State of Conservation
112
Reports
17
Properties concerned
13
States Parties with SOC reports
Threats* : Avalanche/ landslideclose
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Region:
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Site | State Party | Year | Threats* | Danger List |
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air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2024 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2023 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2021 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2019 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2018 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2017 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2016 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2015 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2014 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2013 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2012 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Poverty |
Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2011 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: poverty |
Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2010 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: poverty |
Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2009 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Poverty |
Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2008 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: poverty |
Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2007 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Poverty |
Yes |
air and tenere natural reservesAir and Ténéré Natural Reserves | niger Niger | 2006 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Poverty |
Yes |
cape floral region protected areasCape Floral Region Protected Areas | south africa South Africa | 2021 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
cape floral region protected areasCape Floral Region Protected Areas | south africa South Africa | 2018 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
cape floral region protected areasCape Floral Region Protected Areas | south africa South Africa | 2009 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
cape floral region protected areasCape Floral Region Protected Areas | south africa South Africa | 2007 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
cape floral region protected areasCape Floral Region Protected Areas | south africa South Africa | 2006 | Fire (widlfires),
Other Threats: Essential management activities such as the removal of invasive alien species and controlled burning cannot be carried out as required |
No |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2021 | Fire (widlfires),
Other Threats: Boundaries: reduction of the surface of the Park |
No |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2019 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2017 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2016 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2015 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2014 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2013 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2011 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2010 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2009 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2008 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2007 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
comoe national parkComoé National Park | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2006 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
djoudj national bird sanctuaryDjoudj National Bird Sanctuary | senegal Senegal | 2004 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | Yes |
forts and castles, volta, greater accra, central and western regionsForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions | ghana Ghana | 2019 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere |
No |
forts and castles, volta, greater accra, central and western regionsForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions | ghana Ghana | 1998 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere |
No |
forts and castles, volta, greater accra, central and western regionsForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions | ghana Ghana | 1996 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Salt-laden atmosphere |
No |
historic town of grand-bassamHistoric Town of Grand-Bassam | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2017 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
historic town of grand-bassamHistoric Town of Grand-Bassam | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2015 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
historic town of grand-bassamHistoric Town of Grand-Bassam | cote d'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | 2013 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
island of goreeIsland of Gorée | senegal Senegal | 2011 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: risk of collapse of historic building |
No |
island of goreeIsland of Gorée | senegal Senegal | 2009 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Risk of collapse of historic buildings; |
No |
island of goreeIsland of Gorée | senegal Senegal | 2007 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: a) Risk of collapse of historic buildingsb) Construction of the replica of the Gorée Memorial |
No |
island of goreeIsland of Gorée | senegal Senegal | 2006 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: a) Building threatened to collapseb) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria |
No |
island of goreeIsland of Gorée | senegal Senegal | 2005 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: a) Threatened state of the buildings; b) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria |
No |
island of goreeIsland of Gorée | senegal Senegal | 2004 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: a) Important historic buildings in a state of serious dilapidation; b) Replica of the Gorée-Almadies Memorial |
No |
island of goreeIsland of Gorée | senegal Senegal | 1998 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of some buildings |
No |
island of goreeIsland of Gorée | senegal Senegal | 1990 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of some buildings |
No |
lakes of ouniangaLakes of Ounianga | chad Chad | 2015 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
lakes of ouniangaLakes of Ounianga | chad Chad | 2014 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
lower valley of the omoLower Valley of the Omo | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2023 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
lower valley of the omoLower Valley of the Omo | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2021 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
lower valley of the omoLower Valley of the Omo | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2018 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
lower valley of the omoLower Valley of the Omo | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2017 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
lower valley of the omoLower Valley of the Omo | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2016 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
lower valley of the omoLower Valley of the Omo | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2014 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
