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State of Conservation

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Aksum (2024)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2024
Document Source: WHC/24/46.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3 and Mausoleum Urban encroachment and inappropriate new developments
Aksum (2023)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3 Impact of the recent conflict on cultural heritage in the Tigray region
Aksum (2021)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2018)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2016)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2015)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2013)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2012)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Structural instability of Stele 3
Aksum (2010)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Aksum (2008)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment
Aksum (2006)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of cartography, documentation and equipment
Aksum (2005)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of documentation and equipment
Aksum (1998)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Aksum (1996)
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.201/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Aldabra Atoll (1986)
States Parties: Seychelles
Year: 1986
Document Source: CC-86/CONF.001/11,CC-86/CONF.003/INF.4
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
Andrefana Dry Forests (1992)
States Parties: Madagascar
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Financial resources Management systems/ management plan
Asante Traditional Buildings (1999)
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Asante Traditional Buildings (1997)
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B,WHC-97/CONF.208/8B
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Asante Traditional Buildings (1996)
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1996
Document Source: WHC-96/CONF.202/2B
Threats*: Human resources Land conversion Pests Water (rain/water table)
Asmara: A Modernist African City (2023)
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
Asmara: A Modernist African City (2021)
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
Asmara: A Modernist African City (2019)
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (2001)
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (2000)
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (1999)
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (1995)
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 1995
Document Source: WHC-95/CONF.201/4
Threats*: Illegal activities
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2021)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Governance Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2018)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Governance Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2009)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2007)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2006)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Other Threats: Essential management activities such as the removal of invasive alien species and controlled burning cannot be carried out as required
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2023)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Intercommunity conflict between the Dogons and the Fulani
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2021)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Civil unrest Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Intercommunity conflict between the Dogons and the Fulani
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2018)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2016)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan War
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2014)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2014
Document Source: WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan War
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2013)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Financial resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management systems/ management plan War
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (2012)
States Parties: Mali
Year: 2012
Document Source: WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage War
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Management systems/ management plan 524 Illegal activities 464 Mining 233 Land conversion 215 Civil unrest 193 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 180 Financial resources 176 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 161 Housing 153 Ground transport infrastructure 141 War 137 Human resources 128 Water infrastructure 88 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 88 Management activities 84 Solid waste 73 Legal framework 69 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 68 Water (rain/water table) 65 Oil and gas 64 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 56 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 50 Fire (widlfires) 48 Forestry /wood production 46 Crop production 41 Surface water pollution 38 Governance 37 Interpretative and visitation facilities 36 Drought 32 Commercial hunting 31 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 31 Deliberate destruction of heritage 30 Subsistence hunting 25 Invasive / alien freshwater species 24 Major linear utilities 21 Water (extraction) 20 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Translocated species 17 Industrial areas 16 Air transport infrastructure 12 Air pollution 11 Commercial development 10 Ground water pollution 10 Wind 10 Flooding 10 Storms 10 Relative humidity 9 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Earthquake 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Desertification 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Terrorism 3 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 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.