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 47 Illegal activities 25 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 24 Water infrastructure 23 Mining 20 Ground transport infrastructure 18 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 17 Other climate change impacts 14 Human resources 14 Land conversion 13 Financial resources 13 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 11 Forestry /wood production 10 Changes to oceanic waters 10 Storms 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Governance 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Air pollution 5 Solid waste 5 Commercial hunting 5 Legal framework 5 Renewable energy facilities 4 Surface water pollution 4 Crop production 4 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Input of excess energy 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Aquaculture 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Water (extraction) 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Military training 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Hyper-abundant species 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Housing 2 Industrial areas 2 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Ground water pollution 2 Temperature change 2 Civil unrest 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.