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 104 Management systems/ management plan 61 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 40 Mining 38 Ground transport infrastructure 36 Financial resources 36 Civil unrest 28 Land conversion 22 War 17 Water infrastructure 12 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 8 Water (rain/water table) 7 Human resources 7 Crop production 6 Forestry /wood production 6 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 4 Commercial hunting 4 Housing 3 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3 Oil and gas 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Invasive / alien freshwater species 2 Air transport infrastructure 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.