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 Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guinea Madagascar Malawi Mali Mozambique Niger Senegal Seychelles Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 49 Management systems/ management plan 41 Financial resources 25 Ground transport infrastructure 18 Mining 17 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 14 Water infrastructure 10 Water (rain/water table) 10 Civil unrest 10 Crop production 8 War 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Storms 4 Land conversion 3 Wind 3 Desertification 3 Legal framework 3 Oil and gas 2 Housing 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Solid waste 1 Forestry /wood production 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 1 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 1 Human resources 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.