State of Conservation
178
Reports
57
Properties concerned
29
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2018close
Region:
Africaclose
| States Parties: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Ground transport infrastructure Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Mining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Botswana
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Governance Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Other Threats: | Animal sanitation and diseases; Transboundary management of water resources |
| States Parties: |
Botswana
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Governance Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Other Threats: | Animal sanitation and diseases; Transboundary management of water resources |
| States Parties: |
Botswana
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Governance Invasive / alien freshwater species Management systems/ management plan Mining |
| Other Threats: | Animal sanitation and diseases |
| States Parties: |
 Mali
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Mali
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Mali
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Mali
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Mali
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Solid waste |
| Other Threats: | Deterioration of dwellings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Nigeria
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution |
| Other Threats: | Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers |
| States Parties: |
Nigeria
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution |
| Other Threats: | Fragility of spiritual, symbolic and ritual qualities of the Grove in the face of a growth in visitor numbers |
| States Parties: |
Nigeria
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Surface water pollution |
| States Parties: |
 Madagascar
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Governance Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Society's valuing of heritage Subsistence hunting |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Madagascar
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Governance Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Society's valuing of heritage Subsistence hunting |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Madagascar
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Governance Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Society's valuing of heritage Subsistence hunting |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Madagascar
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Fire (widlfires) Governance Illegal activities Land conversion Mining Society's valuing of heritage Subsistence hunting |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Ethiopia
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Earthquake Land conversion Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Impact of the four temporary shelters constructed in 2008; Demolition of most of the traditional “tukul” dwellings |
States Parties
Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 140 Illegal activities 88 Mining 53 Land conversion 52 Housing 42 Civil unrest 38 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 36 Financial resources 35 Ground transport infrastructure 33 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 28 War 26 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 25 Human resources 24 Management activities 24 Water infrastructure 23 Oil and gas 22 Legal framework 22 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Governance 21 Solid waste 18 Interpretative and visitation facilities 17 Water (rain/water table) 17 Forestry /wood production 16 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 16 Fire (widlfires) 14 Other climate change impacts 13 Surface water pollution 12 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 11 Drought 10 Commercial development 9 Major linear utilities 9 Deliberate destruction of heritage 9 Commercial hunting 8 Invasive / alien freshwater species 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Crop production 7 Ground water pollution 6 Subsistence hunting 6 Water (extraction) 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Industrial areas 4 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Wind 4 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Translocated species 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Air pollution 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Earthquake 3 Terrorism 2
* :
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.
