State of Conservation
188
Reports
58
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2018close
Region:
Africaclose
States Parties: | Ghana |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Wind |
Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
Threats*: | Ground water pollution Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining |
Other Threats: | Conflicting land use |
States Parties: | South Africa |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining |
Other Threats: | Conflicting land use |
States Parties: | Mozambique |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings |
States Parties: | Mozambique |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings |
States Parties: | Mozambique |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Extremely poor state of conservation of numerous derelict buildings endangering occupants |
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: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
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: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
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: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
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: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
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: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
Threats*: | Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Benin Togo |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Emergence of new forms of construction; Destruction of several Sikien during the 2018 rainy season |
States Parties: | Benin Togo |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Emergence of new forms of construction; Destruction of several Sikien during the 2018 rainy season |
States Parties: | Benin Togo |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Emergence of new forms of construction |
States Parties: | Malawi |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Malawi |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Malawi |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
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 146 Illegal activities 94 Mining 57 Land conversion 54 Housing 42 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 41 Civil unrest 41 Financial resources 37 Ground transport infrastructure 35 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 28 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 28 War 28 Human resources 26 Management activities 25 Oil and gas 24 Water infrastructure 23 Legal framework 23 Governance 22 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Solid waste 18 Forestry /wood production 18 Interpretative and visitation facilities 17 Water (rain/water table) 17 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 17 Fire (widlfires) 15 Surface water pollution 13 Other climate change impacts 13 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 Drought 10 Commercial development 9 Major linear utilities 9 Invasive / alien freshwater species 9 Commercial hunting 8 Subsistence hunting 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Crop production 7 Ground water pollution 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Water (extraction) 6 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Industrial areas 4 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Wind 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Translocated species 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Air pollution 3 Relative humidity 3 Terrorism 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Earthquake 3
* :
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.