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State of Conservation

87
Reports
79
Properties concerned
72
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2023close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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)
9
7%
1%
9 1
1%
0%
5
4%
0%
2
2%
0%
1
1%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
9
7%
1%
0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 1 1
Housing Buildings and Development 6 5
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 1 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 0 0
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 12 12
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 2 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 1 1
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 21 19
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 3 3
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 1 1
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 7 7
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 4 4
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 6 6
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 24 21
Air pollution Pollution 3 3
Ground water pollution Pollution 2 2
Input of excess energy Pollution 1 1
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 2 2
Solid waste Pollution 6 5
Surface water pollution Pollution 6 5
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 5 5
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 4 3
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 17 12
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 10 9
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 18 16
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 18 16
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 3 3
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 1 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 30 28
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 11 11
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 1 1
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 5 5
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 1 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 12 11
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 27 26
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 2 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 1 1
Civil unrest Other human activities 9 8
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 0 0
Illegal activities Other human activities 43 39
Military training Other human activities 1 1
Terrorism Other human activities 1 1
War Other human activities 4 4
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 4 3
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 3 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 10 9
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 8 5
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 1 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 1 1
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 7 7
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 1 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 6 5
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 2 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 17 14
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 1 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 16 13
Governance Management and institutional factors 11 10
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Human resources Management and institutional factors 15 13
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 13 10
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Management activities Management and institutional factors 1 1
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 58 54
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2023 2024
Commercial development 1 0
Housing 5 1
Industrial areas 1 0
Interpretative and visitation facilities 0 0
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 12 0
Transportation Infrastructure
2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 2 0
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 0
Ground transport infrastructure 18 3
Marine transport infrastructure 3 0
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0
Services Infrastructures
2023 2024
Localised utilities 1 0
Major linear utilities 7 0
Non-renewable energy facilities 4 0
Renewable energy facilities 6 0
Water infrastructure 21 3
Pollution
2023 2024
Air pollution 3 0
Ground water pollution 2 0
Input of excess energy 1 0
Pollution of marine waters 1 1
Solid waste 5 1
Surface water pollution 5 1
Biological resource use/modification
2023 2024
Aquaculture 1 0
Commercial hunting 5 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0
Crop production 3 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 12 5
Forestry /wood production 9 1
Land conversion 16 2
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 3
Subsistence hunting 3 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2023 2024
Mining 28 2
Oil and gas 11 0
Quarrying 1 0
Water (extraction) 5 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2023 2024
Dust 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0
Pests 0 0
Radiation/light 0 0
Relative humidity 0 0
Temperature 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 1 0
Wind 0 0
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 0 0
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 1
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 25 2
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 1 0
Other human activities
2023 2024
Civil unrest 8 1
Deliberate destruction of heritage 0 0
Illegal activities 39 4
Military training 1 0
Terrorism 1 0
War 4 0
Climate change and severe weather events
2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 3 1
Desertification 0 0
Drought 3 0
Flooding 0 0
Other climate change impacts 8 2
Storms 5 3
Temperature change 1 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0
Earthquake 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 0
Fire (widlfires) 7 0
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 5 1
Invasive / alien marine species 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 14 3
Modified genetic material 0 0
Translocated species 1 0
Management and institutional factors
2023 2024
Financial resources 13 3
Governance 10 1
High impact research / monitoring activities 0 0
Human resources 12 3
Legal framework 10 3
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0
Management activities 1 0
Management systems/ management plan 53 5
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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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