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 Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 220 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 75 Management activities 72 Ground transport infrastructure 68 Illegal activities 67 Housing 65 Legal framework 44 Land conversion 35 Financial resources 35 Mining 32 Human resources 30 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 28 Water (rain/water table) 26 Civil unrest 24 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 Deliberate destruction of heritage 20 Commercial development 18 Interpretative and visitation facilities 18 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 17 Water infrastructure 16 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 16 Relative humidity 15 Major linear utilities 12 Marine transport infrastructure 11 Forestry /wood production 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Water (extraction) 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Flooding 9 Air pollution 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Storms 7 Earthquake 6 Oil and gas 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Localised utilities 4 Ground water pollution 4 Solid waste 4 Surface water pollution 4 Quarrying 4 Volcanic eruption 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Crop production 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Other climate change impacts 2 Tsunami/tidal wave 2 Governance 2 Industrial areas 1 Input of excess energy 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Terrorism 1 Drought 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 High 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.