State of Conservation
112
Reports
80
Properties concerned
73
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
2023close
States Parties: | Mexico |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
Other Threats: | • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border |
States Parties: | United States of America |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | United States of America |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Ecuador |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Other Threats: | Probable extinction of the northern white rhinoceros subspecies within the property |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Russian Federation |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) |
States Parties: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
States Parties: | India |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Australia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Fire (widlfires) Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | France |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Viet Nam |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Viet Nam |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Brazil |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Governance Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining |
Other Threats: | Conflicting land use |
States Parties: | Mexico |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities |
Other Threats: | Serious concerns over the conservation status of two species, vaquita (porpoise species) and totoaba (marine fish) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Mexico |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities |
Other Threats: | Serious concerns over the conservation status of two species, vaquita (porpoise species) and totoaba (marine fish) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Albania Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic China Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Ecuador Ethiopia France Gabon Germany Guinea Honduras India Indonesia Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Madagascar Malawi Mauritania Mexico Mongolia Montenegro Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger North Macedonia Panama Poland Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sudan Switzerland Thailand 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 73 Illegal activities 61 Mining 39 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 34 Water infrastructure 31 Ground transport infrastructure 30 Land conversion 26 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 25 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Financial resources 22 Human resources 20 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 Legal framework 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 16 Oil and gas 15 Forestry /wood production 14 Civil unrest 14 Governance 14 Surface water pollution 13 Other climate change impacts 12 Major linear utilities 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Housing 9 Renewable energy facilities 9 Storms 9 Solid waste 7 War 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Non-renewable energy facilities 6 Commercial hunting 6 Water (extraction) 6 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Subsistence hunting 5 Changes to oceanic waters 5 Drought 5 Air pollution 4 Ground water pollution 4 Crop production 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Industrial areas 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Terrorism 2 Temperature change 2 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Translocated species 2 Management activities 2 Commercial development 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Aquaculture 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Quarrying 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Military training 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.