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 Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 83 Illegal activities 53 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 42 Water infrastructure 40 Ground transport infrastructure 39 Mining 32 Land conversion 28 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 28 Storms 23 Other climate change impacts 22 Financial resources 22 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 20 Changes to oceanic waters 20 Human resources 19 Forestry /wood production 16 Governance 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 13 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 12 Surface water pollution 11 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Commercial hunting 10 Legal framework 10 Air pollution 8 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Renewable energy facilities 7 Ground water pollution 7 Crop production 7 Temperature change 7 Housing 6 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 6 Pollution of marine waters 5 Solid waste 5 Water (extraction) 5 Civil unrest 5 Invasive / alien freshwater species 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.