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State of Conservation

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Reports
151
Properties concerned
84
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date end:2017close
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Illegal activities Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2B,WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Illegal activities Legal framework Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Oman
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Costa Rica
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Crop production Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Renewable energy facilities Subsistence hunting Water (extraction)
Other Threats: fire
States Parties: Costa Rica
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Australia
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/10
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Oil and gas
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Oil and gas
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Other Threats: a) Absence of any real ecotourism policy and strategy; b) Poor progress recorded in the improvement of the living conditions of the local populations
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/17
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Oil and gas
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Illegal activities 603 Management systems/ management plan 597 Mining 291 Ground transport infrastructure 283 Land conversion 250 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 224 Water infrastructure 216 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 208 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 206 Civil unrest 196 Financial resources 186 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 120 Oil and gas 114 Housing 109 Surface water pollution 106 Human resources 103 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 98 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 93 War 92 Legal framework 92 Forestry /wood production 84 Major linear utilities 60 Crop production 60 Water (extraction) 57 Fire (widlfires) 54 Invasive / alien freshwater species 44 Storms 40 Marine transport infrastructure 37 Renewable energy facilities 37 Governance 37 Commercial hunting 35 Air pollution 32 Subsistence hunting 32 Water (rain/water table) 32 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 30 Invasive / alien marine species 23 Management activities 23 Ground water pollution 22 Drought 22 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Localised utilities 21 Input of excess energy 20 Industrial areas 19 Other climate change impacts 19 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Pollution of marine waters 14 Temperature change 14 Translocated species 13 Solid waste 11 Changes to oceanic waters 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Quarrying 8 Commercial development 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Aquaculture 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Military training 1 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 1 Hyper-abundant species 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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