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State of Conservation

1007
Reports
131
Properties concerned
88
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2004close
States Parties: China
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air pollution Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Surface water pollution
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
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.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
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.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
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Input of excess energy Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Input of excess energy Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Input of excess energy Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Brucella infection threat to bison population
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 551 Illegal activities 547 Mining 298 Land conversion 242 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 233 Ground transport infrastructure 231 Water infrastructure 229 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 217 Civil unrest 177 Financial resources 157 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 154 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 143 Human resources 130 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 128 Oil and gas 125 Legal framework 106 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 105 Housing 95 War 85 Surface water pollution 84 Forestry /wood production 81 Governance 80 Fire (widlfires) 67 Major linear utilities 66 Water (extraction) 51 Crop production 49 Commercial hunting 48 Renewable energy facilities 47 Storms 47 Invasive / alien freshwater species 47 Other climate change impacts 45 Drought 34 Air pollution 31 Marine transport infrastructure 30 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 28 Subsistence hunting 27 Management activities 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Ground water pollution 26 Solid waste 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 22 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Invasive / alien marine species 21 Translocated species 18 Temperature change 17 Pollution of marine waters 16 Water (rain/water table) 16 Air transport infrastructure 14 Input of excess energy 12 Localised utilities 11 Industrial areas 8 Quarrying 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Commercial development 5 Aquaculture 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Military training 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 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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