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State of Conservation

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Reports
80
Properties concerned
73
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2023close
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Costa Rica
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.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: Fires (intentional and accidental)
States Parties: Mauritania
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.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: Belarus Poland
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
States Parties: Belarus Poland
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Alterations of the hydrological regime; Border fence impeding mammal movements
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Conflicts between the Pemons communities and the National Guard; Need to finalize the boundaries of the area
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats:
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Risk of loss of ecological connectivity
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Soils salinity
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting
Other Threats: Soils salinity
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Australia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
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: 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: 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: Australia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Fire (widlfires) Mining Water infrastructure
States Parties: France
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Non-renewable energy facilities Oil and gas
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Pollution of marine waters Surface water pollution
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Brazil
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Conflicting land use
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities
Other Threats: Serious concerns over the conservation status of two species, vaquita (porpoise species) and totoaba (marine fish)
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities
Other Threats: Serious concerns over the conservation status of two species, vaquita (porpoise species) and totoaba (marine fish)
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Gabon
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Thailand
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
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 Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: India
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Disappearance of Siberian cranes
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution Water infrastructure
States Parties: Malawi
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure
Other Threats: Conflict between local communities and park management
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mongolia Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: India
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Crop production Financial resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Water infrastructure
States Parties: India
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Crop production Financial resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Military training Water infrastructure
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Mining
Other Threats: Decline in the overwintering population of Monarch butterflies in the property
States Parties: Zambia Zimbabwe
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Air pollution Drought Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Surface water pollution Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Zambia Zimbabwe
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Air pollution Drought Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Surface water pollution Water (extraction) Water infrastructure
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
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: 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: 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: 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: Brazil
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Fire (widlfires)
Other Threats:
States Parties: Kiribati
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B
Threats*: Fishing/collecting aquatic resources
Other Threats: Degradation of seamounts
States Parties: Kiribati
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources
States Parties: Viet Nam
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Saint Lucia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Renewable energy facilities
States Parties: Madagascar
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Fire (widlfires) Governance Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Society's valuing of heritage Subsistence hunting
Danger List:  Yes
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Management systems/ management plan 73 Illegal activities 61 Mining 39 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 34 Water infrastructure 31 Ground transport infrastructure 30 Land conversion 26 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 25 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 24 Financial resources 22 Human resources 20 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 Legal framework 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 16 Oil and gas 15 Forestry /wood production 14 Civil unrest 14 Governance 14 Surface water pollution 13 Other climate change impacts 12 Major linear utilities 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 Housing 9 Renewable energy facilities 9 Storms 9 Solid waste 7 War 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Non-renewable energy facilities 6 Commercial hunting 6 Water (extraction) 6 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Subsistence hunting 5 Changes to oceanic waters 5 Drought 5 Air pollution 4 Ground water pollution 4 Crop production 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Pollution of marine waters 3 Industrial areas 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Terrorism 2 Temperature change 2 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Invasive / alien marine species 2 Translocated species 2 Management activities 2 Commercial development 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Aquaculture 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Quarrying 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Military training 1 Hyper-abundant species 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.