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State of Conservation

1325
Reports
151
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1997close
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air pollution Governance Ground water pollution Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Other climate change impacts Renewable energy facilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Lack of engagement with First Nations and Metis in monitoring activities and insufficient consideration of traditional ecological knowledge; Insufficiently understood cumulative impacts of multiple development pressures
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Other climate change impacts Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Lack of engagement with First Nations and Metis in monitoring activities and insufficient consideration of traditional ecological knowledge
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Other climate change impacts Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Lack of engagement with First Nations and Metis in monitoring activities and insufficient consideration of traditional ecological knowledge
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Water infrastructure
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: China
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Surface water pollution
States Parties: China
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Surface water pollution
States Parties: China
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air pollution Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Surface water pollution
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: Japan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.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: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.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: 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
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 711 Illegal activities 669 Mining 362 Ground transport infrastructure 306 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 291 Land conversion 290 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 251 Water infrastructure 249 Civil unrest 212 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 208 Financial resources 205 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 153 Human resources 148 Oil and gas 144 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 139 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 129 Legal framework 125 Housing 116 Surface water pollution 112 Forestry /wood production 109 War 97 Major linear utilities 79 Governance 78 Fire (widlfires) 77 Water (extraction) 61 Invasive / alien freshwater species 59 Crop production 58 Commercial hunting 55 Storms 55 Renewable energy facilities 53 Other climate change impacts 46 Marine transport infrastructure 43 Air pollution 39 Subsistence hunting 38 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Invasive / alien marine species 28 Management activities 28 Ground water pollution 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Solid waste 26 Non-renewable energy facilities 25 Water (rain/water table) 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Input of excess energy 18 Temperature change 17 Translocated species 17 Industrial areas 16 Pollution of marine waters 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 Localised utilities 14 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.


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