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 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 104 Housing 50 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 27 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 27 Earthquake 22 Legal framework 20 Management activities 20 Water (rain/water table) 17 Deliberate destruction of heritage 17 Human resources 17 Financial resources 16 Commercial development 15 Storms 15 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 14 Land conversion 14 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Wind 10 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 10 Illegal activities 9 Ground transport infrastructure 8 Flooding 8 Air transport infrastructure 6 Crop production 6 Other climate change impacts 6 Mining 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Governance 5 Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Industrial areas 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Solid waste 3 Surface water pollution 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Relative humidity 3 Micro-organisms 2 Temperature 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Civil unrest 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Major linear utilities 1 Water infrastructure 1 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Society's valuing of heritage 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.