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 Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 78 Management activities 48 Housing 41 Ground transport infrastructure 32 Water (rain/water table) 27 Human resources 17 Legal framework 17 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 16 Air pollution 16 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 16 Illegal activities 16 Solid waste 14 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 14 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 14 Water infrastructure 13 Commercial development 12 Subsistence hunting 12 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 12 Relative humidity 10 Deliberate destruction of heritage 10 Land conversion 8 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 7 Flooding 6 Localised utilities 5 Oil and gas 5 Financial resources 5 Major linear utilities 4 Temperature 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Earthquake 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Desertification 3 Interpretative and visitation facilities 2 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 2 Storms 2 Governance 2 Underground transport infrastructure 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 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.