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State of Conservation

958
Reports
325
Properties concerned
124
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2018close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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)
123
100%
10%
123 32
26%
3%
25
20%
2%
10
8%
1%
31
25%
3%
25
20%
2%
83
67%
7%
34
28%
3%
6
5%
1%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 64 23
Housing Buildings and Development 348 118
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 14 6
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 79 30
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 128 47
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 25 7
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 44 14
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 205 67
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 42 14
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 33 9
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 14 7
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 33 12
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 16 8
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 27 11
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 110 37
Air pollution Pollution 18 6
Ground water pollution Pollution 12 5
Input of excess energy Pollution 6 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 5 3
Solid waste Pollution 43 14
Surface water pollution Pollution 47 17
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 3 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 21 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 22 7
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 43 13
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 41 13
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 158 46
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 79 21
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 11 3
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 3 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 125 41
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 45 15
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 19 7
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 20 7
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 13 4
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 66 21
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 12 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 32 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 90 26
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 232 83
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 7 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 10 3
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 30 10
Civil unrest Other human activities 75 20
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 63 17
Illegal activities Other human activities 240 65
Military training Other human activities 5 2
Terrorism Other human activities 3 1
War Other human activities 115 28
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 14 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 15 5
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 12 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 37 14
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 43 18
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 23 6
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 3 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 3 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 23 10
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 54 18
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 35 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 3 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 8 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 69 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 113 35
Governance Management and institutional factors 99 35
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 15 5
Human resources Management and institutional factors 119 36
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 194 59
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 5 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 139 46
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 718 252
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 9 9 18 19 9
Housing 50 65 92 92 49
Industrial areas 3 0 4 5 2
Interpretative and visitation facilities 14 15 24 20 6
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 22 20 33 37 16
Transportation Infrastructure
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 5 4 7 6 3
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 9 10 12 5
Ground transport infrastructure 29 39 53 54 30
Marine transport infrastructure 7 9 11 11 4
Underground transport infrastructure 7 6 9 8 3
Services Infrastructures
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 4 2 3 2 3
Major linear utilities 5 5 10 9 4
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 3 5 6 2
Renewable energy facilities 5 3 7 7 5
Water infrastructure 15 22 29 28 16
Pollution
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 3 3 6 4 2
Ground water pollution 0 1 4 4 3
Input of excess energy 1 1 2 2 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 1 1 1 2
Solid waste 6 7 11 13 6
Surface water pollution 8 7 12 9 11
Biological resource use/modification
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 0 1 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 4 6 5 5 1
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 3 4 6 6 3
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 7 10 12 7
Forestry /wood production 6 8 12 10 5
Land conversion 25 34 40 37 22
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 13 16 20 18 12
Subsistence hunting 1 2 3 3 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 1 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 21 21 35 33 15
Oil and gas 10 8 11 12 4
Quarrying 4 2 5 6 2
Water (extraction) 3 4 6 6 1
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Dust 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 1 1 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 7 14 20 17 8
Wind 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 6 9 9 4
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 18 21 24 14
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 36 42 70 62 22
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 6 5 9 6 4
Other human activities
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 14 15 16 17 13
Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 12 15 14 12
Illegal activities 39 43 62 58 38
Military training 0 1 1 2 1
Terrorism 0 0 1 1 1
War 23 22 22 22 26
Climate change and severe weather events
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 1 2 4 4 3
Desertification 1 3 3 3 5
Drought 2 2 3 3 2
Flooding 4 8 8 8 9
Other climate change impacts 4 6 15 12 6
Storms 3 4 6 6 4
Temperature change 0 0 1 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 1 1 1 0
Earthquake 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 8 11 14 12 9
Fire (widlfires) 5 5 10 9 6
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 1 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 1 5 5 2
Invasive / alien marine species 2 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 9 12 18 17 13
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 17 17 32 30 17
Governance 18 14 29 27 11
High impact research / monitoring activities 2 4 4 3 2
Human resources 18 20 34 30 17
Legal framework 31 35 53 48 27
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 2 1 2
Management activities 24 28 37 33 17
Management systems/ management plan 117 123 196 195 87
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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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