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State of Conservation

488
Reports
66
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2003close
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 353 Housing 143 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 125 Legal framework 123 Illegal activities 109 Land conversion 81 Ground transport infrastructure 79 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 68 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 66 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 64 Governance 55 Human resources 54 Water infrastructure 53 Financial resources 50 Water (rain/water table) 42 Management activities 37 Deliberate destruction of heritage 36 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 31 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 30 Earthquake 28 Marine transport infrastructure 27 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 27 Mining 27 Flooding 27 Commercial development 25 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Crop production 19 Wind 19 Avalanche/ landslide 18 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Oil and gas 14 Storms 14 Major linear utilities 13 Renewable energy facilities 13 Surface water pollution 12 Invasive / alien marine species 12 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Civil unrest 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Fire (widlfires) 9 Commercial hunting 5 Forestry /wood production 5 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 Input of excess energy 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Solid waste 2 Other climate change impacts 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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