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State of Conservation (SOC)

Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas (1987)

UNESCO Extra-Budgetary Funds
International Assistance granted to the property

Requests Approved: 0
Total Amount Ap proved: 0USD

Missions**
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Poaching

Corrective Measures
Current conservation issues

Rhinos continue to be poached at the rate of almost one per day and poachers killed at the rate of one per month (29 to date). Various actions are under­way to contain the problem and a helicopter has been provided by WWF.

As the main incursions are from across the border in Zambia, efforts at the diploma­tic level have also been made. 

Conclusion

The Committee may wish to encourage the Government of Zambia to nominate the adjoining border park in Zambia to add to the existing Mana Pools site in Zimbabwe and indicate that support from the Fund could be requested to strengthen management controls in that area.

Decision

  • Adopted

  • Draft Decision

11COMVIII.21
Link to the decision

21. The Committee noted the very serious problems of poaching in the Mana Pools Complex (Zimbabwe) and noted that the procedure had been started by the Zimbabwe authorities to nominate this property on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

 

No draft Decision

Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
State Party:
Zimbabwe
Date of Inscription: 1984
Nomination records (Year): 1983
Category: Natural
Criteria: (vii)(ix)(x)
Exports
Word File
SOC Reports (year)
2011
2010
1989
1987
1986
Threats*
  • Illegal activities
  • Other Threats:
Documents
SC.87/CONF.005/INF.1
Other Documents:
View inscribed site documents, nomination file, reports, decisions, ...
SOC ID: 1575

* : 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.