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State of Conservation

989
Reports
318
Properties concerned
127
States Parties with SOC reports
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Date Start: 2017close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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 63 21
Housing Buildings and Development 357 110
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 13 6
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 86 30
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 132 45
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 25 7
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 47 14
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 213 65
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 46 13
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 37 9
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 14 5
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 35 12
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 17 7
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 26 9
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 113 34
Air pollution Pollution 17 6
Ground water pollution Pollution 11 4
Input of excess energy Pollution 7 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 5 2
Solid waste Pollution 43 14
Surface water pollution Pollution 44 13
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 25 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 26 8
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 42 13
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 44 13
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 170 47
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 82 21
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 11 3
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 3 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 130 40
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 48 15
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 19 7
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 24 8
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 11 3
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 70 22
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 11 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 32 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 93 26
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 244 81
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 7 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 9 3
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 29 10
Civil unrest Other human activities 79 20
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 63 17
Illegal activities Other human activities 245 65
Military training Other human activities 6 3
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 111 23
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 13 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 10 3
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 12 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 35 10
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 41 15
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 23 6
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 3 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 4 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 19 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 57 17
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 34 13
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 16 5
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 9 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 68 20
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 5 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 111 33
Governance Management and institutional factors 99 34
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 16 5
Human resources Management and institutional factors 122 37
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 197 60
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 3 2
Management activities Management and institutional factors 152 49
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 739 243
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Buildings and Development
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Commercial development 8 9 9 18 19
Housing 58 50 65 92 92
Industrial areas 1 3 0 4 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 14 15 24 20
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 22 20 33 37
Transportation Infrastructure
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air transport infrastructure 3 5 4 7 6
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 8 9 10 12
Ground transport infrastructure 38 29 39 53 54
Marine transport infrastructure 8 7 9 11 11
Underground transport infrastructure 7 7 6 9 8
Services Infrastructures
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Localised utilities 3 4 2 3 2
Major linear utilities 6 5 5 10 9
Non-renewable energy facilities 3 0 3 5 6
Renewable energy facilities 4 5 3 7 7
Water infrastructure 19 15 22 29 28
Pollution
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air pollution 1 3 3 6 4
Ground water pollution 2 0 1 4 4
Input of excess energy 1 1 1 2 2
Pollution of marine waters 2 0 1 1 1
Solid waste 6 6 7 11 13
Surface water pollution 8 8 7 12 9
Biological resource use/modification
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Aquaculture 1 0 1 1 1
Commercial hunting 5 4 6 5 5
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 7 3 4 6 6
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 7 7 10 12
Forestry /wood production 8 6 8 12 10
Land conversion 34 25 34 40 37
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 13 16 20 18
Subsistence hunting 2 1 2 3 3
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 1 0 1 1
Physical resource extraction
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Mining 20 21 21 35 33
Oil and gas 7 10 8 11 12
Quarrying 2 4 2 5 6
Water (extraction) 5 3 4 6 6
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Dust 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 1 1 1 1
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 1 1 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 12 7 14 20 17
Wind 1 2 3 3 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 4 6 9 9
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 13 18 21 24
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 34 36 42 70 62
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 1 2 2 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 2 3 2 2
Society's valuing of heritage 3 6 5 9 6
Other human activities
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Civil unrest 17 14 15 16 17
Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 10 12 15 14
Illegal activities 43 39 43 62 58
Military training 2 0 1 1 2
Terrorism 0 0 0 1 1
War 22 23 22 22 22
Climate change and severe weather events
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes to oceanic waters 2 1 2 4 4
Desertification 0 1 3 3 3
Drought 2 2 2 3 3
Flooding 7 4 8 8 8
Other climate change impacts 4 4 6 15 12
Storms 4 3 4 6 6
Temperature change 1 0 0 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Avalanche/ landslide 1 0 1 1 1
Earthquake 2 4 3 5 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 8 11 14 12
Fire (widlfires) 5 5 5 10 9
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Hyper-abundant species 1 0 1 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 4 1 5 5
Invasive / alien marine species 2 2 2 2 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 9 12 18 17
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Financial resources 15 17 17 32 30
Governance 11 18 14 29 27
High impact research / monitoring activities 3 2 4 4 3
Human resources 20 18 20 34 30
Legal framework 30 31 35 53 48
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 2 1
Management activities 30 24 28 37 33
Management systems/ management plan 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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