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 Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guinea Kenya Niger Senegal South Africa UgandaThreats
Illegal activities 13 Management systems/ management plan 12 Human resources 9 Land conversion 8 Financial resources 8 Civil unrest 7 Mining 6 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 5 Legal framework 5 Commercial hunting 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 3 Subsistence hunting 3 Ground transport infrastructure 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Oil and gas 2 War 2 Housing 1 Water infrastructure 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Fire (widlfires) 1 Volcanic eruption 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.