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 182 Housing 84 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 43 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 38 Legal framework 38 Deliberate destruction of heritage 36 Earthquake 31 Water (rain/water table) 29 Management activities 29 Human resources 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 22 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 21 Financial resources 21 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Storms 20 Commercial development 19 Land conversion 18 Wind 16 Illegal activities 16 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 16 Flooding 12 Air transport infrastructure 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Mining 10 Governance 10 Marine transport infrastructure 9 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 High impact research / monitoring activities 9 Crop production 7 Other climate change impacts 7 Surface water pollution 6 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Underground transport infrastructure 5 Avalanche/ landslide 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 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.