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Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1995close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Brucella infection threat to bison population
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Wildlife infection and transmission to domestic stock
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Wildlife infection and transmission to domestic stock
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/13
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 614 Housing 384 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 219 Ground transport infrastructure 197 Legal framework 157 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 109 Management activities 106 Illegal activities 103 Mining 96 Surface water pollution 87 Water infrastructure 78 Oil and gas 65 Interpretative and visitation facilities 64 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 59 Major linear utilities 52 Forestry /wood production 50 Marine transport infrastructure 45 Commercial development 41 Renewable energy facilities 41 Financial resources 41 Deliberate destruction of heritage 38 Land conversion 35 Storms 34 Solid waste 30 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 30 Water (extraction) 28 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Water (rain/water table) 24 Earthquake 24 Invasive / alien freshwater species 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Governance 21 Human resources 21 Quarrying 20 Civil unrest 20 Fire (widlfires) 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 18 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 Crop production 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Society's valuing of heritage 14 Localised utilities 13 Air pollution 13 Pollution of marine waters 12 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Industrial areas 10 Air transport infrastructure 9 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 Other climate change impacts 9 Relative humidity 8 Commercial hunting 7 Micro-organisms 7 Temperature change 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 Flooding 4 Subsistence hunting 3 Wind 3 Temperature 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Radiation/light 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 War 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.