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 Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania ZimbabweThreats
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
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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.