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 75 Illegal activities 70 Ground transport infrastructure 60 Land conversion 48 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 39 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 39 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 35 Water infrastructure 24 Financial resources 23 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 21 Housing 18 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 18 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 15 Legal framework 14 Invasive / alien marine species 12 Input of excess energy 11 Mining 9 Oil and gas 9 Civil unrest 8 Human resources 8 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Major linear utilities 6 Crop production 6 Governance 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Management activities 5 Forestry /wood production 4 Surface water pollution 3 Storms 3 Fire (widlfires) 2 Ground water pollution 1 Commercial hunting 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Translocated 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.