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 Mali Niger Senegal South Africa Uganda United Republic of TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 17 Illegal activities 13 Civil unrest 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 8 Land conversion 7 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 7 Financial resources 7 Human resources 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 War 6 Mining 3 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Solid waste 2 Water (rain/water table) 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 1 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 1 Ground transport infrastructure 1 Water infrastructure 1 Commercial hunting 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Oil and gas 1 Water (extraction) 1 Flooding 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 Legal framework 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.