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State of Conservation

257
Reports
257
Properties concerned
118
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2023close
Date end:2023close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
257
100%
257 67
26%
61
24%
35
14%
45
18%
52
20%
168
65%
78
30%
11
4%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 19 19
Housing Buildings and Development 92 92
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 5 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 20 20
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 37 37
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 6 6
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 12 12
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 54 54
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 11 11
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 8 8
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 2 2
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 9 9
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 6 6
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 7 7
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 28 28
Air pollution Pollution 4 4
Ground water pollution Pollution 4 4
Input of excess energy Pollution 2 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 1 1
Solid waste Pollution 13 13
Surface water pollution Pollution 9 9
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 5 5
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 6 6
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 12 12
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 10 10
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 37 37
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 18 18
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 3 3
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 33 33
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 12 12
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 6 6
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 6 6
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 1 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3 3
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 17 17
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 2 2
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 9 9
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 24 24
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 62 62
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 2 2
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 6 6
Civil unrest Other human activities 17 17
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 14 14
Illegal activities Other human activities 58 58
Military training Other human activities 2 2
Terrorism Other human activities 1 1
War Other human activities 22 22
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 4 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 3 3
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 3 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 8 8
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 12 12
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 6 6
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 1 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 5 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 12 12
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 9 9
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 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 5 5
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 17 17
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 1 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 30 30
Governance Management and institutional factors 27 27
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 3 3
Human resources Management and institutional factors 30 30
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 48 48
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 1 1
Management activities Management and institutional factors 33 33
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 195 195
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2023
Buildings and Development
2023
Commercial development 19
Housing 92
Industrial areas 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities 20
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 37
Transportation Infrastructure
2023
Air transport infrastructure 6
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 12
Ground transport infrastructure 54
Marine transport infrastructure 11
Underground transport infrastructure 8
Services Infrastructures
2023
Localised utilities 2
Major linear utilities 9
Non-renewable energy facilities 6
Renewable energy facilities 7
Water infrastructure 28
Pollution
2023
Air pollution 4
Ground water pollution 4
Input of excess energy 2
Pollution of marine waters 1
Solid waste 13
Surface water pollution 9
Biological resource use/modification
2023
Aquaculture 1
Commercial hunting 5
Commercial wild plant collection 0
Crop production 6
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 12
Forestry /wood production 10
Land conversion 37
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 18
Subsistence hunting 3
Subsistence wild plant collection 1
Physical resource extraction
2023
Mining 33
Oil and gas 12
Quarrying 6
Water (extraction) 6
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2023
Dust 0
Micro-organisms 0
Pests 1
Radiation/light 0
Relative humidity 3
Temperature 0
Water (rain/water table) 17
Wind 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2023
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 9
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 24
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 62
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2
Society's valuing of heritage 6
Other human activities
2023
Civil unrest 17
Deliberate destruction of heritage 14
Illegal activities 58
Military training 2
Terrorism 1
War 22
Climate change and severe weather events
2023
Changes to oceanic waters 4
Desertification 3
Drought 3
Flooding 8
Other climate change impacts 12
Storms 6
Temperature change 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2023
Avalanche/ landslide 1
Earthquake 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12
Fire (widlfires) 9
Tsunami/tidal wave 0
Volcanic eruption 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2023
Hyper-abundant species 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species 5
Invasive / alien marine species 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 17
Modified genetic material 0
Translocated species 1
Management and institutional factors
2023
Financial resources 30
Governance 27
High impact research / monitoring activities 3
Human resources 30
Legal framework 48
Low impact research / monitoring activities 1
Management activities 33
Management systems/ management plan 195
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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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