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State of Conservation

2971
Reports
474
Properties concerned
137
States Parties with SOC reports
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Date Start: 2005close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 138
100%
18% 		138 47
34%
6% 		34
25%
4% 		16
12%
2% 		16
12%
2% 		25
18%
3% 		89
64%
11% 		44
32%
6% 		5
4%
1%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 135
100%
17% 		135 38
28%
5% 		33
24%
4% 		14
10%
2% 		20
15%
2% 		30
22%
4% 		85
63%
10% 		45
33%
6% 		5
4%
1%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 165
100%
20% 		165 50
30%
6% 		41
25%
5% 		22
13%
3% 		22
13%
3% 		30
18%
4% 		107
65%
13% 		54
33%
7% 		4
2%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 158
100%
19% 		158 57
36%
7% 		33
21%
4% 		25
16%
3% 		17
11%
2% 		26
16%
3% 		101
64%
12% 		53
34%
6% 		4
3%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 178
100%
20% 		178 64
36%
7% 		38
21%
4% 		26
15%
3% 		19
11%
2% 		31
17%
4% 		122
69%
14% 		52
29%
6% 		4
2%
0%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 149
100%
17% 		149 47
32%
5% 		28
19%
3% 		27
18%
3% 		16
11%
2% 		31
21%
3% 		92
62%
10% 		51
34%
6% 		6
4%
1%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 172
100%
19% 		172 50
29%
5% 		41
24%
5% 		31
18%
3% 		20
12%
2% 		30
17%
3% 		118
69%
13% 		51
30%
6% 		3
2%
0%
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)
 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 123 33
Housing Buildings and Development 1053 191
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 35 7
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 176 51
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 338 78
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 50 11
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 149 40
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 552 106
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 117 21
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 71 13
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 34 16
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 82 17
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 33 9
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 61 19
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 282 49
Air pollution Pollution 40 10
Ground water pollution Pollution 37 10
Input of excess energy Pollution 21 4
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 19 8
Solid waste Pollution 130 28
Surface water pollution Pollution 128 21
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 46 9
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 88 18
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 100 21
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 98 21
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 441 62
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 246 32
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 27 7
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Mining Physical resource extraction 347 54
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 134 25
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 33 11
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 55 11
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 8 2
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 34 12
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 5 3
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 178 35
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 38 8
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 70 14
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 288 53
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 587 126
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 22 4
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 14 4
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 52 12
Civil unrest Other human activities 250 25
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 215 38
Illegal activities Other human activities 746 100
Military training Other human activities 8 4
Terrorism Other human activities 3 1
War Other human activities 247 32
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 26 5
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 20 6
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 34 4
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 103 23
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 68 22
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 64 10
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 17 5
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 16 2
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 73 24
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 159 25
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 80 18
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 3 2
Volcanic eruption Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Hyper-abundant species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 5 2
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 48 8
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 21 3
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 154 31
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 18 2
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 303 60
Governance Management and institutional factors 186 41
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 47 12
Human resources Management and institutional factors 305 68
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 452 96
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 6 4
Management activities Management and institutional factors 423 81
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 2007 361
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 5 5 4 6 5 1 3 3 5 5 6 3 8 9 9 18 19 9
Housing 37 46 60 58 71 55 64 52 54 52 50 48 58 50 65 92 92 49
Industrial areas 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 4 1 3 0 4 5 2
Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 5 7 6 9 4 8 6 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 24 20 6
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 9 16 13 22 18 23 13 15 21 14 23 20 22 20 33 37 16
Transportation Infrastructure
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 1 2 2 1 4 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 5 4 7 6 3
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 6 7 10 15 8 14 4 7 4 6 8 8 8 9 10 12 5
Ground transport infrastructure 16 21 28 28 28 23 28 24 26 26 30 31 38 29 39 53 54 30
Marine transport infrastructure 1 1 2 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 7 8 7 9 11 11 4
Underground transport infrastructure 1 0 1 2 3 3 5 2 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8 3
Services Infrastructures
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 2 3
Major linear utilities 3 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 4 5 6 3 6 5 5 10 9 4
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 5 6 2
Renewable energy facilities 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 3 4 6 5 4 5 3 7 7 5
Water infrastructure 10 9 13 12 10 14 11 15 13 14 15 17 19 15 22 29 28 16
Pollution
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 1 3 1 2 1 4 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 6 4 2
Ground water pollution 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 4 4 3
Input of excess energy 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0
Pollution of marine waters 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2
Solid waste 8 7 10 7 5 8 5 7 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 11 13 6
Surface water pollution 3 5 4 7 3 6 7 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 12 9 11
Biological resource use/modification
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 1 0 1 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 1 1 1 0 3 3 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 7 10 11 3 4 3 6 3 2 4 5 1 7 3 4 6 6 3
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 6 5 3 7 6 7 7 10 12 7
Forestry /wood production 4 6 4 5 6 4 0 4 3 3 5 5 8 6 8 12 10 5
Land conversion 9 14 17 17 22 20 23 22 23 26 29 27 34 25 34 40 37 22
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 6 10 11 12 15 11 13 16 16 12 15 15 15 13 16 20 18 12
Subsistence hunting 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 12 14 12 13 16 18 17 20 18 20 20 22 20 21 21 35 33 15
Oil and gas 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 10 11 7 11 7 10 8 11 12 4
Quarrying 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 6 2
Water (extraction) 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 5 2 3 5 3 4 6 6 1
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
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
Micro-organisms 0 0 1 1 2 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 1 1 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 7 9 10 8 9 7 9 9 11 7 8 6 12 7 14 20 17 8
Wind 1 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
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 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9 4
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 15 16 21 13 17 14 19 12 13 13 16 12 17 13 18 21 24 14
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 30 36 24 27 19 21 28 22 35 25 33 34 36 42 70 62 22
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 4 3 6 5 9 6 4
Other human activities
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 11 12 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 17 14 15 16 17 13
Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 8 10 14 18 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 12 10 12 15 14 12
Illegal activities 30 34 41 35 44 34 42 41 37 44 38 43 43 39 43 62 58 38
Military training 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
War 6 5 7 6 6 5 5 9 15 15 15 16 22 23 22 22 22 26
Climate change and severe weather events
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 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 3
Desertification 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 5
Drought 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
Flooding 3 6 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 4 7 4 7 4 8 8 8 9
Other climate change impacts 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 6 15 12 6
Storms 0 2 1 2 2 2 6 4 5 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 6 4
Temperature change 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Earthquake 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 8 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 7 9 3 10 5 10 7 9 8 10 8 12 8 11 14 12 9
Fire (widlfires) 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 2 6 3 5 3 5 5 5 10 9 6
Tsunami/tidal wave 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 3 3 2 3 1 3 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 5 2
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 7 5 7 5 6 3 8 6 6 6 10 12 9 12 18 17 13
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 11 15 18 17 16 15 18 16 10 15 9 15 15 17 17 32 30 17
Governance 2 3 3 5 6 7 6 8 7 8 8 13 11 18 14 29 27 11
High impact research / monitoring activities 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 2
Human resources 11 15 18 11 19 9 16 13 13 13 13 15 20 18 20 34 30 17
Legal framework 15 17 12 15 13 18 19 23 24 23 21 28 30 31 35 53 48 27
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2
Management activities 11 13 16 20 25 20 25 24 23 27 25 25 30 24 28 37 33 17
Management systems/ management plan 84 84 99 96 104 95 108 96 106 101 95 113 108 117 123 196 195 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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