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State of Conservation

305
Reports
79
Properties concerned
51
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date end:1998close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
1982
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
1
50%
1%
1 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
50%
1%
0
0%
0%
1
50%
1%
0
0%
0%
1983
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
1
33%
1%
1 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
33%
1%
0
0%
0%
1
33%
1%
0
0%
0%
1984
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
6
67%
4%
6 1
11%
1%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
5
56%
3%
0
0%
0%
6
67%
4%
0
0%
0%
1985
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
11
85%
6%
11 3
23%
2%
1
8%
1%
2
15%
1%
1
8%
1%
4
31%
2%
0
0%
0%
11
85%
6%
0
0%
0%
1986
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
15
88%
7%
15 1
6%
0%
2
12%
1%
3
18%
1%
1
6%
0%
8
47%
4%
0
0%
0%
15
88%
7%
0
0%
0%
1987
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
8
57%
3%
8 0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
7%
0%
1
7%
0%
6
43%
2%
0
0%
0%
8
57%
3%
0
0%
0%
1988
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
6
50%
2%
6 1
8%
0%
0
0%
0%
2
17%
1%
0
0%
0%
3
25%
1%
0
0%
0%
6
50%
2%
0
0%
0%
1989
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
17
74%
5%
17 3
13%
1%
3
13%
1%
5
22%
2%
1
4%
0%
5
22%
2%
0
0%
0%
17
74%
5%
0
0%
0%
1990
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
17
50%
5%
17 4
12%
1%
3
9%
1%
3
9%
1%
1
3%
0%
6
18%
2%
0
0%
0%
17
50%
5%
0
0%
0%
1991
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
22
65%
7%
22 8
24%
2%
3
9%
1%
5
15%
1%
0
0%
0%
6
18%
2%
0
0%
0%
22
65%
7%
0
0%
0%
1992
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
25
47%
7%
25 8
15%
2%
3
6%
1%
5
9%
1%
0
0%
0%
9
17%
3%
0
0%
0%
25
47%
7%
0
0%
0%
1993
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
19
26%
5%
19 6
8%
2%
4
6%
1%
3
4%
1%
0
0%
0%
6
8%
2%
0
0%
0%
19
26%
5%
0
0%
0%
1994
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
20
26%
5%
20 5
6%
1%
5
6%
1%
2
3%
0%
1
1%
0%
7
9%
2%
0
0%
0%
20
26%
5%
0
0%
0%
1995
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
25
40%
6%
25 8
13%
2%
4
6%
1%
5
8%
1%
1
2%
0%
7
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
25
40%
6%
0
0%
0%
1996
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
23
36%
5%
23 7
11%
1%
3
5%
1%
5
8%
1%
2
3%
0%
6
9%
1%
0
0%
0%
23
36%
5%
0
0%
0%
1997
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
43
42%
9%
43 10
10%
2%
14
14%
3%
7
7%
1%
3
3%
1%
9
9%
2%
0
0%
0%
43
42%
9%
0
0%
0%
1998
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
46
36%
8%
46 12
9%
2%
13
10%
2%
9
7%
2%
2
2%
0%
10
8%
2%
0
0%
0%
46
36%
8%
0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 0 0
Housing Buildings and Development 17 4
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 8 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 1 1
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 11 6
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 1 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 1 1
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 60 14
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 8 2
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 12 4
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 5 2
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 0 0
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 4 1
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 50 13
Air pollution Pollution 7 1
Ground water pollution Pollution 1 1
Input of excess energy Pollution 7 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 3 1
Solid waste Pollution 3 3
Surface water pollution Pollution 28 6
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 14 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 16 4
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 16 9
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 33 7
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 27 7
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 7 1
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 44 12
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 15 7
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 0 0
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 15 4
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 0 0
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 14 2
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
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 54 11
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 37 15
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 1 1
Civil unrest Other human activities 27 5
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 0 0
Illegal activities Other human activities 107 24
Military training Other human activities 0 0
Terrorism Other human activities 0 0
War Other human activities 16 4
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 2 2
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 8 2
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 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 3 2
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 4 1
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 5 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 8 2
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 33 10
Governance Management and institutional factors 0 0
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Human resources Management and institutional factors 1 1
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 13 6
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Management activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 102 41
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Buildings and Development
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Commercial development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Housing 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Industrial areas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3
Transportation Infrastructure
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Air transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ground transport infrastructure 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 3 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 7 9
Marine transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Services Infrastructures
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Localised utilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1
Major linear utilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Water infrastructure 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 2 1 3 6 5 4 2 4 3 5
Pollution
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Air pollution 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Ground water pollution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Input of excess energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solid waste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Surface water pollution 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 3 4 5 6
Biological resource use/modification
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Aquaculture 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 1
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 2
Forestry /wood production 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 4 5
Land conversion 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 3 4 5 5 5
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 3 4 4
Subsistence hunting 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Physical resource extraction
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Mining 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 4 8 10
Oil and gas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 3
Quarrying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (extraction) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Wind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social/cultural uses of heritage
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 4 3 4 6 7 7 8 6
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 2 5 9 10
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other human activities
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Civil unrest 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4
Deliberate destruction of heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illegal activities 0 0 3 2 6 6 2 7 7 6 7 8 9 8 10 15 11
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terrorism 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 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 2
Climate change and severe weather events
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Desertification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drought 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flooding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Other climate change impacts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Storms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Temperature change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire (widlfires) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 1 1 1
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1
Modified genetic material 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
Management and institutional factors
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Financial resources 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 2 3 4 3 3 4
Governance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
High impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human resources 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Legal framework 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 2
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management systems/ management plan 0 0 1 0 5 3 2 4 7 7 10 7 6 9 8 15 18
Properties
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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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