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State of Conservation

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141
Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
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Property Category:Naturalclose
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)
 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 101 21
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 11 3
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 7 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 144 26
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 15 5
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 29 11
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 259 41
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 34 7
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 11 4
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 74 10
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 24 4
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 48 10
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 231 33
Air pollution Pollution 35 9
Ground water pollution Pollution 24 5
Input of excess energy Pollution 14 4
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 14 4
Solid waste Pollution 22 7
Surface water pollution Pollution 86 13
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 52 12
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 52 12
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 109 26
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 88 20
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 261 33
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 224 33
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 32 10
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 3 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 318 45
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 131 27
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 10 2
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 56 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 19 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 172 27
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 251 48
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 189 18
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 5 2
Illegal activities Other human activities 589 67
Military training Other human activities 4 1
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 88 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 0 0
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 42 12
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 44 5
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 16 5
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 3 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 24 6
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 69 14
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 52 9
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 23 4
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 124 24
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 178 44
Governance Management and institutional factors 76 15
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 1 1
Human resources Management and institutional factors 137 36
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 112 24
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 620 105
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 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
Housing 4 3 3 5 2 5 8 8 4 9 4 4 6 8 4 4 4 3 3 5 5
Industrial areas 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 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 3 1 1 3 1 4 7 8 10 10 10 8 8 10 4 9 8 8 6 13 12
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 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 1 0 0 3 4 2 2 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1
Ground transport infrastructure 20 9 11 11 7 9 11 12 9 9 12 13 12 13 13 15 13 10 13 19 18
Marine transport infrastructure 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
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 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
Major linear utilities 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 1 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 2 3 4
Renewable energy facilities 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 6 6
Water infrastructure 4 4 4 5 8 8 11 11 8 12 9 12 10 12 13 14 14 12 16 23 21
Pollution
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air pollution 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 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 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 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 5
Surface water pollution 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
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 1 0 1 1 1
Commercial hunting 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
Crop production 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 3 4 4 7 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 6 4 3 7 6 7 7 10 12
Forestry /wood production 5 1 6 2 4 4 3 3 6 2 0 2 3 3 4 4 7 4 7 9 9
Land conversion 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 6 4 7 8 4 9 11 11 12 10 11 13 14 10 12 14 12 11 13 17 15
Subsistence hunting 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 1 0 1 1
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 13 9 9 8 10 13 11 12 14 17 14 16 14 18 15 18 16 17 17 29 28
Oil and gas 4 2 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 4 6 6 10 10 7 10 7 9 8 10 11
Quarrying 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Water (extraction) 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
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 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
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 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
Water (rain/water table) 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 1 1 1 1 1 1
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 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illegal activities 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 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 1 1
War 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
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 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
Drought 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Flooding 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 9 8
Storms 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 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
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 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fire (widlfires) 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 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
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 1 0 1 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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
Translocated species 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
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Financial resources 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 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human resources 3 1 11 12 5 8 8 5 8 3 4 5 4 6 3 5 7 6 8 13 12
Legal framework 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
Management activities 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 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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