State of Conservation
Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
States Parties
Benin Côte d'Ivoire Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 174 Housing 109 Management activities 51 Solid waste 50 Human resources 44 Water (rain/water table) 40 Legal framework 40 Financial resources 39 Land conversion 31 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 26 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 25 War 24 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 22 Deliberate destruction of heritage 20 Interpretative and visitation facilities 18 Ground transport infrastructure 18 Illegal activities 18 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Industrial areas 16 Mining 14 Surface water pollution 12 Civil unrest 12 Governance 10 Relative humidity 9 Commercial development 8 Ground water pollution 8 Flooding 7 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 6 Earthquake 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Oil and gas 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Water infrastructure 3 Crop production 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Wind 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Storms 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 1
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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.