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State of Conservation

656
Reports
85
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1993close
Region: Latin America and the Caribbeanclose
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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

Threats
Management systems/ management plan 450 Housing 168 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 157 Illegal activities 137 Legal framework 137 Ground transport infrastructure 118 Land conversion 111 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 104 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 76 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 74 Financial resources 72 Human resources 64 Water infrastructure 58 Governance 55 Management activities 50 Water (rain/water table) 47 Deliberate destruction of heritage 42 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 41 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 40 Earthquake 39 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 37 Commercial development 35 Mining 35 Marine transport infrastructure 34 Flooding 30 Storms 29 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 26 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Wind 23 Invasive / alien marine species 21 Crop production 19 Avalanche/ landslide 19 Surface water pollution 18 Major linear utilities 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Fire (widlfires) 15 Oil and gas 14 Civil unrest 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 High impact research / monitoring activities 12 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Input of excess energy 9 Other climate change impacts 7 Forestry /wood production 6 Localised utilities 5 Commercial hunting 5 Industrial areas 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Relative humidity 4 Micro-organisms 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Solid waste 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Ground water pollution 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 1 Translocated species 1

* : 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.


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