State of Conservation
26
Reports
1
Properties concerned
1
States Parties with SOC reports
Property:
Virunga National Parkclose
Property Category:Naturalclose
Date Start:
1997close
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2002 |
Document Source: | WHC-02/CONF.202/18 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Volcanic eruption |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2001 |
Document Source: | WHC-01/CONF.208/09,WHC-01/CONF.208/9,WHC-01/CONF.208/INF.4,WHC-2001/CONF.205/4,WHC.01/CONF.208/INF.4 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 2000 |
Document Source: | WHC-2000/CONF.202/4,WHC-2000/CONF.204/9 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 1999 |
Document Source: | WHC-99/CONF.204/4,WHC-99/CONF.209/13 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 1998 |
Document Source: | WHC-98/CONF.201/3A,WHC-98/CONF.203/7 |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year: | 1997 |
Document Source: | WHC-97/CONF.204/2A,WHC-97/CONF.208/8A |
Threats*: | Civil unrest Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Land conversion Mining |
Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
Democratic Republic of the CongoThreats
Land conversion 26 Civil unrest 26 Illegal activities 26 War 19 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 18 Oil and gas 12 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 10 Financial resources 8 Mining 7 Volcanic eruption 2 Ground transport infrastructure 1 Human resources 1 Management systems/ management plan 1
* :
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.