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 Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guinea Niger Senegal UgandaThreats
Illegal activities 11 Civil unrest 8 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 7 Land conversion 6 War 6 Mining 4 Management systems/ management plan 4 Crop production 3 Water infrastructure 2 Ground transport infrastructure 1 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 1 Invasive / alien freshwater species 1 Financial resources 1 Human resources 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.