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State of Conservation

509
Reports
66
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2008close
Region: Africaclose
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: 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: Mali
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 329 Illegal activities 267 Mining 156 Land conversion 145 Housing 118 Civil unrest 116 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 115 War 88 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 86 Financial resources 86 Ground transport infrastructure 83 Human resources 75 Management activities 72 Water infrastructure 63 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 61 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 55 Oil and gas 55 Solid waste 50 Legal framework 44 Water (rain/water table) 39 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 38 Fire (widlfires) 38 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 38 Governance 35 Surface water pollution 31 Forestry /wood production 29 Interpretative and visitation facilities 28 Deliberate destruction of heritage 28 Drought 27 Major linear utilities 20 Commercial hunting 19 Crop production 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Industrial areas 16 Water (extraction) 16 Subsistence hunting 15 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 15 Invasive / alien freshwater species 15 Translocated species 14 Air transport infrastructure 10 Commercial development 9 Ground water pollution 9 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 Air pollution 8 Relative humidity 7 Society's valuing of heritage 6 Earthquake 6 Flooding 5 Wind 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Terrorism 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.


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