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 Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Honduras Mexico Panama Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Threats
Management systems/ management plan 121 Housing 58 Legal framework 48 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 31 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Water (rain/water table) 19 Commercial development 16 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 Land conversion 14 Governance 14 Management activities 14 Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 Underground transport infrastructure 11 Flooding 11 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 Earthquake 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 9 Marine transport infrastructure 9 Surface water pollution 9 Mining 9 Illegal activities 9 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 9 Financial resources 8 Human resources 8 Wind 7 Deliberate destruction of heritage 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Storms 5 Water infrastructure 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Major linear utilities 2 Crop production 2 Industrial areas 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.