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State of Conservation

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Reports
77
Properties concerned
31
States Parties with SOC reports
Region: Africaclose
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
States Parties: Mauritius
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mauritius
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mauritius
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Human resources Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Crop production Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Crop production Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Other Threats: Buffer zones not yet formalized
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Other Threats: Buffer zones not yet formalized
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Lesotho South Africa
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for further research and documentation to establish an inventory of rock art in Sehlabathebe National Park; Need for study of the potential cultural contribution of other landscape elements to the cultural values of Sehlabathebe National Park
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: Zimbabwe
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 507 Illegal activities 449 Mining 225 Land conversion 207 Civil unrest 186 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 175 Financial resources 170 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 153 Housing 148 Ground transport infrastructure 133 War 132 Human resources 124 Water infrastructure 83 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 83 Management activities 82 Solid waste 70 Legal framework 65 Water (rain/water table) 63 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 62 Oil and gas 60 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 55 Fire (widlfires) 46 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 45 Forestry /wood production 43 Crop production 40 Governance 35 Interpretative and visitation facilities 33 Surface water pollution 33 Commercial hunting 30 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 30 Drought 30 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 11 Air pollution 10 Flooding 10 Storms 10 Relative humidity 9 Wind 9 Commercial development 8 Ground water pollution 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Earthquake 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Desertification 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Terrorism 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.