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State of Conservation

533
Reports
77
Properties concerned
24
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2016close
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 344 Housing 125 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 116 Illegal activities 107 Ground transport infrastructure 104 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 92 Land conversion 87 Legal framework 81 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 60 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 57 Financial resources 56 Water infrastructure 42 Human resources 41 Management activities 40 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Water (rain/water table) 36 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 35 Earthquake 35 Governance 32 Storms 27 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 25 Commercial development 23 Marine transport infrastructure 22 Mining 22 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 20 Wind 19 Flooding 19 Avalanche/ landslide 17 Invasive / alien marine species 17 Interpretative and visitation facilities 14 Oil and gas 14 Civil unrest 14 Air transport infrastructure 13 Input of excess energy 13 Crop production 13 Major linear utilities 12 Surface water pollution 12 Fire (widlfires) 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Underground transport infrastructure 9 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Other climate change impacts 7 Localised utilities 5 Renewable energy facilities 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Relative humidity 4 Industrial areas 3 Solid waste 3 Micro-organisms 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Ground water pollution 1 Commercial hunting 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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