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State of Conservation

341
Reports
59
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2010close
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 259 Legal framework 106 Housing 104 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 95 Illegal activities 73 Land conversion 61 Ground transport infrastructure 55 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 52 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 48 Governance 45 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 43 Water infrastructure 40 Human resources 37 Financial resources 33 Water (rain/water table) 30 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 26 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 25 Marine transport infrastructure 23 Flooding 22 Management activities 22 Mining 21 Deliberate destruction of heritage 21 Commercial development 19 Interpretative and visitation facilities 19 Earthquake 17 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 13 Renewable energy facilities 13 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 13 Surface water pollution 12 Oil and gas 12 Major linear utilities 11 Wind 11 Invasive / alien marine species 11 Air transport infrastructure 9 Storms 9 Avalanche/ landslide 9 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Crop production 7 High impact research / monitoring activities 7 Civil unrest 6 Commercial hunting 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Industrial areas 1 Air pollution 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Forestry /wood production 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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