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 Kenya Mali Mauritius Nigeria South Africa Uganda United Republic of TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 9 Housing 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 War 3 Ground transport infrastructure 2 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Solid waste 2 Surface water pollution 2 Land conversion 2 Water (rain/water table) 2 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Human resources 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Ground water pollution 1 Crop production 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Mining 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Financial resources 1 Legal framework 1 Management 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.