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State of Conservation Search

State of Conservation

3423
Reports
517
Properties concerned
144
States Parties with SOC reports
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Date Start: 2001close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
2001
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 124
100%
18% 		124 37
30%
5% 		32
26%
5% 		19
15%
3% 		18
15%
3% 		18
15%
3% 		57
46%
8% 		60
48%
9% 		7
6%
1%
2002
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 90
100%
12% 		90 34
38%
5% 		25
28%
3% 		10
11%
1% 		10
11%
1% 		11
12%
2% 		46
51%
6% 		38
42%
5% 		6
7%
1%
2003
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 142
100%
19% 		142 41
29%
6% 		34
24%
5% 		28
20%
4% 		15
11%
2% 		24
17%
3% 		94
66%
13% 		44
31%
6% 		4
3%
1%
2004
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 159
100%
21% 		159 52
33%
7% 		38
24%
5% 		26
16%
3% 		19
12%
3% 		24
15%
3% 		103
65%
14% 		51
32%
7% 		5
3%
1%
2005
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 138
100%
18% 		138 47
34%
6% 		34
25%
4% 		16
12%
2% 		16
12%
2% 		25
18%
3% 		89
64%
11% 		44
32%
6% 		5
4%
1%
2006
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 135
100%
17% 		135 38
28%
5% 		33
24%
4% 		14
10%
2% 		20
15%
2% 		30
22%
4% 		85
63%
10% 		45
33%
6% 		5
4%
1%
2007
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 165
100%
20% 		165 50
30%
6% 		41
25%
5% 		22
13%
3% 		22
13%
3% 		30
18%
4% 		107
65%
13% 		54
33%
7% 		4
2%
0%
2008
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 158
100%
19% 		158 57
36%
7% 		33
21%
4% 		25
16%
3% 		17
11%
2% 		26
16%
3% 		101
64%
12% 		53
34%
6% 		4
3%
0%
2009
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 178
100%
20% 		178 64
36%
7% 		38
21%
4% 		26
15%
3% 		19
11%
2% 		31
17%
4% 		122
69%
14% 		52
29%
6% 		4
2%
0%
2010
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 149
100%
17% 		149 47
32%
5% 		28
19%
3% 		27
18%
3% 		16
11%
2% 		31
21%
3% 		92
62%
10% 		51
34%
6% 		6
4%
1%
2011
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 172
100%
19% 		172 50
29%
5% 		41
24%
5% 		31
18%
3% 		20
12%
2% 		30
17%
3% 		118
69%
13% 		51
30%
6% 		3
2%
0%
2012
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 148
100%
16% 		148 46
31%
5% 		26
18%
3% 		25
17%
3% 		16
11%
2% 		35
24%
4% 		90
61%
10% 		52
35%
6% 		6
4%
1%
2013
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 169
100%
18% 		169 46
27%
5% 		31
18%
3% 		30
18%
3% 		27
16%
3% 		35
21%
4% 		116
69%
12% 		50
30%
5% 		3
2%
0%
2014
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 150
100%
15% 		150 31
21%
3% 		30
20%
3% 		26
17%
3% 		21
14%
2% 		42
28%
4% 		90
60%
9% 		54
36%
6% 		6
4%
1%
2015
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 141
100%
14% 		141 28
20%
3% 		31
22%
3% 		20
14%
2% 		29
21%
3% 		33
23%
3% 		86
61%
9% 		50
35%
5% 		5
4%
0%
2016
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 156
100%
15% 		156 37
24%
4% 		30
19%
3% 		26
17%
3% 		27
17%
3% 		36
23%
3% 		96
62%
9% 		54
35%
5% 		6
4%
1%
2017
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 154
100%
15% 		154 32
21%
3% 		30
19%
3% 		25
16%
2% 		35
23%
3% 		32
21%
3% 		97
63%
9% 		51
33%
5% 		6
4%
1%
2018
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 157
100%
15% 		157 33
21%
3% 		30
19%
3% 		25
16%
2% 		36
23%
3% 		35
22%
3% 		101
64%
9% 		49
31%
5% 		7
4%
1%
2019
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 166
100%
15% 		166 30
18%
3% 		40
24%
4% 		22
13%
2% 		40
24%
4% 		34
20%
3% 		111
67%
10% 		50
30%
5% 		5
3%
0%
2021
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 255
100% 		255 53
21% 		64
25% 		39
15% 		48
19% 		54
21% 		160
63% 		84
33% 		11
4%
2023
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 257
100% 		257 67
26% 		61
24% 		35
14% 		45
18% 		52
20% 		168
65% 		78
30% 		11
4%
2024
%of properties with SOC
%of properties inscribed (year-1)
 60
49%
5% 		60 11
9%
1% 		14
11%
1% 		8
7%
1% 		24
20%
2% 		3
2%
0% 		51
41%
4% 		9
7%
1% 		0
0%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 152 44
Housing Buildings and Development 1155 206
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 41 12
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 203 66
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 354 84
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 54 13
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 165 50
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 635 127
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 131 25
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 76 15
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 35 16
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 99 24
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 31 8
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 64 19
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 295 52
Air pollution Pollution 47 14
Ground water pollution Pollution 37 9
Input of excess energy Pollution 28 9
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 19 7
Solid waste Pollution 141 33
Surface water pollution Pollution 137 22
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 52 12
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 94 20
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 118 28
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 108 25
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 482 73
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 267 40
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 33 11
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Mining Physical resource extraction 380 60
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 150 31
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 40 13
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 62 15
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 10 3
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 45 17
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 6 4
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 214 48
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 42 11
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 73 15
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 337 64
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 671 146
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 23 5
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 25 6
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 61 17
Civil unrest Other human activities 275 31
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 242 50
Illegal activities Other human activities 847 117
Military training Other human activities 8 4
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 249 29
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 25 5
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 22 6
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 33 5
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 108 24
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 70 22
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 70 15
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 18 7
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 25 6
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 86 31
