State of Conservation
25
Reports
25
Properties concerned
15
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2017close
Date end:2017close
Region:
Latin America and the Caribbeanclose
| States Parties: |
 Panama
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Legal framework |
| Other Threats: | Severe deterioration of historic buildings ; Demolition of urban ensembles and buildings ; Visual impact of a maritime viaduct |
| States Parties: |
 Costa Rica
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Crop production Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Renewable energy facilities Subsistence hunting Water (extraction) |
| Other Threats: | fire |
| States Parties: |
 Belize
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Housing Invasive / alien marine species Land conversion Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Oil and gas |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Jamaica
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Forestry /wood production Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Legal framework Mining |
| Other Threats: | climate change |
| States Parties: |
 Brazil
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Brazil
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Peru
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Chile
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution |
| Other Threats: | Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico; Deficiencies in conservation: special attention required for the restoration and upgrading of structures with residential use and the archaeological industrial heritage |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Ecuador
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Panama
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Serious deterioration of materials and structure; Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Panama
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Uruguay
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Peru
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Chile
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Fire |
| States Parties: |
Peru
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add2 |
| Threats*: | Avalanche/ landslide Flooding Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Chile
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Wind |
| Other Threats: | Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction; Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years; Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the structural elements. A few buildings such as the Leaching House are liable to structural collapse if no support is given |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Mexico
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add2,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | Serious concerns over the conservation status of two species, vaquita (porpoise species) and totoaba (marine fish) |
| States Parties: |
 Colombia
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties
Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica Ecuador Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 18 Legal framework 10 Housing 7 Illegal activities 7 Land conversion 6 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 5 Human resources 5 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Mining 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Financial resources 3 Commercial development 2 Ground transport infrastructure 2 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Renewable energy facilities 2 Water infrastructure 2 Water (rain/water table) 2 Flooding 2 Management activities 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Surface water pollution 1 Commercial hunting 1 Crop production 1 Forestry /wood production 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Oil and gas 1 Water (extraction) 1 Wind 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 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.
