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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congoclose
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management activities War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities Management activities War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities Management activities War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management activities War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-01/CONF.208/INF.4,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4,WHC.01/CONF.208/INF.4
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.209/13
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5,WHC-92/CONF.002/7 Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/13
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/13
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.004/12,SC-89/CONF.004/5
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1987
Document Source: SC-87/CONF.005/INF.1
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1986
Document Source: CC-86/CONF.001/11,CC-86/CONF.003/INF.4
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1985
Document Source: SC-85/CONF.008/9
Threats*: Illegal activities
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1984
Document Source: SC-84/CONF.001/4,SC/84/CONF.004/4
Threats*: Illegal activities
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Other Threats: Villages in the ecologicalcorridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
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
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-01/CONF.208/INF.4,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4,WHC.01/CONF.208/INF.4
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.209/13
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community War
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community War
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities War
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/4
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/13
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7A
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7A,WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
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
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2002
Document Source: WHC-02/CONF.202/18
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-01/CONF.208/INF.4,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4,WHC.01/CONF.208/INF.4
Threats*: Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9
Threats*: Illegal activities Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.209/13
Threats*: Illegal activities Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7
Threats*: Illegal activities Mining War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Illegal activities Mining War
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas War
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes

* : 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.