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State of Conservation

741
Reports
70
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1997close
Region: Africaclose
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: Ethiopia
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of documentation and equipment
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan
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: Uganda
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities
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: South Africa
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Other Threats: Essential management activities such as the removal of invasive alien species and controlled burning cannot be carried out as required
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
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Management systems/ management plan 461 Illegal activities 396 Mining 206 Land conversion 201 Civil unrest 175 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 158 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 151 Housing 145 Financial resources 143 War 126 Human resources 120 Ground transport infrastructure 114 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 82 Management activities 81 Water infrastructure 72 Solid waste 71 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 63 Legal framework 63 Oil and gas 58 Water (rain/water table) 51 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 51 Fire (widlfires) 46 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 44 Forestry /wood production 42 Governance 35 Interpretative and visitation facilities 33 Surface water pollution 33 Crop production 32 Commercial hunting 30 Drought 30 Deliberate destruction of heritage 29 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 25 Subsistence hunting 23 Invasive / alien freshwater species 23 Major linear utilities 20 Water (extraction) 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Industrial areas 16 Translocated species 16 Air transport infrastructure 10 Air pollution 10 Flooding 10 Commercial development 9 Ground water pollution 9 Relative humidity 9 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Wind 6 Storms 6 Earthquake 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Terrorism 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Desertification 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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