State of Conservation
1520
Reports
158
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
1987close
| States Parties: |
 Mauritania
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2014 |
| Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2013 |
| Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2008 |
| Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
| Other Threats: | a) Absence of any real ecotourism policy and strategy; b) Poor progress recorded in the improvement of the living conditions of the local populations |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2002 |
| Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.202/17 |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10 |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2B |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 1994 |
| Document Source: | WHC-94/CONF.001/3B,WHC-94/CONF.001/3B Add.1,WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add. |
| Other Threats: | Capture operation of the monk seal |
| States Parties: |
 Belize
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Invasive / alien marine species Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Belize
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Invasive / alien marine species Land conversion Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Belize
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien marine species Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Oil and gas |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Albania Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia France Gabon Germany Guinea Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mauritania Mexico Mongolia Montenegro Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) New Zealand Niger North Macedonia Oman Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Switzerland Thailand Tunisia Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 783 Illegal activities 750 Mining 389 Ground transport infrastructure 351 Land conversion 317 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 311 Water infrastructure 286 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 270 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 247 Civil unrest 232 Financial resources 231 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 160 Oil and gas 156 Human resources 150 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 149 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 141 Legal framework 136 Surface water pollution 132 Housing 127 Forestry /wood production 118 War 111 Major linear utilities 85 Fire (widlfires) 80 Governance 80 Water (extraction) 75 Crop production 67 Invasive / alien freshwater species 61 Storms 60 Renewable energy facilities 58 Commercial hunting 56 Marine transport infrastructure 48 Other climate change impacts 47 Air pollution 43 Subsistence hunting 41 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 34 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Ground water pollution 28 Water (rain/water table) 28 Management activities 28 Solid waste 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Localised utilities 24 Input of excess energy 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Industrial areas 22 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Pollution of marine waters 19 Translocated species 18 Temperature change 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Terrorism 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 High 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.
