State of Conservation report

State of Conservation or “SOC” reports are the result of the Reactive Monitoring process, which is the reporting by the Secretariat, other sectors of UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the Committee on the state of conservation of specific World Heritage properties that are under threat. These reports on the state of conservation of selected properties are examined each year by the World Heritage Committee.  Since 1979, over 3600 SOC reports were prepared and represent an exceptional documentation on conservation issues; one of the most comprehensive monitoring systems of any international convention.