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 Côte d'Ivoire Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Mali Mauritius Mozambique Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 25 Housing 12 Financial resources 7 Solid waste 6 Water (rain/water table) 6 Legal framework 6 Interpretative and visitation facilities 5 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Ground transport infrastructure 5 Land conversion 5 Commercial development 4 Civil unrest 4 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Illegal activities 4 War 4 Human resources 4 Management activities 4 Ground water pollution 3 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3 Surface water pollution 2 Wind 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Industrial areas 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Forestry /wood production 1 Mining 1 Relative humidity 1 Earthquake 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Governance 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.