Alright then :)

Actually, I'm thinking sites that should be added but are being prevented by their disupted status. I don't think there are many, but there would be a few.

I am not sure that South Georgia would be on this list anyway. For a site to actually be "prevented" from being inscribed by UNESCO it would have to be a very clear case of a State Party (SP) nominating a site over which it didn't have de facto control - e.g Argentina nominating South Georgia !!!!

UNESCO makes it very clear that inscription should not be read to mean acceptance of frontiers - but it does mean an SP taking responsibility! (but see below)

In its T List review of 2011 UK does actually mention that IUCN had suggested the nomination of South Georgia. See - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment _data/file/78234/Review-WH-Tentative-List-Report_March2011.pdf
See paras 4.5 and 6.9 - the latter states "Potentially there is more scope for natural inscriptions from the Overseas Territories. Indeed two of the specific site proposals from the IUCN Gaps Study are British Overseas Territories (South Georgia and Chagos Atoll) though neither has been proposed for this Tentative List."
I get no sense that the failure to include South Georgia in the T List had anything whatsoever to do with the "territorial dispute". At the time UK was involved in a very long term "clean up" of the whaling stations on the island getting rid of asbestos etc. When we were last there in 2007 quite large areas of Grytviken were closed off because of this. I am pretty sure that UK would nominate if it wanted to - knowing that IUCN would support it!

The Preah Vihear inscription was a good example of where UNESCO just wouldn't involve itself in the contending claims of Thailand/Cambodia.
The Palestinian nominations are perhaps a "special" case because of the inbuilt pro-arab majority on the WHC but Hebron got inscribed even though it isn't even under de facto Palestinian control!!!
Perhaps an example of what you are looking for is the multiple failure of the "Triple Arch Gete of Dan" which seems to have been repeatedly rejected (despite ICOMOS concluding that it possesses OUV) because the UN wouldn't provide a map which showed that the buffer zone was inside Israel (at least that is what I understand to be the excuse - Assif and I have discussed it and he may be able to be more precise.

Official Submissions for 2022
- Koutammakou, the land of the Batammariba [extension] (Benin)
- Odzala-Kokoua Forest Massif (Congo) *potential 2nd inscription
- The Gedeo Cultural landscape (Ethiopia)
- The Dry Forests of Andrefana [extension] (Madagascar)

Projected for 2023 (subject to change)
- Bale Mountains National Park (Ethiopia) *potential 10th inscription, tied for most WHS in African Region

Projected for 2024 (subject to change)
- Ambodifotatra Catholic Church of Sainte Marie (Madagascar) *potential first new inscription in 15+ years
- Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda) *potential 1st inscription
- Gola-Tiwai Complex (Sierra Leone) *potential 1st inscription

By the next WHC the African Region will likely surpass 100 inscriptions for the first time (there are 41 additional WHS in Northern Africa, included in the "Arab States" region). Gabon published a new Tentative inventory/list of 6 nominations this past January (2022). Togo published a new Tentative inventory/list of 4 nominations this past December (2021). Cameroon published an extensive tentative list (15) in early 2018, with 3 additional nominations added in 2020.

IUCN Report Lists as Priority Region

In Gabon: Equatorial Atlantic Coastal Forests
- Moukalaba-Doudou National Park (TWHS)
- Loango National Park (TWHS)

In Madagascar: Madagascar Dry Forests
- The Dry Forests of Andrefana [extension] (TWHS)

During discussions around top missing in the African Region (2020) we developed a rather lengthy list. There has been some developments regarding a handful of sites users proposed.

- Sudanese-style mosques (Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana) *inscribed only in Cote d'Ivoire 2021
- Lake Tana Church Forests (Ethiopia) *added to tentative list in 2021
- Parc national d'Ivindo (Gabon) *inscribed in 2021
- Loango National Park (Gabon) *added to tentative list in 2022
- The Dry Forests of the West (Madagascar) *officially submitted for 2022
- Gola Rainforest National Park (Sierra Leone) *projected for 2024
- Nok Caves (Togo) *added to tentative list in 2021

Initiative "Priority Africa" (2022-2029) under the "Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region"

UNESCO/Japan-Funds-In-Trust that targets 10 African countries without inscribed properties on the UNESCO World Heritage List to prepare and submit strong and credible nomination dossiers.

