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 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 93 Illegal activities 85 Ground transport infrastructure 66 Land conversion 60 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 49 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 48 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 45 Water infrastructure 35 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 31 Financial resources 30 Housing 25 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 22 Legal framework 22 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 17 Invasive / alien marine species 16 Oil and gas 13 Human resources 13 Civil unrest 12 Input of excess energy 11 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Major linear utilities 10 Governance 10 Mining 9 Management activities 7 Crop production 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Localised utilities 5 Forestry /wood production 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Renewable energy facilities 3 Surface water pollution 3 Storms 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Ground water pollution 1 Commercial hunting 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Translocated species 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.