State of Conservation

States Parties

Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Yemen

Threats

Management systems/ management plan 392 Housing 273 Management activities 144 War 134 Illegal activities 101 Deliberate destruction of heritage 99 Land conversion 95 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 83 Human resources 79 Legal framework 77 Water (rain/water table) 72 Ground transport infrastructure 70 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 68 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 56 Financial resources 56 Flooding 55 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 46 Governance 46 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 43 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 38 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 34 Water infrastructure 32 Solid waste 29 Civil unrest 25 Desertification 21 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 20 Localised utilities 19 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Commercial development 17 Oil and gas 17 Quarrying 17 Marine transport infrastructure 16 Crop production 16 Relative humidity 16 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Major linear utilities 10 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Mining 7 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Storms 5 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Air pollution 2 Ground water pollution 2 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Subsistence hunting 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1