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 Solomon Islands Thailand Uzbekistan Viet NamThreats
Management systems/ management plan 58 Illegal activities 33 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 29 Water infrastructure 28 Ground transport infrastructure 24 Mining 23 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 21 Land conversion 18 Other climate change impacts 17 Human resources 16 Financial resources 15 Storms 14 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 13 Changes to oceanic waters 13 Forestry /wood production 12 Governance 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 8 Surface water pollution 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Commercial hunting 6 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 6 Legal framework 6 Air pollution 5 Pollution of marine waters 5 Solid waste 5 Crop production 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Ground water pollution 4 Aquaculture 4 Military training 4 Temperature change 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Housing 3 Industrial areas 3 Air transport infrastructure 3 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Water (extraction) 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Civil unrest 2
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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.