State of Conservation
Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
States Parties
Benin Ethiopia Kenya Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal Uganda United Republic of TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 10 Housing 6 Management activities 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Solid waste 3 War 3 Land conversion 2 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Financial resources 2 Human resources 2 Legal framework 2 Industrial areas 1 Ground transport infrastructure 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Surface water pollution 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Fire (widlfires) 1
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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.