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
Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guinea Kenya Niger Senegal South Africa United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Civil unrest 7 Land conversion 6 Mining 6 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 War 5 Management systems/ management plan 5 Ground transport infrastructure 3 Financial resources 3 Water infrastructure 2 Surface water pollution 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Human resources 2 Housing 1 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Air pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Forestry /wood production 1 Oil and gas 1 Water (extraction) 1 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1 Drought 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 Translocated species 1 Management activities 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.