State of Conservation
87
Reports
29
Properties concerned
21
States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
2019close
Region:
Africaclose
| States Parties: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War |
| Other Threats: | Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War |
| Other Threats: | Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War |
| Other Threats: | Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial hunting Illegal activities Land conversion Mining War |
| Other Threats: | Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Kenya
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Kenya
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Kenya
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
| Threats*: | Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Malawi
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
Malawi
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
Kenya
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Conflict between local communities and park management |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Kenya
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Kenya
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Kenya
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Zimbabwe
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| States Parties: |
Zimbabwe
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Illegal activities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| States Parties: |
 Central African Republic
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Central African Republic
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Oil and gas |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Central African Republic
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Central African Republic
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Zambia Zimbabwe
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Air pollution Drought Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Invasive/alien terrestrial species Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Surface water pollution Water (extraction) Water infrastructure |
States Parties
Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Gabon Guinea Kenya Madagascar Malawi Niger Senegal South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 69 Management systems/ management plan 57 Mining 47 Land conversion 33 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 33 Civil unrest 26 Water infrastructure 22 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 20 Ground transport infrastructure 19 Oil and gas 19 War 15 Financial resources 15 Forestry /wood production 14 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 14 Human resources 13 Governance 12 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 10 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 10 Drought 10 Surface water pollution 9 Fire (widlfires) 9 Major linear utilities 8 Housing 7 Commercial hunting 7 Subsistence hunting 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Water (extraction) 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Air pollution 4 Solid waste 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 4 Translocated species 4 Legal framework 4 Management activities 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Terrorism 3 Crop production 2 Ground water pollution 1
* :
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.
