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Reports
436
Properties concerned
123
States Parties with SOC reports
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States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/INF.7D
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Housing
States Parties: Azerbaijan
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Weakening of conservation controls
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Water (extraction)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.203/5,WHC-2000/CONF.203/INF.6,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Water (extraction)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14,WHC.99/CONF.208/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/3,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/4
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Decline in sea animals populations
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14,WHC.99/CONF.208/INF.6
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Decline in sea animals populations
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Decline in sea animals populations
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B,WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.004/10,SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/8,SC-88/CONF.007/5
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1984
Document Source: SC/84/CONF.004/4
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual deterioration
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/3B Add.1
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Problems with landowners resident in the site and aboriginal concerns
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/3,WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Localised utilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/4 Add.
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Localised utilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/13
Threats*: Localised utilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.003/2,SC-89/CONF.004/12,SC-89/CONF.004/5
Threats*: Localised utilities
Other Threats: 50% of the bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1985
Document Source: SC-85/CONF.008/9
Threats*: Water infrastructure
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Flooding Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/3
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Input of excess energy Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Input of excess energy Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining
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
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 1103 Housing 468 Illegal activities 430 Ground transport infrastructure 346 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 324 Management activities 224 Financial resources 223 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 222 Legal framework 194 Land conversion 183 Mining 171 Human resources 158 Water (rain/water table) 136 Water infrastructure 134 Civil unrest 123 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 111 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 109 Deliberate destruction of heritage 92 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 89 Surface water pollution 79 Commercial development 73 Solid waste 72 Interpretative and visitation facilities 71 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 69 Forestry /wood production 68 Storms 63 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 62 War 60 Oil and gas 58 Crop production 57 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 56 Earthquake 53 Relative humidity 52 Major linear utilities 50 Marine transport infrastructure 44 Flooding 42 Air pollution 39 Water (extraction) 33 Fire (widlfires) 33 Localised utilities 30 Invasive / alien freshwater species 26 Governance 26 Input of excess energy 24 Wind 24 Subsistence hunting 21 Avalanche/ landslide 21 Industrial areas 20 Renewable energy facilities 19 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 19 Air transport infrastructure 18 Society's valuing of heritage 18 High impact research / monitoring activities 18 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 17 Quarrying 16 Commercial hunting 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Ground water pollution 12 Temperature 12 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Pollution of marine waters 9 Micro-organisms 9 Desertification 9 Other climate change impacts 8 Volcanic eruption 8 Drought 7 Temperature change 5 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Terrorism 4 Radiation/light 3 Tsunami/tidal wave 3 Translocated species 3 Pests 2 Military training 2 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 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.