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 Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Honduras Mexico Panama Peru Saint Lucia Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 71 Illegal activities 65 Ground transport infrastructure 57 Land conversion 43 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 37 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 35 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 31 Water infrastructure 22 Financial resources 22 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 17 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 17 Housing 16 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 15 Input of excess energy 11 Invasive / alien marine species 11 Legal framework 11 Mining 9 Human resources 8 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Oil and gas 7 Civil unrest 7 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Major linear utilities 5 Crop production 5 Governance 5 Management activities 5 Forestry /wood production 4 Surface water pollution 3 Storms 3 Ground water pollution 1 Commercial hunting 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 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.