State of Conservation
Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
States Parties
Benin Côte d'Ivoire Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania ZimbabweThreats
Management systems/ management plan 219 Housing 123 Solid waste 64 Management activities 57 Financial resources 53 Human resources 53 Water (rain/water table) 52 Legal framework 48 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 36 Land conversion 33 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 28 Interpretative and visitation facilities 24 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 24 War 24 Illegal activities 22 Deliberate destruction of heritage 21 Ground transport infrastructure 18 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Industrial areas 16 Mining 14 Surface water pollution 12 Civil unrest 12 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 11 Flooding 10 Storms 10 Governance 10 Relative humidity 9 Wind 9 Commercial development 8 Ground water pollution 8 Earthquake 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Air transport infrastructure 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Oil and gas 4 Desertification 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Water infrastructure 3 Crop production 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 1
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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.