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State of Conservation

1215
Reports
145
Properties concerned
89
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 1999close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
1999
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
47
43%
8%
47 8
7%
1%
13
12%
2%
9
8%
2%
2
2%
0%
15
14%
3%
0
0%
0%
47
43%
8%
0
0%
0%
2000
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
53
47%
8%
53 13
12%
2%
14
13%
2%
7
6%
1%
2
2%
0%
17
15%
3%
0
0%
0%
53
47%
8%
0
0%
0%
2001
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
60
48%
9%
60 16
13%
2%
15
12%
2%
10
8%
1%
2
2%
0%
17
14%
2%
0
0%
0%
60
48%
9%
0
0%
0%
2002
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
38
42%
5%
38 15
17%
2%
8
9%
1%
3
3%
0%
2
2%
0%
10
11%
1%
0
0%
0%
38
42%
5%
0
0%
0%
2003
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
44
31%
6%
44 12
8%
2%
7
5%
1%
6
4%
1%
2
1%
0%
17
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
44
31%
6%
0
0%
0%
2004
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
51
32%
7%
51 13
8%
2%
12
8%
2%
6
4%
1%
3
2%
0%
17
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
51
32%
7%
0
0%
0%
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
44
32%
6%
44 14
10%
2%
9
7%
1%
4
3%
1%
3
2%
0%
14
10%
2%
0
0%
0%
44
32%
6%
0
0%
0%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
45
33%
6%
45 12
9%
1%
8
6%
1%
4
3%
0%
3
2%
0%
18
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
45
33%
6%
0
0%
0%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
54
33%
7%
54 12
7%
1%
11
7%
1%
9
5%
1%
3
2%
0%
19
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
54
33%
7%
0
0%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
53
34%
6%
53 13
8%
2%
11
7%
1%
11
7%
1%
3
2%
0%
15
9%
2%
0
0%
0%
53
34%
6%
0
0%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
52
29%
6%
52 12
7%
1%
10
6%
1%
8
4%
1%
1
1%
0%
21
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
52
29%
6%
0
0%
0%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
51
34%
6%
51 11
7%
1%
10
7%
1%
11
7%
1%
2
1%
0%
17
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
51
34%
6%
0
0%
0%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
51
30%
6%
51 8
5%
1%
13
8%
1%
10
6%
1%
0
0%
0%
20
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
51
30%
6%
0
0%
0%
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
52
35%
6%
52 12
8%
1%
11
7%
1%
10
7%
1%
0
0%
0%
19
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
52
35%
6%
0
0%
0%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
50
30%
5%
50 14
8%
1%
8
5%
1%
7
4%
1%
2
1%
0%
19
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
50
30%
5%
0
0%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
54
36%
6%
54 9
6%
1%
12
8%
1%
8
5%
1%
1
1%
0%
24
16%
2%
0
0%
0%
54
36%
6%
0
0%
0%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
50
35%
5%
50 10
7%
1%
13
9%
1%
8
6%
1%
1
1%
0%
18
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
50
35%
5%
0
0%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
54
35%
5%
54 14
9%
1%
7
4%
1%
11
7%
1%
2
1%
0%
20
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
54
35%
5%
0
0%
0%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
51
33%
5%
51 10
6%
1%
12
8%
1%
10
6%
1%
1
1%
0%
18
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
51
33%
5%
0
0%
0%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
49
31%
5%
49 13
8%
1%
5
3%
0%
8
5%
1%
3
2%
0%
20
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
49
31%
5%
0
0%
0%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
50
30%
5%
50 9
5%
1%
13
8%
1%
9
5%
1%
1
1%
0%
18
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
50
30%
5%
0
0%
0%
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
84
33%
84 17
7%
22
9%
15
6%
3
1%
28
11%
0
0%
84
33%
0
0%
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
78
30%
78 18
7%
21
8%
12
5%
3
1%
25
10%
0
0%
78
30%
0
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 8 4
Housing Buildings and Development 108 21
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 13 3
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 8 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 148 26
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 15 5
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 33 12
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 283 42
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 38 8
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 12 5
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 77 10
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 24 4
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 51 10
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 238 33
Air pollution Pollution 37 9
Ground water pollution Pollution 25 6
Input of excess energy Pollution 16 4
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 14 4
Solid waste Pollution 22 7
Surface water pollution Pollution 97 15
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 54 12
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 55 12
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 118 29
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 97 20
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 276 33
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 235 33
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 34 10
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 3 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 338 47
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 137 28
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 11 3
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 59 11
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 21 4
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 189 27
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 267 49
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 22 5
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 6 1
Civil unrest Other human activities 201 18
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 5 2
Illegal activities Other human activities 632 69
Military training Other human activities 4 1
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 92 8
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 20 3
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 32 4
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 2 1
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 43 12
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 48 6
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 16 5
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 4 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 26 7
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 74 15
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Volcanic eruption Sudden ecological or geological events 2 1
