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State of Conservation

611
Reports
76
Properties concerned
25
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1996close
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 426 Housing 161 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 148 Legal framework 135 Illegal activities 132 Ground transport infrastructure 111 Land conversion 104 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 93 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 73 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 71 Financial resources 66 Human resources 61 Water infrastructure 57 Governance 55 Water (rain/water table) 46 Management activities 44 Deliberate destruction of heritage 39 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 39 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 37 Earthquake 37 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 35 Mining 34 Marine transport infrastructure 33 Commercial development 32 Flooding 30 Storms 28 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Wind 22 Crop production 19 Invasive / alien marine species 19 Avalanche/ landslide 18 Major linear utilities 17 Air transport infrastructure 16 Underground transport infrastructure 16 Surface water pollution 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 Commercial hunting 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Industrial areas 4 Localised utilities 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.