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State of Conservation

3239
Reports
498
Properties concerned
144
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2002close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2002
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
90
100%
12%
90 34
38%
5%
25
28%
3%
10
11%
1%
10
11%
1%
11
12%
2%
46
51%
6%
38
42%
5%
6
7%
1%
2003
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
142
100%
19%
142 41
29%
6%
34
24%
5%
28
20%
4%
15
11%
2%
24
17%
3%
94
66%
13%
44
31%
6%
4
3%
1%
2004
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
159
100%
21%
159 52
33%
7%
38
24%
5%
26
16%
3%
19
12%
3%
24
15%
3%
103
65%
14%
51
32%
7%
5
3%
1%
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
138
100%
18%
138 47
34%
6%
34
25%
4%
16
12%
2%
16
12%
2%
25
18%
3%
89
64%
11%
44
32%
6%
5
4%
1%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
135
100%
17%
135 38
28%
5%
33
24%
4%
14
10%
2%
20
15%
2%
30
22%
4%
85
63%
10%
45
33%
6%
5
4%
1%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
165
100%
20%
165 50
30%
6%
41
25%
5%
22
13%
3%
22
13%
3%
30
18%
4%
107
65%
13%
54
33%
7%
4
2%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
158
100%
19%
158 57
36%
7%
33
21%
4%
25
16%
3%
17
11%
2%
26
16%
3%
101
64%
12%
53
34%
6%
4
3%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
178
100%
20%
178 64
36%
7%
38
21%
4%
26
15%
3%
19
11%
2%
31
17%
4%
122
69%
14%
52
29%
6%
4
2%
0%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
149
100%
17%
149 47
32%
5%
28
19%
3%
27
18%
3%
16
11%
2%
31
21%
3%
92
62%
10%
51
34%
6%
6
4%
1%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
172
100%
19%
172 50
29%
5%
41
24%
5%
31
18%
3%
20
12%
2%
30
17%
3%
118
69%
13%
51
30%
6%
3
2%
0%
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
148
100%
16%
148 46
31%
5%
26
18%
3%
25
17%
3%
16
11%
2%
35
24%
4%
90
61%
10%
52
35%
6%
6
4%
1%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
169
100%
18%
169 46
27%
5%
31
18%
3%
30
18%
3%
27
16%
3%
35
21%
4%
116
69%
12%
50
30%
5%
3
2%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
150
100%
15%
150 31
21%
3%
30
20%
3%
26
17%
3%
21
14%
2%
42
28%
4%
90
60%
9%
54
36%
6%
6
4%
1%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
141
100%
14%
141 28
20%
3%
31
22%
3%
20
14%
2%
29
21%
3%
33
23%
3%
86
61%
9%
50
35%
5%
5
4%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
156
100%
15%
156 37
24%
4%
30
19%
3%
26
17%
3%
27
17%
3%
36
23%
3%
96
62%
9%
54
35%
5%
6
4%
1%
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 143 43
Housing Buildings and Development 1105 199
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 39 12
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 192 60
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 340 81
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 52 12
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 158 48
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 594 121
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 124 24
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 75 15
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 33 15
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 93 24
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 31 8
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 60 16
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 283 49
Air pollution Pollution 44 14
Ground water pollution Pollution 36 9
Input of excess energy Pollution 27 9
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 18 6
Solid waste Pollution 135 32
Surface water pollution Pollution 129 22
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 51 12
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 89 19
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 110 28
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 102 23
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 457 69
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 256 40
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 32 11
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Mining Physical resource extraction 361 55
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 144 29
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 36 12
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 59 14
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 10 3
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 40 16
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 6 4
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 202 46
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 40 11
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 69 15
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 314 64
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 643 143
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 22 5
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 21 6
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 56 17
Civil unrest Other human activities 266 29
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 227 48
Illegal activities Other human activities 802 113
Military training Other human activities 7 4
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 231 28
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 23 5
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 17 4
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 33 5
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 100 21
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 64 19
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 66 15
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 18 7
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 24 6
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 75 23
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 162 29
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 81 20
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 3 2
Volcanic eruption Sudden ecological or geological events 4 3
Hyper-abundant species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 5 2
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 53 10
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 22 4
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 150 31
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 346 88
Governance Management and institutional factors 182 42
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 50 16
Human resources Management and institutional factors 341 90
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 478 118
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 4 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 449 95
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 2171 383
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Buildings and Development
