State of Conservation
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
States Parties
Argentina Barbados Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 290 Housing 136 Legal framework 84 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 68 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 48 Water (rain/water table) 47 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Ground transport infrastructure 38 Management activities 38 Earthquake 37 Commercial development 34 Land conversion 31 Human resources 31 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 30 Financial resources 26 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 25 Illegal activities 25 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Governance 24 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Wind 23 Storms 23 Flooding 22 Mining 19 Marine transport infrastructure 18 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Surface water pollution 14 High impact research / monitoring activities 12 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Crop production 9 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Other climate change impacts 7 Industrial areas 4 Water infrastructure 4 Relative humidity 4 Major linear utilities 3 Micro-organisms 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Solid waste 2 Civil unrest 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Input of excess energy 1 Military training 1
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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.