| − | The reserve was inscribed as a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in 1981, under criteria 9 and 10<ref>''Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve'' [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/155 UNESCO]. Accessed 16 January 2008</ref> of the agency's selection criteria.<ref>''Selection criteria'' [http://whc.unesco.org/en/criteria/ UNESCO]. Accessed 16 January 2008</ref> In 1992, the Guinean government | + | The reserve was inscribed as a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in 1981, under criteria 9 and 10<ref>''Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve'' [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/155 UNESCO]. Accessed 16 January 2008</ref> of the agency's selection criteria.<ref>''Selection criteria'' [http://whc.unesco.org/en/criteria/ UNESCO]. Accessed 16 January 2008</ref> In 1992, the Guinean government issued a decree entrusting a part of the Nature Reserve to an international mining consortium and the launching of a mining project. The reserve was placed on the list of World Heritage in Danger the same year.<ref>''Justification for inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger, 1992: Report of the 16th Session of the Committee'' [http://whc.unesco.org/archive/repcom92.htm#nimba UNESCO]. Accessed 16 January 2008</ref> |