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State of Conservation

1202
Reports
146
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2000close
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Management activities Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Ground water pollution Housing Management activities Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Concerns about numbers of boaters in Florida Bay and their impacts on bottomland wilderness, including especially propeller scars from boat groundings.
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
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*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Crop production Housing Industrial areas Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Educational reform not implemented.
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Educational reform not implemented.
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: h) Educational reform not implemented
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Educational reform not implemented.
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities
Other Threats: Educational reform not implemented
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Management systems/ management plan 664 Illegal activities 636 Mining 341 Ground transport infrastructure 285 Land conversion 280 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 268 Water infrastructure 244 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 240 Civil unrest 201 Financial resources 195 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 187 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 150 Human resources 147 Oil and gas 138 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 138 Legal framework 122 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 121 Housing 109 Surface water pollution 100 Forestry /wood production 98 War 93 Governance 80 Major linear utilities 79 Fire (widlfires) 75 Water (extraction) 59 Invasive / alien freshwater species 56 Crop production 55 Commercial hunting 54 Renewable energy facilities 53 Storms 50 Other climate change impacts 47 Marine transport infrastructure 38 Air pollution 37 Subsistence hunting 35 Drought 34 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 31 Management activities 28 Ground water pollution 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Invasive / alien marine species 25 Solid waste 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Water (rain/water table) 20 Translocated species 18 Temperature change 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Pollution of marine waters 16 Input of excess energy 15 Industrial areas 13 Localised utilities 11 Quarrying 11 Commercial development 8 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Military training 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Flooding 1 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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