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 200 Housing 117 Solid waste 58 Management activities 51 Human resources 50 Legal framework 46 Financial resources 44 Water (rain/water table) 43 Land conversion 32 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 30 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 30 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 27 War 26 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Deliberate destruction of heritage 23 Illegal activities 21 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Industrial areas 16 Mining 14 Civil unrest 14 Surface water pollution 13 Commercial development 10 Flooding 10 Governance 10 Ground water pollution 9 Relative humidity 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 9 Fire (widlfires) 7 Earthquake 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Oil and gas 4 Wind 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 Storms 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 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.