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State of Conservation

1282
Reports
149
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1998close
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
Properties
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 696 Illegal activities 654 Mining 354 Ground transport infrastructure 299 Land conversion 285 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 282 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 247 Water infrastructure 246 Civil unrest 209 Financial resources 202 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 200 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 152 Human resources 148 Oil and gas 142 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 137 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 126 Legal framework 122 Housing 113 Surface water pollution 107 Forestry /wood production 105 War 95 Major linear utilities 78 Governance 78 Fire (widlfires) 76 Water (extraction) 60 Invasive / alien freshwater species 58 Crop production 57 Commercial hunting 55 Storms 54 Renewable energy facilities 52 Other climate change impacts 46 Marine transport infrastructure 41 Air pollution 38 Subsistence hunting 37 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Management activities 28 Ground water pollution 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Invasive / alien marine species 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 25 Solid waste 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Water (rain/water table) 22 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Input of excess energy 17 Temperature change 17 Translocated species 17 Pollution of marine waters 16 Industrial areas 15 Air transport infrastructure 15 Localised utilities 13 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Military training 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Flooding 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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