State of Conservation

States Parties

Argentina Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Saint Lucia Suriname Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Threats

Management systems/ management plan 277 Housing 109 Legal framework 109 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 100 Illegal activities 78 Land conversion 66 Ground transport infrastructure 57 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 56 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 54 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 49 Governance 48 Water infrastructure 43 Human resources 40 Financial resources 35 Water (rain/water table) 31 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 27 Management activities 26 Marine transport infrastructure 25 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 25 Deliberate destruction of heritage 25 Mining 23 Flooding 23 Commercial development 20 Interpretative and visitation facilities 20 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 19 Earthquake 19 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 16 Underground transport infrastructure 13 Renewable energy facilities 13 Wind 13 Major linear utilities 12 Surface water pollution 12 Oil and gas 12 Invasive / alien marine species 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Storms 10 Avalanche/ landslide 10 Society's valuing of heritage 9 Crop production 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 High impact research / monitoring activities 8 Civil unrest 7 Commercial hunting 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Water (extraction) 4 Air pollution 2 Forestry /wood production 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Industrial areas 1 Ground water pollution 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Micro-organisms 1 Relative humidity 1 Temperature 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Translocated species 1