State of Conservation
268
Reports
60
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2016close
Region:
Africaclose
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: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.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: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
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: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest 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: | Kenya |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Governance Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Benin Togo |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Emergence of new forms of construction; Destruction of several Sikien during the 2018 rainy season |
States Parties: | Benin Togo |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Emergence of new forms of construction; Destruction of several Sikien during the 2018 rainy season |
States Parties: | Benin Togo |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Forestry /wood production Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Emergence of new forms of construction |
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: | Malawi |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.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: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.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: | Kenya |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Non-renewable energy facilities Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | ,WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B,WHC/17/41.COM/INF.7 Rev |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
States Parties: | Kenya |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure Solid waste |
Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
States Parties: | Mauritius |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Mauritius |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2018 |
Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Crop production Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Crop production Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 2016 |
Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Industrial areas Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lesotho South Africa |
Year: | 2023 |
Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
Other Threats: | Buffer zones not yet formalized |
States Parties: | Lesotho South Africa |
Year: | 2021 |
Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
Other Threats: | Buffer zones not yet formalized |
States Parties: | Lesotho South Africa |
Year: | 2019 |
Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Lesotho South Africa |
Year: | 2017 |
Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan |
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 201 Illegal activities 139 Mining 83 Land conversion 81 Housing 62 Civil unrest 62 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 60 Ground transport infrastructure 53 Financial resources 49 War 43 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 42 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 42 Water infrastructure 37 Human resources 36 Management activities 36 Oil and gas 34 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 34 Governance 29 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 27 Legal framework 27 Solid waste 25 Forestry /wood production 24 Interpretative and visitation facilities 23 Water (rain/water table) 23 Surface water pollution 21 Fire (widlfires) 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 18 Drought 16 Deliberate destruction of heritage 14 Other climate change impacts 14 Major linear utilities 13 Commercial hunting 12 Crop production 11 Invasive / alien freshwater species 11 Commercial development 10 Air transport infrastructure 10 Subsistence hunting 10 Water (extraction) 9 Ground water pollution 8 Industrial areas 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Translocated species 7 Marine transport infrastructure 6 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 6 Air pollution 5 Wind 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Relative humidity 3 Terrorism 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Earthquake 3 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.