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 70 Housing 39 Water (rain/water table) 18 Financial resources 18 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Solid waste 15 Land conversion 15 Legal framework 15 Ground transport infrastructure 14 Management activities 14 Interpretative and visitation facilities 12 Human resources 12 Commercial development 10 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 10 Civil unrest 10 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 War 10 Illegal activities 9 Surface water pollution 7 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Ground water pollution 6 Other climate change impacts 5 Industrial areas 4 Air transport infrastructure 4 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Mining 4 Wind 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Earthquake 3 Governance 3 Water infrastructure 1 Crop production 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.