lower valley of the omoLower Valley of the Omo | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2013 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
lower valley of the omoLower Valley of the Omo | ethiopia Ethiopia | 1996 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
mount kenya national park/natural forestMount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest | kenya Kenya | 2013 | Fire (widlfires),
Other Threats: Community-wildlife conflit |
No |
mount kenya national park/natural forestMount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest | kenya Kenya | 2011 | Fire (widlfires),
Other Threats: community-wildlife conflit |
No |
mount kenya national park/natural forestMount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest | kenya Kenya | 2003 | Avalanche/ landslide,
Fire (widlfires),
Other Threats: Uncontrolled forest land excisions, in the Mount Hombe and Ragat blocks |
No |
mount kenya national park/natural forestMount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest | kenya Kenya | 2002 | Avalanche/ landslide,
Fire (widlfires),
Other Threats: Uncontrolled forest land excisions, in the Mount Hombe and Ragat blocks |
No |
mount kenya national park/natural forestMount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest | kenya Kenya | 2001 | Avalanche/ landslide, Fire (widlfires), | No |
mount kenya national park/natural forestMount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest | kenya Kenya | 2000 | Avalanche/ landslide, Fire (widlfires), | No |
osun-osogbo sacred groveOsun-Osogbo Sacred Grove | nigeria Nigeria | 2024 | Fire (widlfires),
Other Threats: Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers; Inappropriate restoration and reconstruction |
No |
osun-osogbo sacred groveOsun-Osogbo Sacred Grove | nigeria Nigeria | 2023 | Fire (widlfires),
Other Threats: Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers |
No |
osun-osogbo sacred groveOsun-Osogbo Sacred Grove | nigeria Nigeria | 2021 | Fire (widlfires),
Other Threats: Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers |
No |
osun-osogbo sacred groveOsun-Osogbo Sacred Grove | nigeria Nigeria | 2019 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
osun-osogbo sacred groveOsun-Osogbo Sacred Grove | nigeria Nigeria | 2017 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
osun-osogbo sacred groveOsun-Osogbo Sacred Grove | nigeria Nigeria | 2015 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
osun-osogbo sacred groveOsun-Osogbo Sacred Grove | nigeria Nigeria | 2014 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2024 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2023 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2021 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2019 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2018 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2017 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2016 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2015 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2014 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2013 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2012 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2011 | Fire (widlfires), | Yes |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2010 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
rainforests of the atsinananaRainforests of the Atsinanana | madagascar Madagascar | 2009 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
rock-hewn churches, lalibelaRock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2023 | Earthquake,
Other Threats: Impact of the four temporary shelters constructed in 2008; Demolition of most of the traditional “tukul” dwellings |
No |
rock-hewn churches, lalibelaRock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2021 | Earthquake,
Other Threats: Impact of the four temporary shelters constructed in 2008; Demolition of most of the traditional “tukul” dwellings |
No |
rock-hewn churches, lalibelaRock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2019 | Earthquake,
Other Threats: Impact of the four temporary shelters constructed in 2008; Demolition of most of the traditional “tukul” dwellings |
No |
rock-hewn churches, lalibelaRock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2012 | Earthquake, | No |
rock-hewn churches, lalibelaRock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2010 | Earthquake,
Other Threats: h) Geological and architectural characteristics of the churches. |
No |
rock-hewn churches, lalibelaRock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | ethiopia Ethiopia | 2009 | Earthquake,
Other Threats: Geological and architectural characteristics of the churches. |
No |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2023 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
No |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2021 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
No |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2018 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
No |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2016 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
No |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2013 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
Yes |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2012 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
Yes |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2011 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
Yes |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2010 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric |
Yes |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2007 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Collapsing monumentsNo participation of community |
Yes |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2006 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: a) Collapsing monumentsb) No participation of communit |
Yes |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2005 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: - Collapsing monuments- No participation of communit |
Yes |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 2004 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: Collapsing monuments due to lack of maintenance |
No |
ruins of kilwa kisiwani and ruins of songo mnaraRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | united republic of tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | 1996 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition,
Other Threats: General poor state of conservation |
No |
rwenzori mountains national parkRwenzori Mountains National Park | uganda Uganda | 2023 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
rwenzori mountains national parkRwenzori Mountains National Park | uganda Uganda | 2021 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
rwenzori mountains national parkRwenzori Mountains National Park | uganda Uganda | 2018 | Fire (widlfires), | No |
saloum deltaSaloum Delta | senegal Senegal | 2012 | Erosion and siltation/ deposition, | No |
virunga national parkVirunga National Park | democratic republic of the congo Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2003 | Volcanic eruption, | Yes |
virunga national parkVirunga National Park | democratic republic of the congo Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2002 | Volcanic eruption, | Yes |
* :
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.