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 State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 237 Housing 139 Management activities 94 Water (rain/water table) 59 Illegal activities 57 Ground transport infrastructure 50 Deliberate destruction of heritage 48 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 44 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 43 Human resources 41 Legal framework 41 Land conversion 39 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 33 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 33 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 32 Water infrastructure 30 Solid waste 28 Flooding 27 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 24 Commercial development 21 Financial resources 21 Air pollution 17 Oil and gas 16 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 15 Governance 15 Interpretative and visitation facilities 14 Marine transport infrastructure 14 Subsistence hunting 12 War 12 Relative humidity 11 High impact research / monitoring activities 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 9 Localised utilities 7 Crop production 7 Desertification 7 Major linear utilities 6 Wind 6 Underground transport infrastructure 5 Temperature 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Earthquake 5 Surface water pollution 4 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 2 Renewable energy facilities 1 Input of excess energy 1 Mining 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Invasive / alien marine species 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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.