UNESCO supports Djibouti

Priority Candidates: 1st World Heritage Site
- Les Gravures Rupestre d'Abourma
- Le Lac Assal
- The natural landscapes of the Obock region
- Lake Abbeh: its cultural landscape, its natural monuments and its ecosystem

UNESCO supports Eswatini

Potential TWHS & 1st World Heritage Nomination
- Barberton Makhonjwa [Extension]

UNESCO supports Burundi

"ambition is to lead to the first nomination of a Burundian site on the World Heritage List by 2025"

UNESCO supports South Sudan

Priority Nomination?
- Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape

UNESCO supports Sao Tomé and Principe

Finalize 1st Tentative List
- Roças Sao Tome and Principe
- National Parks of Sao Tome and Principe

"UNESCO will continue to support the Sao Tome and Principe in finalizing the Tentative List with the partners in early 2023."

Solivagant should be happy to see this one!

Haha - yes! I gave Roça Agustino Neto as my suggested "Proposal for a new WHS" when I first "registered" my profile here way back, I think, in 2004 (or earlier?). These actions will of course only get it on the T List and who knows how many more years to progress it from there....but I look forward to soon being able to do a "review" 22 years after our first visit in Dec 2001. I say "first visit" because, strangely, fate (rather than a desire for a re-visit) took us back there in Nov 2010 during a stop over between Cameroon and Gabon! We returned to Roça Agustino Neto but not much had changed except that a bit more had fallen down.
If anyone wants to discover more about the "Roças" and indeed what a "Roça" is then these 2 Web sites give a nice run down.
https://www.bradtguides.com/a-world-of-rocas-historic-plantations-on-sao-tome-principe/
https://saotome-paradise.com/discover-sao-tome/the-roca-plantations
From the title being used it would appear that the intention is to include a number of plantations in any nomination.

Looks like we have five additional African nominations between 2026 and 2028 that we have yet to identify.

These efforts are yielding real results: in July 2025, two nominations from non-represented countries will be presented to the World Heritage Committee: the Réserve de Biosphère de l'Archipel des Bijagos in Guinea-Bissau, and the Gola Tiwai Complex in Sierra Leone. Seven more are expected to submit their first nominations by 2027.

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-strengthens-protection-african-world-heritage

So, I was wondering what 7 first nominations from non-represented African countries will be submitted? We have 2 identified, but 5 others remain unknown to us.

Comoros - Historical Sultanates (2026)
Sao Tome and Principe - The Plantations of Monte Café, Agua-lzé and Sundy (2026)

From this list we can potentially identify the candidates most likely to submit a nomination dossier soon.

Burundi
- The Royal Residence of Burundi: The Case of Gishora 2007
- The Traditional Rugo of Mugamba 2007
- The Sacred Natural Landscapes of Muramvya, Mpotsa and Nkiko-Mugamba 2007
- Gasumo, the Southernmost Source of the Nile 2007
- Rwihinda, Bird Lake 2007
- Lake Tanganyika 2007
- The Rusizi Nature Reserve 2007 (in development)
- Kibira National Park 2007 (in development)
- Ruvubu National Park 2007
- Karera Falls and the Nyakazu Fault 2007
Djibouti
- The Tumulus (Awellos) 2015
- The Rock Engravings of Abourma 2015
- The Historic Urban Landscape of Djibouti City and its specific buildings 2015
- Lake Assal 2015
- Moucha and Maskali Islands 2015
- The Natural Landscapes of the Obock region 2015
- Day Forest National Park 2015 (in development)
- Assamo Terrestrial Protected Natural Area 2015
- Djalélo Protected Natural Area 2015
- Lake Abbeh: its cultural landscape, its natural monuments and its ecosystem 2015
Equatorial Guinea (only proposed, yet to be published)
- Neo-Gothic Batete Church (?)
- Monte Alene National Park (?)
- Caldera de Luba Scientific Reserve (?)
Eswatini
- Ngwenya Mines 2008
- Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains Extension (only proposed, yet to be published)
Liberia
- Mount Nimba Strict Reserve (extension) 2017
- Providence Island 2017
- Gola Rainforest National Park 2023 (in development, aim is for 2028 inscription)
Somalia
- Bushbushle National Park 2024
- The Hobyo Grass and Shrubland 2024
- Mogadishu Secondo-Lido Lighthouse 2025
South Sudan
- Deim Zubeir – Slave Route Site 2017
- Sudd wetland 2017
- Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape (Contiguous site) 2017 (in development)