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 399 Housing 274 Management activities 147 War 131 Illegal activities 101 Deliberate destruction of heritage 99 Land conversion 93 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 86 Human resources 80 Legal framework 77 Water (rain/water table) 73 Ground transport infrastructure 72 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 69 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 56 Flooding 55 Financial resources 55 Governance 47 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 46 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 45 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 38 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 35 Water infrastructure 32 Solid waste 30 Civil unrest 23 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 21 Desertification 21 Localised utilities 19 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Oil and gas 18 Commercial development 17 Quarrying 17 Relative humidity 17 Marine transport infrastructure 16 Crop production 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 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Mining 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Storms 6 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Air pollution 3 Ground water pollution 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1