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State of Conservation

400
Reports
94
Properties concerned
77
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start: 2016close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
54
35%
5%
54 14
9%
1%
7
4%
1%
11
7%
1%
2
1%
0%
20
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
54
35%
5%
0
0%
0%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
51
33%
5%
51 10
6%
1%
12
8%
1%
10
6%
1%
1
1%
0%
18
12%
2%
0
0%
0%
51
33%
5%
0
0%
0%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
49
31%
5%
49 13
8%
1%
5
3%
0%
8
5%
1%
3
2%
0%
20
13%
2%
0
0%
0%
49
31%
5%
0
0%
0%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
50
30%
5%
50 9
5%
1%
13
8%
1%
9
5%
1%
1
1%
0%
18
11%
2%
0
0%
0%
50
30%
5%
0
0%
0%
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 4 2
Housing Buildings and Development 28 8
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 60 18
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 8 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 5 2
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 100 24
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 16 4
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 0 0
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 4 1
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 31 9
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 14 5
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 28 8
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 110 25
Air pollution Pollution 15 5
Ground water pollution Pollution 8 4
Input of excess energy Pollution 3 1
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 7 4
Solid waste Pollution 19 5
Surface water pollution Pollution 34 11
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 28 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 14 4
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 56 13
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 45 10
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 99 19
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 92 18
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 14 3
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 3 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 136 30
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 59 14
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 3 1
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 25 7
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 4 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 55 11
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 117 33
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 10 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 7 1
Civil unrest Other human activities 56 10
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 0 0
Illegal activities Other human activities 219 43
Military training Other human activities 4 1
Terrorism Other human activities 3 1
War Other human activities 27 4
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 14 3
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 16 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 0 0
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 33 11
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 26 5
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 4 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 7 1
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 32 10
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 4 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 22 5
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 12 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 74 18
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 7 1
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 59 16
Governance Management and institutional factors 55 14
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Human resources Management and institutional factors 59 14
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 60 11
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 0 0
Management activities Management and institutional factors 7 1
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 252 63
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Housing 4 4 3 3 5 5 4
Industrial areas 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 9 8 8 6 13 12 4
Transportation Infrastructure
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 1 0 1 1 2 2 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
Ground transport infrastructure 15 13 10 13 19 18 12
Marine transport infrastructure 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Services Infrastructures
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Major linear utilities 2 4 4 4 7 7 3
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 3 0 2 3 4 2
Renewable energy facilities 4 3 4 2 6 6 3
Water infrastructure 14 14 12 16 23 21 10
Pollution
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 1 1 2 2 5 3 1
Ground water pollution 1 1 0 0 2 2 2
Input of excess energy 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 2 0 1 1 1 2
Solid waste 1 2 2 3 4 5 2
Surface water pollution 3 4 4 3 7 5 8
Biological resource use/modification
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 2 5 4 6 5 5 1
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 0 4 1 2 3 3 1
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 6 7 7 10 12 7
Forestry /wood production 4 7 4 7 9 9 5
Land conversion 14 16 10 15 18 16 10
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 14 12 11 13 17 15 10
Subsistence hunting 1 2 1 2 3 3 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 18 16 17 17 29 28 11
Oil and gas 10 7 9 8 10 11 4
Quarrying 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Water (extraction) 3 4 3 3 6 5 1
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Dust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Wind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 6 8 6 10 11 6
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 16 12 15 12 28 25 9
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Society's valuing of heritage 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Other human activities
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 8 10 7 9 8 8 6
Deliberate destruction of heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illegal activities 30 31 27 29 41 39 22
Military training 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
War 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Climate change and severe weather events
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 1 2 1 2 3 3 2
Desertification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drought 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
Flooding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other climate change impacts 2 3 4 3 9 8 4
Storms 2 4 2 4 5 5 4
Temperature change 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fire (widlfires) 3 3 5 3 8 7 3
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 1 4 1 5 5 2
Invasive / alien marine species 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 9 9 8 9 15 14 10
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management and institutional factors
2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 5 6 6 7 13 13 9
Governance 7 5 10 6 13 10 4
High impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human resources 5 7 6 8 13 12 8
Legal framework 9 7 8 8 11 10 7
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management activities 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Management systems/ management plan 31 29 30 32 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.