State of Conservation
301
Reports
61
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2015close
Region:
Africaclose
| States Parties: |
 Senegal
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting |
| Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
| States Parties: |
 Gabon
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Gabon
|
| Year: | 2015 |
| Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Illegal activities Major linear utilities Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Chad
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Chad
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Chad
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Chad
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Ghana
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
Ghana
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
Ghana
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
Ghana
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
 South Africa
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage; Climate change and severe weather events |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2015 |
| Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add.2 |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Other Threats: | Probable extinction of the northern white rhinoceros subspecies within the property |
| 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 Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| 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 Illegal activities War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
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 222 Illegal activities 156 Mining 93 Land conversion 92 Housing 72 Civil unrest 70 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 69 Ground transport infrastructure 61 Financial resources 52 War 50 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 49 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 47 Water infrastructure 41 Human resources 40 Management activities 40 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 39 Oil and gas 38 Governance 31 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 30 Legal framework 29 Solid waste 28 Forestry /wood production 26 Interpretative and visitation facilities 25 Water (rain/water table) 25 Fire (widlfires) 24 Surface water pollution 23 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 21 Drought 17 Deliberate destruction of heritage 16 Major linear utilities 15 Other climate change impacts 14 Crop production 13 Commercial hunting 12 Subsistence hunting 12 Invasive / alien freshwater species 11 Commercial development 10 Air transport infrastructure 10 Ground water pollution 9 Water (extraction) 9 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Translocated species 8 Industrial areas 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Air pollution 5 Wind 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Relative humidity 3 Terrorism 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Earthquake 3 Renewable energy facilities 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 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.
