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States Parties with SOC reports
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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
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/10
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.003/2,SC-89/CONF.004/12,SC-89/CONF.004/5
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/13
Other Threats: Fire
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Management systems/ management plan 1612 Housing 764 Illegal activities 628 Ground transport infrastructure 475 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 441 Management activities 341 Financial resources 298 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 297 Land conversion 293 Legal framework 291 Mining 260 Human resources 228 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 200 Water infrastructure 197 Civil unrest 187 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 182 Water (rain/water table) 181 Deliberate destruction of heritage 161 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 137 Surface water pollution 110 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 110 Interpretative and visitation facilities 104 Solid waste 103 War 100 Oil and gas 96 Commercial development 90 Forestry /wood production 85 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 84 Storms 82 Marine transport infrastructure 81 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 81 Earthquake 77 Crop production 75 Flooding 67 Major linear utilities 66 Relative humidity 61 Governance 60 Fire (widlfires) 52 Air pollution 47 Water (extraction) 46 Localised utilities 37 Invasive / alien freshwater species 37 Wind 35 High impact research / monitoring activities 33 Industrial areas 31 Input of excess energy 30 Underground transport infrastructure 29 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 29 Air transport infrastructure 28 Renewable energy facilities 28 Society's valuing of heritage 28 Avalanche/ landslide 28 Subsistence hunting 27 Commercial hunting 24 Ground water pollution 22 Other climate change impacts 21 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 20 Quarrying 19 Invasive / alien marine species 16 Drought 15 Pollution of marine waters 14 Micro-organisms 14 Temperature 14 Temperature change 13 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 11 Desertification 11 Volcanic eruption 9 Translocated species 9 Non-renewable energy facilities 8 Changes to oceanic waters 5 Terrorism 4 Radiation/light 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3 Pests 2 Military training 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Hyper-abundant 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.