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
Cameroon Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guinea Madagascar Malawi Niger Senegal Seychelles Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 67 Management systems/ management plan 36 Mining 25 Ground transport infrastructure 24 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 24 Financial resources 22 Civil unrest 16 Water infrastructure 11 War 11 Land conversion 9 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Water (rain/water table) 7 Crop production 6 Forestry /wood production 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Oil and gas 2 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Commercial hunting 1 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 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.