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State of Conservation

846
Reports
128
Properties concerned
69
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date end:2009close
States Parties: Cuba
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Cuba
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Madagascar
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Illegal activities Legal framework Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
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: 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
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Management systems/ management plan 380 Illegal activities 370 Ground transport infrastructure 183 Mining 163 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 145 Land conversion 136 Financial resources 133 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 131 Water infrastructure 120 Civil unrest 118 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 110 Surface water pollution 72 Housing 66 Human resources 66 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 64 War 60 Forestry /wood production 59 Oil and gas 54 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 53 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 46 Legal framework 46 Crop production 45 Major linear utilities 34 Water (extraction) 34 Invasive / alien freshwater species 27 Water (rain/water table) 26 Fire (widlfires) 26 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 23 Subsistence hunting 23 Marine transport infrastructure 22 Air pollution 22 Renewable energy facilities 18 Input of excess energy 18 Industrial areas 17 Storms 17 Localised utilities 16 Commercial hunting 16 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Governance 10 Management activities 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Ground water pollution 9 Air transport infrastructure 8 Quarrying 7 Pollution of marine waters 6 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 6 Drought 6 Temperature change 6 Commercial development 4 Solid waste 4 Flooding 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Translocated species 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 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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