State of Conservation
78
Reports
78
Properties concerned
72
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
2023close
Date end:2023close
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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
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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
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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: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
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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: |
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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: |
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: |
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: |
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: | 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: |
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
Albania Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic China Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Ecuador Ethiopia France 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 53 Illegal activities 39 Mining 28 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 25 Water infrastructure 21 Ground transport infrastructure 18 Land conversion 16 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 14 Financial resources 13 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 12 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 12 Human resources 12 Oil and gas 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Governance 10 Legal framework 10 Forestry /wood production 9 Civil unrest 8 Other climate change impacts 8 Major linear utilities 7 Fire (widlfires) 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Housing 5 Solid waste 5 Surface water pollution 5 Commercial hunting 5 Water (extraction) 5 Storms 5 Invasive / alien freshwater species 5 Non-renewable energy facilities 4 War 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Air pollution 3 Crop production 3 Subsistence hunting 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Drought 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Ground water pollution 2 Commercial development 1 Industrial areas 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Aquaculture 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Quarrying 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Military training 1 Terrorism 1 Temperature change 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Hyper-abundant species 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 Translocated species 1 Management 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.