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 Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 163 Housing 104 Management activities 75 Ground transport infrastructure 40 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 36 Illegal activities 35 Water (rain/water table) 34 Deliberate destruction of heritage 34 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 32 Human resources 29 Solid waste 27 Land conversion 27 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 25 Legal framework 25 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Commercial development 21 Flooding 20 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 17 Interpretative and visitation facilities 11 Relative humidity 11 Financial resources 11 Marine transport infrastructure 10 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 10 Water infrastructure 9 Governance 8 High impact research / monitoring activities 8 Major linear utilities 6 Localised utilities 5 Air pollution 5 Temperature 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Desertification 5 Earthquake 5 Crop production 4 Wind 4 Underground transport infrastructure 3 War 3 Ground water pollution 2 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 2 Input of excess energy 1 Surface water pollution 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 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.