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State of Conservation

554
Reports
102
Properties concerned
79
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
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)
50
30%
5%
50 14
8%
1%
8
5%
1%
7
4%
1%
2
1%
0%
19
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
50
30%
5%
0
0%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
54
36%
6%
54 9
6%
1%
12
8%
1%
8
5%
1%
1
1%
0%
24
16%
2%
0
0%
0%
54
36%
6%
0
0%
0%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
50
35%
5%
50 10
7%
1%
13
9%
1%
8
6%
1%
1
1%
0%
18
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
50
35%
5%
0
0%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
54
35%
5%
54 14
9%
1%
7
4%
1%
11
7%
1%
2
1%
0%
20
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
54
35%
5%
0
0%
0%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
51
33%
5%
51 10
6%
1%
12
8%
1%
10
6%
1%
1
1%
0%
18
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
51
33%
5%
0
0%
0%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
49
31%
5%
49 13
8%
1%
5
3%
0%
8
5%
1%
3
2%
0%
20
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
49
31%
5%
0
0%
0%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
50
30%
5%
50 9
5%
1%
13
8%
1%
9
5%
1%
1
1%
0%
18
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
50
30%
5%
0
0%
0%
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
84
33%
84 17
7%
22
9%
15
6%
3
1%
28
11%
0
0%
84
33%
0
0%
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
78
30%
78 18
7%
21
8%
12
5%
3
1%
25
10%
0
0%
78
30%
0
0%
2024
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
34
28%
3%
34 6
5%
1%
8
7%
1%
3
2%
0%
1
1%
0%
16
13%
1%
0
0%
0%
34
28%
3%
0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 4 2
Housing Buildings and Development 46 11
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 4 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 0 0
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 82 20
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 9 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 9 3
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 138 25
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 22 4
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 8 2
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 43 9
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 23 5
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 38 9
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 145 26
Air pollution Pollution 18 5
Ground water pollution Pollution 14 4
Input of excess energy Pollution 3 1
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 10 4
Solid waste Pollution 23 6
Surface water pollution Pollution 47 12
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 34 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 19 4
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 69 14
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 55 10
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 141 20
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 128 19
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 18 4
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 3 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 183 31
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 86 15
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 3 1
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 34 7
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 7 1
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 78 14
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 154 36
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 13 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 7 1
Civil unrest Other human activities 87 12
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 1 1
Illegal activities Other human activities 307 51
Military training Other human activities 4 1
Terrorism Other human activities 3 1
War Other human activities 39 4
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 20 3
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 21 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 38 11
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 37 5
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 7 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 12 2
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 44 13
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 28 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 87 20
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 10 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 77 18
Governance Management and institutional factors 63 14
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Human resources Management and institutional factors 72 17
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 80 13
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Management activities Management and institutional factors 13 3
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 338 69
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 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Housing 6 8 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 4
Industrial areas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 10 4 9 8 8 6 13 12 4
Transportation Infrastructure
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
Ground transport infrastructure 12 13 13 15 13 10 13 19 18 12
Marine transport infrastructure 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Services Infrastructures
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Major linear utilities 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 7 7 3
Non-renewable energy facilities 3 3 3 0 3 0 2 3 4 2
Renewable energy facilities 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 6 6 3
Water infrastructure 10 12 13 14 14 12 16 23 21 10
Pollution
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 5 3 1
Ground water pollution 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 2
Input of excess energy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Pollution of marine waters 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2
Solid waste 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 5 2
Surface water pollution 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 7 5 8
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 1
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 1 2 2 0 4 1 2 3 3 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 4 3 7 6 7 7 10 12 7
Forestry /wood production 3 3 4 4 7 4 7 9 9 5
Land conversion 13 13 16 14 16 10 15 18 16 10
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 14 10 12 14 12 11 13 17 15 10
Subsistence hunting 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 14 18 15 18 16 17 17 29 28 11
Oil and gas 10 10 7 10 7 9 8 10 11 4
Quarrying 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Water (extraction) 2 5 2 3 4 3 3 6 5 1
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Wind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social/cultural uses of heritage
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
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 8 8 8 6 8 6 10 11 6
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 11 18 8 16 12 15 12 28 25 9
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Other human activities
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 10 10 11 8 10 7 9 8 8 6
Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illegal activities 27 34 27 30 31 27 29 41 39 22
Military training 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
War 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
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 3 3 2
Desertification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drought 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
Flooding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other climate change impacts 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 9 8 4
Storms 3 4 4 2 4 2 4 5 5 4
Temperature change 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fire (widlfires) 6 2 4 3 3 5 3 8 7 3
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 2
Invasive / alien marine species 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 4 4 9 9 8 9 15 14 10
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 4 8 6 5 6 6 7 13 13 9
Governance 2 3 3 7 5 10 6 13 10 4
High impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human resources 4 6 3 5 7 6 8 13 12 8
Legal framework 8 5 7 9 7 8 8 11 10 7
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management activities 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management systems/ management plan 30 30 26 31 29 30 32 57 53 20
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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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