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State of Conservation

988
Reports
194
Properties concerned
43
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1999close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
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
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Wildlife infection and transmission to domestic stock
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Wildlife infection and transmission to domestic stock
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4
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: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
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: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/13
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
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 586 Housing 372 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 209 Ground transport infrastructure 194 Legal framework 143 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 110 Management activities 105 Illegal activities 103 Mining 84 Water infrastructure 70 Surface water pollution 70 Interpretative and visitation facilities 63 Oil and gas 58 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 56 Major linear utilities 51 Marine transport infrastructure 44 Forestry /wood production 41 Commercial development 39 Renewable energy facilities 39 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Land conversion 36 Financial resources 36 Storms 30 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 28 Solid waste 27 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Water (extraction) 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Governance 22 Earthquake 21 Invasive / alien freshwater species 21 Civil unrest 20 Quarrying 19 Water (rain/water table) 19 Fire (widlfires) 19 Human resources 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 18 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 Society's valuing of heritage 15 High impact research / monitoring activities 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Air pollution 13 Pollution of marine waters 12 Crop production 12 Localised utilities 11 Other climate change impacts 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 Air transport infrastructure 7 Commercial hunting 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Industrial areas 6 Micro-organisms 6 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Flooding 5 Temperature change 5 Subsistence hunting 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Temperature 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Low 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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