Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information.

i
ii
iii
iv
v
vi
vii
viii
ix
x

State of Conservation

1665
Reports
386
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%
2024
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
60
49%
5%
60 11
9%
1%
14
11%
1%
8
7%
1%
24
20%
2%
3
2%
0%
51
41%
4%
9
7%
1%
0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 87 24
Housing Buildings and Development 590 133
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 24 6
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 120 35
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 212 53
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 34 8
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 75 19
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 337 72
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 75 14
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 52 10
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 26 9
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 54 12
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 26 7
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 46 14
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 177 37
Air pollution Pollution 24 6
Ground water pollution Pollution 21 5
Input of excess energy Pollution 9 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 9 3
Solid waste Pollution 71 16
Surface water pollution Pollution 77 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 40 9
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 68 15
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 61 13
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 285 49
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 144 24
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 17 5
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Mining Physical resource extraction 214 42
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 87 17
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 28 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 17 5
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 108 23
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 20 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 47 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 151 31
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 368 94
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 13 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 13 4
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 37 10
Civil unrest Other human activities 140 23
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 115 21
Illegal activities Other human activities 425 78
Military training Other human activities 7 3
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 188 25
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 22 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 16 6
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 19 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 64 15
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 56 18
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 44 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 34 11
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 99 20
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 53 17
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 27 6
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 17 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 100 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 167 41
Governance Management and institutional factors 139 38
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 28 8
Human resources Management and institutional factors 183 46
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 306 68
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 4 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 264 56
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 1197 282
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 5 5 6 3 8 9 9 18 19 5
Housing 54 52 50 48 58 50 65 92 92 29
Industrial areas 3 2 1 4 1 3 0 4 5 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 24 20 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 21 14 23 20 22 20 33 37 7
Transportation Infrastructure
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 2 1 2 3 3 5 4 7 6 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 4 6 8 8 8 9 10 12 3
Ground transport infrastructure 26 26 30 31 38 29 39 53 54 11
Marine transport infrastructure 7 7 6 7 8 7 9 11 11 2
Underground transport infrastructure 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8 1
Services Infrastructures
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 4 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 2 2
Major linear utilities 4 5 6 3 6 5 5 10 9 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 5 6 0
Renewable energy facilities 3 4 6 5 4 5 3 7 7 2
Water infrastructure 13 14 15 17 19 15 22 29 28 5
Pollution
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 6 4 1
Ground water pollution 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 4 4 1
Input of excess energy 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0
Pollution of marine waters 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1
Solid waste 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 11 13 4
Surface water pollution 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 12 9 3
Biological resource use/modification
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 2 2 2 2 5 4 6 5 5 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 2 4 5 1 7 3 4 6 6 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 5 3 7 6 7 7 10 12 5
Forestry /wood production 3 3 5 5 8 6 8 12 10 1
Land conversion 23 26 29 27 34 25 34 40 37 10
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 16 12 15 15 15 13 16 20 18 4
Subsistence hunting 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 18 20 20 22 20 21 21 35 33 4
Oil and gas 10 11 7 11 7 10 8 11 12 0
Quarrying 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 6 2
Water (extraction) 2 5 2 3 5 3 4 6 6 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 11 7 8 6 12 7 14 20 17 6
Wind 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 13 16 12 17 13 18 21 24 4
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 22 35 25 33 34 36 42 70 62 9
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 0 1 0 4 3 6 5 9 6 3
Other human activities
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 13 13 16 16 17 14 15 16 17 3
Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 10 10 10 12 10 12 15 14 10
Illegal activities 37 44 38 43 43 39 43 62 58 18
Military training 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
War 15 15 15 16 22 23 22 22 22 16
Climate change and severe weather events
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 2
Desertification 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 4
Drought 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0
Flooding 6 4 7 4 7 4 8 8 8 8
Other climate change impacts 3 3 2 3 4 4 6 15 12 4
Storms 5 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 6 3
Temperature change 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Earthquake 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 8 10 8 12 8 11 14 12 7
Fire (widlfires) 6 3 5 3 5 5 5 10 9 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 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 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 5 1
Invasive / alien marine species 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 6 6 6 10 12 9 12 18 17 4
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Management and institutional factors
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 10 15 9 15 15 17 17 32 30 7
Governance 7 8 8 13 11 18 14 29 27 4
High impact research / monitoring activities 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 1
Human resources 13 13 13 15 20 18 20 34 30 7
Legal framework 24 23 21 28 30 31 35 53 48 13
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
Management activities 23 27 25 25 30 24 28 37 33 12
Management systems/ management plan 106 101 95 113 108 117 123 196 195 43
Properties
file_download
Categories
file_download
Regions
file_download

* : 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.


top