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