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State of Conservation

688
Reports
221
Properties concerned
95
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2017close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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 63 20
Housing Buildings and Development 358 108
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 12 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 80 28
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 80 29
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 20 5
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 46 12
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 139 43
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 36 10
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 38 9
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 13 5
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 9 3
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 5 3
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 7 4
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 29 11
Air pollution Pollution 5 1
Ground water pollution Pollution 7 2
Input of excess energy Pollution 4 1
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 0 0
Solid waste Pollution 27 8
Surface water pollution Pollution 23 6
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 10 3
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 5 2
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 98 27
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 11 3
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Mining Physical resource extraction 22 9
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 1 1
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 18 6
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 3 1
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 14 4
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 72 21
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 13 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 35 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 50 13
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 139 46
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 10 3
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 27 9
Civil unrest Other human activities 37 10
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 73 17
Illegal activities Other human activities 84 21
Military training Other human activities 3 2
Terrorism Other human activities 0 0
War Other human activities 106 19
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 3 1
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 14 5
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 39 12
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 16 7
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 3 1
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 25 10
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 59 18
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 9 3
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 0 0
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 9 2
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 64 18
Governance Management and institutional factors 48 18
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 17 5
Human resources Management and institutional factors 75 22
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 149 44
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 3 2
Management activities Management and institutional factors 151 46
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 537 176
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 8 8 9 16 17 5
Housing 53 46 61 85 85 28
Industrial areas 1 3 0 3 4 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 14 13 22 18 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 9 14 11 17 22 7
Transportation Infrastructure
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 3 4 3 5 4 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 8 6 9 9 11 3
Ground transport infrastructure 22 19 24 32 34 8
Marine transport infrastructure 5 5 7 9 8 2
Underground transport infrastructure 7 7 6 9 8 1
Services Infrastructures
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 3 3 2 2 1 2
Major linear utilities 1 1 1 3 2 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 1 2 2 0
Renewable energy facilities 1 1 1 1 1 2
Water infrastructure 5 3 6 6 7 2
Pollution
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 0 1 1 1 1 1
Ground water pollution 1 0 1 2 2 1
Input of excess energy 1 0 1 1 1 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solid waste 4 3 4 6 7 3
Surface water pollution 4 4 4 5 4 2
Biological resource use/modification
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial hunting 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 2 2 1 2 2 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forestry /wood production 0 1 1 2 1 0
Land conversion 16 15 18 21 20 8
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 2 2 2 2 1
Subsistence hunting 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical resource extraction
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 3 3 4 5 5 2
Oil and gas 0 1 0 0 0 0
Quarrying 2 3 2 4 5 2
Water (extraction) 1 0 1 0 1 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 1 1 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 1 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 11 7 13 19 16 6
Wind 1 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 4 4 6 9 9 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 5 11 10 11 3
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 19 18 27 36 32 7
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 2 5 4 8 5 3
Other human activities
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 7 7 6 7 8 2
Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 10 12 15 14 10
Illegal activities 10 11 13 19 17 14
Military training 1 0 0 0 1 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 18 18 18 18 18 16
Climate change and severe weather events
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 1 1 1
Desertification 0 1 3 3 3 4
Drought 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flooding 6 4 7 7 7 8
Other climate change impacts 1 0 3 6 4 2
Storms 0 1 0 1 1 0
Temperature change 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake 2 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 11 7 10 13 11 7
Fire (widlfires) 1 0 2 2 2 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 1 2 2 2 1
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management and institutional factors
2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 9 9 10 17 15 4
Governance 5 6 7 13 14 3
High impact research / monitoring activities 3 2 4 4 3 1
Human resources 11 11 12 20 17 4
Legal framework 21 21 25 38 34 10
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 2 1 0
Management activities 27 23 25 34 30 12
Management systems/ management plan 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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