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State of Conservation

512
Reports
290
Properties concerned
120
States Parties with SOC reports
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Date Start: 2021close
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)
 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 37 21
Housing Buildings and Development 184 100
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 9 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 44 24
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 70 38
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 13 7
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 22 12
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 107 57
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 22 12
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 17 9
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 5 3
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 19 10
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 11 7
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 14 7
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 57 31
Air pollution Pollution 10 6
Ground water pollution Pollution 8 4
Input of excess energy Pollution 4 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 2 1
Solid waste Pollution 24 14
Surface water pollution Pollution 21 12
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 2 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 10 5
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 12 6
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 22 12
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 22 12
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 77 40
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 38 20
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 6 3
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 2 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 68 36
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 23 14
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 11 6
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 12 7
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 2 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 6 3
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 37 20
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 5 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 18 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 45 25
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 132 74
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 3 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 4 2
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 15 9
Civil unrest Other human activities 33 17
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 29 16
Illegal activities Other human activities 120 62
Military training Other human activities 3 2
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 44 22
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 8 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 6 3
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 6 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 16 9
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 27 15
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 12 6
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 2 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 2 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 10 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 26 14
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 19 11
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 2 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 10 5
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 3 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 35 18
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 62 33
Governance Management and institutional factors 56 32
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 7 4
Human resources Management and institutional factors 64 34
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 101 54
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 3 2
Management activities Management and institutional factors 70 40
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 391 220
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2021 2023
Buildings and Development
2021 2023
Commercial development 18 19
Housing 92 92
Industrial areas 4 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 20
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 33 37
Transportation Infrastructure
2021 2023
Air transport infrastructure 7 6
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 12
Ground transport infrastructure 53 54
Marine transport infrastructure 11 11
Underground transport infrastructure 9 8
Services Infrastructures
2021 2023
Localised utilities 3 2
Major linear utilities 10 9
Non-renewable energy facilities 5 6
Renewable energy facilities 7 7
Water infrastructure 29 28
Pollution
2021 2023
Air pollution 6 4
Ground water pollution 4 4
Input of excess energy 2 2
Pollution of marine waters 1 1
Solid waste 11 13
Surface water pollution 12 9
Biological resource use/modification
2021 2023
Aquaculture 1 1
Commercial hunting 5 5
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0
Crop production 6 6
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 12
Forestry /wood production 12 10
Land conversion 40 37
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 20 18
Subsistence hunting 3 3
Subsistence wild plant collection 1 1
Physical resource extraction
2021 2023
Mining 35 33
Oil and gas 11 12
Quarrying 5 6
Water (extraction) 6 6
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2021 2023
Dust 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0
Pests 1 1
Radiation/light 0 0
Relative humidity 3 3
Temperature 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 20 17
Wind 3 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2021 2023
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 9 9
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 21 24
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 70 62
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 2
Society's valuing of heritage 9 6
Other human activities
2021 2023
Civil unrest 16 17
Deliberate destruction of heritage 15 14
Illegal activities 62 58
Military training 1 2
Terrorism 1 1
War 22 22
Climate change and severe weather events
2021 2023
Changes to oceanic waters 4 4
Desertification 3 3
Drought 3 3
Flooding 8 8
Other climate change impacts 15 12
Storms 6 6
Temperature change 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2021 2023
Avalanche/ landslide 1 1
Earthquake 5 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 14 12
Fire (widlfires) 10 9
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2021 2023
Hyper-abundant species 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species 5 5
Invasive / alien marine species 2 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 17
Modified genetic material 0 0
Translocated species 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2021 2023
Financial resources 32 30
Governance 29 27
High impact research / monitoring activities 4 3
Human resources 34 30
Legal framework 53 48
Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 1
Management activities 37 33
Management systems/ management plan 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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