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State of Conservation Search

State of Conservation

769
Reports
308
Properties concerned
122
States Parties with SOC reports
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Date Start: 2019close
Statistics by properties (by regions and categories)
Year Property SOC Regions Categories
EUR-NA APA LAC ARB AFR Cultural Natural Mixed
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)
 91
74%
8% 		91 20
16%
2% 		21
17%
2% 		10
8%
1% 		27
22%
2% 		13
11%
1% 		68
55%
6% 		21
17%
2% 		2
2%
0%
Threats*
Threats Group of Threats SOC reports Properties
Commercial development Buildings and Development 53 23
Housing Buildings and Development 286 109
Industrial areas Buildings and Development 11 5
Interpretative and visitation facilities Buildings and Development 62 27
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Buildings and Development 98 42
Air transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 19 7
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 35 13
Ground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 165 64
Marine transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 34 12
Underground transport infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure 25 9
Localised utilities Services Infrastructures 9 4
Major linear utilities Services Infrastructures 25 11
Non-renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 15 7
Renewable energy facilities Services Infrastructures 19 9
Water infrastructure Services Infrastructures 86 34
Air pollution Pollution 14 6
Ground water pollution Pollution 11 4
Input of excess energy Pollution 5 2
Pollution of marine waters Pollution 5 3
Solid waste Pollution 36 14
Surface water pollution Pollution 34 14
Aquaculture Biological resource use/modification 3 1
Commercial hunting Biological resource use/modification 16 6
Commercial wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 0 0
Crop production Biological resource use/modification 18 6
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Biological resource use/modification 35 13
Forestry /wood production Biological resource use/modification 33 13
Land conversion Biological resource use/modification 125 44
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Biological resource use/modification 63 20
Subsistence hunting Biological resource use/modification 10 3
Subsistence wild plant collection Biological resource use/modification 2 1
Mining Physical resource extraction 98 38
Oil and gas Physical resource extraction 33 14
Quarrying Physical resource extraction 15 6
Water (extraction) Physical resource extraction 16 7
Dust Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Micro-organisms Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Pests Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3 1
Radiation/light Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Relative humidity Local conditions affecting physical fabric 12 4
Temperature Local conditions affecting physical fabric 0 0
Water (rain/water table) Local conditions affecting physical fabric 58 21
Wind Local conditions affecting physical fabric 10 3
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Social/cultural uses of heritage 27 10
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Social/cultural uses of heritage 72 26
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Social/cultural uses of heritage 186 80
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Social/cultural uses of heritage 6 2
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Social/cultural uses of heritage 8 3
Society's valuing of heritage Social/cultural uses of heritage 24 9
Civil unrest Other human activities 58 19
Deliberate destruction of heritage Other human activities 53 16
Illegal activities Other human activities 189 65
Military training Other human activities 5 2
Terrorism Other human activities 3 1
War Other human activities 90 27
Changes to oceanic waters Climate change and severe weather events 13 4
Desertification Climate change and severe weather events 14 5
Drought Climate change and severe weather events 8 3
Flooding Climate change and severe weather events 32 13
Other climate change impacts Climate change and severe weather events 38 17
Storms Climate change and severe weather events 20 6
Temperature change Climate change and severe weather events 3 1
Avalanche/ landslide Sudden ecological or geological events 3 1
Earthquake Sudden ecological or geological events 19 9
Erosion and siltation/ deposition Sudden ecological or geological events 46 17
