State of Conservation
175
Reports
57
Properties concerned
29
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start:
2018close
Region:
Africaclose
| States Parties: |
 Cameroon
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Risk of loss of ecological connectivity |
| States Parties: |
Cameroon
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Mining Water infrastructure |
| Other Threats: | Risk of loss of ecological connectivity |
| States Parties: |
Cameroon
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
Cameroon
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Commercial hunting Forestry /wood production Illegal activities Land conversion Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure |
| States Parties: |
 Senegal
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting |
| Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
| States Parties: |
Senegal
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Fishing/collecting aquatic resources Human resources Invasive / alien freshwater species Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan Subsistence hunting |
| Other Threats: | Soils salinity |
| States Parties: |
 Chad
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Chad
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
Chad
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| States Parties: |
 Ghana
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
Ghana
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Changes to oceanic waters Commercial development Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Ground water pollution Illegal activities Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Solid waste Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
Ghana
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table) Wind |
| Other Threats: | Salt-laden atmosphere |
| States Parties: |
 South Africa
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2021 |
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7B |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
South Africa
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4 |
| Threats*: | Ground water pollution Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table) |
| Other Threats: | Acid mine drainage |
| States Parties: |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| 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*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
 Côte d'Ivoire
|
| Year: | 2023 |
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add |
| Threats*: | Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan |
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 137 Illegal activities 87 Mining 53 Land conversion 51 Housing 41 Civil unrest 37 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 36 Financial resources 34 Ground transport infrastructure 32 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 27 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 25 War 25 Human resources 24 Management activities 24 Water infrastructure 23 Oil and gas 22 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Governance 21 Legal framework 21 Interpretative and visitation facilities 16 Solid waste 16 Forestry /wood production 16 Water (rain/water table) 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 Major linear utilities 9 Commercial development 8 Commercial hunting 8 Deliberate destruction of heritage 8 Invasive / alien freshwater species 8 Air transport infrastructure 7 Crop production 7 Subsistence hunting 6 Water (extraction) 6 Ground water pollution 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Industrial areas 4 Marine transport infrastructure 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 Wind 3 Earthquake 3 Terrorism 2 Changes to oceanic waters 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.
