State of Conservation

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 126 Illegal activities 117 Land conversion 81 Ground transport infrastructure 78 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 75 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 67 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 60 Water infrastructure 54 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 46 Legal framework 43 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 41 Financial resources 41 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 39 Human resources 30 Housing 28 Invasive / alien marine species 21 Governance 21 Oil and gas 18 Marine transport infrastructure 16 Mining 15 Major linear utilities 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 Civil unrest 12 Input of excess energy 11 Crop production 10 Fire (widlfires) 7 Management activities 7 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Commercial hunting 5 Forestry /wood production 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Surface water pollution 3 Storms 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Ground water pollution 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Translocated species 1