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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 Start: 2012close
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution
Properties
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 348 Illegal activities 318 Mining 190 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 160 Water infrastructure 150 Land conversion 146 Ground transport infrastructure 142 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 134 Civil unrest 91 Oil and gas 88 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 87 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 86 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 80 Financial resources 79 Legal framework 79 Human resources 72 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 69 Governance 63 Forestry /wood production 53 Housing 47 Surface water pollution 45 Major linear utilities 44 Fire (widlfires) 43 War 40 Other climate change impacts 39 Storms 38 Renewable energy facilities 36 Commercial hunting 35 Water (extraction) 35 Invasive / alien freshwater species 30 Non-renewable energy facilities 23 Marine transport infrastructure 22 Solid waste 22 Drought 22 Air pollution 20 Crop production 20 Changes to oceanic waters 20 Invasive / alien marine species 18 Subsistence hunting 17 Management activities 15 Ground water pollution 14 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 14 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 Translocated species 10 Pollution of marine waters 9 Air transport infrastructure 8 Localised utilities 8 Water (rain/water table) 7 Temperature change 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Commercial development 4 Input of excess energy 4 Aquaculture 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Industrial areas 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Terrorism 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 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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