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State of Conservation (SOC)

Results

1226 SOC reports
337 Property(ies)
112 States Parties
Date end: 2009

By Year
Properties by Region
Properties by Category
Statistics
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
1979
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
1
100%
8%
1 1
100%
8%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
100%
8%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1982
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
2
100%
2%
2 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
50%
1%
1
50%
1%
1
50%
1%
1
50%
1%
0
0%
0%
1983
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
3
100%
2%
3 0
0%
0%
1
33%
1%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
2
67%
1%
0
0%
0%
1
33%
1%
2
67%
1%
1984
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
9
100%
6%
9 2
22%
1%
1
11%
1%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
6
67%
4%
1
11%
1%
6
67%
4%
2
22%
1%
1985
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
13
100%
7%
13 3
23%
2%
1
8%
1%
2
15%
1%
1
8%
1%
6
46%
3%
1
8%
1%
11
85%
6%
1
8%
1%
1986
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
17
100%
8%
17 1
6%
0%
3
18%
1%
3
18%
1%
1
6%
0%
9
53%
4%
0
0%
0%
15
88%
7%
2
12%
1%
1987
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
14
100%
6%
14 2
14%
1%
1
7%
0%
3
21%
1%
1
7%
0%
7
50%
3%
3
21%
1%
8
57%
3%
3
21%
1%
1988
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
12
100%
4%
12 5
42%
2%
0
0%
0%
2
17%
1%
1
8%
0%
4
33%
1%
4
33%
1%
6
50%
2%
2
17%
1%
1989
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
19
100%
6%
19 5
26%
2%
3
16%
1%
3
16%
1%
2
11%
1%
6
32%
2%
4
21%
1%
14
74%
4%
1
5%
0%
1990
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
30
100%
9%
29 9
30%
3%
5
17%
2%
5
17%
2%
4
13%
1%
7
23%
2%
14
47%
4%
15
50%
5%
1
3%
0%
1991
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
33
100%
10%
32 13
39%
4%
6
18%
2%
6
18%
2%
2
6%
1%
6
18%
2%
9
27%
3%
22
67%
7%
2
6%
1%
1992
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
50
100%
14%
49 26
52%
7%
4
8%
1%
5
10%
1%
6
12%
2%
9
18%
3%
23
46%
6%
25
50%
7%
2
4%
1%
1993
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
65
100%
17%
65 21
32%
6%
5
8%
1%
27
42%
7%
4
6%
1%
8
12%
2%
45
69%
12%
17
26%
5%
3
5%
1%
1994
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
47
100%
11%
47 17
36%
4%
6
13%
1%
9
19%
2%
5
11%
1%
10
21%
2%
28
60%
7%
16
34%
4%
3
6%
1%
2004
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
159
100%
21%
153 52
33%
7%
38
24%
5%
26
16%
3%
19
12%
3%
24
15%
3%
103
65%
14%
51
32%
7%
5
3%
1%
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
138
100%
18%
132 47
34%
6%
34
25%
4%
16
12%
2%
16
12%
2%
25
18%
3%
89
64%
11%
44
32%
6%
5
4%
1%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
135
100%
17%
134 38
28%
5%
33
24%
4%
14
10%
2%
20
15%
2%
30
22%
4%
85
63%
10%
45
33%
6%
5
4%
1%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
165
100%
20%
161 50
30%
6%
41
25%
5%
22
13%
3%
22
13%
3%
30
18%
4%
107
65%
13%
54
33%
7%
4
2%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
158
100%
19%
158 57
36%
7%
33
21%
4%
25
16%
3%
17
11%
2%
26
16%
3%
101
64%
12%
53
34%
6%
4
3%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
178
100%
20%
176 64
36%
7%
38
21%
4%
26
15%
3%
19
11%
2%
31
17%
4%
122
69%
14%
52
29%
6%
4
2%
0%
Threats*
Threats* Year
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Buildings and Development
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Commercial development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 11 5 5 4 6 5
Housing 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 8 10 5 47 37 46 60 58 71
Industrial areas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
Interpretative and visitation facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 5 7 6 8
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 3 9 16 13 22
Transportation Infrastructure
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Air transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 4
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 5 2 10 8 6 7 10 16
Ground transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 3 5 6 4 7 6 32 16 20 28 27 28
Marine transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 6 7
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3
Services Infrastructures
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Localised utilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Major linear utilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 3 4 3 4
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0
Water infrastructure 0 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 3 6 5 3 7 10 9 13 12 10
Pollution
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Ground water pollution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 2
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0
Solid waste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 8 7 10 7 5
Surface water pollution 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 4 3 5 4 7 3
Air pollution 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1
Input of excess energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 5 1 2 1 3 1
Biological resource use/modification
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forestry /wood production 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 4 6 4 5 6
Land conversion 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 6 6 11 9 14 17 17 22
Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 10 6 10 11 12 15
Subsistence hunting 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aquaculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial hunting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 3
Crop production 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 7 10 11 3 4
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 8 4 4 4 5 4
Physical resource extraction
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Mining 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 10 12 14 12 13 16
Oil and gas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 5 3 3 3 6 6
Quarrying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Water 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 3 4 1 2 3 2 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2
Water 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 5 14 4 9 10 8 9
Wind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 4 3 1 3
Social/cultural uses of heritage
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 5 4 3 9 7 13 15 16 21 13 17
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 5 6 8 6 29 21 30 36 24 27
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 3 4 3 3
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
Ritual/spiritual/religious and associative uses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 3
Other human activities
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Deliberate destruction of heritage 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12 9 8 10 14 18
Illegal activities 0 0 0 3 2 6 6 2 7 6 6 7 8 8 43 30 34 41 35 44
Civil unrest 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 15 11 12 13 13 12
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 6 6 5 7 6 6
Climate change and severe weather events
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Other climate change impacts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Desertification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Drought 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0
Flooding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 3 6 5 5 4
Storms 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 1 2 2
Temperature change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 3
Sudden ecological or geological events
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 2 3
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 1
Earthquake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 4 4 4 5 4 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 10 7 7 9 3 10
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Invasive / alien freshwater species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 2 3
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 4 7 5 7 5
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Financial resources 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 2 2 2 7 8 6 26 11 15 18 17 16
Governance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 5 6
High impact research/monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 3 2
Human resources 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 21 11 15 18 11 19
Legal framework 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 8 26 15 17 12 15 13
Low impact research/monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 9 4 14 11 13 16 20 25
Management systems/ management plan 0 1 1 2 1 7 5 3 6 11 11 17 29 20 99 83 84 98 95 104


* : 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.