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Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2001close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2001
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 57
46%
8% 		57 19
15%
3% 		14
11%
2% 		8
6%
1% 		16
13%
2% 		0
0%
0% 		57
46%
8% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2002
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 46
51%
6% 		46 17
19%
2% 		15
17%
2% 		6
7%
1% 		8
9%
1% 		0
0%
0% 		46
51%
6% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2003
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 94
66%
13% 		94 29
20%
4% 		25
18%
3% 		21
15%
3% 		13
9%
2% 		6
4%
1% 		94
66%
13% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2004
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 103
65%
14% 		103 37
23%
5% 		25
16%
3% 		19
12%
3% 		16
10%
2% 		6
4%
1% 		103
65%
14% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 89
64%
11% 		89 31
22%
4% 		24
17%
3% 		11
8%
1% 		13
9%
2% 		10
7%
1% 		89
64%
11% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 85
63%
10% 		85 24
18%
3% 		24
18%
3% 		9
7%
1% 		17
13%
2% 		11
8%
1% 		85
63%
10% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 107
65%
13% 		107 37
22%
4% 		29
18%
3% 		12
7%
1% 		19
12%
2% 		10
6%
1% 		107
65%
13% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 101
64%
12% 		101 42
27%
5% 		21
13%
2% 		13
8%
2% 		14
9%
2% 		11
7%
1% 		101
64%
12% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 122
69%
14% 		122 50
28%
6% 		28
16%
3% 		17
10%
2% 		18
10%
2% 		9
5%
1% 		122
69%
14% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 92
62%
10% 		92 33
22%
4% 		17
11%
2% 		15
10%
2% 		14
9%
2% 		13
9%
1% 		92
62%
10% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 118
69%
13% 		118 41
24%
5% 		28
16%
3% 		20
12%
2% 		20
12%
2% 		9
5%
1% 		118
69%
13% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 90
61%
10% 		90 32
22%
3% 		14
9%
1% 		14
9%
1% 		16
11%
2% 		14
9%
1% 		90
61%
10% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 116
69%
12% 		116 32
19%
3% 		23
14%
2% 		22
13%
2% 		25
15%
3% 		14
8%
1% 		116
69%
12% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 90
60%
9% 		90 20
13%
2% 		18
12%
2% 		18
12%
2% 		19
13%
2% 		15
10%
2% 		90
60%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 86
61%
9% 		86 18
13%
2% 		17
12%
2% 		11
8%
1% 		28
20%
3% 		12
9%
1% 		86
61%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 96
62%
9% 		96 22
14%
2% 		21
13%
2% 		14
9%
1% 		24
15%
2% 		15
10%
1% 		96
62%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 97
63%
9% 		97 21
14%
2% 		18
12%
2% 		13
8%
1% 		34
22%
3% 		11
7%
1% 		97
63%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 101
64%
9% 		101 20
13%
2% 		23
15%
2% 		16
10%
1% 		31
20%
3% 		13
8%
1% 		101
64%
9% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 111
67%
10% 		111 20
12%
2% 		27
16%
2% 		12
7%
1% 		38
23%
3% 		14
8%
1% 		111
67%
10% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
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)
 51
41%
4% 		51 10
8%
1% 		9
7%
1% 		6
5%
1% 		23
19%
2% 		3
2%
0% 		51
41%
4% 		0
0%
0% 		0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 142 39
Housing Buildings and Development 1040 181
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 30 9
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 185 59
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 191 55
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 39 8
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 128 37
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 343 78
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 94 17
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 76 15
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 24 12
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 22 13
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 7 4
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 15 8
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 60 18
Air pollution Pollution 12 5
Ground water pollution Pollution 11 3
Input of excess energy Pollution 14 5
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 4 2
Solid waste Pollution 113 25
Surface water pollution Pollution 48 8
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 28 7
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 5 2
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 205 38
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 31 6
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 49 12
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 15 2
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 30 11
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 5 3
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 10 3
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 45 17
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 6 4
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 194 43
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 42 11
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 73 15
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 146 34
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 357 89
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 23 5
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 53 15
Civil unrest Other human activities 83 12
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 234 47
Illegal activities Other human activities 231 47
Military training Other human activities 4 3
Terrorism Other human activities 0 0
War Other human activities 156 20
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 4 2
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 22 6
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 100 23
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 26 9
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 23 10
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 2 2
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 6 4
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 83 29
