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State of Conservation

196
Reports
90
Properties concerned
75
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2021close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
84
33%
84 17
7%
22
9%
15
6%
3
1%
28
11%
0
0%
84
33%
0
0%
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
78
30%
78 18
7%
21
8%
12
5%
3
1%
25
10%
0
0%
78
30%
0
0%
2024
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
34
28%
3%
34 6
5%
1%
8
7%
1%
3
2%
0%
1
1%
0%
16
13%
1%
0
0%
0%
34
28%
3%
0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 2 1
Housing Buildings and Development 14 6
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 3 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 0 0
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 29 15
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 5 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 2 1
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 49 21
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 7 4
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 2 1
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 17 8
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 9 5
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 15 7
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 54 24
Air pollution Pollution 9 5
Ground water pollution Pollution 6 3
Input of excess energy Pollution 2 1
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 4 3
Solid waste Pollution 11 5
Surface water pollution Pollution 20 11
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 2 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 11 5
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 7 3
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 29 12
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 23 10
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 44 19
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 42 17
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 8 3
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 2 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 68 29
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 25 13
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 2 1
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 12 6
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 2 1
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 27 11
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 62 30
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 4 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 3 1
Civil unrest Other human activities 22 8
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 0 0
Illegal activities Other human activities 102 41
Military training Other human activities 2 1
Terrorism Other human activities 3 1
War Other human activities 11 4
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 8 3
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 8 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 21 11
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 14 5
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 3 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 3 1
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 18 9
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 2 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 12 5
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 4 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 39 17
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 3 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 35 15
Governance Management and institutional factors 27 13
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Human resources Management and institutional factors 33 13
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 28 11
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Management activities Management and institutional factors 3 1
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 130 62
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 1 1 0
Housing 5 5 4
Industrial areas 1 1 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 0 0 0
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 12 4
Transportation Infrastructure
2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 2 2 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 1 0
Ground transport infrastructure 19 18 12
Marine transport infrastructure 2 3 2
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 0
Services Infrastructures
2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 1 1 0
Major linear utilities 7 7 3
Non-renewable energy facilities 3 4 2
Renewable energy facilities 6 6 3
Water infrastructure 23 21 10
Pollution
2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 5 3 1
Ground water pollution 2 2 2
Input of excess energy 1 1 0
Pollution of marine waters 1 1 2
Solid waste 4 5 2
Surface water pollution 7 5 8
Biological resource use/modification
2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 5 5 1
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0
Crop production 3 3 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 12 7
Forestry /wood production 9 9 5
Land conversion 18 16 10
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 17 15 10
Subsistence hunting 3 3 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2021 2023 2024
Mining 29 28 11
Oil and gas 10 11 4
Quarrying 1 1 0
Water (extraction) 6 5 1
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2021 2023 2024
Dust 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0
Relative humidity 0 0 0
Temperature 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 1 1 0
Wind 0 0 0
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 0 0 0
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 11 6
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 28 25 9
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 1 1 1
Other human activities
2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 8 8 6
Deliberate destruction of heritage 0 0 0
Illegal activities 41 39 22
Military training 1 1 0
Terrorism 1 1 1
War 4 4 3
Climate change and severe weather events
2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 3 3 2
Desertification 0 0 0
Drought 3 3 2
Flooding 0 0 0
Other climate change impacts 9 8 4
Storms 5 5 4
Temperature change 1 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 0
Earthquake 0 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 1 1
Fire (widlfires) 8 7 3
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 5 5 2
Invasive / alien marine species 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 15 14 10
Modified genetic material 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 13 13 9
Governance 13 10 4
High impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0
Human resources 13 12 8
Legal framework 11 10 7
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0
Management activities 1 1 1
Management systems/ management plan 57 53 20
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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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