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State of Conservation (SOC)

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (1987)

UNESCO Extra-Budgetary Funds
International Assistance granted to the property

Requests Approved: 0 (from1981-1986)
Total Amount Ap proved: 112,882USD

1986   Equipment for Mount Nimba Reserve   6,500  USD
1983   Financial contribution to a seminar/workshop on the elaboration ...   22,000  USD
1983   Consultant services to prepare requests for technical cooperation ...   6,082  USD
1982   Financial contribution to a tripartite meeting (Guinea, Ivory ...   8,000  USD
1981   Equipment for Mount Nimba   70,300  USD
Missions**
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Lack of Management Plan; Lack of funding; Poaching; New railway

Corrective Measures
Current conservation issues

IUCN has sent a letter of concern to the World Bank over potential impacts of a new railway line to serve a $300 million iron ore mine investment, that would further damage this site. 

Conclusion

The Committee should request a status report on the area from the relevant authorities.

Decision

  • Adopted

  • Draft Decision

11COMVIII.18
Link to the decision

18. The Committee requested its Chairman to write to the authorities concerned for the following natural sites mentioned in the IUCN document in order that progress reports could be submitted to the Committee at its next session: Western Tasmania National Parks (Australia); Mt.Nimba (Cote d'Ivoire/Guinea); Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary (Peru); Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal); Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania).

 

No draft Decision

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
State Party:
Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea
Date of Inscription: 1981
Nomination records (Year): 1980
Category: Natural
Criteria: (ix)(x)
Exports
Word File
SOC Reports (year)
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Threats*
  • Ground transport infrastructure
  • Mining
  • Illegal activities
  • Management systems/ management plan
  • Financial resources
  • Other Threats:
Documents
SC.87/CONF.005/INF.1
Other Documents:
View inscribed site documents, nomination file, reports, decisions, ...
SOC ID: 1571
Inscription on the Danger List
Year: 1992
Threats to the Site:

The Reserve was inscribed on the List of the World Heritage in Danger as a result of two factors:

  • a proposed iron-ore mining concession to an international consortium;
  • the arrival of a large number of refugees to areas in and around the Guinean part of the site.

The granting of the concession was announced in 1992 and included portions of the WH site.


* : 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.