34 Storms 28 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 26 Other climate change impacts 25 Governance 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Civil unrest 21 Forestry /wood production 20 Housing 19 Crop production 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 Surface water pollution 14 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 13 Temperature change 13 Legal framework 13 Commercial hunting 12 Water (extraction) 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 11 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Air pollution 9 Ground water pollution 9 Industrial areas 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Renewable energy facilities 7 Pollution of marine waters 5 Solid waste 4 Aquaculture 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Oil and gas 3 Quarrying 3 Drought 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Commercial development 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Earthquake 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1 Management 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.
