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 Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 167 Housing 76 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 39 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 36 Deliberate destruction of heritage 34 Legal framework 32 Earthquake 29 Management activities 27 Water (rain/water table) 26 Human resources 23 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 21 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 21 Financial resources 20 Storms 19 Commercial development 17 Ground transport infrastructure 17 Land conversion 16 Wind 15 Illegal activities 15 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 15 Flooding 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Mining 9 Governance 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Crop production 7 High impact research / monitoring activities 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Other climate change impacts 6 Surface water pollution 5 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Underground transport infrastructure 4 Relative humidity 4 Industrial areas 3 Solid waste 3 Micro-organisms 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Civil unrest 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Major linear utilities 1 Water infrastructure 1 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.