State of Conservation
25
Reports
25
Properties concerned
19
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2024close
Region:
Africaclose
| States Parties: |
 Niger
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Forestry /wood production Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive/alien terrestrial species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management activities Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 and Mausoleum Urban encroachment and inappropriate new developments |
| States Parties: |
 Senegal
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting Surface water pollution |
| Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
| States Parties: |
 Chad
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Ghana
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Probable extinction of the northern white rhinoceros subspecies within the property |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Gabon
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| 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: |
 Kenya
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Conflict between local communities and park management |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Central African Republic
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Zambia Zimbabwe
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Air pollution Drought Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Surface water pollution Water (extraction) Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 United Republic of Tanzania
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.4 |
| 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: |
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: |
 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: |
 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: |
 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: |
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: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.3 |
| Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Major linear utilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution Water infrastructure |
States Parties
Benin Burkina Faso Central African Republic Chad Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 17 Illegal activities 15 Ground transport infrastructure 8 Land conversion 8 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Mining 8 Civil unrest 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 6 Financial resources 6 Housing 5 Water infrastructure 5 Surface water pollution 5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 5 War 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Oil and gas 4 Human resources 4 Legal framework 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Solid waste 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Commercial development 2 Ground water pollution 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Water (rain/water table) 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Drought 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Governance 2 Management activities 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Major linear utilities 1 Air pollution 1 Commercial hunting 1 Crop production 1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Water (extraction) 1 Wind 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Terrorism 1 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Translocated species 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.
