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 Cameroon Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Madagascar Malawi Mali Mozambique Niger Senegal Seychelles Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 69 Management systems/ management plan 64 Financial resources 36 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 26 Mining 25 Ground transport infrastructure 24 Water (rain/water table) 17 Civil unrest 16 Water infrastructure 11 Land conversion 11 War 11 Housing 8 Crop production 8 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Solid waste 6 Wind 6 Storms 6 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 6 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 4 Desertification 4 Human resources 4 Legal framework 4 Management activities 4 Forestry /wood production 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 Oil and gas 2 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Commercial hunting 1 Pests 1 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial 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.