State of Conservation
346
Reports
93
Properties concerned
77
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
2017close
| States Parties: |
 Spain
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Spain
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Crop production Major linear utilities Mining Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas Pollution of marine waters Water (extraction) Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Guadalquivir River dredging project |
| States Parties: |
 Thailand
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
| States Parties: |
Thailand
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
| States Parties: |
Thailand
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Forest fragmentation / Need for ecological corridors |
| States Parties: |
 Montenegro
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Montenegro
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Montenegro
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add2 |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Solomon Islands
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial hunting Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Forestry /wood production Invasive/alien terrestrial species Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Storms |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Mexico
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border |
| States Parties: |
Mexico
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border |
| States Parties: |
Mexico
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| Other Threats: | • Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction • Environmental concerns in security efforts along the international border |
| States Parties: |
 United States of America
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
United States of America
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
United States of America
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
United States of America
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
United States of America
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
United States of America
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien freshwater species Storms Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Mercury contamination of fish and wildlife |
| 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: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Probable extinction of the northern white rhinoceros subspecies within the property |
| 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 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan 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 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 Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
Russian Federation
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Major linear utilities |
| States Parties: |
 Australia
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) |
| States Parties: |
Australia
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) |
| States Parties: |
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| States Parties: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| States Parties: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| States Parties: |
United States of America
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Mining Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Australia
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
| Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
| States Parties: |
Australia
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
| Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
| States Parties: |
Australia
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
| Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
| States Parties: |
Australia
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Ground water pollution Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Other climate change impacts Storms Surface water pollution Temperature change |
| Other Threats: | Grounding of ships |
| States Parties: |
 India
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Rights issues with respect to local communities and indigenous peoples in the Tirthan and Sainj Wildlife Sanctuaries (issue resolved) |
| States Parties: |
India
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Governance Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Rights issues with respect to local communities and indigenous peoples in the Tirthan and Sainj Wildlife Sanctuaries |
| States Parties: |
Australia
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Fire (widlfires) Mining Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Australia
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Mining Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Australia
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Mining Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Canada
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
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.
