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State of Conservation

275
Reports
58
Properties concerned
20
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2006close
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 156 Ground transport infrastructure 64 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 55 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 53 Illegal activities 50 Housing 49 Land conversion 42 Financial resources 32 Legal framework 27 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 20 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 20 Human resources 20 Storms 19 Management activities 18 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 17 Earthquake 17 Commercial development 15 Water (rain/water table) 14 Input of excess energy 13 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Deliberate destruction of heritage 12 Invasive / alien marine species 10 Water infrastructure 9 Mining 9 Avalanche/ landslide 9 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Wind 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Fire (widlfires) 7 Major linear utilities 6 Surface water pollution 6 Crop production 6 Civil unrest 6 Flooding 6 Other climate change impacts 6 Localised utilities 5 Governance 5 Air transport infrastructure 4 Oil and gas 4 Industrial areas 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Relative humidity 3 Solid waste 2 Volcanic eruption 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Commercial hunting 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Military training 1 Invasive / alien freshwater 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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