State of Conservation
52
Reports
52
Properties concerned
29
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2023close
Date end:2023close
Region:
Africaclose
| States Parties: |
 Mauritius
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Niger
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 Impact of the recent conflict on cultural heritage in the Tigray region |
| States Parties: |
 Eritrea
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Mali
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Intercommunity conflict between the Dogons and the Fulani |
| States Parties: |
 Cameroon
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Risk of loss of ecological connectivity |
| States Parties: |
 Senegal
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting |
| Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
| States Parties: |
 Chad
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Ghana
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
 South Africa
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Côte d'Ivoire
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Other Threats: | Conflicting land use |
| States Parties: |
 Mozambique
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings |
| States Parties: |
Senegal
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War |
| Other Threats: | Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Kenya
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Benin Togo
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Emergence of new forms of construction; Destruction of several Sikien during the 2018 rainy season |
| States Parties: |
 Malawi
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
Kenya
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrea Ethiopia 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 43 Illegal activities 24 Mining 15 Land conversion 14 Housing 13 Civil unrest 11 Financial resources 11 Ground transport infrastructure 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 10 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 9 Human resources 8 Legal framework 8 Oil and gas 7 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Management activities 7 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Water infrastructure 6 War 6 Governance 6 Solid waste 5 Forestry /wood production 5 Water (rain/water table) 5 Surface water pollution 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Commercial development 3 Major linear utilities 3 Drought 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Ground water pollution 2 Commercial hunting 2 Crop production 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Water (extraction) 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Industrial areas 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Air pollution 1 Relative humidity 1 Wind 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Terrorism 1 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Earthquake 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.
