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State of Conservation

1616
Reports
318
Properties concerned
110
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2008close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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)
68
55%
6%
68 18
15%
2%
14
11%
1%
6
5%
1%
26
21%
2%
4
3%
0%
68
55%
6%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 101 28
Housing Buildings and Development 815 161
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 27 6
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 142 42
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 159 47
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 34 7
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 107 30
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 267 62
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 82 14
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 68 13
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 20 9
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 12 4
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 7 4
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 15 8
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 51 15
Air pollution Pollution 10 3
Ground water pollution Pollution 10 3
Input of excess energy Pollution 10 1
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 1 1
Solid waste Pollution 77 15
Surface water pollution Pollution 45 7
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 20 5
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 2 1
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 5 2
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 178 28
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 28 6
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 46 11
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 11 2
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 26 9
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 5 3
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 7 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 28 10
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 2 2
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 140 27
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 30 6
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 60 13
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 102 20
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 248 67
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 14 4
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 42 11
Civil unrest Other human activities 76 11
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 181 32
Illegal activities Other human activities 175 34
Military training Other human activities 3 2
Terrorism Other human activities 0 0
War Other human activities 163 24
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 4 2
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 18 6
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 80 18
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 23 9
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 15 5
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 2 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 57 19
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 118 22
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 11 3
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 1 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 12 3
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 126 28
Governance Management and institutional factors 81 22
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 41 10
Human resources Management and institutional factors 152 37
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 286 65
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 4 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 349 70
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 1195 244
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 6 5 1 3 3 5 5 6 2 8 8 9 16 17 7
Housing 50 67 46 60 48 48 43 46 42 53 46 61 85 85 35
Industrial areas 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 1 3 0 3 4 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 9 4 8 6 6 7 7 10 10 14 13 22 18 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 11 8 13 4 7 9 9 13 9 14 11 17 22 7
Transportation Infrastructure
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 4 3 5 4 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 6 11 6 14 3 6 2 5 7 8 6 9 9 11 4
Ground transport infrastructure 14 19 12 16 10 13 11 15 15 22 19 24 32 34 11
Marine transport infrastructure 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 7 9 8 2
Underground transport infrastructure 2 3 3 5 2 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8 2
Services Infrastructures
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 2
Major linear utilities 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
Renewable energy facilities 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Water infrastructure 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 3 6 6 7 4
Pollution
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
Ground water pollution 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1
Input of excess energy 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solid waste 7 5 8 5 7 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 6 7 4
Surface water pollution 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 2
Biological resource use/modification
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
Commercial hunting 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
Crop production 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 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 1 1 2 1 0
Land conversion 4 7 5 7 8 10 12 12 13 16 15 18 21 20 10
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1
Subsistence hunting 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical resource extraction
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 1 2 1 3 3 4 2 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 3
Oil and gas 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Quarrying 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 5 2
Water (extraction) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
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
Micro-organisms 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 1 1 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 7 8 6 8 9 10 6 7 6 11 7 13 19 16 7
Wind 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 9 4 8 4 5 3 7 4 10 5 11 10 11 4
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 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
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 3 2 5 4 8 5 3
Other human activities
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 8 7 7 6 7 8 6
Deliberate destruction of heritage 13 17 14 12 11 10 9 10 10 12 10 12 15 14 12
Illegal activities 8 14 7 12 11 9 8 9 12 10 11 13 19 17 15
Military training 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
War 1 1 1 1 4 10 10 11 11 18 18 18 18 18 23
Climate change and severe weather events
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Desertification 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 5
Drought 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flooding 5 4 4 3 6 5 4 6 4 6 4 7 7 7 8
Other climate change impacts 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 4 2
Storms 0 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Temperature change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake 3 5 3 5 7 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 8 4 9 6 8 6 8 7 11 7 10 13 11 8
Fire (widlfires) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 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
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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
Translocated species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management and institutional factors
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 7 6 8 9 8 5 5 3 8 9 9 10 17 15 7
Governance 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 7 13 14 4
High impact research / monitoring activities 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 1
Human resources 6 11 6 12 8 8 5 9 9 11 11 12 20 17 7
Legal framework 12 10 16 13 19 15 18 12 18 21 21 25 38 34 14
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
Management activities 18 23 19 24 21 21 24 22 24 27 23 25 34 30 14
Management systems/ management plan 67 80 68 84 68 73 66 64 76 74 80 86 128 131 50
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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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