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 Mongolia Nepal Philippines Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 88 Illegal activities 57 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 45 Water infrastructure 43 Ground transport infrastructure 41 Mining 35 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 31 Land conversion 30 Other climate change impacts 24 Storms 24 Financial resources 24 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 22 Changes to oceanic waters 21 Human resources 20 Forestry /wood production 17 Governance 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Surface water pollution 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 12 Commercial hunting 11 Legal framework 10 Air pollution 9 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Ground water pollution 8 Crop production 8 Temperature change 8 Renewable energy facilities 7 Housing 6 Water (extraction) 6 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 6 Civil unrest 6 Invasive / alien freshwater species 6 Pollution of marine waters 5 Solid waste 5 Industrial areas 4 Aquaculture 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Fire (widlfires) 3
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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.