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State of Conservation

639
Reports
68
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2003close
Region: Africaclose
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2003
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
24
17%
3%
24 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
24
17%
3%
6
4%
1%
17
12%
2%
1
1%
0%
2004
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
24
15%
3%
24 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
24
15%
3%
6
4%
1%
17
11%
2%
1
1%
0%
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
25
18%
3%
25 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
25
18%
3%
10
7%
1%
14
10%
2%
1
1%
0%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
30
22%
4%
30 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
30
22%
4%
11
8%
1%
18
13%
2%
1
1%
0%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
30
18%
4%
30 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
30
18%
4%
10
6%
1%
19
12%
2%
1
1%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
26
16%
3%
26 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
26
16%
3%
11
7%
1%
15
9%
2%
0
0%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
31
17%
4%
31 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
31
17%
4%
9
5%
1%
21
12%
2%
1
1%
0%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
31
21%
3%
31 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
31
21%
3%
13
9%
1%
17
11%
2%
1
1%
0%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
30
17%
3%
30 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
30
17%
3%
9
5%
1%
20
12%
2%
1
1%
0%
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
35
24%
4%
35 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
35
24%
4%
14
9%
1%
19
13%
2%
2
1%
0%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
35
21%
4%
35 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
35
21%
4%
14
8%
1%
19
11%
2%
2
1%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
42
28%
4%
42 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
42
28%
4%
15
10%
2%
24
16%
2%
3
2%
0%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
33
23%
3%
33 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
33
23%
3%
12
9%
1%
18
13%
2%
3
2%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
36
23%
3%
36 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
36
23%
3%
15
10%
1%
20
13%
2%
1
1%
0%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
32
21%
3%
32 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
32
21%
3%
11
7%
1%
18
12%
2%
3
2%
0%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
35
22%
3%
35 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
35
22%
3%
13
8%
1%
20
13%
2%
2
1%
0%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
34
20%
3%
34 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
34
20%
3%
14
8%
1%
18
11%
2%
2
1%
0%
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
54
21%
54 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
54
21%
22
9%
28
11%
4
2%
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
52
20%
52 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
52
20%
23
9%
25
10%
4
2%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 8 3
Housing Buildings and Development 132 23
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 16 3
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 31 8
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 58 14
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 10 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 4 2
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 91 14
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 17 2
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 0 0
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 20 4
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 3 1
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 3 2
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 70 10
Air pollution Pollution 10 1
Ground water pollution Pollution 8 2
Input of excess energy Pollution 3 1
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 0 0
Solid waste Pollution 62 8
Surface water pollution Pollution 33 6
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 25 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 31 7
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 19 9
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 37 7
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 178 20
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 141 19
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 22 7
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 183 20
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 58 10
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 0 0
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 19 3
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 9 1
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 45 10
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3 1
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 127 18
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 78 13
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 17 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 7 2
Civil unrest Other human activities 156 17
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 28 6
Illegal activities Other human activities 334 33
Military training Other human activities 0 0
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 113 12
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 3 2
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 30 4
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 10 2
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 17 5
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 2 2
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 6 1
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 49 9
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 43 6
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Volcanic eruption Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Hyper-abundant species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 21 4
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 44 8
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 16 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 117 26
Governance Management and institutional factors 35 8
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Human resources Management and institutional factors 112 23
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 59 19
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 1 1
Management activities Management and institutional factors 76 12
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 408 60
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Buildings and Development
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Commercial development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3
Housing 3 0 2 4 6 7 5 9 5 9 6 9 10 8 8 7 8 13 13
Industrial areas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 3 1 3 6 6
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 6 5 4 5 4 5 9 9
Transportation Infrastructure
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ground transport infrastructure 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 7 8 5 8 4 8 10 10
Marine transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Services Infrastructures
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Localised utilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Major linear utilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 3
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water infrastructure 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 6 5 6 6
Pollution
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air pollution 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Ground water pollution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2
Input of excess energy 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solid waste 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
Surface water pollution 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 1 3 4 4
Biological resource use/modification
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Aquaculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial hunting 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 2
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 0 0 3 5 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2
Forestry /wood production 3 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 5 5
Land conversion 8 7 6 7 6 7 9 8 7 10 9 10 11 11 11 10 12 15 14
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 7 2 6 8 7 8 7 7 9 8 8 9 8 8 7 8 11 10
Subsistence hunting 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical resource extraction
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Mining 6 3 4 7 7 7 11 10 10 11 10 12 10 12 10 11 11 16 15
Oil and gas 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 5 4 6 7
Quarrying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (extraction) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 2
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Dust 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 3 1 5 5 5
Wind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 8 10 9 9 6 6 6 7 5 5 7 7 6 6 6 5 7 7
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 1 3 3 4 6 2 4 3 4 6 1 7 5 3 5 3 4 7 7
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Other human activities
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Civil unrest 7 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 10 11
Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Illegal activities 15 13 12 13 15 13 19 16 19 19 19 20 17 20 17 20 17 26 24
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
War 2 6 6 5 7 5 5 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 6 7 6 6 6
Climate change and severe weather events
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Desertification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drought 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Flooding 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other climate change impacts 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 5 4
Storms 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temperature change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Avalanche/ landslide 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 0 3 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
Fire (widlfires) 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 3
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 1 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
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 4 5 4
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Financial resources 8 7 3 7 7 5 8 5 5 6 4 6 3 6 3 7 4 12 11
Governance 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 4 4 7 6
High impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human resources 11 7 3 7 9 4 9 6 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 3 8 8
Legal framework 6 1 2 4 3 4 1 4 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 8 8
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Management activities 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 4 4 7 4 6 4 5 5 4 6 7 7
Management systems/ management plan 19 17 13 19 14 13 17 17 12 18 21 23 21 26 21 26 25 43 43
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* : 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.


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