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State of Conservation

1425
Reports
153
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1993close
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Localised utilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Switzerland Czechia Germany Spain France Croatia Italy North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Slovakia Ukraine
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Localised utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
States Parties: Oman
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
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: 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: Costa Rica
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.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: Costa Rica
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.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: 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: 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: Mauritania
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.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
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Management systems/ management plan 750 Illegal activities 715 Mining 381 Ground transport infrastructure 331 Land conversion 312 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 305 Water infrastructure 271 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 264 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 233 Civil unrest 224 Financial resources 220 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 159 Human resources 150 Oil and gas 149 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 148 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 139 Legal framework 134 Surface water pollution 128 Housing 125 Forestry /wood production 116 War 108 Major linear utilities 84 Fire (widlfires) 80 Governance 80 Water (extraction) 69 Crop production 62 Invasive / alien freshwater species 61 Storms 59 Renewable energy facilities 58 Commercial hunting 56 Marine transport infrastructure 48 Other climate change impacts 47 Air pollution 41 Subsistence hunting 39 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Drought 34 Invasive / alien marine species 31 Ground water pollution 28 Management activities 28 Solid waste 27 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 27 Non-renewable energy facilities 26 Water (rain/water table) 24 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 23 Changes to oceanic waters 22 Industrial areas 20 Input of excess energy 19 Localised utilities 18 Translocated species 18 Temperature change 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Pollution of marine waters 16 Quarrying 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Commercial development 8 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Aquaculture 4 Subsistence wild plant collection 4 Military training 4 Flooding 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Hyper-abundant species 4 Terrorism 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Earthquake 1 Tsunami/tidal wave 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.