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 Malaysia Nepal New Zealand Philippines Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 62 Illegal activities 40 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 23 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 22 Ground transport infrastructure 21 Land conversion 19 Civil unrest 18 Mining 16 Financial resources 12 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 11 Marine transport infrastructure 11 Water (extraction) 9 Fire (widlfires) 9 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 9 Water infrastructure 8 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Major linear utilities 6 Oil and gas 5 Flooding 4 Human resources 4 Housing 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Legal framework 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Solid waste 2 Surface water pollution 2 Crop production 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Commercial development 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Ground water pollution 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Governance 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.