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 Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 198 Housing 112 Solid waste 60 Management activities 53 Human resources 49 Water (rain/water table) 47 Financial resources 47 Legal framework 43 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 34 Land conversion 29 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 25 War 22 Interpretative and visitation facilities 20 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 Deliberate destruction of heritage 19 Illegal activities 19 Marine transport infrastructure 16 Industrial areas 15 Ground transport infrastructure 14 Mining 13 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Surface water pollution 10 Flooding 10 Storms 10 Civil unrest 9 Governance 9 Relative humidity 8 Wind 8 Ground water pollution 6 Commercial development 5 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Air transport infrastructure 4 Oil and gas 4 Desertification 4 Water infrastructure 3 Crop production 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Non-renewable energy facilities 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Forestry /wood production 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Changes to oceanic waters 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Society's valuing of heritage 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.