State of Conservation
77
Reports
53
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2023close
Region:
Africaclose
States Parties: | United Republic of Tanzania |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Crop production Governance Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Challenging situation of community livelihoods; Condition and conservation of the Laetoli hominid footprints |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.3 |
Threats*: | Drought Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Surface water pollution Translocated species Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Loss of chimpanzee habitat |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Drought Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Mining Translocated species Water infrastructure |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.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: |
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: | Botswana |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Governance Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Mining |
Other Threats: | Animal sanitation and diseases; Transboundary management of water resources |
States Parties: | Mali |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Mali |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Nigeria |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3 |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution |
Other Threats: | Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers; Inappropriate restoration and reconstruction |
States Parties: | Nigeria |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution |
Other Threats: | Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers |
States Parties: | Madagascar |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Governance Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Society's valuing of heritage Subsistence hunting |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Madagascar |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Governance Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Society's valuing of heritage Subsistence hunting |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Earthquake Land conversion Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Impact of the four temporary shelters constructed in 2008; Demolition of most of the traditional “tukul” dwellings |
States Parties: | Benin |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Governance Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Fire at the site |
States Parties: | United Republic of Tanzania |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
States Parties: | Uganda |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts |
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: | Central African Republic Congo Cameroon |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Major linear utilities Mining |
States Parties: | United Republic of Tanzania |
Year: | 2024 |
Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Financial resources Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching ; Need for increased involvement of local communities |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | United Republic of Tanzania |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Financial resources Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
Other Threats: | Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching ; Need for increased involvement of local communities |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 60 Illegal activities 39 Mining 23 Land conversion 22 Housing 18 Ground transport infrastructure 18 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 18 Civil unrest 18 Financial resources 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 12 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 12 Human resources 12 Legal framework 12 Water infrastructure 11 Oil and gas 11 War 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Surface water pollution 9 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 9 Management activities 9 Solid waste 8 Forestry /wood production 8 Governance 8 Water (rain/water table) 7 Commercial development 5 Drought 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Major linear utilities 4 Ground water pollution 4 Subsistence hunting 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 4 Invasive / alien freshwater species 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Commercial hunting 3 Crop production 3 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Water (extraction) 3 Air pollution 2 Wind 2 Society's valuing of heritage 2 Terrorism 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Translocated species 2 Industrial areas 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Relative humidity 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Earthquake 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.