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State of Conservation

620
Reports
77
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1994close
Region: Latin America and the Caribbeanclose
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Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Threats
Management systems/ management plan 428 Housing 161 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 150 Illegal activities 133 Legal framework 131 Ground transport infrastructure 115 Land conversion 107 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 96 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 75 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 72 Financial resources 68 Human resources 61 Water infrastructure 56 Governance 55 Water (rain/water table) 45 Management activities 44 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 40 Earthquake 37 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 36 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 36 Marine transport infrastructure 34 Mining 34 Commercial development 33 Flooding 29 Storms 28 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Wind 23 Invasive / alien marine species 21 Crop production 19 Avalanche/ landslide 18 Major linear utilities 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Surface water pollution 16 Fire (widlfires) 15 Oil and gas 14 Civil unrest 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 High impact research / monitoring activities 12 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Input of excess energy 8 Other climate change impacts 7 Forestry /wood production 6 Localised utilities 5 Commercial hunting 5 Industrial areas 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Relative humidity 4 Micro-organisms 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Solid waste 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Ground water pollution 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 1 Translocated species 1

* : 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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