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State of Conservation

557
Reports
73
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1999close
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 392 Housing 153 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 141 Legal framework 128 Illegal activities 123 Ground transport infrastructure 97 Land conversion 93 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 82 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 72 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 67 Financial resources 60 Human resources 58 Governance 55 Water infrastructure 54 Water (rain/water table) 43 Management activities 39 Deliberate destruction of heritage 38 Earthquake 36 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 35 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 31 Mining 31 Marine transport infrastructure 29 Commercial development 28 Flooding 28 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 23 Storms 22 Wind 21 Crop production 19 Avalanche/ landslide 18 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Invasive / alien marine species 16 Major linear utilities 15 Surface water pollution 14 Oil and gas 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Civil unrest 13 Fire (widlfires) 13 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Other climate change impacts 6 Input of excess energy 5 Commercial hunting 5 Forestry /wood production 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 Localised utilities 1 Ground water pollution 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 1 Volcanic eruption 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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