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State of Conservation Search

State of Conservation

2470
Reports
454
Properties concerned
137
States Parties with SOC reports
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Date Start: 2008close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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 105 30
Housing Buildings and Development 890 180
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 32 7
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 153 46
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 301 72
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 43 11
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 126 38
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 468 98
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 111 19
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 67 13
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 30 12
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 69 14
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 31 8
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 54 17
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 239 43
Air pollution Pollution 34 9
Ground water pollution Pollution 30 8
Input of excess energy Pollution 17 4
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 13 5
Solid waste Pollution 103 22
Surface water pollution Pollution 108 18
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 4 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 42 8
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 59 14
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 86 20
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 80 17
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 389 56
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 211 31
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 21 6
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 4 2
Mining Physical resource extraction 298 49
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 121 22
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 31 11
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 49 11
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 7 2
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 4 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 28 10
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 2 2
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 150 30
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 30 6
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 60 13
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 226 40
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 487 115
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 20 4
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 14 4
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 48 12
Civil unrest Other human activities 204 24
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 186 34
Illegal activities Other human activities 621 95
Military training Other human activities 7 3
Terrorism Other human activities 2 1
War Other human activities 219 26
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 25 5
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 17 6
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 27 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 88 19
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 66 21
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 60 10
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 13 4
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 13 2
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 60 21
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 134 25
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 68 17
Tsunami/tidal wave Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Volcanic eruption Sudden ecological or geological events 1 1
Hyper-abundant species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 5 2
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 39 8
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 21 3
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 129 28
Modified genetic material Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 0 0
Translocated species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 15 2
Financial resources Management and institutional factors 249 56
Governance Management and institutional factors 171 40
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 42 11
Human resources Management and institutional factors 251 63
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 394 84
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 4 3
Management activities Management and institutional factors 378 77
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 1696 340
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 6 5 1 3 3 5 5 6 3 8 9 9 18 19 5
Housing 58 71 55 64 52 54 52 50 48 58 50 65 92 92 29
Industrial areas 0 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 4 1 3 0 4 5 1
Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 9 4 8 6 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 24 20 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 22 18 23 13 15 21 14 23 20 22 20 33 37 7
Transportation Infrastructure
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 1 4 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 5 4 7 6 1
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 15 8 14 4 7 4 6 8 8 8 9 10 12 3
Ground transport infrastructure 28 28 23 28 24 26 26 30 31 38 29 39 53 54 11
Marine transport infrastructure 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 7 8 7 9 11 11 2
Underground transport infrastructure 2 3 3 5 2 4 2 3 5 7 7 6 9 8 1
Services Infrastructures
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 1 1 0 2 0 4 2 1 3 3 4 2 3 2 2
Major linear utilities 3 4 1 3 4 4 5 6 3 6 5 5 10 9 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 5 6 0
Renewable energy facilities 2 0 3 1 2 3 4 6 5 4 5 3 7 7 2
Water infrastructure 12 10 14 11 15 13 14 15 17 19 15 22 29 28 5
Pollution
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 2 1 4 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 6 4 1
Ground water pollution 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 4 4 1
Input of excess energy 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0
Pollution of marine waters 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1
Solid waste 7 5 8 5 7 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 11 13 4
Surface water pollution 7 3 6 7 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 12 9 3
Biological resource use/modification
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 1 0 1 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 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
Crop production 3 4 3 6 3 2 4 5 1 7 3 4 6 6 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 4 3 3 3 6 5 3 7 6 7 7 10 12 5
Forestry /wood production 5 6 4 0 4 3 3 5 5 8 6 8 12 10 1
Land conversion 17 22 20 23 22 23 26 29 27 34 25 34 40 37 10
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 12 15 11 13 16 16 12 15 15 15 13 16 20 18 4
Subsistence hunting 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 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 13 16 18 17 20 18 20 20 22 20 21 21 35 33 4
Oil and gas 6 6 6 8 8 10 11 7 11 7 10 8 11 12 0
Quarrying 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 6 2
Water (extraction) 2 3 4 2 2 2 5 2 3 5 3 4 6 6 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
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
Micro-organisms 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 1 1 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 8 9 7 9 9 11 7 8 6 12 7 14 20 17 6
Wind 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 9 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 13 17 14 19 12 13 13 16 12 17 13 18 21 24 4
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 24 27 19 21 28 22 35 25 33 34 36 42 70 62 9
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 4 3 6 5 9 6 3
Other human activities
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 17 14 15 16 17 3
Deliberate destruction of heritage 14 18 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 12 10 12 15 14 10
Illegal activities 35 44 34 42 41 37 44 38 43 43 39 43 62 58 18
Military training 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 1 1 0
War 6 6 5 5 9 15 15 15 16 22 23 22 22 22 16
Climate change and severe weather events
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 2
Desertification 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 4
Drought 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0
Flooding 5 4 4 4 7 6 4 7 4 7 4 8 8 8 8
Other climate change impacts 0 3 1 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 6 15 12 4
Storms 2 2 2 6 4 5 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 6 3
Temperature change 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Sudden ecological or geological events
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Earthquake 4 5 4 5 8 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 10 5 10 7 9 8 10 8 12 8 11 14 12 7
Fire (widlfires) 2 3 4 4 2 6 3 5 3 5 5 5 10 9 2
Tsunami/tidal wave 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 3 1 3 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 5 1
Invasive / alien marine species 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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
Translocated species 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Management and institutional factors
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 17 16 15 18 16 10 15 9 15 15 17 17 32 30 7
Governance 5 6 7 6 8 7 8 8 13 11 18 14 29 27 4
High impact research / monitoring activities 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 1
Human resources 11 19 9 16 13 13 13 13 15 20 18 20 34 30 7
Legal framework 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 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
Management activities 20 25 20 25 24 23 27 25 25 30 24 28 37 33 12
Management systems/ management plan 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.