Fire (widlfires) Sudden ecological or geological events 27 13
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 3 1
Invasive / alien freshwater species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 13 5
Invasive / alien marine species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 6 2
Invasive/alien terrestrial species Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species 53 18
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 92 35
Governance Management and institutional factors 77 34
High impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 12 5
Human resources Management and institutional factors 97 35
Legal framework Management and institutional factors 156 57
Low impact research / monitoring activities Management and institutional factors 3 2
Management activities Management and institutional factors 113 43
Management systems/ management plan Management and institutional factors 577 238
Threats by year (SOC reports)*
Threats* Year
2019 2021 2023 2024
Buildings and Development
2019 2021 2023 2024
Commercial development 9 18 19 7
Housing 65 92 92 37
Industrial areas 0 4 5 2
Interpretative and visitation facilities 15 24 20 3
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 33 37 8
Transportation Infrastructure
2019 2021 2023 2024
Air transport infrastructure 4 7 6 2
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 9 10 12 4
Ground transport infrastructure 39 53 54 19
Marine transport infrastructure 9 11 11 3
Underground transport infrastructure 6 9 8 2
Services Infrastructures
2019 2021 2023 2024
Localised utilities 2 3 2 2
Major linear utilities 5 10 9 1
Non-renewable energy facilities 3 5 6 1
Renewable energy facilities 3 7 7 2
Water infrastructure 22 29 28 7
Pollution
2019 2021 2023 2024
Air pollution 3 6 4 1
Ground water pollution 1 4 4 2
Input of excess energy 1 2 2 0
Pollution of marine waters 1 1 1 2
Solid waste 7 11 13 5
Surface water pollution 7 12 9 6
Biological resource use/modification
2019 2021 2023 2024
Aquaculture 1 1 1 0
Commercial hunting 6 5 5 0
Commercial wild plant collection 0 0 0 0
Crop production 4 6 6 2
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 10 12 6
Forestry /wood production 8 12 10 3
Land conversion 34 40 37 14
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 16 20 18 9
Subsistence hunting 2 3 3 2
Subsistence wild plant collection 0 1 1 0
Physical resource extraction
2019 2021 2023 2024
Mining 21 35 33 9
Oil and gas 8 11 12 2
Quarrying 2 5 6 2
Water (extraction) 4 6 6 0
Local conditions affecting physical fabric
2019 2021 2023 2024
Dust 0 0 0 0
Micro-organisms 0 0 0 0
Pests 1 1 1 0
Radiation/light 0 0 0 0
Relative humidity 3 3 3 3
Temperature 0 0 0 0
Water (rain/water table) 14 20 17 7
Wind 3 3 2 2
Social/cultural uses of heritage
2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 6 9 9 3
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 18 21 24 9
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 42 70 62 12
Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 2 1 1
Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3 2 2 1
Society's valuing of heritage 5 9 6 4
Other human activities
2019 2021 2023 2024
Civil unrest 15 16 17 10
Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 15 14 12
Illegal activities 43 62 58 26
Military training 1 1 2 1
Terrorism 0 1 1 1
War 22 22 22 24
Climate change and severe weather events
2019 2021 2023 2024
Changes to oceanic waters 2 4 4 3
Desertification 3 3 3 5
Drought 2 3 3 0
Flooding 8 8 8 8
Other climate change impacts 6 15 12 5
Storms 4 6 6 4
Temperature change 0 1 1 1
Sudden ecological or geological events
2019 2021 2023 2024
Avalanche/ landslide 1 1 1 0
Earthquake 3 5 5 6
Erosion and siltation/ deposition 11 14 12 9
Fire (widlfires) 5 10 9 3
Tsunami/tidal wave 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption 0 0 0 0
Invasive/alien species or hyper-abundant species
2019 2021 2023 2024
Hyper-abundant species 1 1 1 0
Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 5 5 2
Invasive / alien marine species 2 2 1 1
Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 18 17 6
Modified genetic material 0 0 0 0
Translocated species 1 1 1 0
Management and institutional factors
2019 2021 2023 2024
Financial resources 17 32 30 13
Governance 14 29 27 7
High impact research / monitoring activities 4 4 3 1
Human resources 20 34 30 13
Legal framework 35 53 48 20
Low impact research / monitoring activities 0 2 1 0
Management activities 28 37 33 15
Management systems/ management plan 123 196 195 63
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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.