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State of Conservation

1049
Reports
327
Properties concerned
127
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2017close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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 68 22
Housing Buildings and Development 386 116
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 14 6
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 89 31
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 139 47
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 26 7
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 50 14
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 224 67
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 48 13
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 38 9
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 16 6
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 36 12
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 17 7
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 28 11
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 118 35
Air pollution Pollution 18 6
Ground water pollution Pollution 12 4
Input of excess energy Pollution 7 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 6 3
Solid waste Pollution 47 14
Surface water pollution Pollution 47 13
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 25 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 28 8
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 47 13
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 45 13
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 180 48
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 86 21
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 11 3
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 3 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 134 41
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 48 15
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 21 7
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 24 8
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
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 76 22
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 13 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 35 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 97 26
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 253 83
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 8 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 10 3
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 32 10
Civil unrest Other human activities 82 21
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 73 17
Illegal activities Other human activities 263 67
Military training Other human activities 7 3
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 127 24
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 15 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 14 5
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 12 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 43 13
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 45 17
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 26 6
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 3 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 4 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 25 10
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 64 19
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 36 14
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 17 5
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 10 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 72 20
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 5 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 118 34
Governance Management and institutional factors 103 35
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 17 5
Human resources Management and institutional factors 129 38
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 210 60
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 3 2
Management activities Management and institutional factors 164 49
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 782 251
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 8 9 9 18 19 5
Housing 58 50 65 92 92 29
Industrial areas 1 3 0 4 5 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 14 15 24 20 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 22 20 33 37 7
Transportation Infrastructure
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 3 5 4 7 6 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 8 9 10 12 3
Ground transport infrastructure 38 29 39 53 54 11
Marine transport infrastructure 8 7 9 11 11 2
Underground transport infrastructure 7 7 6 9 8 1
Services Infrastructures
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 3 4 2 3 2 2
Major linear utilities 6 5 5 10 9 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 3 0 3 5 6 0
Renewable energy facilities 4 5 3 7 7 2
Water infrastructure 19 15 22 29 28 5
Pollution
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 1 3 3 6 4 1
Ground water pollution 2 0 1 4 4 1
Input of excess energy 1 1 1 2 2 0
Pollution of marine waters 2 0 1 1 1 1
Solid waste 6 6 7 11 13 4
Surface water pollution 8 8 7 12 9 3
Biological resource use/modification
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 1 0 1 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 5 4 6 5 5 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 7 3 4 6 6 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 7 7 10 12 5
Forestry /wood production 8 6 8 12 10 1
Land conversion 34 25 34 40 37 10
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 13 16 20 18 4
Subsistence hunting 2 1 2 3 3 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 1 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 20 21 21 35 33 4
Oil and gas 7 10 8 11 12 0
Quarrying 2 4 2 5 6 2
Water (extraction) 5 3 4 6 6 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 1 1 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 1 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 12 7 14 20 17 6
Wind 1 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 4 6 9 9 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 13 18 21 24 4
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 34 36 42 70 62 9
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 1 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 3 6 5 9 6 3
Other human activities
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 17 14 15 16 17 3
Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 10 12 15 14 10
Illegal activities 43 39 43 62 58 18
Military training 2 0 1 1 2 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 1 1 0
War 22 23 22 22 22 16
Climate change and severe weather events
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 2 1 2 4 4 2
Desertification 0 1 3 3 3 4
Drought 2 2 2 3 3 0
Flooding 7 4 8 8 8 8
Other climate change impacts 4 4 6 15 12 4
Storms 4 3 4 6 6 3
Temperature change 1 0 0 1 1 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 1 0 1 1 1 0
Earthquake 2 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 8 11 14 12 7
Fire (widlfires) 5 5 5 10 9 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 1 0 1 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 4 1 5 5 1
Invasive / alien marine species 2 2 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 9 12 18 17 4
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 1 1 0
Management and institutional factors
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 15 17 17 32 30 7
Governance 11 18 14 29 27 4
High impact research / monitoring activities 3 2 4 4 3 1
Human resources 20 18 20 34 30 7
Legal framework 30 31 35 53 48 13
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 2 1 0
Management activities 30 24 28 37 33 12
Management systems/ management plan 108 117 123 196 195 43
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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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