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 Haiti Honduras Mexico Panama Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 224 Housing 102 Legal framework 70 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 53 Water (rain/water table) 36 Ground transport infrastructure 35 Deliberate destruction of heritage 32 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 30 Management activities 28 Earthquake 26 Interpretative and visitation facilities 21 Illegal activities 21 Commercial development 20 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 20 Governance 20 Human resources 20 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 19 Land conversion 19 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Wind 18 Flooding 18 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Mining 16 Financial resources 15 Air transport infrastructure 13 Underground transport infrastructure 13 Surface water pollution 12 Storms 12 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Crop production 7 Water infrastructure 4 Major linear utilities 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Solid waste 2 Micro-organisms 2 Relative humidity 2 Industrial areas 1 Military training 1 Other climate change impacts 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.