State of Conservation
369
Reports
53
Properties concerned
22
States Parties with SOC reports
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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: | Niger |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
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: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7A |
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: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Decline in wildlife populations |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 2002 |
Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.202/18 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Decline in wildlife populations |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Decline in wildlife populations |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Decline in wildlife populations |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 1999 |
Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.204/INF.12,WHC-99/CONF.209/13 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Decline in wildlife populations |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Decline in wildlife populations |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 1997 |
Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A |
Threats*: | Illegal activities |
Other Threats: | Decline in wildlife populations |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 1996 |
Document Source: | WHC-96/CONF.201/7A,WHC-96/CONF.202/2B |
Threats*: | Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 1995 |
Document Source: | WHC-95/CONF.201/4,WHC-95/CONF.203/5,WHC-95/CONF.203/5 Add.1 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 1994 |
Document Source: | WHC-94/CONF.003/6 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 1993 |
Document Source: | WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5 |
Threats*: | War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Niger |
Year: | 1992 |
Document Source: | WHC-92/CONF.002/5,WHC-92/CONF.002/7 Rev |
Threats*: | War |
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: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 1996 |
Document Source: | WHC-96/CONF.201/7B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Seychelles |
Year: | 1986 |
Document Source: | CC-86/CONF.001/11,CC-86/CONF.003/INF.4 |
Threats*: | Air transport infrastructure Financial resources Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Madagascar |
Year: | 1992 |
Document Source: | WHC-92/CONF.002/12 |
Threats*: | Financial resources 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: | Ghana |
Year: | 1996 |
Document Source: | WHC-96/CONF.202/2B |
Threats*: | Human resources Land conversion Pests Water (rain/water table) |
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: | Uganda |
Year: | 1995 |
Document Source: | WHC-95/CONF.201/4 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities |
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: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Drought Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
Other Threats: | Severe famine facing Bandiagara and massive selling of cultural objects |
States Parties: | Mali |
Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
Other Threats: | Need to improve the conservation of both natural and cultural heritage |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Fire (widlfires) Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Crop production Fire (widlfires) Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Crop production Fire (widlfires) Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Crop production Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Subsistence hunting War |
Other Threats: | diminishing protection |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals |
Other Threats: | Fire |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B,WHC.03/27.COM/7B.Corr |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Human resources Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
States Parties: | Côte d'Ivoire |
Year: | 1999 |
Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.209/14,WHC.99/CONF.208/5 |
Threats*: | Illegal activities |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial hunting Crop production Forestry /wood production Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial hunting Crop production Forestry /wood production Management systems/ management plan Mining |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Mining |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15B |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Land conversion |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/10 |
Threats*: | Commercial hunting Financial resources Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.203/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10 |
Threats*: | Commercial hunting Financial resources Forestry /wood production Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities Mining |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 1999 |
Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.209/14,WHC.99/CONF.208/5 |
Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.201/3B,WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities |
States Parties: | Cameroon |
Year: | 1997 |
Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B |
Threats*: | Forestry /wood production Illegal activities |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7B |
Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting Water (rain/water table) |
Other Threats: | Salinisation of soils |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7A.Add.Rev |
Threats*: | Financial resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting |
Other Threats: | Salinisation of soils |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Invasive / alien freshwater species Water infrastructure |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Invasive / alien freshwater species Water (rain/water table) |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4,WHC-2001/CONF.205/WEB.2 |
Threats*: | Invasive / alien freshwater species |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.203/INF.8,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10 |
Threats*: | Invasive / alien freshwater species |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 1992 |
Document Source: | WHC-92/CONF.002/5 |
Threats*: | Financial resources |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 1991 |
Document Source: | SC-91/CONF.002/15 |
Other Threats: | Training course on wetland management |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 1988 |
Document Source: | SC-88/CONF.001/4A,SC-88/CONF.007/13 |
Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 1987 |
Document Source: | SC-87/CONF.005/9 |
Threats*: | Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 1986 |
Document Source: | CC-86/CONF.001/11,CC-86/CONF.003/INF.4 |
Threats*: | Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 1985 |
Document Source: | SC-85/CONF.008/9 |
Threats*: | Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 1984 |
Document Source: | SC-84/CONF.001/4,SC/84/CONF.004/4 |
Threats*: | Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 1983 |
Document Source: | SC/83/CONF.009/8 |
Threats*: | Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Senegal |
Year: | 1982 |
Document Source: | CLT-82/CONF.015/8 |
Threats*: | Water (rain/water table) Water infrastructure |
States Parties: | Ethiopia |
Year: | 1996 |
Document Source: | WHC-96/CONF.201/7B |
Other Threats: | No threat to the property |
States Parties: | Ghana |
Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev. |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind |
Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
States Parties: | Ghana |
Year: | 1996 |
Document Source: | WHC-96/CONF.202/2B |
Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Wind |
Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2008 |
Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management activities War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2007 |
Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2006 |
Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2005 |
Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2004 |
Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan War |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2003 |
Document Source: | WHC.03/27.COM/7A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mozambique Niger Senegal Seychelles South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 196 Management systems/ management plan 194 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 95 Financial resources 90 Civil unrest 78 Mining 76 Land conversion 70 Ground transport infrastructure 54 Human resources 53 War 50 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 45 Housing 38 Water (rain/water table) 27 Solid waste 26 Legal framework 26 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 24 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 23 Water infrastructure 22 Crop production 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 18 Forestry /wood production 15 Management activities 14 Commercial hunting 11 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 9 Storms 9 Fire (widlfires) 9 Subsistence hunting 8 Invasive / alien freshwater species 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Interpretative and visitation facilities 7 Oil and gas 6 Wind 6 Flooding 6 Surface water pollution 4 Water (extraction) 4 Desertification 4 Drought 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3 Air pollution 3 Input of excess energy 3 Relative humidity 3 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 3 Translocated species 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Marine transport infrastructure 1 Pests 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Governance 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.