State of Conservation
114
Reports
26
Properties concerned
13
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date end:2010close
Region:
Africaclose
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2009 |
Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | d) Difficulties with operational aspects of maintenance and conservation implementation including lack of preventive maintenance funding and programminge) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built heritage |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | a) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built heritageb) Lack of integration of natural values in management of site |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | a) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built heritageb) Lack of integration of natural values in management of sit |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | a) Difficulties with operational aspects of maintenance and conservation implementation ; b) Lack of appropriate conservation of the built heritage; c) Lack of integration of natural values in management of site |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
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: | a) Natural values and cultural landscape qualities are not yet reflected in the islands management structure and conservation priorities; b) Fire |
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 |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Earthquake Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | h) Geological and architectural characteristics of the churches. |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2009 |
Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Earthquake Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Geological and architectural characteristics of the churches. |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Geological and architectural characteristics of the churches |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/5 |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.201/3B |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 1997 |
Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.208/8B |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 1996 |
Document Source: | WHC-96/CONF.201/7B |
Threats*: | Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 1995 |
Document Source: | WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1 |
Other Threats: | Need for restoration and rehabilitation of the monuments |
States Parties: | Madagascar |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Storms |
States Parties: | Benin |
Year: | 2010 |
Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework |
Other Threats: | Major deterioration of almost 50% of the earthen structural components |
States Parties: | Benin |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework |
Other Threats: | Major deterioration of almost 50% of the earthen structural components; |
States Parties: | Benin |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Major deterioration of nearly two-thirds of the earthen brick structures |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Benin Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Mozambique Senegal South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 89 Housing 41 Solid waste 33 Human resources 28 Financial resources 25 Legal framework 24 Water (rain/water table) 21 Management activities 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 16 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 10 Storms 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Flooding 8 Illegal activities 7 Wind 6 Land conversion 5 Relative humidity 5 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Desertification 4 Mining 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Governance 3 Industrial areas 2 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Oil and gas 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Earthquake 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Pests 1 Society's valuing of heritage 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.