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Commercial development 4 14 11 5 5 4 6 5 1 3 3 5 5 6 3 8 9 9 18 19
Housing 17 37 47 37 46 60 58 71 55 64 52 54 52 50 48 58 50 65 92 92
Industrial areas 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 4 1 3 0 4 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 10 8 8 5 7 6 9 4 8 6 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 24 20
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 8 7 3 9 16 13 22 18 23 13 15 21 14 23 20 22 20 33 37
Transportation Infrastructure
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air transport infrastructure 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 4 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 5 4 7 6
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 3 10 8 6 7 10 15 8 14 4 7 4 6 8 8 8 9 10 12
Ground transport infrastructure 17 23 32 16 21 28 28 28 23 28 24 26 26 30 31 38 29 39 53 54
Marine transport infrastructure 3 3 5 1 1 2 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 7 8 7 9 11 11
Underground transport infrastructure 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 5 2 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8
Services Infrastructures
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Localised utilities 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 2
Major linear utilities 3 6 6 3 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 4 5 6 3 6 5 5 10 9
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 5 6
Renewable energy facilities 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 3 4 6 5 4 5 3 7 7
Water infrastructure 4 6 7 10 9 13 12 10 14 11 15 13 14 15 17 19 15 22 29 28
Pollution
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air pollution 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 6 4
Ground water pollution 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 4 4
Input of excess energy 0 1 5 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1
Solid waste 1 2 8 8 7 10 7 5 8 5 7 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 11 13
Surface water pollution 3 5 4 3 5 4 7 3 6 7 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 12 9
Biological resource use/modification
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 1 0 1 1 1
Commercial hunting 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
Crop production 1 1 2 7 10 11 3 4 3 6 3 2 4 5 1 7 3 4 6 6
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 5 8 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 6 5 3 7 6 7 7 10 12
Forestry /wood production 1 6 2 4 6 4 5 6 4 0 4 3 3 5 5 8 6 8 12 10
Land conversion 9 18 11 9 14 17 17 22 20 23 22 23 26 29 27 34 25 34 40 37
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 5 7 10 6 10 11 12 15 11 13 16 16 12 15 15 15 13 16 20 18
Subsistence hunting 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
Physical resource extraction
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Mining 10 10 9 12 14 12 13 16 18 17 20 18 20 20 22 20 21 21 35 33
Oil and gas 4 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 10 11 7 11 7 10 8 11 12
Quarrying 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 6
Water (extraction) 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 5 2 3 5 3 4 6 6
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
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
Micro-organisms 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 4 11 17 7 9 10 8 9 7 9 9 11 7 8 6 12 7 14 20 17
Wind 1 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
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 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 17 13 15 16 21 13 17 14 19 12 13 13 16 12 17 13 18 21 24
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 20 29 29 21 30 36 24 27 19 21 28 22 35 25 33 34 36 42 70 62
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 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 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2
Society's valuing of heritage 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 4 3 6 5 9 6
Other human activities
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Civil unrest 3 11 15 11 12 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 17 14 15 16 17
Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 8 12 9 8 10 14 18 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 12 10 12 15 14
Illegal activities 19 31 44 30 34 41 35 44 34 42 41 37 44 38 43 43 39 43 62 58
Military training 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
War 2 2 6 6 5 7 6 6 5 5 9 15 15 15 16 22 23 22 22 22
Climate change and severe weather events
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 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4
Desertification 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3
Drought 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Flooding 1 3 2 3 6 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 4 7 4 7 4 8 8 8
Other climate change impacts 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 6 15 12
Storms 1 3 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 6 4 5 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 6
Temperature change 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Avalanche/ landslide 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Earthquake 1 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 8 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 3 7 7 7 9 3 10 5 10 7 9 8 10 8 12 8 11 14 12
Fire (widlfires) 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 2 6 3 5 3 5 5 5 10 9
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 3 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 5
Invasive / alien marine species 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 5 2 4 7 5 7 5 6 3 8 6 6 6 10 12 9 12 18 17
Modified genetic material 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 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Financial resources 10 24 26 11 15 18 17 16 15 18 16 10 15 9 15 15 17 17 32 30
Governance 1 3 3 2 3 3 5 6 7 6 8 7 8 8 13 11 18 14 29 27
High impact research / monitoring activities 1 0 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3
Human resources 6 26 21 11 15 18 11 19 9 16 13 13 13 13 15 20 18 20 34 30
Legal framework 6 21 26 15 17 12 15 13 18 19 23 24 23 21 28 30 31 35 53 48
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Management activities 13 17 13 11 13 16 20 25 20 25 24 23 27 25 25 30 24 28 37 33
Management systems/ management plan 54 97 100 84 84 99 96 104 95 108 96 106 101 95 113 108 117 123 196 195
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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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