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1385 SOC reports
319 Property(ies)
114 States Parties
Date Start: 2004

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Properties by Region
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Statistics
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 149
100%
17%		 147 47
32%
5%		 28
19%
3%		 27
18%
3%		 16
11%
2%		 31
21%
3%		 92
62%
10%		 51
34%
6%		 6
4%
1%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 172
100%
19%		 169 50
29%
5%		 41
24%
5%		 31
18%
3%		 20
12%
2%		 30
17%
3%		 118
69%
13%		 51
30%
6%		 3
2%
0%
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 147
100%
16%		 148 45
31%
5%		 26
18%
3%		 25
17%
3%		 16
11%
2%		 35
24%
4%		 89
61%
10%		 52
35%
6%		 6
4%
1%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 7
100%
1%		 7 1
14%
0%		 0
0%
0%		 0
0%
0%		 0
0%
0%		 6
86%
1%		 0
0%
0%		 7
100%
1%		 0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats* Year
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Buildings and Development
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Commercial development 11 5 5 4 6 5 1 3 3 0
Housing 47 37 46 60 58 71 55 63 52 1
Industrial areas 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 0
Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 7 5 7 6 8 4 6 5 0
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 3 9 16 13 22 18 23 12 0
Transportation Infrastructure
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Air transport infrastructure 2 1 2 2 1 4 0 2 2 0
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 8 6 7 10 16 8 14 4 0
Ground transport infrastructure 32 16 20 28 27 28 22 26 24 1
Marine transport infrastructure 5 1 1 2 6 7 7 7 8 0
Underground transport infrastructure 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 1 0
Services Infrastructures
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Localised utilities 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
Major linear utilities 6 3 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 0
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Renewable energy facilities 3 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
Water infrastructure 7 10 9 13 12 10 14 11 15 3
Pollution
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ground water pollution 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Pollution of marine waters 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 4 1 0
Solid waste 8 8 7 10 7 5 8 5 7 0
Surface water pollution 4 3 5 4 7 3 6 6 7 1
Air pollution 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 0 3 0
Input of excess energy 5 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0
Biological resource use/modification
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forestry /wood production 2 4 6 4 5 6 4 0 3 0
Land conversion 11 9 14 17 17 22 20 22 22 1
Livestock farming/grazing of domesticated animals 10 6 10 11 12 15 11 13 15 3
Subsistence hunting 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aquaculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial hunting 2 1 1 1 0 3 3 1 2 0
Crop production 2 7 10 11 3 4 3 6 3 0
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 0
Physical resource extraction
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Mining 10 12 14 12 13 16 18 17 20 3
Oil and gas 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 9 9 1
Quarrying 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Water 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 0
Temperature 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0
Water 14 4 9 10 8 9 7 9 9 0
Wind 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 0
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 15 16 21 13 17 14 19 12 1
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation 29 21 30 36 24 27 19 21 28 0
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 0
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Ritual/spiritual/religious and associative uses 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Society's valuing of heritage 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0
Other human activities
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 9 8 10 14 18 14 13 12 0
Illegal activities 43 30 34 41 35 44 34 42 42 6
Civil unrest 15 11 12 13 13 12 13 13 16 4
Military training 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 6 6 5 7 6 6 5 5 5 3
Climate change and severe weather events
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Other climate change impacts 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 0
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Desertification 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Drought 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 3 1
Flooding 2 3 6 5 5 4 4 4 7 0
Storms 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 5 3 1
Temperature change 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Fire 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 2 0
Avalanche/ landslide 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Earthquake 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 7 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 10 7 7 9 3 10 5 10 8 0
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 3 3 1
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 4 7 5 7 5 6 3 8 1
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Financial resources 26 11 15 18 17 16 15 17 16 0
Governance 3 2 3 3 5 6 7 6 8 0
High impact research/monitoring activities 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 0
Human resources 21 11 15 18 11 19 9 15 13 1
Legal framework 26 15 17 12 15 13 17 18 22 0
Low impact research/monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management activities 14 11 13 16 20 25 20 24 23 1
Management systems/ management plan 99 83 84 98 95 104 95 107 96 2

* : 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.