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State of Conservation

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Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2013)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Great Zimbabwe National Monument (1996)
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Other Threats: Collapse of walls
Historic Centre of Agadez (2014)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to describe in a unified and practical form the indicators for monitoring the property and the results of their application
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2015)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2013)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Storms Water (rain/water table)
Island of Gorée (2013)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources
Island of Gorée (2011)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
Other Threats: risk of collapse of historic building
Island of Gorée (2009)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of collapse of historic buildings;
Island of Gorée (2007)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: a) Risk of collapse of historic buildingsb) Construction of the replica of the Gorée Memorial
Island of Gorée (2006)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Building threatened to collapseb) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria
Island of Gorée (2005)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Threatened state of the buildings; b) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria
Island of Gorée (2004)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Important historic buildings in a state of serious dilapidation; b) Replica of the Gorée-Almadies Memorial
Island of Gorée (2003)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Island of Gorée (1998)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Solid waste
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of some buildings
Island of Gorée (1990)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of some buildings
Island of Mozambique (2014)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
Island of Mozambique (2012)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
Island of Mozambique (2010)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: b) Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings;
Island of Mozambique (2009)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings;
Island of Mozambique (2008)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: a) Delay in implementing rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortressb) Buildings threatened with collapse
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Benin Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zimbabwe
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 133 Housing 74 Solid waste 46 Human resources 39 Management activities 37 Financial resources 34 Legal framework 34 Water (rain/water table) 31 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 25 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 18 Land conversion 13 Interpretative and visitation facilities 12 Illegal activities 12 War 12 Marine transport infrastructure 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Flooding 10 Storms 10 Industrial areas 9 Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 8 Mining 8 Relative humidity 6 Wind 6 Governance 6 Surface water pollution 4 Oil and gas 4 Desertification 4 Ground transport infrastructure 3 Earthquake 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Ground water pollution 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Water infrastructure 1 Crop production 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Civil unrest 1 Changes to oceanic waters 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.


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