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 422 Housing 286 Management activities 159 War 134 Illegal activities 104 Deliberate destruction of heritage 103 Land conversion 97 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 87 Human resources 86 Water (rain/water table) 79 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 79 Legal framework 79 Ground transport infrastructure 78 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 59 Financial resources 58 Flooding 55 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 49 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 49 Governance 48 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 40 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 38 Water infrastructure 35 Solid waste 34 Civil unrest 25 Desertification 23 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 22 Commercial development 20 Oil and gas 20 High impact research / monitoring activities 20 Localised utilities 19 Relative humidity 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Quarrying 17 Crop production 16 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Major linear utilities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Mining 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Storms 6 Air pollution 5 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Subsistence hunting 4 Ground water pollution 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