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 147 25
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 13 5
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 2 1
Volcanic eruption Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Hyper-abundant species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 1 1
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 14 4
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 172 46
Governance Management and institutional factors 89 24
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 52 16
Human resources Management and institutional factors 208 55
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 362 90
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 4 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 436 89
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 1563 277
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 3 3 13 10 5 5 4 6 5 1 3 3 5 5 6 2 8 8 9 16 17 5
Housing 16 13 34 42 34 41 52 50 67 46 60 48 48 43 46 42 53 46 61 85 85 28
Industrial areas 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 1 3 0 3 4 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 3 9 8 7 5 7 5 9 4 8 6 6 7 7 10 10 14 13 22 18 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 4 2 7 3 2 5 9 5 11 8 13 4 7 9 9 13 9 14 11 17 22 7
Transportation Infrastructure
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 4 3 5 4 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 0 3 6 3 3 4 6 11 6 14 3 6 2 5 7 8 6 9 9 11 3
Ground transport infrastructure 8 6 10 20 9 10 16 14 19 12 16 10 13 11 15 15 22 19 24 32 34 8
Marine transport infrastructure 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 7 9 8 2
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 5 2 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8 1
Services Infrastructures
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 2
Major linear utilities 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
Renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Water infrastructure 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 3 6 6 7 2
Pollution
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
Ground water pollution 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1
Input of excess energy 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solid waste 2 1 2 8 8 7 9 7 5 8 5 7 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 6 7 3
Surface water pollution 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 2
Biological resource use/modification
2001 2002 2003 2004 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial hunting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forestry /wood production 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0
Land conversion 4 2 6 4 1 4 8 4 7 5 7 8 10 12 12 13 16 15 18 21 20 8
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1
Subsistence hunting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical resource extraction
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 2 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 2
Oil and gas 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Quarrying 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 5 2
Water (extraction) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2001 2002 2003 2004 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 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 2 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 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 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 5 3 10 14 7 8 8 7 8 6 8 9 10 6 7 6 11 7 13 19 16 6
Wind 0 1 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2001 2002 2003 2004 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 1 0 0 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 3 9 3 5 7 10 7 9 4 8 4 5 3 7 4 10 5 11 10 11 3
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 10 20 19 15 18 20 12 15 7 13 12 10 13 14 13 19 18 27 36 32 7
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 3 2 5 4 8 5 3
Other human activities
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 8 7 7 6 7 8 2
Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 4 8 12 9 8 10 13 17 14 12 11 10 9 10 10 12 10 12 15 14 10
Illegal activities 2 2 8 19 7 8 11 8 14 7 12 11 9 8 9 12 10 11 13 19 17 14
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 10 10 11 11 18 18 18 18 18 16
Climate change and severe weather events
2001 2002 2003 2004 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Desertification 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 4
Drought 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flooding 0 1 3 2 3 6 5 5 4 4 3 6 5 4 6 4 6 4 7 7 7 8
Other climate change impacts 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 4 2
Storms 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Temperature change 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake 5 1 3 4 4 4 5 3 5 3 5 7 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 1 2 5 7 6 8 2 8 4 9 6 8 6 8 7 11 7 10 13 11 7
Fire (widlfires) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2001 2002 2003 2004 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management and institutional factors
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 4 3 11 12 6 6 7 7 6 8 9 8 5 5 3 8 9 9 10 17 15 4
Governance 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 7 13 14 3
High impact research / monitoring activities 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 1
Human resources 7 5 15 9 6 7 10 6 11 6 12 8 8 5 9 9 11 11 12 20 17 4
Legal framework 3 3 14 20 13 17 10 12 10 16 13 19 15 18 12 18 21 21 25 38 34 10
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
Management activities 13 11 17 12 10 11 15 18 23 19 24 21 21 24 22 24 27 23 25 34 30 12
Management systems/ management plan 30 27 62 67 62 60 72 67 80 68 84 68 73 66 64 76 74 80 86 128 131 38
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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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