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 Madagascar Malawi Niger Senegal Seychelles South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 203 Management systems/ management plan 123 Mining 85 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 85 Civil unrest 85 Financial resources 72 Land conversion 71 War 55 Ground transport infrastructure 53 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 48 Human resources 38 Water infrastructure 25 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 21 Crop production 17 Forestry /wood production 17 Commercial hunting 13 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 13 Fire (widlfires) 12 Water (rain/water table) 10 Subsistence hunting 9 Housing 8 Invasive / alien freshwater species 8 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 7 Oil and gas 7 Legal framework 7 Surface water pollution 6 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 5 Water (extraction) 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 4 Translocated species 4 Air pollution 3 Input of excess energy 3 Drought 3 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Management activities 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Other climate change impacts 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.