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State of Conservation

763
Reports
71
Properties concerned
30
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 1997close
Region: Africaclose
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
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 2010
Document Source: WHC-10/34.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
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
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
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
States Parties: Ethiopia
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Ghana
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Financial resources Management activities Management systems/ management plan
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
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Eritrea
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2001
Document Source: WHC-2001/CONF.205/5
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.202/5,WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities
States Parties: Uganda
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Civil unrest Human resources Illegal activities
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
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
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
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
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
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 475 Illegal activities 410 Mining 214 Land conversion 208 Civil unrest 181 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 163 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 159 Housing 149 Financial resources 148 War 130 Human resources 124 Ground transport infrastructure 121 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 87 Management activities 83 Water infrastructure 77 Solid waste 72 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 68 Legal framework 66 Oil and gas 62 Water (rain/water table) 52 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 52 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 49 Fire (widlfires) 48 Forestry /wood production 45 Surface water pollution 38 Governance 37 Interpretative and visitation facilities 35 Crop production 33 Drought 32 Commercial hunting 31 Deliberate destruction of heritage 30 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 26 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 11 Air pollution 11 Commercial development 10 Ground water pollution 10 Flooding 10 Relative humidity 9 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Wind 6 Storms 6 Earthquake 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Changes to oceanic waters 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 Desertification 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.