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
Cameroon Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guinea Kenya Madagascar Malawi Niger Senegal Seychelles Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 91 Management systems/ management plan 51 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 34 Mining 33 Ground transport infrastructure 31 Financial resources 31 Civil unrest 24 Land conversion 17 War 15 Water infrastructure 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 Water (rain/water table) 7 Crop production 6 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 6 Forestry /wood production 5 Human resources 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Commercial hunting 3 Housing 2 Oil and gas 2 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 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.