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 172 32
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 86 21
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 3 2
Volcanic eruption Sudden ecological or geological events 5 3
Hyper-abundant species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 5 2
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 56 10
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 24 4
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 157 32
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 17 2
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 367 93
Governance Management and institutional factors 186 43
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 53 17
Human resources Management and institutional factors 358 94
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 497 120
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 4 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 475 98
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 2280 400
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 4 4 14 11 5 5 4 6 5 1 3 3 5 5 6 3 8 9 9 18 19 5
Housing 21 17 37 47 37 46 60 58 71 55 64 52 54 52 50 48 58 50 65 92 92 29
Industrial areas 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 4 1 3 0 4 5 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 4 10 8 8 5 7 6 9 4 8 6 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 24 20 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 3 8 7 3 9 16 13 22 18 23 13 15 21 14 23 20 22 20 33 37 7
Transportation Infrastructure
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 4 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 5 4 7 6 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 1 3 10 8 6 7 10 15 8 14 4 7 4 6 8 8 8 9 10 12 3
Ground transport infrastructure 30 17 23 32 16 21 28 28 28 23 28 24 26 26 30 31 38 29 39 53 54 11
Marine transport infrastructure 5 3 3 5 1 1 2 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 7 8 7 9 11 11 2
Underground transport infrastructure 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 5 2 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8 1
Services Infrastructures
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 2 2
Major linear utilities 5 3 6 6 3 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 4 5 6 3 6 5 5 10 9 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 5 6 0
Renewable energy facilities 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 3 4 6 5 4 5 3 7 7 2
Water infrastructure 7 4 6 7 10 9 13 12 10 14 11 15 13 14 15 17 19 15 22 29 28 5
Pollution
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 6 4 1
Ground water pollution 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 4 4 1
Input of excess energy 1 0 1 5 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1
Solid waste 2 1 2 8 8 7 10 7 5 8 5 7 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 11 13 4
Surface water pollution 5 3 5 4 3 5 4 7 3 6 7 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 12 9 3
Biological resource use/modification
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 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 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 6 5 5 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crop production 3 1 1 2 7 10 11 3 4 3 6 3 2 4 5 1 7 3 4 6 6 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 4 5 8 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 6 5 3 7 6 7 7 10 12 5
Forestry /wood production 5 1 6 2 4 6 4 5 6 4 0 4 3 3 5 5 8 6 8 12 10 1
Land conversion 15 9 18 11 9 14 17 17 22 20 23 22 23 26 29 27 34 25 34 40 37 10
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 5 7 10 6 10 11 12 15 11 13 16 16 12 15 15 15 13 16 20 18 4
Subsistence hunting 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 0
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 15 10 10 9 12 14 12 13 16 18 17 20 18 20 20 22 20 21 21 35 33 4
Oil and gas 6 4 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 10 11 7 11 7 10 8 11 12 0
Quarrying 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 6 2
Water (extraction) 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 5 2 3 5 3 4 6 6 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 6 4 11 17 7 9 10 8 9 7 9 9 11 7 8 6 12 7 14 20 17 6
Wind 0 1 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 0 0 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 19 10 17 13 15 16 21 13 17 14 19 12 13 13 16 12 17 13 18 21 24 4
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 19 20 29 29 21 30 36 24 27 19 21 28 22 35 25 33 34 36 42 70 62 9
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 4 3 6 5 9 6 3
Other human activities
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 6 3 11 15 11 12 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 17 14 15 16 17 3
Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 4 8 12 9 8 10 14 18 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 12 10 12 15 14 10
Illegal activities 27 19 31 44 30 34 41 35 44 34 42 41 37 44 38 43 43 39 43 62 58 18
Military training 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1
Terrorism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
War 2 2 2 6 6 5 7 6 6 5 5 9 15 15 15 16 22 23 22 22 22 16
Climate change and severe weather events
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 2
Desertification 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 4
Drought 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0
Flooding 0 1 3 2 3 6 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 4 7 4 7 4 8 8 8 8
Other climate change impacts 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 6 15 12 4
Storms 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 6 4 5 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 6 3
Temperature change 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Earthquake 5 1 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 8 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 2 3 7 7 7 9 3 10 5 10 7 9 8 10 8 12 8 11 14 12 7
Fire (widlfires) 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 2 6 3 5 3 5 5 5 10 9 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 3 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 5 1
Invasive / alien marine species 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 2 5 2 4 7 5 7 5 6 3 8 6 6 6 10 12 9 12 18 17 4
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Management and institutional factors
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 14 10 24 26 11 15 18 17 16 15 18 16 10 15 9 15 15 17 17 32 30 7
Governance 0 1 3 3 2 3 3 5 6 7 6 8 7 8 8 13 11 18 14 29 27 4
High impact research / monitoring activities 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 1
Human resources 10 6 26 21 11 15 18 11 19 9 16 13 13 13 13 15 20 18 20 34 30 7
Legal framework 6 6 21 26 15 17 12 15 13 18 19 23 24 23 21 28 30 31 35 53 48 13
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
Management activities 14 13 17 13 11 13 16 20 25 20 25 24 23 27 25 25 30 24 28 37 33 12
Management systems/ management plan 66 54 97 100 84 84 99 96 104 95 108 96 106 101 95 113 108 117 123 196 195 43
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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.