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State of Conservation Taï National Park 1985

Taï National Park

Côte d'Ivoire
Factors affecting the property in 1985*
  • Crop production
  • Illegal activities
  • Mining
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Poaching, gold prospection, tree-felling, and subsequent encroachment

International Assistance: requests for the property until 1985
Requests approved: 1 (from 1983-1983)
Total amount approved : 30,000 USD
1983 Contribution to the construction of a wardens' station, ... (Approved)   30,000 USD
Missions to the property until 1985**
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 1985

[Oral report]

IUCN reported that the situation had not improved since its reports of 1982 and 1984.

The Secretariat had written to the Ivory Coast authorities indicating the possibility of nomination to the List of World Heritage in Danger but to date no response had been received. 

Analysis and Conclusion by World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies in 1985

The Committee requested the Secretariat to continue its contacts and inform the Bureau of progress in this respect.

Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 1985
9 COM XIII.B
SOC: Tai National Park (Cote d'Ivoire)

Tai National Park, Ivory Coast: IUCN reported that the situation had not improved since its reports of 1982 and 1984. The Secretariat had written to the Ivory Coast authorities indicating the possibility of nomination to the List of World Heritage in Danger but to date no response had been received. The Committee requested the Secretariat to continue its contacts and inform the Bureau of progress in this respect.

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No draft decision proposed

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Report year: 1985
Côte d'Ivoire
Date of Inscription: 1982
Category: Natural
Criteria: (vii)(x)
Documents examined by the Committee
SC-85/CONF.008/9
arrow_circle_right 09COM (1985)
Exports
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* : 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.


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