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State of Conservation Search

State of Conservation

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Reports
24
Properties concerned
15
States Parties with SOC reports
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Date Start: 2003close
Date end:2003close
Region: Africaclose
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
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2003)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Drought Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Severe famine facing Bandiagara and massive selling of cultural objects
Comoé National Park (2003)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Dja Faunal Reserve (2003)
States Parties: Cameroon
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (2003)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Garamba National Park (2003)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2003)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
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
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (2003)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
Lamu Old Town (2003)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (2003)
States Parties: Central African Republic
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A,WHC.03/27.COM/7A.Corr
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Subsistence hunting
Danger List:  Yes
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (2003)
States Parties: Kenya
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Fire (widlfires) Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Uncontrolled forest land excisions, in the Mount Hombe and Ragat blocks
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (2003)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Commercial hunting Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Subsistence hunting
Danger List:  Yes
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (2003)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
Robben Island (2003)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Natural values and cultural landscape qualities are not yet reflected in the islands management structure and conservation priorities
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga (2003)
States Parties: Madagascar
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Storms
Royal Palaces of Abomey (2003)
States Parties: Benin
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Rwenzori Mountains National Park (2003)
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Unsustainable resource use practices
Danger List:  Yes
Salonga National Park (2003)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Housing Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Simien National Park (2003)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Loss of biodiversity
Danger List:  Yes
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Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guinea Kenya Madagascar Mali Niger Senegal South Africa Uganda
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 19 Illegal activities 15 Human resources 11 Land conversion 8 Financial resources 8 Civil unrest 7 Mining 6 Legal framework 6 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Housing 3 Commercial hunting 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Subsistence hunting 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 2 Ground transport infrastructure 2 Oil and gas 2 War 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Water infrastructure 1 Solid waste 1 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Drought 1 Storms 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Volcanic eruption 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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.