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
Argentina Barbados Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 206 Housing 93 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 48 Legal framework 46 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 40 Deliberate destruction of heritage 38 Water (rain/water table) 34 Earthquake 33 Management activities 33 Human resources 25 Ground transport infrastructure 24 Commercial development 23 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 23 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 22 Land conversion 21 Storms 21 Financial resources 21 Wind 18 Illegal activities 18 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 18 Flooding 14 Interpretative and visitation facilities 12 Air transport infrastructure 12 Mining 12 Marine transport infrastructure 11 Governance 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Surface water pollution 8 Underground transport infrastructure 7 Crop production 7 Other climate change impacts 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Avalanche/ landslide 5 Relative humidity 4 Industrial areas 3 Solid waste 3 Micro-organisms 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Civil unrest 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Major linear utilities 1 Water infrastructure 1 Input of excess energy 1 Military training 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.