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 Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 189 Housing 115 Solid waste 55 Management activities 51 Human resources 47 Legal framework 44 Water (rain/water table) 43 Financial resources 43 Land conversion 32 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 28 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 28 War 26 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 25 Deliberate destruction of heritage 22 Interpretative and visitation facilities 21 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Illegal activities 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Industrial areas 16 Mining 14 Civil unrest 14 Surface water pollution 13 Commercial development 10 Governance 10 Ground water pollution 9 Relative humidity 9 Flooding 9 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 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 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Storms 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.