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 TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 136 Housing 86 Management activities 36 Solid waste 33 Water (rain/water table) 33 Financial resources 30 Land conversion 29 War 26 Human resources 26 Legal framework 26 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 25 Deliberate destruction of heritage 21 Ground transport infrastructure 20 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 20 Interpretative and visitation facilities 18 Illegal activities 16 Industrial areas 14 Civil unrest 14 Marine transport infrastructure 13 Surface water pollution 13 Mining 11 Commercial development 10 Ground water pollution 9 Fire (widlfires) 7 Governance 7 Air transport infrastructure 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Relative humidity 4 Wind 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Earthquake 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Water infrastructure 3 Crop production 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Oil and gas 2 Flooding 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 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.