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 Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 59 Housing 32 Water (rain/water table) 17 Financial resources 16 Legal framework 14 Ground transport infrastructure 13 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 12 Solid waste 12 Land conversion 12 Interpretative and visitation facilities 11 Management activities 11 Human resources 10 Commercial development 9 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Civil unrest 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 War 8 Surface water pollution 7 Illegal activities 7 Ground water pollution 6 Other climate change impacts 5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 Wind 4 Fire (widlfires) 4 Air transport infrastructure 3 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Mining 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Earthquake 3 Governance 3 Industrial areas 2
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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.