State of Conservation
Category of site
Cultural site
Natural site
Mixed site
Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site
Natural site
Mixed site
States Parties
Benin Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 166 Housing 95 Solid waste 54 Management activities 46 Human resources 44 Financial resources 39 Water (rain/water table) 37 Legal framework 36 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 31 Land conversion 22 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 War 18 Illegal activities 16 Interpretative and visitation facilities 15 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 15 Deliberate destruction of heritage 15 Industrial areas 14 Marine transport infrastructure 14 Mining 11 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Flooding 10 Storms 10 Ground transport infrastructure 7 Governance 7 Surface water pollution 6 Relative humidity 6 Wind 6 Civil unrest 6 Oil and gas 4 Desertification 4 Water infrastructure 3 Ground water pollution 3 Crop production 3 Earthquake 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Air transport infrastructure 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Commercial development 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Changes to oceanic waters 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 1
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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.