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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date end:2016close
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/13
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/10
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.003/2,SC-89/CONF.004/12,SC-89/CONF.004/5
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/13
Other Threats: Fire
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Illegal activities 572 Management systems/ management plan 568 Mining 275 Ground transport infrastructure 270 Land conversion 234 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 212 Water infrastructure 202 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 202 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 194 Civil unrest 186 Financial resources 180 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 112 Oil and gas 107 Housing 105 Surface water pollution 102 Human resources 96 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 92 War 88 Legal framework 85 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 84 Forestry /wood production 77 Major linear utilities 56 Crop production 56 Water (extraction) 53 Fire (widlfires) 51 Invasive / alien freshwater species 43 Storms 36 Marine transport infrastructure 34 Renewable energy facilities 34 Governance 32 Air pollution 31 Water (rain/water table) 31 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 30 Commercial hunting 30 Subsistence hunting 30 Management activities 22 Localised utilities 21 Ground water pollution 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 21 Invasive / alien marine species 21 Input of excess energy 20 Drought 20 Industrial areas 19 Other climate change impacts 16 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 15 Temperature change 13 Non-renewable energy facilities 12 Pollution of marine waters 12 Translocated species 12 Air transport infrastructure 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Solid waste 9 Changes to oceanic waters 9 Quarrying 8 Commercial development 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 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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