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State of Conservation

915
Reports
182
Properties concerned
43
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2002close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
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)
34
38%
5%
34 34
38%
5%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
17
19%
2%
15
17%
2%
2
2%
0%
2003
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
41
29%
6%
41 41
29%
6%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
29
20%
4%
12
8%
2%
0
0%
0%
2004
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
52
33%
7%
52 52
33%
7%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
37
23%
5%
13
8%
2%
2
1%
0%
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
47
34%
6%
47 47
34%
6%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
31
22%
4%
14
10%
2%
2
1%
0%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
38
28%
5%
38 38
28%
5%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
24
18%
3%
12
9%
1%
2
1%
0%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
50
30%
6%
50 50
30%
6%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
37
22%
4%
12
7%
1%
1
1%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
57
36%
7%
57 57
36%
7%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
42
27%
5%
13
8%
2%
2
1%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
64
36%
7%
64 64
36%
7%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
50
28%
6%
12
7%
1%
2
1%
0%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
47
32%
5%
47 47
32%
5%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
33
22%
4%
11
7%
1%
3
2%
0%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
50
29%
5%
50 50
29%
5%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
41
24%
5%
8
5%
1%
1
1%
0%
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
46
31%
5%
46 46
31%
5%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
32
22%
3%
12
8%
1%
2
1%
0%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
46
27%
5%
46 46
27%
5%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
32
19%
3%
14
8%
1%
0
0%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
31
21%
3%
31 31
21%
3%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
20
13%
2%
9
6%
1%
2
1%
0%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
28
20%
3%
28 28
20%
3%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
18
13%
2%
10
7%
1%
0
0%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
37
24%
4%
37 37
24%
4%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
22
14%
2%
14
9%
1%
1
1%
0%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
32
21%
3%
32 32
21%
3%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
21
14%
2%
10
6%
1%
1
1%
0%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
33
21%
3%
33 33
21%
3%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
20
13%
2%
13
8%
1%
0
0%
0%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
30
18%
3%
30 30
18%
3%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
20
12%
2%
9
5%
1%
1
1%
0%
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
53
21%
53 53
21%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
35
14%
17
7%
1
0%
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
67
26%
67 67
26%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
47
18%
18
7%
2
1%
2024
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
32
26%
3%
32 32
26%
3%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
24
20%
2%
6
5%
1%
2
2%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 38 10
Housing Buildings and Development 357 67
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 3 2
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 57 22
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 113 28
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 7 3
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 54 17
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 186 41
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 41 12
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 25 4
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 12 8
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 47 9
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 15 6
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 36 12
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 66 15
Air pollution Pollution 12 5
Ground water pollution Pollution 15 3
Input of excess energy Pollution 17 3
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 12 4
Solid waste Pollution 28 9
Surface water pollution Pollution 57 7
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 7 2
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 9 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 8 5
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 31 6
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 38 7
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 3 2
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 3 2
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Mining Physical resource extraction 77 17
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 51 13
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 17 8
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 20 7
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 6 1
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3 3
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 1 1
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 18 7
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 5 1
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 17 7
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 200 47
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 1 1
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 15 5
Civil unrest Other human activities 21 2
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 37 12
Illegal activities Other human activities 100 15
Military training Other human activities 0 0
Terrorism Other human activities 0 0
War Other human activities 3 3
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 5 3
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 12 7
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 20 4
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 5 4
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 2 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 19 9
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 25 5
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 21 4
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 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 18 2
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 23 6
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 29 13
Governance Management and institutional factors 23 9
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 12 6
Human resources Management and institutional factors 19 9
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 146 34
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 3 2
Management activities Management and institutional factors 101 24
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 563 124
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 2024
Buildings and Development
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 4 1
Housing 7 13 23 18 15 23 23 34 20 24 17 18 13 13 10 12 8 14 17 19 16
Industrial areas 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 3 4 4 1 2 2 4 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 6 4 1
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 0 1 1 1 3 5 5 7 9 7 4 8 7 3 8 6 6 6 9 11 6
Transportation Infrastructure
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 7 2 4 1 3 0 2 2 4 3 5 4 5 2
Ground transport infrastructure 6 3 11 6 9 12 13 12 8 8 7 7 6 5 9 9 8 10 12 14 11
Marine transport infrastructure 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 4 3 3 4 3 4 1
Underground transport infrastructure 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 2
Services Infrastructures
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Major linear utilities 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 3 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 4 3 2
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1
Renewable energy facilities 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 4
Water infrastructure 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 4 2 4 3 6 3 6 7 7 4
Pollution
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
Ground water pollution 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Input of excess energy 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Solid waste 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 1
Surface water pollution 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 4 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 3 2 2
Biological resource use/modification
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial hunting 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Forestry /wood production 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1
Land conversion 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subsistence hunting 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical resource extraction
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 4 2 3 3 4 1 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 8 8 3
Oil and gas 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 3 2 3 4 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 0
Quarrying 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0
Water (extraction) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 0
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 2024
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 3 0
Wind 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 5 2
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 8 7 10 8 7 14 10 9 7 6 9 9 11 3 11 8 10 11 17 17 8
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
Other human activities
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 1 5 3 2 3 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
Illegal activities 2 2 5 5 6 7 5 6 4 4 5 7 3 3 5 4 4 3 7 7 6
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Desertification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drought 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flooding 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other climate change impacts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 3
Storms 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Temperature change 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 0
Fire (widlfires) 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 1
Modified genetic material 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management and institutional factors
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 3 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 2 1
Governance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 7 6 3
High impact research / monitoring activities 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Human resources 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 2 1
Legal framework 1 1 6 2 1 3 5 6 6 5 5 9 6 7 9 11 9 12 17 15 10
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Management activities 1 3 7 3 3 4 4 7 7 8 7 8 5 6 5 6 4 2 4 5 2
Management systems/ management plan 16 21 25 25 19 30 35 33 28 32 27 28 18 19 22 23 23 23 43 50 23
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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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