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Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2013)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2013)
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Localised utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting
Banc d'Arguin National Park (2013)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (2013)
States Parties: Belize
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Invasive / alien marine species Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Oil and gas
Danger List:  Yes
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2013)
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (2013)
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Comoé National Park (2013)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Dja Faunal Reserve (2013)
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial hunting Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure
Doñana National Park (2013)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Crop production Major linear utilities Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: State of the Guadalquivir River and dredging project
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (2013)
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors
East Rennell (2013)
States Parties: Solomon Islands
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Storms
Everglades National Park (2013)
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2013
Document Source: Summary of the implementation of the corrective measures, prepared by the Secretariat / Résumé de la mise en oeuvre des mesures correctives, préparé par le Secrétariat (en anglais),WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
Garamba National Park (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities Management activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (2013)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Golden Mountains of Altai (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities Oil and gas Water infrastructure
Great Barrier Reef (2013)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change
Gros Morne National Park (2013)
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Oil and gas
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (2013)
States Parties: France
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (2013)
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
Lake Baikal (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution Water (extraction)
Lake Malawi National Park (2013)
States Parties: Malawi
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Lake Turkana National Parks (2013)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add.Corr
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure
Lorentz National Park (2013)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan Mining
Los Katíos National Park (2013)
States Parties: Colombia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Macquarie Island (2013)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (2013)
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining
Danger List:  Yes
Monte San Giorgio (2013)
States Parties: Switzerland Italy
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (2013)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion
Other Threats: Community-wildlife conflit
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (2013)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Danger List:  Yes
Niokolo-Koba National Park (2013)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Drought Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Translocated species Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
Pirin National Park (2013)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Pitons Management Area (2013)
States Parties: Saint Lucia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island (2013)
States Parties: France
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Rainforests of the Atsinanana (2013)
States Parties: Madagascar
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Subsistence hunting
Danger List:  Yes
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (2013)
States Parties: Honduras
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
Salonga National Park (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Sangha Trinational (2013)
States Parties: Central African Republic Congo Cameroon
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Selous Game Reserve (2013)
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Reduction of elephant population
Simien National Park (2013)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Other Threats: Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species
Danger List:  Yes
Socotra Archipelago (2013)
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (2013)
States Parties: Costa Rica Panama
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Water infrastructure
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2013)
States Parties: China
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Signage; Apparent decline in wildlife populations
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (2013)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Virgin Komi Forests (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining
Virunga National Park (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes
Volcanoes of Kamchatka (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Renewable energy facilities
Vredefort Dome (2013)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Western Caucasus (2013)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
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Albania Australia Austria Belgium Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Central African Republic China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia France Germany Guinea Honduras Indonesia Italy Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritania Niger North Macedonia Panama Poland Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Viet Nam Yemen
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 30 Illegal activities 27 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 14 Mining 14 Land conversion 13 Ground transport infrastructure 12 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 11 Water infrastructure 10 Oil and gas 10 Civil unrest 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Legal framework 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 Housing 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Major linear utilities 4 Surface water pollution 4 War 4 Financial resources 4 Human resources 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Storms 3 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Localised utilities 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Ground water pollution 2 Commercial hunting 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Water (extraction) 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Governance 2 Management activities 2 Industrial areas 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Solid waste 1 Crop production 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Drought 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Temperature change 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Translocated species 1

* : 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.


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