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State of Conservation

1000
Reports
136
Properties concerned
71
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date end:2012close
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Other Threats: Essential management activities such as the removal of invasive alien species and controlled burning cannot be carried out as required
States Parties: Hungary Slovakia
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Hungary Slovakia
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Hungary Slovakia
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Quarrying
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Major linear utilities
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Ground water pollution Solid waste
Other Threats: Increase in the natural rate of mortality of the rhinoceros
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/15
Threats*: Water (extraction)
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Illegal activities 454 Management systems/ management plan 451 Ground transport infrastructure 217 Mining 210 Land conversion 178 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 171 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 159 Financial resources 157 Water infrastructure 153 Civil unrest 147 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 144 Surface water pollution 86 Housing 83 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 81 Human resources 78 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 72 War 72 Oil and gas 70 Forestry /wood production 63 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 62 Legal framework 56 Crop production 51 Major linear utilities 42 Water (extraction) 41 Fire (widlfires) 36 Invasive / alien freshwater species 33 Water (rain/water table) 28 Air pollution 27 Marine transport infrastructure 26 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 25 Subsistence hunting 25 Storms 23 Commercial hunting 22 Renewable energy facilities 20 Input of excess energy 20 Industrial areas 18 Governance 17 Localised utilities 16 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 15 Management activities 15 Ground water pollution 14 Invasive / alien marine species 14 Drought 13 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 10 Temperature change 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Pollution of marine waters 9 Other climate change impacts 9 Air transport infrastructure 8 Quarrying 8 Translocated species 8 Commercial development 4 Solid waste 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 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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