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States Parties: South Africaclose
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2021)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Governance Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2018)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Governance Invasive/alien terrestrial species Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2009)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2007)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2006)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Fire (widlfires) Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Other Threats: Essential management activities such as the removal of invasive alien species and controlled burning cannot be carried out as required
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2021)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2019)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B,WHC/19/43.COM/INF.7.Rev.4
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Other climate change impacts Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2017)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage; Climate change and severe weather events
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2015)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (2013)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground water pollution Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Acid mine drainage
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2021)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Conflicting land use
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2004)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2003)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Maloti-Drakensberg Park (2021)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Oil and gas
Other Threats: Buffer zones not yet formalized
Maloti-Drakensberg Park (2019)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2019
Document Source: WHC/19/43.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Maloti-Drakensberg Park (2017)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Maloti-Drakensberg Park (2015)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for further research and documentation to establish an inventory of rock art in Sehlabathebe National Park; Need for study of the potential cultural contribution of other landscape elements to the cultural values of Sehlabathebe National Park
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2018)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2018
Document Source: WHC/18/42.COM/7B
Threats*: Industrial areas Management activities Mining
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2016)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Industrial areas Management activities Mining
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2013)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Industrial areas Management systems/ management plan Mining
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Management systems/ management plan 24 Mining 15 Surface water pollution 9 Interpretative and visitation facilities 7 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 7 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 7 Financial resources 7 Illegal activities 6 Human resources 6 Management activities 6 Industrial areas 5 Ground water pollution 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 Other climate change impacts 4 Legal framework 4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3 Land conversion 3 Water (rain/water table) 3 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Solid waste 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Governance 2 Housing 1 Ground transport infrastructure 1 Oil and gas 1

* : 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.


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