State of Conservation
25
Reports
25
Properties concerned
20
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
2023close
Date end:2023close
Region:
Africaclose
| 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: |
 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
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| 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: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| 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: |
 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: |
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: |
 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: |
 Zimbabwe
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| States Parties: |
 Central African Republic
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Zambia Zimbabwe
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Air pollution Drought Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Surface water pollution Water (extraction) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Senegal
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Drought Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Translocated species Water infrastructure |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Botswana
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Governance Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Other Threats: | Animal sanitation and diseases; Transboundary management of water resources |
| States Parties: |
 Madagascar
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Governance Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Society's valuing of heritage Subsistence hunting |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Uganda
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas War |
| States Parties: |
Central African Republic Congo Cameroon
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Major linear utilities Mining |
States Parties
Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guinea Kenya Madagascar Malawi Niger Senegal South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 19 Management systems/ management plan 18 Mining 14 Land conversion 9 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 9 Civil unrest 7 Water infrastructure 6 Oil and gas 6 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 6 Ground transport infrastructure 5 Forestry /wood production 4 War 4 Financial resources 4 Governance 4 Human resources 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Major linear utilities 3 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3 Drought 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Housing 2 Surface water pollution 2 Commercial hunting 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Water (extraction) 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Air pollution 1 Solid waste 1 Crop production 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Terrorism 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Translocated species 1 Legal framework 1 Management 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.
