State of Conservation

States Parties

Argentina Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Saint Lucia Suriname Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Threats

Management systems/ management plan 307 Housing 123 Legal framework 112 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 110 Illegal activities 92 Land conversion 73 Ground transport infrastructure 64 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 61 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 60 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 56 Water infrastructure 51 Governance 51 Human resources 44 Financial resources 41 Water (rain/water table) 34 Management activities 32 Deliberate destruction of heritage 30 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 29 Marine transport infrastructure 27 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 26 Mining 26 Flooding 25 Earthquake 24 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 23 Interpretative and visitation facilities 21 Commercial development 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Wind 16 Oil and gas 14 Underground transport infrastructure 13 Renewable energy facilities 13 Crop production 13 Air transport infrastructure 12 Major linear utilities 12 Surface water pollution 12 Avalanche/ landslide 12 Storms 11 Invasive / alien marine species 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Civil unrest 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Commercial hunting 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Forestry /wood production 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Micro-organisms 2 Temperature 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Industrial areas 1 Ground water pollution 1 Solid waste 1 Relative humidity 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Translocated species 1