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State of Conservation

652
Reports
69
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2003close
Region: Africaclose
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Storms Water (rain/water table)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Conflicting land use
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Conflicting land use
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
Other Threats: risk of collapse of historic building
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of collapse of historic buildings;
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: a) Risk of collapse of historic buildingsb) Construction of the replica of the Gorée Memorial
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Building threatened to collapseb) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Threatened state of the buildings; b) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Important historic buildings in a state of serious dilapidation; b) Replica of the Gorée-Almadies Memorial
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 417 Illegal activities 341 Mining 187 Land conversion 181 Civil unrest 160 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 146 Housing 133 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 130 Financial resources 120 War 116 Human resources 114 Ground transport infrastructure 94 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 78 Management activities 77 Water infrastructure 70 Solid waste 64 Legal framework 61 Oil and gas 60 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 59 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 50 Water (rain/water table) 46 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 45 Fire (widlfires) 44 Forestry /wood production 39 Governance 36 Surface water pollution 34 Interpretative and visitation facilities 32 Crop production 31 Deliberate destruction of heritage 30 Drought 30 Commercial hunting 25 Subsistence hunting 24 Invasive / alien freshwater species 22 Major linear utilities 20 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 20 Water (extraction) 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Industrial areas 16 Translocated species 16 Air transport infrastructure 10 Air pollution 10 Flooding 10 Commercial development 9 Ground water pollution 9 Relative humidity 9 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Earthquake 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Wind 4 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Terrorism 3 Storms 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Volcanic eruption 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.