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State of Conservation

1865
Reports
402
Properties concerned
132
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2012close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
148
100%
16%
148 46
31%
5%
26
18%
3%
25
17%
3%
16
11%
2%
35
24%
4%
90
61%
10%
52
35%
6%
6
4%
1%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
169
100%
18%
169 46
27%
5%
31
18%
3%
30
18%
3%
27
16%
3%
35
21%
4%
116
69%
12%
50
30%
5%
3
2%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
150
100%
15%
150 31
21%
3%
30
20%
3%
26
17%
3%
21
14%
2%
42
28%
4%
90
60%
9%
54
36%
6%
6
4%
1%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
141
100%
14%
141 28
20%
3%
31
22%
3%
20
14%
2%
29
21%
3%
33
23%
3%
86
61%
9%
50
35%
5%
5
4%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
156
100%
15%
156 37
24%
4%
30
19%
3%
26
17%
3%
27
17%
3%
36
23%
3%
96
62%
9%
54
35%
5%
6
4%
1%
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)
112
91%
9%
112 28
23%
2%
25
20%
2%
10
8%
1%
27
22%
2%
22
18%
2%
77
63%
6%
33
27%
3%
2
2%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 92 25
Housing Buildings and Development 658 146
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 27 7
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 128 35
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 230 56
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 38 8
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 80 22
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 376 79
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 85 17
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 55 10
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 27 10
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 61 13
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 30 8
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 51 16
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 202 40
Air pollution Pollution 28 7
Ground water pollution Pollution 24 5
Input of excess energy Pollution 10 3
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 10 4
Solid waste Pollution 80 20
Surface water pollution Pollution 92 19
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 36 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 43 9
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 73 15
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 69 15
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 318 51
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 166 25
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 20 5
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Mining Physical resource extraction 243 43
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 99 18
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 28 9
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 39 8
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 2 1
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 18 5
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 119 24
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 21 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 49 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 169 31
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 406 98
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 14 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 14 4
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 40 11
Civil unrest Other human activities 163 24
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 129 24
Illegal activities Other human activities 484 82
Military training Other human activities 7 3
Terrorism Other human activities 3 1
War Other human activities 207 29
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 24 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 18 6
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 23 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 72 18
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 62 19
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 49 9
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 8 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 9 2
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 42 16
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 108 21
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 59 17
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 31 7
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 18 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 114 27
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 192 45
Governance Management and institutional factors 152 39
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 31 8
Human resources Management and institutional factors 205 47
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 340 73
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 5 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 291 59
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 1329 300
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 3 5 5 6 3 8 9 9 18 19 7
Housing 52 54 52 50 48 58 50 65 92 92 45
Industrial areas 2 3 2 1 4 1 3 0 4 5 2
Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 24 20 5
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 15 21 14 23 20 22 20 33 37 12
Transportation Infrastructure
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 2 2 1 2 3 3 5 4 7 6 3
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 7 4 6 8 8 8 9 10 12 4
Ground transport infrastructure 24 26 26 30 31 38 29 39 53 54 26
Marine transport infrastructure 8 7 7 6 7 8 7 9 11 11 4
Underground transport infrastructure 2 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8 2
Services Infrastructures
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 0 4 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 2 3
Major linear utilities 4 4 5 6 3 6 5 5 10 9 4
Non-renewable energy facilities 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 5 6 2
Renewable energy facilities 2 3 4 6 5 4 5 3 7 7 5
Water infrastructure 15 13 14 15 17 19 15 22 29 28 15
Pollution
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 3 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 6 4 2
Ground water pollution 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 4 4 2
Input of excess energy 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2
Solid waste 7 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 11 13 6
Surface water pollution 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 12 9 10
Biological resource use/modification
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 6 5 5 1
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 3 2 4 5 1 7 3 4 6 6 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 6 5 3 7 6 7 7 10 12 7
Forestry /wood production 4 3 3 5 5 8 6 8 12 10 5
Land conversion 22 23 26 29 27 34 25 34 40 37 21
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 16 16 12 15 15 15 13 16 20 18 10
Subsistence hunting 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 20 18 20 20 22 20 21 21 35 33 13
Oil and gas 8 10 11 7 11 7 10 8 11 12 4
Quarrying 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 6 2
Water (extraction) 2 2 5 2 3 5 3 4 6 6 1
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 9 11 7 8 6 12 7 14 20 17 8
Wind 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 12 13 13 16 12 17 13 18 21 24 10
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 28 22 35 25 33 34 36 42 70 62 19
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 2 0 1 0 4 3 6 5 9 6 4
Other human activities
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 13 13 13 16 16 17 14 15 16 17 13
Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 12 10 10 10 12 10 12 15 14 12
Illegal activities 41 37 44 38 43 43 39 43 62 58 36
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
War 9 15 15 15 16 22 23 22 22 22 26
Climate change and severe weather events
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 3
Desertification 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 5
Drought 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 1
Flooding 7 6 4 7 4 7 4 8 8 8 9
Other climate change impacts 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 6 15 12 6
Storms 4 5 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 6 4
Temperature change 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Earthquake 8 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 9 8 10 8 12 8 11 14 12 9
Fire (widlfires) 2 6 3 5 3 5 5 5 10 9 6
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 5 2
Invasive / alien marine species 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 6 6 6 10 12 9 12 18 17 10
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Management and institutional factors
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 16 10 15 9 15 15 17 17 32 30 16
Governance 8 7 8 8 13 11 18 14 29 27 9
High impact research / monitoring activities 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 1
Human resources 13 13 13 13 15 20 18 20 34 30 16
Legal framework 23 24 23 21 28 30 31 35 53 48 24
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
Management activities 24 23 27 25 25 30 24 28 37 33 15
Management systems/ management plan 96 106 101 95 113 108 117 123 196 195 79
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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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