State of Conservation
130
Reports
62
Properties concerned
66
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
2021close
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
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Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
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Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements |
States Parties: |
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Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Conflicts between the Pemons communities and the National Guard; Need to finalize the boundaries of the area |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
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Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Conflicts between the Pemons communities and the National Guard; Need to finalize the boundaries of the area |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: |
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States Parties: |
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Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Boundaries: reduction of the surface of the Park |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Risk of loss of ecological connectivity |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Risk of loss of ecological connectivity |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
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Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Probable extinction of the northern white rhinoceros subspecies within the property |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
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Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Rights issues with respect to local communities and indigenous peoples in the Tirthan and Sainj Wildlife Sanctuaries (issue resolved) |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Conflicting land use |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Conflicting land use |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Disappearance of Siberian cranes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Disappearance of Siberian cranes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Conflict between local communities and park management |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Animal sanitation and diseases; Transboundary management of water resources |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Animal sanitation and diseases; Transboundary management of water resources |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Overlap with important archaeological sites implying a need to harmonize management of cultural and natural heritage |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Overlap with important archaeological sites implying a need to harmonize management of cultural and natural heritage |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Overlap with important archaeological sites implying a need to harmonize management of cultural and natural heritage |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Need to establish a code of conduct including formal rules and regulations for all dive operators |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Need to establish a code of conduct including formal rules and regulations for all dive operators |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching ; Need for increased involvement of local communities |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching ; Need for increased involvement of local communities |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching ; Need for increased involvement of local communities |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species; Human wildlife conflicts |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species; Human wildlife conflicts; |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of a long-term biological monitoring program |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Lack of a long-term biological monitoring program |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Need for an assessment of cumulative impacts on the property via a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Need for an assessment of cumulative impacts on the property via a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Apparent decline in wildlife populations |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Apparent decline in wildlife populations |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Decline in populations of wild reindeer and snow sheep |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Decline in populations of wild reindeer and snow sheep |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Decline in populations of wild reindeer and snow sheep |
States Parties: |
|
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: |
|
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties
Albania Argentina Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic China Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Ethiopia France Gabon Germany Guinea Honduras India Indonesia Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Malawi Mauritania Mongolia Montenegro Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger North Macedonia Panama Poland Romania Russian Federation Senegal Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sudan Switzerland Thailand Uganda Ukraine United Republic of Tanzania Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
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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.