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State of Conservation

442
Reports
60
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2005close
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 325 Housing 130 Legal framework 116 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 115 Illegal activities 103 Land conversion 77 Ground transport infrastructure 68 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 63 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 62 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 61 Water infrastructure 54 Governance 51 Human resources 49 Financial resources 44 Water (rain/water table) 37 Management activities 36 Deliberate destruction of heritage 33 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 30 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 29 Mining 28 Marine transport infrastructure 27 Flooding 27 Earthquake 27 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 26 Interpretative and visitation facilities 22 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 22 Commercial development 21 Wind 18 Crop production 17 Air transport infrastructure 14 Oil and gas 14 Avalanche/ landslide 14 Underground transport infrastructure 13 Major linear utilities 13 Renewable energy facilities 13 Surface water pollution 12 Storms 12 Invasive / alien marine species 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Civil unrest 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Commercial hunting 5 Forestry /wood production 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Relative humidity 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 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Industrial areas 1 Ground water pollution 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 1 Other climate change impacts 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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