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 Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 268 Housing 125 Legal framework 83 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 66 Water (rain/water table) 44 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 40 Ground transport infrastructure 38 Deliberate destruction of heritage 37 Earthquake 33 Management activities 31 Commercial development 28 Human resources 27 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 26 Land conversion 25 Illegal activities 24 Governance 24 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 23 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Financial resources 22 Flooding 21 Wind 20 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Mining 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Storms 14 Surface water pollution 12 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Crop production 9 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Other climate change impacts 5 Water infrastructure 4 Relative humidity 4 Industrial areas 3 Major linear utilities 3 Micro-organisms 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Solid waste 2 Civil unrest 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 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.