The high number of natural sites on the Danger List is largely due to damage incurred during periods of civil unrest, when park authorities may lose control and rebel groups, armies and local populations take advantage of free access to bush-meat, timber and other valuable natural resources. In such cases, ecological restoration can be a long and difficult process.
Read more about Africa's endangered heritage and the ‘Top 10' threats they face….everything from road-building and dam construction to climate change and fire. Follow the links to view a slideshow of each of Africa's endangered world heritage sites starting at the Sites In Danger page of the website.  Or start your exploration at one of the places highlighted below, which show just how vulnerable Africa's heritage can be….and how much effort is still required to conserve and restore it…before it is lost forever.
This magnificent Walia ibex is one of the last few remaining individuals of this species in the world, surviving in Ethiopia's Simien Mountains. The Simien Mountains world heritage site is home to many highly endangered species, competing for space and resources with a human population that is also striving for a better tomorrow….(more….)
The mausoleums of four Baganda kabakas (kings) had been maintained in this huge thatched structure in Uganda's capital Kampala for more than a hundred years….until it was burnt to the ground on 16th March 2010. The loss of this unique symbol of Baganda culture (known in short as the Kasubi Tombs) has been a tragic blow….but plans are well underway to rebuild and restore it (more….)
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New photographic contributions….
Check out these slideshows of stunning new images recently added to the website: A big thank you to the various contributors (as identified). If you have photos you would be willing to contribute, please contact us at info@AfricanNaturalHeritage.org. Contributions to illustrate the following places on the website would be especially welcome: Ruins of Loropeni (Burkina Faso); Manovo-Gounda St Floris (CAR); Tomb of Askia (Mali); Le Morne Cultural Landscape (Mauritius)
 Aldabra atoll (Seychelles) by Jerker Tamelander | Cidade Velha (Cape Verde) by Sebastien Moriset |
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Sukur Cultural landscape (Nigeria) by Heike Hoyer, Jonathan Barrow | Ancient Thebes (Luxor, Egypt) by Peter Howard and Sharon Cornish
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