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State of Conservation

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Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2007close
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: United States of America
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
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: United States of America
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.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: United States of America
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
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: United States of America
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
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: United States of America
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2013
Document Source: Summary of the implementation of the corrective measures, prepared by the Secretariat / Résumé de la mise en oeuvre des mesures correctives, préparé par le Secrétariat (en anglais),WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground water pollution Land conversion Management activities Pollution of marine waters Storms Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Storms Surface water pollution Water (extraction)
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
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: Ecuador
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.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: Ecuador
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.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: Ecuador
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
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: Ecuador
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
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Management systems/ management plan 482 Illegal activities 476 Mining 267 Land conversion 218 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 214 Water infrastructure 208 Ground transport infrastructure 204 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 196 Civil unrest 145 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 135 Financial resources 130 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 127 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 119 Oil and gas 115 Human resources 105 Legal framework 98 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 90 Housing 83 Governance 76 Surface water pollution 73 Forestry /wood production 71 War 68 Fire (widlfires) 62 Major linear utilities 60 Water (extraction) 47 Storms 46 Other climate change impacts 45 Commercial hunting 44 Renewable energy facilities 42 Invasive / alien freshwater species 40 Crop production 35 Drought 31 Marine transport infrastructure 29 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Air pollution 26 Solid waste 24 Subsistence hunting 24 Ground water pollution 23 Management activities 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 21 Invasive / alien marine species 21 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 19 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Translocated species 17 Temperature change 15 Pollution of marine waters 14 Water (rain/water table) 13 Air transport infrastructure 12 Localised utilities 10 Input of excess energy 8 Industrial areas 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Quarrying 6 Commercial development 4 Aquaculture 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Earthquake 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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