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Properties concerned
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Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2001close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2001
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 57
46%
8% 		57 19
15%
3% 		14
11%
2% 		8
6%
1% 		16
13%
2% 		0
0%
0% 		57
46%
8% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2002
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 46
51%
6% 		46 17
19%
2% 		15
17%
2% 		6
7%
1% 		8
9%
1% 		0
0%
0% 		46
51%
6% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2003
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 94
66%
13% 		94 29
20%
4% 		25
18%
3% 		21
15%
3% 		13
9%
2% 		6
4%
1% 		94
66%
13% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2004
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 103
65%
14% 		103 37
23%
5% 		25
16%
3% 		19
12%
3% 		16
10%
2% 		6
4%
1% 		103
65%
14% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 89
64%
11% 		89 31
22%
4% 		24
17%
3% 		11
8%
1% 		13
9%
2% 		10
7%
1% 		89
64%
11% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 85
63%
10% 		85 24
18%
3% 		24
18%
3% 		9
7%
1% 		17
13%
2% 		11
8%
1% 		85
63%
10% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 107
65%
13% 		107 37
22%
4% 		29
18%
3% 		12
7%
1% 		19
12%
2% 		10
6%
1% 		107
65%
13% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 101
64%
12% 		101 42
27%
5% 		21
13%
2% 		13
8%
2% 		14
9%
2% 		11
7%
1% 		101
64%
12% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 122
69%
14% 		122 50
28%
6% 		28
16%
3% 		17
10%
2% 		18
10%
2% 		9
5%
1% 		122
69%
14% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 92
62%
10% 		92 33
22%
4% 		17
11%
2% 		15
10%
2% 		14
9%
2% 		13
9%
1% 		92
62%
10% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 118
69%
13% 		118 41
24%
5% 		28
16%
3% 		20
12%
2% 		20
12%
2% 		9
5%
1% 		118
69%
13% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 90
61%
10% 		90 32
22%
3% 		14
9%
1% 		14
9%
1% 		16
11%
2% 		14
9%
1% 		90
61%
10% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 116
69%
12% 		116 32
19%
3% 		23
14%
2% 		22
13%
2% 		25
15%
3% 		14
8%
1% 		116
69%
12% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 90
60%
9% 		90 20
13%
2% 		18
12%
2% 		18
12%
2% 		19
13%
2% 		15
10%
2% 		90
60%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 86
61%
9% 		86 18
13%
2% 		17
12%
2% 		11
8%
1% 		28
20%
3% 		12
9%
1% 		86
61%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 96
62%
9% 		96 22
14%
2% 		21
13%
2% 		14
9%
1% 		24
15%
2% 		15
10%
1% 		96
62%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 97
63%
9% 		97 21
14%
2% 		18
12%
2% 		13
8%
1% 		34
22%
3% 		11
7%
1% 		97
63%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 101
64%
9% 		101 20
13%
2% 		23
15%
2% 		16
10%
1% 		31
20%
3% 		13
8%
1% 		101
64%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 111
67%
10% 		111 20
12%
2% 		27
16%
2% 		12
7%
1% 		38
23%
3% 		14
8%
1% 		111
67%
10% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 160
63% 		160 35
14% 		40
16% 		22
9% 		43
17% 		22
9% 		160
63% 		0
0% 		0
0%
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 168
65% 		168 47
18% 		39
15% 		21
8% 		40
16% 		23
9% 		168
65% 		0
0% 		0
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 137 38
Housing Buildings and Development 1012 176
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 29 9
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 182 58
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 184 53
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 38 8
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 125 37
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 335 78
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 92 17
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 75 15
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 22 11
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 21 13
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 7 4
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 13 6
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 58 17
Air pollution Pollution 11 5
Ground water pollution Pollution 10 3
Input of excess energy Pollution 14 5
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 4 2
Solid waste Pollution 110 25
Surface water pollution Pollution 46 8
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 27 7
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 5 2
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 197 37
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 30 6
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 47 11
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 15 2
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 28 11
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 5 3
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 10 3
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 42 16
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 6 4
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 188 43
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 40 11
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 70 15
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 143 34
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 350 88
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 22 5
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 50 15
Civil unrest Other human activities 81 11
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 224 47
Illegal activities Other human activities 217 46
Military training Other human activities 3 3
Terrorism Other human activities 0 0
War Other human activities 140 19
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 3 2
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 18 4
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 92 20
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 24 8
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 23 10
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 2 2
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 6 4
