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640 SOC reports
264 Property(ies)
108 States Parties
Date Start: 2009

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

* : 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.