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 36 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 19 Illegal activities 19 Water infrastructure 16 Mining 14 Ground transport infrastructure 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Other climate change impacts 12 Financial resources 12 Human resources 12 Land conversion 10 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Changes to oceanic waters 8 Storms 8 Forestry /wood production 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 6 Non-renewable energy facilities 5 Surface water pollution 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Solid waste 4 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Governance 4 Housing 3 Industrial areas 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Air pollution 3 Ground water pollution 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Crop production 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Legal framework 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Input of excess energy 2 Aquaculture 2 Commercial hunting 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 2 Quarrying 2 Water (extraction) 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Military training 2 Hyper-abundant species 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 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.