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 Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of TanzaniaThreats
Management systems/ management plan 68 Housing 36 Water (rain/water table) 17 Financial resources 17 Solid waste 15 Land conversion 15 Legal framework 14 Management activities 14 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 13 Ground transport infrastructure 13 Interpretative and visitation facilities 11 Human resources 11 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 War 10 Commercial development 9 Civil unrest 9 Illegal activities 9 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 8 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 7 Ground water pollution 6 Surface water pollution 6 Other climate change impacts 5 Industrial areas 4 Air transport infrastructure 4 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Mining 4 Wind 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Forestry /wood production 3 Relative humidity 3 Changes to oceanic waters 3 Earthquake 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Governance 3 Water infrastructure 1 Crop production 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.