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State of Conservation

583
Reports
81
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2018close
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 383 Housing 138 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 130 Illegal activities 118 Ground transport infrastructure 110 Legal framework 99 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 98 Land conversion 97 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 68 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 63 Financial resources 61 Human resources 49 Water infrastructure 48 Management activities 42 Water (rain/water table) 40 Deliberate destruction of heritage 40 Governance 38 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 37 Earthquake 37 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 30 Storms 28 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 26 Mining 26 Commercial development 25 Marine transport infrastructure 25 Flooding 22 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Wind 21 Invasive / alien marine species 19 Interpretative and visitation facilities 18 Avalanche/ landslide 18 Oil and gas 16 Air transport infrastructure 14 Surface water pollution 14 Crop production 14 Civil unrest 14 Major linear utilities 13 Input of excess energy 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Fire (widlfires) 12 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Renewable energy facilities 8 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Other climate change impacts 7 Forestry /wood production 6 Localised utilities 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 Commercial hunting 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Ground water pollution 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Water (extraction) 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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