State of Conservation
Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site
States Parties
Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 264 Housing 179 Management activities 125 Deliberate destruction of heritage 62 Land conversion 57 Illegal activities 55 Ground transport infrastructure 53 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 51 Water (rain/water table) 50 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 45 Legal framework 45 Human resources 44 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 42 War 36 Flooding 35 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 32 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 27 Solid waste 27 Commercial development 22 Financial resources 20 Governance 20 Interpretative and visitation facilities 19 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 19 Marine transport infrastructure 15 Water infrastructure 15 Relative humidity 14 High impact research / monitoring activities 14 Crop production 10 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 10 Major linear utilities 8 Wind 8 Desertification 8 Underground transport infrastructure 7 Localised utilities 7 Surface water pollution 7 Air pollution 5 Quarrying 5 Temperature 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Earthquake 5 Civil unrest 4 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 3 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 2 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1
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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.