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State of Conservation

418
Reports
59
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 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 309 Housing 125 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 111 Legal framework 110 Illegal activities 95 Land conversion 74 Ground transport infrastructure 65 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 60 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 60 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 58 Water infrastructure 52 Governance 51 Human resources 47 Financial resources 42 Water (rain/water table) 34 Management activities 33 Deliberate destruction of heritage 32 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 29 Marine transport infrastructure 27 Mining 26 Earthquake 26 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 25 Flooding 25 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 24 Interpretative and visitation facilities 22 Commercial development 19 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Wind 18 Crop production 15 Oil and gas 14 Air transport infrastructure 13 Underground transport infrastructure 13 Major linear utilities 13 Renewable energy facilities 13 Avalanche/ landslide 13 Storms 12 Surface water pollution 11 Invasive / alien marine species 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Civil unrest 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Commercial hunting 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Forestry /wood production 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Solid waste 2 Micro-organisms 2 Relative humidity 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Industrial areas 1 Ground water pollution 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 1 Other climate change impacts 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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