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State of Conservation

485
Reports
64
Properties concerned
16
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2005close
Region: Arab Statesclose
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
16
12%
2%
16 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
16
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
13
9%
2%
3
2%
0%
0
0%
0%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
20
15%
2%
20 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
20
15%
2%
0
0%
0%
17
13%
2%
3
2%
0%
0
0%
0%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
22
13%
3%
22 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
22
13%
3%
0
0%
0%
19
12%
2%
3
2%
0%
0
0%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
17
11%
2%
17 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
17
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
14
9%
2%
3
2%
0%
0
0%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
19
11%
2%
19 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
19
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
18
10%
2%
1
1%
0%
0
0%
0%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
16
11%
2%
16 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
16
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
14
9%
2%
2
1%
0%
0
0%
0%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
20
12%
2%
20 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
20
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
20
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
16
11%
2%
16 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
16
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
16
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
27
16%
3%
27 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
27
16%
3%
0
0%
0%
25
15%
3%
2
1%
0%
0
0%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
21
14%
2%
21 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
21
14%
2%
0
0%
0%
19
13%
2%
1
1%
0%
1
1%
0%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
29
21%
3%
29 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
29
21%
3%
0
0%
0%
28
20%
3%
1
1%
0%
0
0%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
27
17%
3%
27 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
27
17%
3%
0
0%
0%
24
15%
2%
2
1%
0%
1
1%
0%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
35
23%
3%
35 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
35
23%
3%
0
0%
0%
34
22%
3%
1
1%
0%
0
0%
0%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
36
23%
3%
36 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
36
23%
3%
0
0%
0%
31
20%
3%
3
2%
0%
2
1%
0%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
40
24%
4%
40 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
40
24%
4%
0
0%
0%
38
23%
3%
1
1%
0%
1
1%
0%
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
48
19%
48 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
48
19%
0
0%
43
17%
3
1%
2
1%
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
45
18%
45 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
45
18%
0
0%
40
16%
3
1%
2
1%
2024
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
31
25%
3%
31 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
31
25%
3%
0
0%
0%
29
24%
2%
1
1%
0%
1
1%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 14 4
Housing Buildings and Development 263 34
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 0 0
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 38 8
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 54 9
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 44 5
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 62 11
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 15 3
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 10 2
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 19 5
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 9 2
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 0 0
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 6 1
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 28 5
Air pollution Pollution 0 0
Ground water pollution Pollution 2 1
Input of excess energy Pollution 0 0
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 1 1
Solid waste Pollution 24 5
Surface water pollution Pollution 13 1
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 16 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 20 2
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 92 15
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 31 4
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Mining Physical resource extraction 7 2
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 14 2
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 17 2
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 1 1
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 14 4
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 66 9
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 12 2
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 38 9
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 67 11
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 78 18
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 6 3
Civil unrest Other human activities 25 4
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 95 11
Illegal activities Other human activities 92 15
Military training Other human activities 2 1
Terrorism Other human activities 0 0
War Other human activities 134 18
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 20 6
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 55 9
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 2 1
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 4 1
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 4 4
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 39 7
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 5 2
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Volcanic eruption Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Hyper-abundant species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 9 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 13 3
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 52 11
Governance Management and institutional factors 46 8
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 18 1
Human resources Management and institutional factors 70 13
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 68 12
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Management activities Management and institutional factors 138 20
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 365 54
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1
Housing 7 12 11 8 10 8 11 11 13 12 16 16 18 19 21 28 26 16
Industrial areas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 5 4 1
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 0 1 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 4 3 5 5 6 5 6 2
Transportation Infrastructure
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2
Ground transport infrastructure 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 1 4 2 5 5 7 6 6 8 6 3
Marine transport infrastructure 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Services Infrastructures
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
Major linear utilities 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Water infrastructure 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2
Pollution
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ground water pollution 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Input of excess energy 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
Solid waste 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1
Surface water pollution 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Biological resource use/modification
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 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 0 0 0 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1
Forestry /wood production 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Land conversion 1 3 6 2 4 2 4 4 4 5 8 5 8 6 8 8 8 6
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2
Subsistence hunting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical resource extraction
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Oil and gas 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Quarrying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Water (extraction) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Dust 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
Pests 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
Relative humidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 2 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 5 3 5 7 6 4
Wind 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 1 3 1 3 5 6 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 5 5 4 4 2 3 2 2 1 4 3 6 4 6 5 4 4
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3 5 4 2 4 1 2 2 3 3 5 3 7 4 9 11 8 2
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
Other human activities
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 4 4 3 5 3 5 4 5 2 7 5 8 5 8 9 8 8
Illegal activities 4 4 7 4 5 1 4 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 8 9 8 8
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 8 9 16 16 16 16 16 18
Climate change and severe weather events
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Desertification 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 5
Drought 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flooding 0 4 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 5 5 4 5
Other climate change impacts 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Storms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Temperature change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 2 3 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 4 5 3 4
Fire (widlfires) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 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
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Modified genetic material 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 0 0
Management and institutional factors
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 4 4 5 4 7 7 5
Governance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 5 5 3
High impact research / monitoring activities 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Human resources 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 6 5 7 9 8 6
Legal framework 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 5 3 4 4 5 4 6 6 8 7 4
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management activities 3 2 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 10 11 10 12 10 12 11 10 8
Management systems/ management plan 14 17 18 13 17 15 16 14 19 19 21 20 23 25 27 32 33 22
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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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