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 Tanzania ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 13 Illegal activities 12 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Civil unrest 8 Land conversion 6 War 6 Mining 4 Solid waste 3 Crop production 3 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3 Financial resources 3 Human resources 3 Housing 2 Water infrastructure 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Flooding 2 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Legal framework 2 Interpretative and visitation facilities 1 Ground transport infrastructure 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 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.