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 77 25
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 140 23
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 11 4
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 2 1
Volcanic eruption Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Hyper-abundant species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 13 4
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 168 45
Governance Management and institutional factors 86 23
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 51 16
Human resources Management and institutional factors 204 54
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 352 90
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 4 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 424 89
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 1525 270
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Buildings and Development
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Commercial development 3 3 13 10 5 5 4 6 5 1 3 3 5 5 6 2 8 8 9 16 17
Housing 16 13 34 42 34 41 52 50 67 46 60 48 48 43 46 42 53 46 61 85 85
Industrial areas 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 1 3 0 3 4
Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 3 9 8 7 5 7 5 9 4 8 6 6 7 7 10 10 14 13 22 18
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 4 2 7 3 2 5 9 5 11 8 13 4 7 9 9 13 9 14 11 17 22
Transportation Infrastructure
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air transport infrastructure 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 4 3 5 4
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 0 3 6 3 3 4 6 11 6 14 3 6 2 5 7 8 6 9 9 11
Ground transport infrastructure 8 6 10 20 9 10 16 14 19 12 16 10 13 11 15 15 22 19 24 32 34
Marine transport infrastructure 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 7 9 8
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 5 2 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8
Services Infrastructures
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Localised utilities 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 1
Major linear utilities 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Water infrastructure 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 3 6 6 7
Pollution
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air pollution 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
Ground water pollution 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2
Input of excess energy 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solid waste 2 1 2 8 8 7 9 7 5 8 5 7 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 6 7
Surface water pollution 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4
Biological resource use/modification
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Aquaculture 0 0 0 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 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 0 0 0
Crop production 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forestry /wood production 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Land conversion 4 2 6 4 1 4 8 4 7 5 7 8 10 12 12 13 16 15 18 21 20
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2
Subsistence hunting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical resource extraction
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Mining 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 2 4 3 3 3 4 5 5
Oil and gas 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Quarrying 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 5
Water (extraction) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 5 3 10 14 7 8 8 7 8 6 8 9 10 6 7 6 11 7 13 19 16
Wind 0 1 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 0 0 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 3 9 3 5 7 10 7 9 4 8 4 5 3 7 4 10 5 11 10 11
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 10 20 19 15 18 20 12 15 7 13 12 10 13 14 13 19 18 27 36 32
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2
Society's valuing of heritage 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 3 2 5 4 8 5
Other human activities
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Civil unrest 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 8 7 7 6 7 8
Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 4 8 12 9 8 10 13 17 14 12 11 10 9 10 10 12 10 12 15 14
Illegal activities 2 2 8 19 7 8 11 8 14 7 12 11 9 8 9 12 10 11 13 19 17
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 10 10 11 11 18 18 18 18 18
Climate change and severe weather events
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Desertification 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3
Drought 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flooding 0 1 3 2 3 6 5 5 4 4 3 6 5 4 6 4 6 4 7 7 7
Other climate change impacts 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 4
Storms 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
Temperature change 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake 5 1 3 4 4 4 5 3 5 3 5 7 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 1 2 5 7 6 8 2 8 4 9 6 8 6 8 7 11 7 10 13 11
Fire (widlfires) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Management and institutional factors
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Financial resources 4 3 11 12 6 6 7 7 6 8 9 8 5 5 3 8 9 9 10 17 15
Governance 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 7 13 14
High impact research / monitoring activities 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3
Human resources 7 5 15 9 6 7 10 6 11 6 12 8 8 5 9 9 11 11 12 20 17
Legal framework 3 3 14 20 13 17 10 12 10 16 13 19 15 18 12 18 21 21 25 38 34
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Management activities 13 11 17 12 10 11 15 18 23 19 24 21 21 24 22 24 27 23 25 34 30
Management systems/ management plan 30 27 62 67 62 60 72 67 80 68 84 68 73 66 64 76 74 80 86 128 131
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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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