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 Kenya Madagascar Malawi Niger Senegal Seychelles South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia ZimbabweThreats
Illegal activities 160 Management systems/ management plan 102 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 69 Civil unrest 63 Mining 62 Financial resources 58 Land conversion 53 Ground transport infrastructure 43 War 38 Human resources 28 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 25 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 19 Water infrastructure 18 Crop production 13 Forestry /wood production 12 Commercial hunting 10 Water (rain/water table) 8 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 8 Subsistence hunting 7 Legal framework 7 Housing 6 Fire (widlfires) 6 Invasive / alien freshwater species 6 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Oil and gas 5 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Air pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Surface water pollution 1 Water (extraction) 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Drought 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 1 Translocated species 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.