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State of Conservation

1436
Reports
347
Properties concerned
129
States Parties with SOC reports
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Date Start: 2014close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 150
100%
15% 		150 31
21%
3% 		30
20%
3% 		26
17%
3% 		21
14%
2% 		42
28%
4% 		90
60%
9% 		54
36%
6% 		6
4%
1%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 141
100%
14% 		141 28
20%
3% 		31
22%
3% 		20
14%
2% 		29
21%
3% 		33
23%
3% 		86
61%
9% 		50
35%
5% 		5
4%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 156
100%
15% 		156 37
24%
4% 		30
19%
3% 		26
17%
3% 		27
17%
3% 		36
23%
3% 		96
62%
9% 		54
35%
5% 		6
4%
1%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 154
100%
15% 		154 32
21%
3% 		30
19%
3% 		25
16%
2% 		35
23%
3% 		32
21%
3% 		97
63%
9% 		51
33%
5% 		6
4%
1%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 157
100%
15% 		157 33
21%
3% 		30
19%
3% 		25
16%
2% 		36
23%
3% 		35
22%
3% 		101
64%
9% 		49
31%
5% 		7
4%
1%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 166
100%
15% 		166 30
18%
3% 		40
24%
4% 		22
13%
2% 		40
24%
4% 		34
20%
3% 		111
67%
10% 		50
30%
5% 		5
3%
0%
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 255
100% 		255 53
21% 		64
25% 		39
15% 		48
19% 		54
21% 		160
63% 		84
33% 		11
4%
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 77 23
Housing Buildings and Development 507 122
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 20 6
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 111 34
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 190 47
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 31 8
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 65 17
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 300 70
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 66 14
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 47 10
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 20 6
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 49 12
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 23 7
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 41 12
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 159 34
Air pollution Pollution 23 6
Ground water pollution Pollution 17 5
Input of excess energy Pollution 8 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 7 2
Solid waste Pollution 61 16
Surface water pollution Pollution 67 14
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 31 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 36 9
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 57 14
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 57 13
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 252 47
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 124 22
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 15 4
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Mining Physical resource extraction 192 41
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 77 16
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 25 8
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 34 8
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 1 1
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
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 91 23
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 16 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 42 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 134 30
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 337 89
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 11 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 12 4
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 34 10
Civil unrest Other human activities 124 21
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 93 20
Illegal activities Other human activities 370 70
Military training Other human activities 6 3
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 157 24
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 18 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 11 3
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 18 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 50 11
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 49 15
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 36 7
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 5 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 5 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 26 7
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 83 18
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 45 14
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 4 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 25 6
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 14 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 90 22
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 8 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 150 36
Governance Management and institutional factors 128 35
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 23 7
Human resources Management and institutional factors 163 41
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 269 64
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 4 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 229 55
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 1048 262
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Buildings and Development
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Commercial development 5 6 3 8 9 9 18 19
Housing 52 50 48 58 50 65 92 92
Industrial areas 2 1 4 1 3 0 4 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities 7 8 10 13 14 15 24 20
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 21 14 23 20 22 20 33 37
Transportation Infrastructure
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air transport infrastructure 1 2 3 3 5 4 7 6
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 6 8 8 8 9 10 12
Ground transport infrastructure 26 30 31 38 29 39 53 54
Marine transport infrastructure 7 6 7 8 7 9 11 11
Underground transport infrastructure 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8
Services Infrastructures
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Localised utilities 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 2
Major linear utilities 5 6 3 6 5 5 10 9
Non-renewable energy facilities 3 3 0 3 0 3 5 6
Renewable energy facilities 4 6 5 4 5 3 7 7
Water infrastructure 14 15 17 19 15 22 29 28
Pollution
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air pollution 3 1 2 1 3 3 6 4
Ground water pollution 2 3 1 2 0 1 4 4
Input of excess energy 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2
Pollution of marine waters 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1
Solid waste 5 7 6 6 6 7 11 13
Surface water pollution 8 8 7 8 8 7 12 9
Biological resource use/modification
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Aquaculture 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Commercial hunting 2 2 2 5 4 6 5 5
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 4 5 1 7 3 4 6 6
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 3 7 6 7 7 10 12
Forestry /wood production 3 5 5 8 6 8 12 10
Land conversion 26 29 27 34 25 34 40 37
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 12 15 15 15 13 16 20 18
Subsistence hunting 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
Physical resource extraction
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Mining 20 20 22 20 21 21 35 33
Oil and gas 11 7 11 7 10 8 11 12
Quarrying 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 6
Water (extraction) 5 2 3 5 3 4 6 6
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 7 8 6 12 7 14 20 17
Wind 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 16 12 17 13 18 21 24
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 35 25 33 34 36 42 70 62
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2
Society's valuing of heritage 1 0 4 3 6 5 9 6
Other human activities
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Civil unrest 13 16 16 17 14 15 16 17
Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 10 10 12 10 12 15 14
Illegal activities 44 38 43 43 39 43 62 58
Military training 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
War 15 15 16 22 23 22 22 22
Climate change and severe weather events
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes to oceanic waters 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4
Desertification 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3
Drought 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Flooding 4 7 4 7 4 8 8 8
Other climate change impacts 3 2 3 4 4 6 15 12
Storms 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 6
Temperature change 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Avalanche/ landslide 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Earthquake 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 8 10 8 12 8 11 14 12
Fire (widlfires) 3 5 3 5 5 5 10 9
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 5
Invasive / alien marine species 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 6 6 10 12 9 12 18 17
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Financial resources 15 9 15 15 17 17 32 30
Governance 8 8 13 11 18 14 29 27
High impact research / monitoring activities 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3
Human resources 13 13 15 20 18 20 34 30
Legal framework 23 21 28 30 31 35 53 48
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Management activities 27 25 25 30 24 28 37 33
Management systems/ management plan 101 95 113 108 117 123 196 195
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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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