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State of Conservation

955
Reports
325
Properties concerned
124
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2018close
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas Solid waste
Other Threats: Increased human presence
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Marine transport infrastructure Oil and gas
Other Threats: Increased human presence
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.4
Threats*: Crop production Governance Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Challenging situation of community livelihoods; Condition and conservation of the Laetoli hominid footprints
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Crop production Governance Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Challenging situation of community livelihoods; Condition and conservation of the Laetoli hominid footprints
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Crop production Governance Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Challenging situation of community livelihoods; Condition and conservation of the Laetoli hominid footprints
States Parties: United Republic of Tanzania
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B.add.2,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Crop production Governance Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Challenging situation of community livelihoods; Condition and conservation of the Laetoli hominid footprints
States Parties: France
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.3
Threats*: Drought Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Surface water pollution Translocated species Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Loss of chimpanzee habitat
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Drought Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Translocated species Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Drought Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Translocated species Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Drought Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Translocated species Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
Threats*: Drought Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Translocated species Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Belgium
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
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*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
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*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Botswana
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Animal sanitation and diseases; Transboundary management of water resources
States Parties: Botswana
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Animal sanitation and diseases; Transboundary management of water resources
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 716 Housing 347 Illegal activities 240 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 232 Ground transport infrastructure 205 Legal framework 194 Land conversion 158 Management activities 138 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 128 Mining 125 Human resources 119 War 115 Financial resources 113 Water infrastructure 110 Governance 98 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 88 Interpretative and visitation facilities 79 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 79 Civil unrest 75 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 68 Water (rain/water table) 66 Commercial development 64 Deliberate destruction of heritage 63 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 54 Surface water pollution 47 Oil and gas 45 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 43 Solid waste 43 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 43 Other climate change impacts 43 Marine transport infrastructure 42 Forestry /wood production 41 Flooding 37 Fire (widlfires) 35 Underground transport infrastructure 33 Major linear utilities 33 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 31 Society's valuing of heritage 30 Renewable energy facilities 27 Air transport infrastructure 25 Storms 23 Earthquake 23 Crop production 22 Commercial hunting 21 Water (extraction) 20 Quarrying 19 Air pollution 18 Invasive / alien freshwater species 17 Non-renewable energy facilities 16 Desertification 15 Industrial areas 14 Localised utilities 14 Changes to oceanic waters 14 High impact research / monitoring activities 14 Relative humidity 13 Ground water pollution 12 Wind 12 Drought 12 Subsistence hunting 11 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 10 Invasive / alien marine species 8 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 7 Input of excess energy 6 Pollution of marine waters 5 Military training 5 Translocated species 5 Low impact research / monitoring activities 5 Pests 4 Aquaculture 3 Subsistence wild plant collection 3 Terrorism 3 Temperature change 3 Avalanche/ landslide 3 Hyper-abundant species 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.