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State of Conservation

106
Reports
55
Properties concerned
29
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2021close
Region: Africaclose
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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 6 3
Housing Buildings and Development 26 13
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 2 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 12 6
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 18 9
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 4 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 20 10
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 2 1
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 0 0
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 6 3
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 2 1
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 0 0
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 12 6
Air pollution Pollution 2 1
Ground water pollution Pollution 4 2
Input of excess energy Pollution 0 0
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 0 0
Solid waste Pollution 10 5
Surface water pollution Pollution 8 4
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 10 5
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 29 15
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 21 11
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Mining Physical resource extraction 31 16
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 13 7
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 0 0
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 4 2
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 2 1
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 10 5
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 2 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 14 7
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 14 7
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 2 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 2 1
Civil unrest Other human activities 21 11
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 4 2
Illegal activities Other human activities 50 26
Military training Other human activities 0 0
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 12 6
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 2 1
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 6 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 9 5
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
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 2 1
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 6 3
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 8 5
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 6 3
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 9 5
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 2 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 23 12
Governance Management and institutional factors 13 7
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Human resources Management and institutional factors 16 8
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 16 8
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Management activities Management and institutional factors 14 7
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 86 45
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2021 2023
Buildings and Development
2021 2023
Commercial development 3 3
Housing 13 13
Industrial areas 1 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 6
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 9 9
Transportation Infrastructure
2021 2023
Air transport infrastructure 2 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 0 0
Ground transport infrastructure 10 10
Marine transport infrastructure 1 1
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0
Services Infrastructures
2021 2023
Localised utilities 0 0
Major linear utilities 3 3
Non-renewable energy facilities 1 1
Renewable energy facilities 0 0
Water infrastructure 6 6
Pollution
2021 2023
Air pollution 1 1
Ground water pollution 2 2
Input of excess energy 0 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 0
Solid waste 5 5
Surface water pollution 4 4
Biological resource use/modification
2021 2023
Aquaculture 0 0
Commercial hunting 2 2
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0
Crop production 2 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 2
Forestry /wood production 5 5
Land conversion 15 14
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 10
Subsistence hunting 2 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0
Physical resource extraction
2021 2023
Mining 16 15
Oil and gas 6 7
Quarrying 0 0
Water (extraction) 2 2
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2021 2023
Dust 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0
Pests 0 0
Radiation/light 0 0
Relative humidity 1 1
Temperature 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 5 5
Wind 1 1
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2021 2023
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 0 0
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 7
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 7
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 1 1
Other human activities
2021 2023
Civil unrest 10 11
Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 2
Illegal activities 26 24
Military training 0 0
Terrorism 1 1
War 6 6
Climate change and severe weather events
2021 2023
Changes to oceanic waters 1 1
Desertification 0 0
Drought 3 3
Flooding 0 0
Other climate change impacts 5 4
Storms 0 0
Temperature change 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2021 2023
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0
Earthquake 1 1
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 3
Fire (widlfires) 5 3
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2021 2023
Hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 3
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 4
Modified genetic material 0 0
Translocated species 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2021 2023
Financial resources 12 11
Governance 7 6
High impact research / monitoring activities 0 0
Human resources 8 8
Legal framework 8 8
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0
Management activities 7 7
Management systems/ management plan 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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