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State of Conservation

83
Reports
22
Properties concerned
26
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2016close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats:
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Spain
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Crop production Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Guadalquivir River dredging project
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Oil and gas
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Invasive/alien terrestrial species
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Mining Water infrastructure
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Mining
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: France
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Solid waste
Other Threats: Increased human presence
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Solid waste
Other Threats: Increased human presence
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas
Other Threats: Increased human presence
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas
Other Threats: Increased human presence
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution Water (extraction)
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution Water (extraction)
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Renewable energy facilities
Other Threats: Decline in populations of wild reindeer and snow sheep
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Renewable energy facilities
Other Threats: Decline in populations of wild reindeer and snow sheep
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Renewable energy facilities
Other Threats: Decline in populations of wild reindeer and snow sheep
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Renewable energy facilities
Other Threats: Decline in populations of wild reindeer and snow sheep
States Parties: Germany Denmark Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air pollution Governance Ground water pollution Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Other climate change impacts Renewable energy facilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Lack of engagement with First Nations and Metis in monitoring activities and insufficient consideration of traditional ecological knowledge; Insufficiently understood cumulative impacts of multiple development pressures
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air pollution Governance Ground water pollution Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Other climate change impacts Renewable energy facilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Lack of engagement with First Nations and Metis in monitoring activities and insufficient consideration of traditional ecological knowledge; Insufficiently understood cumulative impacts of multiple development pressures
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Other climate change impacts Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Lack of engagement with First Nations and Metis in monitoring activities and insufficient consideration of traditional ecological knowledge

* : 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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