State of Conservation
818
Reports
76
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
1988close
Region:
Africaclose
| States Parties: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-01/CONF.208/INF.4,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4,WHC.01/CONF.208/INF.4 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2000 |
| Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 1999 |
| Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.209/13 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 1998 |
| Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 1997 |
| Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 1996 |
| Document Source: | WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 1995 |
| Document Source: | WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 1994 |
| Document Source: | WHC-94/CONF.003/6 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 1993 |
| Document Source: | WHC-93/CONF.002/5 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining |
| States Parties: |
 South Africa
|
| Year: | 2013 |
| Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2011 |
| Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2008 |
| Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
 Burkina Faso Benin Niger
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Terrorism |
| States Parties: |
Burkina Faso Benin Niger
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Terrorism |
| States Parties: |
Burkina Faso Benin Niger
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Burkina Faso Benin Niger
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
| Threats*: | Mining Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Burkina Faso Benin Niger
|
| Year: | 2003 |
| Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
| Threats*: | Mining Water infrastructure |
States Parties
Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 495 Illegal activities 433 Mining 221 Land conversion 207 Civil unrest 184 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 175 Financial resources 164 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 153 Housing 148 War 132 Ground transport infrastructure 129 Human resources 124 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 83 Management activities 82 Water infrastructure 77 Solid waste 70 Legal framework 65 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 62 Oil and gas 60 Water (rain/water table) 57 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 55 Fire (widlfires) 46 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 45 Forestry /wood production 43 Crop production 37 Governance 35 Interpretative and visitation facilities 33 Surface water pollution 33 Commercial hunting 30 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 30 Drought 30 Deliberate destruction of heritage 28 Subsistence hunting 23 Invasive / alien freshwater species 23 Major linear utilities 20 Water (extraction) 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Industrial areas 16 Translocated species 16 Air transport infrastructure 10 Air pollution 10 Flooding 10 Relative humidity 9 Wind 9 Storms 9 Commercial development 8 Ground water pollution 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Earthquake 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Desertification 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Terrorism 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.
