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State of Conservation

487
Reports
71
Properties concerned
24
States Parties with SOC reports
Date end:2014close
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 310 Housing 115 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 104 Illegal activities 99 Ground transport infrastructure 97 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 86 Land conversion 77 Legal framework 66 Financial resources 53 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 52 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 52 Deliberate destruction of heritage 38 Management activities 38 Human resources 37 Water infrastructure 35 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Earthquake 33 Water (rain/water table) 32 Storms 26 Governance 26 Commercial development 21 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 21 Marine transport infrastructure 20 Mining 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 18 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 17 Wind 17 Flooding 16 Avalanche/ landslide 16 Invasive / alien marine species 15 Input of excess energy 13 Crop production 13 Civil unrest 13 Oil and gas 12 Interpretative and visitation facilities 11 Air transport infrastructure 11 Major linear utilities 11 Surface water pollution 10 Fire (widlfires) 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Underground transport infrastructure 7 Other climate change impacts 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Localised utilities 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 Renewable energy facilities 1 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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