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 173 Management systems/ management plan 108 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 76 Civil unrest 71 Mining 69 Financial resources 63 Land conversion 57 Ground transport infrastructure 46 War 45 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 33 Human resources 32 Water infrastructure 20 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 19 Crop production 16 Forestry /wood production 14 Commercial hunting 11 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 10 Water (rain/water table) 9 Subsistence hunting 8 Fire (widlfires) 8 Housing 7 Invasive / alien freshwater species 7 Legal framework 7 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 5 Oil and gas 5 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Air pollution 2 Input of excess energy 2 Surface water pollution 2 Water (extraction) 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Drought 2 Volcanic eruption 2 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 2 Translocated species 2 Air transport infrastructure 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.