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State of Conservation

534
Reports
71
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2000close
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 378 Housing 150 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 137 Legal framework 128 Illegal activities 120 Ground transport infrastructure 91 Land conversion 90 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 79 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 71 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 66 Financial resources 57 Human resources 57 Governance 55 Water infrastructure 53 Water (rain/water table) 42 Deliberate destruction of heritage 37 Management activities 37 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 34 Earthquake 33 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 32 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 30 Mining 30 Marine transport infrastructure 28 Flooding 28 Commercial development 27 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Wind 20 Crop production 19 Avalanche/ landslide 18 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Storms 15 Invasive / alien marine species 15 Major linear utilities 14 Surface water pollution 14 Oil and gas 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Civil unrest 12 Fire (widlfires) 12 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Commercial hunting 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Input of excess energy 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Relative humidity 4 Industrial areas 3 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 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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