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 Mali Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 99 Housing 58 Water (rain/water table) 24 Land conversion 23 Solid waste 22 Financial resources 21 Management activities 21 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 20 Ground transport infrastructure 18 War 17 Deliberate destruction of heritage 16 Human resources 16 Legal framework 16 Interpretative and visitation facilities 14 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 12 Civil unrest 12 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 12 Illegal activities 11 Surface water pollution 10 Commercial development 9 Marine transport infrastructure 8 Ground water pollution 8 Industrial areas 7 Mining 7 Air transport infrastructure 5 Other climate change impacts 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Wind 4 Governance 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Crop production 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Earthquake 3 Water infrastructure 2 Subsistence hunting 1 Subsistence wild plant collection 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.