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 261 Housing 119 Legal framework 81 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 63 Water (rain/water table) 44 Ground transport infrastructure 38 Deliberate destruction of heritage 36 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 34 Management activities 31 Earthquake 28 Commercial development 26 Human resources 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 24 Illegal activities 24 Governance 24 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 23 Land conversion 23 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Flooding 21 Wind 20 Financial resources 20 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Mining 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Storms 14 Surface water pollution 12 Society's valuing of heritage 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Crop production 9 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 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 Other climate change impacts 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.