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State of Conservation

619
Reports
76
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1995close
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 429 Housing 162 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 149 Legal framework 135 Illegal activities 134 Ground transport infrastructure 114 Land conversion 107 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 96 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 74 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 72 Financial resources 68 Human resources 62 Water infrastructure 57 Governance 55 Water (rain/water table) 46 Management activities 45 Deliberate destruction of heritage 40 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 40 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 37 Earthquake 37 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 36 Mining 35 Marine transport infrastructure 34 Commercial development 33 Flooding 30 Storms 28 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Wind 22 Invasive / alien marine species 20 Crop production 19 Avalanche/ landslide 18 Major linear utilities 17 Surface water pollution 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Fire (widlfires) 15 Oil and gas 14 Civil unrest 14 Renewable energy facilities 13 High impact research / monitoring activities 12 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Input of excess energy 7 Other climate change impacts 7 Localised utilities 5 Commercial hunting 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Industrial areas 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Relative humidity 4 Micro-organisms 3 Temperature 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Air pollution 2 Pollution of marine waters 2 Solid waste 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Ground water pollution 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Military training 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.