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State of Conservation

38
Reports
38
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2002close
Date end:2002close
Site State Party Year Threats* Danger List
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves niger Niger 2002 Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan,
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Yes
banc d'arguin national parkBanc d'Arguin National Park mauritania Mauritania 2002 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Ground transport infrastructure, Oil and gas, No
caves of aggtelek karst and slovak karstCaves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst hungary,slovakia Hungary
Slovakia
2002 Mining, No
chitwan national parkChitwan National Park nepal Nepal 2002 Ground transport infrastructure, Major linear utilities, No
cocos island national parkCocos Island National Park costa rica Costa Rica 2002 Financial resources, Illegal activities, No
donana national parkDoñana National Park spain Spain 2002 Ground transport infrastructure, Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals, Management systems/ management plan, Marine transport infrastructure, Mining, Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses, Water (extraction) ,
Other Threats: Decline of the Iberian lynx and Imperial eagle populations
No
everglades national parkEverglades National Park united states of america United States of America 2002 Crop production, Housing, Industrial areas, Management systems/ management plan, Surface water pollution, Water infrastructure, Yes
galápagos islandsGalápagos Islands ecuador Ecuador 2002 Financial resources, Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Illegal activities, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation, Invasive / alien marine species, Invasive/alien terrestrial species, Management systems/ management plan, No
garamba national parkGaramba National Park democratic republic of the congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 2002 Civil unrest, Illegal activities, Yes
giant's causeway and causeway coastGiant's Causeway and Causeway Coast united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2002 Commercial development, Interpretative and visitation facilities, Management systems/ management plan, No
great smoky mountains national parkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park united states of america United States of America 2002 Air pollution, No
gunung mulu national parkGunung Mulu National Park malaysia Malaysia 2002 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Management systems/ management plan,
Other Threats: Lack of inclusion of indigenous peoples and their claims in the decision to extend the Park
No
ha long bay - cat ba archipelagoHa Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago viet nam Viet Nam 2002 Ground transport infrastructure, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation, Management systems/ management plan, Marine transport infrastructure,
Other Threats: Rapid economic development
No
henderson islandHenderson Island united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2002 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation, Management systems/ management plan, No
ichkeul national parkIchkeul National Park tunisia Tunisia 2002 Air pollution, Erosion and siltation/ deposition, Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals, Management systems/ management plan, Subsistence hunting, Water (rain/water table), Water infrastructure,
Other Threats: Excessive salinity of the water
Yes
isole eolie (aeolian islands)Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) italy Italy 2002 Management systems/ management plan, Quarrying, No
kahuzi-biega national parkKahuzi-Biega National Park democratic republic of the congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 2002 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Mining, War, Yes
kaziranga national parkKaziranga National Park india India 2002 Financial resources, Illegal activities, Land conversion, Management systems/ management plan,
Other Threats: Elephant-human conflicts
No
komodo national parkKomodo National Park indonesia Indonesia 2002 Fire (widlfires), Illegal activities, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation, Management systems/ management plan, No
lake baikalLake Baikal russian federation Russian Federation 2002 Financial resources, Forestry /wood production, Housing, Illegal activities, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation, Legal framework, Major linear utilities, Management systems/ management plan, Oil and gas, Surface water pollution,
Other Threats: Continuing decline of the Baikal Seal population
No
lorentz national parkLorentz National Park indonesia Indonesia 2002 Management systems/ management plan, Mining, No
mammoth cave national parkMammoth Cave National Park united states of america United States of America 2002 Air transport infrastructure, Ground transport infrastructure, Industrial areas, No
manas wildlife sanctuaryManas Wildlife Sanctuary india India 2002 Civil unrest, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Land conversion, Management systems/ management plan, Yes
mount kenya national park/natural forestMount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest kenya Kenya 2002 Avalanche/ landslide, Fire (widlfires), Illegal activities, Land conversion, Legal framework, Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals, Management systems/ management plan,
Other Threats: Uncontrolled forest land excisions, in the Mount Hombe and Ragat blocks
No
mount nimba strict nature reserveMount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve cote d'ivoire,guinea Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea
2002 Financial resources, Ground transport infrastructure, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan, Mining, Yes
nahanni national parkNahanni National Park canada Canada 2002 Management systems/ management plan, Mining, No
okapi wildlife reserveOkapi Wildlife Reserve democratic republic of the congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 2002 Illegal activities, Management systems/ management plan, Mining, War, Yes
pirin national parkPirin National Park bulgaria Bulgaria 2002 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation, No
salonga national parkSalonga National Park democratic republic of the congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 2002 Housing, Human resources, Illegal activities, Land conversion, Management systems/ management plan, Yes
serengeti national parkSerengeti National Park united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania 2002 Ground transport infrastructure, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation, Legal framework, Management systems/ management plan, Water infrastructure,
Other Threats: Threats to wildlife migration and populations
No
sian ka'anSian Ka'an mexico Mexico 2002 Land conversion, Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure, Management systems/ management plan, No
srebarna nature reserveSrebarna Nature Reserve bulgaria Bulgaria 2002 Financial resources, Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals, Management systems/ management plan, Water (extraction) , Water infrastructure,
Other Threats: Loss of biodiversity
Yes
sundarbans national parkSundarbans National Park india India 2002 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Illegal activities, Management activities,
Other Threats: human-tiger conflicts
No
tai national parkTaï National Park cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 2002 Commercial hunting, Illegal activities, Land conversion, Subsistence hunting, No
virunga national parkVirunga National Park democratic republic of the congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 2002 Civil unrest, Financial resources, Fishing/collecting aquatic resources, Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community, Illegal activities, Land conversion, Mining, Volcanic eruption, Yes
volcanoes of kamchatkaVolcanoes of Kamchatka russian federation Russian Federation 2002 Ground transport infrastructure, Illegal activities, Major linear utilities, Mining, Renewable energy facilities, No
wood buffalo national parkWood Buffalo National Park canada Canada 2002 Ground transport infrastructure, No
yellowstone national parkYellowstone National Park united states of america United States of America 2002 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation, Invasive / alien freshwater species, Management systems/ management plan,
Other Threats: Wildlife infection and transmission to domestic stock
Yes

* : 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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