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 89 Housing 50 Water (rain/water table) 22 Land conversion 21 Solid waste 20 Financial resources 20 Management activities 20 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 17 Ground transport infrastructure 16 Legal framework 15 Human resources 14 Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 Deliberate destruction of heritage 13 War 13 Civil unrest 12 Illegal activities 11 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 11 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 10 Commercial development 9 Surface water pollution 8 Industrial areas 7 Ground water pollution 7 Marine transport infrastructure 6 Mining 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Wind 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Governance 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Earthquake 3 Water infrastructure 2 Crop production 2 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.