State of Conservation
528
Reports
67
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2008close
Region:
Africaclose
| States Parties: |
 Niger
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Poverty |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Niger
|
| Year: | 2008 |
| Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Forestry /wood production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | poverty |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 and Mausoleum Urban encroachment and inappropriate new developments |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 Impact of the recent conflict on cultural heritage in the Tigray region |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2015 |
| Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2013 |
| Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2012 |
| Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Structural instability of Stele 3 |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2010 |
| Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Ethiopia
|
| Year: | 2008 |
| Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment |
| States Parties: |
 Eritrea
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Eritrea
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Eritrea
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 South Africa
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Governance Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Governance Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species |
| States Parties: |
 Mali
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Intercommunity conflict between the Dogons and the Fulani |
| States Parties: |
Mali
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Intercommunity conflict between the Dogons and the Fulani |
States Parties
Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 341 Illegal activities 279 Mining 163 Land conversion 151 Civil unrest 122 Housing 121 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 121 War 92 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 90 Financial resources 90 Ground transport infrastructure 88 Human resources 78 Management activities 73 Water infrastructure 67 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 64 Oil and gas 59 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 58 Solid waste 51 Legal framework 46 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 41 Water (rain/water table) 40 Fire (widlfires) 40 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 39 Governance 36 Surface water pollution 35 Forestry /wood production 32 Interpretative and visitation facilities 29 Deliberate destruction of heritage 29 Drought 28 Major linear utilities 21 Commercial hunting 20 Crop production 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Subsistence hunting 17 Water (extraction) 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Industrial areas 16 Invasive / alien freshwater species 16 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 15 Translocated species 14 Air transport infrastructure 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Commercial development 9 Air pollution 9 Ground water pollution 9 Relative humidity 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Earthquake 6 Flooding 5 Wind 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Terrorism 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Input of excess energy 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Storms 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.
