State of Conservation
346
Reports
93
Properties concerned
77
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
2017close
| States Parties: |
 Ethiopia
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Crop production Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts |
| Other Threats: | Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species; Human wildlife conflicts; |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Crop production Financial resources Governance Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts |
| Other Threats: | Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species; Human wildlife conflicts; |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add2 |
| Threats*: | Crop production Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals |
| Other Threats: | Declining populations of Walia ibex, Ethiopian wolf and other large mammal species |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Yemen
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Solid waste Storms |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Storms |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Storms |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Storms |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| States Parties: |
Yemen
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Governance Ground transport infrastructure Invasive / alien marine species Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| States Parties: |
 China
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Governance Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Governance Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Governance Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Côte d'Ivoire
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Mining |
| States Parties: |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Mining |
| States Parties: |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Mining |
| States Parties: |
 Costa Rica Panama
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Lack of a long-term biological monitoring program |
| States Parties: |
Costa Rica Panama
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Lack of a long-term biological monitoring program |
| States Parties: |
Costa Rica Panama
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Lack of a long-term biological monitoring program |
| States Parties: |
Costa Rica Panama
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Lack of a long-term biological monitoring program |
| States Parties: |
 Bangladesh
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Non-renewable energy facilities Pollution of marine waters Storms Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Need for an assessment of cumulative impacts on the property via a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) |
| States Parties: |
Bangladesh
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Non-renewable energy facilities Pollution of marine waters Storms Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Need for an assessment of cumulative impacts on the property via a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) |
| States Parties: |
Bangladesh
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Non-renewable energy facilities Pollution of marine waters Storms Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Dredging of the Pashur River |
| States Parties: |
Bangladesh
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Non-renewable energy facilities Pollution of marine waters Storms Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Dredging of the Pashur River |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Apparent decline in wildlife populations |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Apparent decline in wildlife populations |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Apparent decline in wildlife populations |
| States Parties: |
China
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Apparent decline in wildlife populations |
| States Parties: |
 Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add2 |
| Threats*: | Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Indonesia
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Renewable energy facilities |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| 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: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Governance Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 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: |
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: |
 Burkina Faso Benin Niger
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Terrorism |
| 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: |
 Germany Denmark Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3 |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Renewable energy facilities 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: |
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
Albania Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominica Ecuador Ethiopia France Gabon Germany Guinea Honduras India Indonesia Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Madagascar Malawi Mauritania Mexico Mongolia Montenegro Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Niger North Macedonia Panama Poland Romania Russian Federation Saint Lucia Senegal Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sudan Switzerland Thailand Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 221 Illegal activities 189 Mining 118 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 101 Water infrastructure 96 Ground transport infrastructure 85 Land conversion 85 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 78 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 65 Financial resources 54 Human resources 54 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 51 Legal framework 51 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 49 Oil and gas 49 Civil unrest 48 Governance 48 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 47 Forestry /wood production 41 Surface water pollution 31 Other climate change impacts 31 Major linear utilities 29 Fire (widlfires) 29 Commercial hunting 26 Housing 24 Renewable energy facilities 24 Storms 24 War 23 Water (extraction) 22 Solid waste 18 Invasive / alien freshwater species 18 Marine transport infrastructure 14 Non-renewable energy facilities 14 Air pollution 14 Crop production 14 Drought 14 Subsistence hunting 13 Changes to oceanic waters 13 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Ground water pollution 7 Pollution of marine waters 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 6 Translocated species 6 Management activities 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Aquaculture 4 Water (rain/water table) 4 Military training 4 Temperature change 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Commercial development 3 Industrial areas 3 Localised utilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Quarrying 3 Terrorism 3
* :
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.
