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State of Conservation

1009
Reports
195
Properties concerned
43
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1999close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
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
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 603 Housing 380 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 214 Ground transport infrastructure 200 Legal framework 151 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 114 Illegal activities 107 Management activities 105 Mining 87 Water infrastructure 73 Surface water pollution 71 Interpretative and visitation facilities 63 Oil and gas 58 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 57 Major linear utilities 53 Marine transport infrastructure 45 Forestry /wood production 42 Renewable energy facilities 41 Commercial development 40 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Land conversion 38 Financial resources 37 Storms 30 Solid waste 28 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 28 Underground transport infrastructure 26 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 25 Water (extraction) 24 Governance 23 Civil unrest 21 Earthquake 21 Fire (widlfires) 21 Invasive / alien freshwater species 21 Human resources 20 Quarrying 19 Water (rain/water table) 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 19 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 High impact research / monitoring activities 15 Air pollution 13 Localised utilities 12 Pollution of marine waters 12 Crop production 12 Other climate change impacts 12 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Air transport infrastructure 7 Commercial hunting 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Industrial areas 6 Micro-organisms 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Flooding 5 Temperature change 5 Subsistence hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 War 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 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.


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