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 Burkina Faso Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabon Ghana Madagascar Mali Niger SenegalThreats
Management systems/ management plan 9 Illegal activities 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 5 Mining 4 Civil unrest 4 Ground transport infrastructure 3 Land conversion 3 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3 War 3 Financial resources 3 Solid waste 2 Forestry /wood production 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Oil and gas 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Human resources 2 Legal framework 2 Commercial development 1 Housing 1 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Ground water pollution 1 Surface water pollution 1 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Wind 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Terrorism 1 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 Governance 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.