1. African World Heritage Sites represented in green dots affected by mineral extraction Source: HIA Report prepared for Limpopo Coal Company 2012. According to International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Trans-boundary Consulting Africa (2012) they have listed some of the African natural and cultural World Heritage sites that are increasingly threatened by commercial mining and oil/gas projects (See Table 3. 4).

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Figure 3. 1. African World Heritage Sites represented in green dots...

Figure 3. 2. A world map with mining concession data coverage. Source:...

Figure 5. 1. Map of Malawi and bordering countries. Source: UNEP Riso...

Figure 5. 2. Map of proposed core and buffer zone of Mulanje World...

Figure 5. 3. Map of core zone, buffer zone and transition zone of Mount...

Mining in the context of African World Heritage cultural landscapes : an assessment of management planning effectiveness

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Sep 2021

Oris Chapinga Malijani

Sub-Saharan African cultural landscapes are adversely impacted by various development pressures, which calls for a holistic and integrated approach in their management. Mining development has been ranked highly by UNESCO World Heritage Centre, as one of the most common factors threatening the conservation and management of World Heritage properties...