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State of Conservation

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75
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Date Start: 1995close
Region: Africaclose
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2008)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: poverty
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2007)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poverty
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2006)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Poverty
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2005)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2004)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2003)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2002)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2001)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (2000)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1999)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.204/INF.12,WHC-99/CONF.209/13
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1998)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1997)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Illegal activities
Other Threats: Decline in wildlife populations
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1996)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1995)
States Parties: Niger
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1
Threats*: Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
Aksum (2023)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3 Impact of the recent conflict on cultural heritage in the Tigray region
Aksum (2021)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2018)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2016)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2015)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2013)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 471 Illegal activities 404 Mining 210 Land conversion 205 Civil unrest 178 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 165 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 152 Financial resources 149 Housing 148 War 128 Human resources 123 Ground transport infrastructure 116 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 82 Management activities 82 Water infrastructure 73 Solid waste 70 Legal framework 63 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 62 Oil and gas 58 Water (rain/water table) 54 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 54 Fire (widlfires) 46 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 45 Forestry /wood production 43 Governance 35 Interpretative and visitation facilities 33 Surface water pollution 33 Crop production 32 Commercial hunting 30 Drought 30 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 28 Deliberate destruction of heritage 28 Subsistence hunting 23 Invasive / alien freshwater species 23 Major linear utilities 20 Water (extraction) 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Industrial areas 16 Translocated species 16 Air transport infrastructure 10 Air pollution 10 Flooding 10 Relative humidity 9 Commercial development 8 Ground water pollution 8 Wind 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Storms 7 Earthquake 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Terrorism 2 Desertification 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Low impact research / monitoring 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.


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