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 211 Housing 120 Solid waste 65 Management activities 56 Human resources 49 Financial resources 48 Water (rain/water table) 47 Legal framework 46 Land conversion 32 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 32 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 28 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 25 War 25 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Deliberate destruction of heritage 22 Illegal activities 22 Ground transport infrastructure 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Industrial areas 16 Mining 14 Civil unrest 13 Surface water pollution 12 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Flooding 10 Governance 10 Commercial development 9 Ground water pollution 9 Relative humidity 9 Wind 6 Storms 6 Earthquake 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Oil and gas 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Water infrastructure 3 Crop production 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Desertification 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.