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State of Conservation

869
Reports
177
Properties concerned
42
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2003close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Underground transport infrastructure
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
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
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 537 Housing 344 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 188 Ground transport infrastructure 176 Legal framework 141 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 110 Management activities 100 Illegal activities 95 Mining 71 Water infrastructure 61 Interpretative and visitation facilities 54 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 54 Surface water pollution 54 Oil and gas 48 Major linear utilities 43 Marine transport infrastructure 38 Land conversion 36 Deliberate destruction of heritage 36 Commercial development 35 Renewable energy facilities 33 Forestry /wood production 29 Solid waste 28 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Financial resources 25 Underground transport infrastructure 24 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 22 Governance 22 Civil unrest 21 Storms 20 Fire (widlfires) 19 Water (extraction) 18 Water (rain/water table) 18 Earthquake 18 Human resources 18 Input of excess energy 17 Invasive / alien freshwater species 17 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 Ground water pollution 15 Quarrying 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Pollution of marine waters 12 Localised utilities 11 Air pollution 11 Other climate change impacts 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Crop production 8 Commercial hunting 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Air transport infrastructure 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 War 3 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Industrial areas 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 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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