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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 end:2003close
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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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 238 Illegal activities 214 Ground transport infrastructure 124 Mining 95 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 95 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 80 Land conversion 77 Financial resources 77 Water infrastructure 69 Civil unrest 57 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 55 Surface water pollution 49 Forestry /wood production 37 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 36 Housing 34 Oil and gas 31 Legal framework 30 War 26 Water (extraction) 24 Crop production 21 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 21 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 Human resources 20 Major linear utilities 19 Water (rain/water table) 19 Marine transport infrastructure 18 Subsistence hunting 16 Industrial areas 14 Air pollution 14 Invasive / alien freshwater species 14 Localised utilities 13 Storms 13 Fire (widlfires) 13 Renewable energy facilities 11 Input of excess energy 11 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Commercial hunting 8 Interpretative and visitation facilities 7 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 6 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Commercial development 3 Air transport infrastructure 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Solid waste 3 Quarrying 3 Ground water pollution 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Management 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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