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State of Conservation

411
Reports
200
Properties concerned
88
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2021close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
160
63%
160 35
14%
40
16%
22
9%
43
17%
22
9%
160
63%
0
0%
0
0%
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
168
65%
168 47
18%
39
15%
21
8%
40
16%
23
9%
168
65%
0
0%
0
0%
2024
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
83
67%
7%
83 24
20%
2%
17
14%
1%
6
5%
1%
29
24%
2%
7
6%
1%
83
67%
7%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 42 21
Housing Buildings and Development 214 101
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 8 4
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 45 23
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 49 24
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 11 5
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 25 11
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 81 38
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 19 9
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 20 9
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 6 4
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 6 3
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 4 3
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 4 3
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 19 10
Air pollution Pollution 3 1
Ground water pollution Pollution 5 2
Input of excess energy Pollution 2 1
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 0 0
Solid waste Pollution 17 8
Surface water pollution Pollution 12 5
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 5 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 3 2
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 52 23
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 5 2
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Mining Physical resource extraction 13 7
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 0 0
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 11 5
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 1 1
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 2 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 9 4
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 43 19
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 7 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 22 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 27 12
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 79 41
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 5 2
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 16 8
Civil unrest Other human activities 22 9
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 41 16
Illegal activities Other human activities 51 21
Military training Other human activities 2 1
Terrorism Other human activities 0 0
War Other human activities 59 23
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 3 1
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 11 5
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 23 12
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 12 7
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 2 1
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 16 9
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 32 15
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 7 3
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 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 6 2
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 40 18
Governance Management and institutional factors 32 17
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 9 4
Human resources Management and institutional factors 46 21
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 89 40
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 5 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 79 37
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 320 158
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 16 17 9
Housing 85 85 44
Industrial areas 3 4 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 22 18 5
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 17 22 10
Transportation Infrastructure
2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 5 4 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 9 11 5
Ground transport infrastructure 32 34 15
Marine transport infrastructure 9 8 2
Underground transport infrastructure 9 8 3
Services Infrastructures
2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 2 1 3
Major linear utilities 3 2 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 2 2 0
Renewable energy facilities 1 1 2
Water infrastructure 6 7 6
Pollution
2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 1 1 1
Ground water pollution 2 2 1
Input of excess energy 1 1 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0
Solid waste 6 7 4
Surface water pollution 5 4 3
Biological resource use/modification
2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 0 0 0
Commercial hunting 0 0 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0
Crop production 2 2 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 0 0 0
Forestry /wood production 2 1 0
Land conversion 21 20 11
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 2 1
Subsistence hunting 0 0 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0
Physical resource extraction
2021 2023 2024
Mining 5 5 3
Oil and gas 0 0 0
Quarrying 4 5 2
Water (extraction) 0 1 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2021 2023 2024
Dust 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0
Pests 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0
Relative humidity 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 19 16 8
Wind 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 9 9 4
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 11 6
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 36 32 11
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 8 5 3
Other human activities
2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 7 8 7
Deliberate destruction of heritage 15 14 12
Illegal activities 19 17 15
Military training 0 1 1
Terrorism 0 0 0
War 18 18 23
Climate change and severe weather events
2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 1 1 1
Desertification 3 3 5
Drought 0 0 0
Flooding 7 7 9
Other climate change impacts 6 4 2
Storms 1 1 0
Temperature change 0 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 0
Earthquake 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 13 11 8
Fire (widlfires) 2 2 3
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 0 0 0
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 2 2
Modified genetic material 0 0 0
Translocated species 0 0 0
Management and institutional factors
2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 17 15 8
Governance 13 14 5
High impact research / monitoring activities 4 3 2
Human resources 20 17 9
Legal framework 38 34 17
Low impact research / monitoring activities 2 1 2
Management activities 34 30 15
Management systems/ management plan 128 131 61
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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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