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State of Conservation

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Date Start: 2011close
Region: Africaclose
Virunga National Park (2016)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes
Virunga National Park (2015)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7A,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes
Virunga National Park (2014)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes
Virunga National Park (2013)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes
Virunga National Park (2012)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes
Virunga National Park (2011)
States Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Civil unrest Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Oil and gas War
Danger List:  Yes
Vredefort Dome (2013)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
Vredefort Dome (2011)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Surface water pollution
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (2024)
States Parties: Burkina Faso Benin Niger
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Terrorism
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (2023)
States Parties: Burkina Faso Benin Niger
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Terrorism
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (2021)
States Parties: Burkina Faso Benin Niger
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Illegal activities Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Terrorism
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 288 Illegal activities 225 Mining 132 Land conversion 123 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 98 Civil unrest 98 Housing 97 War 76 Ground transport infrastructure 75 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 71 Financial resources 70 Management activities 60 Human resources 58 Water infrastructure 54 Oil and gas 52 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 52 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 50 Solid waste 39 Legal framework 36 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 35 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 34 Fire (widlfires) 33 Governance 33 Water (rain/water table) 32 Forestry /wood production 28 Interpretative and visitation facilities 26 Surface water pollution 26 Deliberate destruction of heritage 26 Drought 24 Major linear utilities 19 Crop production 16 Subsistence hunting 16 Other climate change impacts 16 Commercial hunting 15 Industrial areas 14 Invasive / alien freshwater species 14 Marine transport infrastructure 13 Water (extraction) 12 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 11 Translocated species 11 Air transport infrastructure 10 Commercial development 9 Ground water pollution 9 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 8 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Air pollution 6 Relative humidity 4 Wind 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Earthquake 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Terrorism 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Flooding 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Storms 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 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.