State of Conservation
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
States Parties
Argentina Barbados Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 220 Housing 97 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 52 Legal framework 50 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 41 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Water (rain/water table) 36 Earthquake 35 Management activities 33 Ground transport infrastructure 27 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 26 Human resources 26 Commercial development 23 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 23 Land conversion 23 Storms 22 Financial resources 22 Wind 19 Illegal activities 19 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Flooding 15 Interpretative and visitation facilities 14 Air transport infrastructure 13 Mining 13 Governance 12 Marine transport infrastructure 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Underground transport infrastructure 9 Surface water pollution 9 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Crop production 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Other climate change impacts 7 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Relative humidity 4 Industrial areas 3 Solid waste 3 Micro-organisms 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Water infrastructure 2 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Civil unrest 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Major linear utilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Military training 1
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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.