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State of Conservation

1605
Reports
378
Properties concerned
130
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2013close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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 82 23
Housing Buildings and Development 561 127
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 23 6
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 117 34
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 205 51
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 33 8
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 72 19
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 326 70
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 73 14
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 51 10
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 24 8
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 53 12
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 26 7
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 44 12
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 172 36
Air pollution Pollution 23 6
Ground water pollution Pollution 20 5
Input of excess energy Pollution 9 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 8 2
Solid waste Pollution 67 16
Surface water pollution Pollution 74 15
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 33 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 38 9
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 63 15
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 60 13
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 275 48
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 140 24
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 17 5
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Mining Physical resource extraction 210 41
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 87 17
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 26 9
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 36 8
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 2 1
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 14 4
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 102 23
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 18 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 44 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 147 31
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 359 92
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 12 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 12 4
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 34 10
Civil unrest Other human activities 137 22
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 105 21
Illegal activities Other human activities 407 76
Military training Other human activities 6 3
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 172 24
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 20 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 12 4
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 19 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 56 12
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 52 16
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 41 8
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 6 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 7 2
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 28 7
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 92 18
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 51 16
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 26 6
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 16 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 96 24
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 9 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 160 40
Governance Management and institutional factors 135 37
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 27 8
Human resources Management and institutional factors 176 45
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 293 68
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 4 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 252 56
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 1154 274
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Buildings and Development
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Commercial development 5 5 6 3 8 9 9 18 19
Housing 54 52 50 48 58 50 65 92 92
Industrial areas 3 2 1 4 1 3 0 4 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 24 20
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 21 14 23 20 22 20 33 37
Transportation Infrastructure
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air transport infrastructure 2 1 2 3 3 5 4 7 6
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 4 6 8 8 8 9 10 12
Ground transport infrastructure 26 26 30 31 38 29 39 53 54
Marine transport infrastructure 7 7 6 7 8 7 9 11 11
Underground transport infrastructure 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8
Services Infrastructures
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Localised utilities 4 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 2
Major linear utilities 4 5 6 3 6 5 5 10 9
Non-renewable energy facilities 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 5 6
Renewable energy facilities 3 4 6 5 4 5 3 7 7
Water infrastructure 13 14 15 17 19 15 22 29 28
Pollution
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Air pollution 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 6 4
Ground water pollution 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 4 4
Input of excess energy 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2
Pollution of marine waters 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1
Solid waste 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 11 13
Surface water pollution 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 12 9
Biological resource use/modification
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Aquaculture 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Commercial hunting 2 2 2 2 5 4 6 5 5
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 2 4 5 1 7 3 4 6 6
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 5 3 7 6 7 7 10 12
Forestry /wood production 3 3 5 5 8 6 8 12 10
Land conversion 23 26 29 27 34 25 34 40 37
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 16 12 15 15 15 13 16 20 18
Subsistence hunting 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
Physical resource extraction
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Mining 18 20 20 22 20 21 21 35 33
Oil and gas 10 11 7 11 7 10 8 11 12
Quarrying 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 6
Water (extraction) 2 5 2 3 5 3 4 6 6
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 11 7 8 6 12 7 14 20 17
Wind 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 13 16 12 17 13 18 21 24
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 22 35 25 33 34 36 42 70 62
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2
Society's valuing of heritage 0 1 0 4 3 6 5 9 6
Other human activities
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Civil unrest 13 13 16 16 17 14 15 16 17
Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 10 10 10 12 10 12 15 14
Illegal activities 37 44 38 43 43 39 43 62 58
Military training 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
War 15 15 15 16 22 23 22 22 22
Climate change and severe weather events
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Changes to oceanic waters 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4
Desertification 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3
Drought 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Flooding 6 4 7 4 7 4 8 8 8
Other climate change impacts 3 3 2 3 4 4 6 15 12
Storms 5 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 6
Temperature change 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Avalanche/ landslide 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Earthquake 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 8 10 8 12 8 11 14 12
Fire (widlfires) 6 3 5 3 5 5 5 10 9
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 5
Invasive / alien marine species 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 6 6 6 10 12 9 12 18 17
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Financial resources 10 15 9 15 15 17 17 32 30
Governance 7 8 8 13 11 18 14 29 27
High impact research / monitoring activities 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3
Human resources 13 13 13 15 20 18 20 34 30
Legal framework 24 23 21 28 30 31 35 53 48
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Management activities 23 27 25 25 30 24 28 37 33
Management systems/ management plan 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.