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
Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Honduras Mexico Panama Peru Saint Lucia Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 25 Housing 10 Legal framework 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Illegal activities 7 Land conversion 6 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 6 Ground transport infrastructure 5 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Water (rain/water table) 3 Governance 3 Management activities 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 Air transport infrastructure 2 Water infrastructure 2 Mining 2 Oil and gas 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Storms 2 Earthquake 2 Financial resources 2 Commercial development 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Surface water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Wind 1 Civil unrest 1 Flooding 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 Translocated species 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1 Human resources 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.