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1487
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157
Properties concerned
89
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1988close
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B.Add
Threats*: Commercial hunting Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Major linear utilities Mining Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.201/11Rev,WHC-02/CONF.202/17,WHC-02/CONF.202/2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Major linear utilities Mining Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10,WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Major linear utilities Mining Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Illegal activities Major linear utilities Mining Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
States Parties: Burkina Faso Benin Niger
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Terrorism
States Parties: Burkina Faso Benin Niger
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Terrorism
States Parties: Burkina Faso Benin Niger
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure
States Parties: Burkina Faso Benin Niger
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Mining Water infrastructure
States Parties: Burkina Faso Benin Niger
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Mining Water infrastructure
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: Egypt
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Egypt
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Canada United States of America
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Invasive/alien terrestrial species Mining Temperature change
States Parties: Canada United States of America
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Mining Other climate change impacts Temperature change
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: Russian Federation
Year: 2014
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: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.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: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Weakening of conservation controls
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Water (extraction)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.203/5,WHC-2000/CONF.203/INF.6,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Water (extraction)
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14,WHC.99/CONF.208/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/3,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Australia
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/4
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Decline in sea animals populations
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14,WHC.99/CONF.208/INF.6
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Decline in sea animals populations
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Decline in sea animals populations
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Localised utilities Marine transport infrastructure
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
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.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
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Water infrastructure
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Canada
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/3,WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Localised utilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/4 Add.
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Localised utilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/13
Threats*: Localised utilities Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.003/2,SC-89/CONF.004/12,SC-89/CONF.004/5
Threats*: Localised utilities
Other Threats: 50% of the bison herd infected with either tuberculosis and/or brucellosis
States Parties: China
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Surface water pollution
States Parties: China
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Surface water pollution
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: China
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Japan
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
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
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
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/7
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: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining 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: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining 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: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive / alien freshwater species Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Infection threat to bison population
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.001/10
Threats*: Mining
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.003/2,SC-89/CONF.004/12,SC-89/CONF.004/5
Other Threats: Fire
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/13
Other Threats: Fire
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Management systems/ management plan 765 Illegal activities 726 Mining 379 Ground transport infrastructure 339 Land conversion 309 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 304 Water infrastructure 277 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 261 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 242 Civil unrest 227 Financial resources 224 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 155 Oil and gas 152 Human resources 145 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 142 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 139 Legal framework 131 Surface water pollution 125 Housing 124 Forestry /wood production 114 War 108 Major linear utilities 82 Fire (widlfires) 77 Governance 77 Water (extraction) 74 Crop production 67 Invasive / alien freshwater species 60 Storms 59 Renewable energy facilities 55 Commercial hunting 55 Marine transport infrastructure 46 Other climate change impacts 45 Air pollution 41 Subsistence hunting 38 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 32 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Management activities 27 Ground water pollution 26 Solid waste 26 Water (rain/water table) 26 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 26 Localised utilities 24 Non-renewable energy facilities 24 Input of excess energy 23 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Industrial areas 21 Changes to oceanic waters 21 Pollution of marine waters 18 Translocated species 17 Temperature change 16 Air transport infrastructure 15 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Terrorism 2 Volcanic eruption 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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