Hyper-abundant species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 4 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 55 9
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 25 4
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 131 25
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 17 2
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 192 45
Governance Management and institutional factors 76 15
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 1 1
Human resources Management and institutional factors 141 36
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 116 25
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Management activities Management and institutional factors 27 6
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 667 110
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Buildings and Development
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Commercial development 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
Housing 3 4 4 3 3 5 2 5 8 8 4 9 4 4 6 8 4 4 4 3 3 5 5
Industrial areas 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 4 7 8 10 10 10 8 8 10 4 9 8 8 6 13 12
Transportation Infrastructure
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air transport infrastructure 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 2 1 0 0 3 4 2 2 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1
Ground transport infrastructure 10 14 20 9 11 11 7 9 11 12 9 9 12 13 12 13 13 15 13 10 13 19 18
Marine transport infrastructure 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Services Infrastructures
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Localised utilities 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
Major linear utilities 1 2 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 7 7
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 2 3 4
Renewable energy facilities 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 6 6
Water infrastructure 4 3 4 4 4 5 8 8 11 11 8 12 9 12 10 12 13 14 14 12 16 23 21
Pollution
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air pollution 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 5 3
Ground water pollution 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2
Input of excess energy 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1
Solid waste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 5
Surface water pollution 5 6 5 2 3 4 3 4 3 6 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 7 5
Biological resource use/modification
1999 2000 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 1 0 1 1 1
Commercial hunting 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 6 5 5
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 0 0
Crop production 1 2 2 1 1 1 6 7 6 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 2 3 3
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 5 3 4 4 7 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 6 4 3 7 6 7 7 10 12
Forestry /wood production 4 5 5 1 6 2 4 4 3 3 6 2 0 2 3 3 4 4 7 4 7 9 9
Land conversion 6 9 10 7 12 7 8 9 8 13 14 14 15 13 13 13 16 14 16 10 15 18 16
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 5 6 6 4 7 8 4 9 11 11 12 10 11 13 14 10 12 14 12 11 13 17 15
Subsistence hunting 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Physical resource extraction
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Mining 8 12 13 9 9 8 10 13 11 12 14 17 14 16 14 18 15 18 16 17 17 29 28
Oil and gas 3 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 4 6 6 10 10 7 10 7 9 8 10 11
Quarrying 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Water (extraction) 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 5 2 3 4 3 3 6 5
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
1999 2000 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 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Wind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social/cultural uses of heritage
1999 2000 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 8 9 10 6 8 10 9 8 10 6 7 9 10 7 7 8 8 8 6 8 6 10 11
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 8 8 11 8 8 7 3 9 13 10 9 9 6 13 11 18 8 16 12 15 12 28 25
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 1 1 0 0 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 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Other human activities
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Civil unrest 6 6 6 3 9 12 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 11 8 10 7 9 8 8
Deliberate destruction of heritage 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illegal activities 18 25 25 17 22 24 22 25 29 27 29 26 29 29 27 34 27 30 31 27 29 41 39
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
War 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 5 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Climate change and severe weather events
1999 2000 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 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3
Desertification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drought 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Flooding 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other climate change impacts 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 9 8
Storms 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 2 3 4 4 2 4 2 4 5 5
Temperature change 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Avalanche/ landslide 0 1 1 1 1 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fire (widlfires) 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 3 4 4 2 6 2 4 3 3 5 3 8 7
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
1999 2000 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 2 2 1 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 5
Invasive / alien marine species 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 4 2 1 3 1 2 6 5 6 5 6 3 7 5 4 4 9 9 8 9 15 14
Modified genetic material 0 0 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 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Financial resources 6 8 10 7 13 14 4 9 11 9 9 7 9 8 4 8 6 5 6 6 7 13 13
Governance 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 7 5 10 6 13 10
High impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human resources 2 2 3 1 11 12 5 8 8 5 8 3 4 5 4 6 3 5 7 6 8 13 12
Legal framework 1 3 3 3 7 6 2 0 2 3 3 2 5 3 8 5 7 9 7 8 8 11 10
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management activities 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management systems/ management plan 23 24 33 24 32 29 19 21 25 26 22 24 22 25 30 30 26 31 29 30 32 57 53
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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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