State of Conservation
1202
Reports
146
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
2000close
| States Parties: |
 Costa Rica
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Crop production Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Renewable energy facilities Subsistence hunting Water (extraction) |
| Other Threats: | Fires (intentional and accidental) |
| States Parties: |
Costa Rica
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Crop production Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Renewable energy facilities Subsistence hunting Water (extraction) |
| Other Threats: | Fires (intentional and accidental) |
| States Parties: |
Costa Rica
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Crop production Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Renewable energy facilities Subsistence hunting Water (extraction) |
| Other Threats: | fire |
| States Parties: |
Costa Rica
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Crop production Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Renewable energy facilities Subsistence hunting Water (extraction) |
| Other Threats: | fire |
| States Parties: |
Costa Rica
|
| Year: | 2015 |
| Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
 Australia
|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10 |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Mauritania
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2014 |
| Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2013 |
| Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2008 |
| Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
| Other Threats: | a) Absence of any real ecotourism policy and strategy; b) Poor progress recorded in the improvement of the living conditions of the local populations |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
| States Parties: |
Mauritania
|
| Year: | 2002 |
| Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.202/17 |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas |
States Parties
Albania Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia France Gabon Germany Guinea Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mauritania Mexico Mongolia Montenegro Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) New Zealand Niger North Macedonia Oman Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Switzerland Thailand Tunisia Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 664 Illegal activities 636 Mining 341 Ground transport infrastructure 285 Land conversion 280 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 268 Water infrastructure 244 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 240 Civil unrest 201 Financial resources 195 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 187 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 150 Human resources 147 Oil and gas 138 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 138 Legal framework 122 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 121 Housing 109 Surface water pollution 100 Forestry /wood production 98 War 93 Governance 80 Major linear utilities 79 Fire (widlfires) 75 Water (extraction) 59 Invasive / alien freshwater species 56 Crop production 55 Commercial hunting 54 Renewable energy facilities 53 Storms 50 Other climate change impacts 47 Marine transport infrastructure 38 Air pollution 37 Subsistence hunting 35 Drought 34 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 31 Management activities 28 Ground water pollution 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Invasive / alien marine species 25 Solid waste 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Water (rain/water table) 20 Translocated species 18 Temperature change 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Pollution of marine waters 16 Input of excess energy 15 Industrial areas 13 Localised utilities 11 Quarrying 11 Commercial development 8 Interpretative and visitation facilities 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 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Flooding 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.
