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 Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 373 Housing 275 Management activities 158 War 134 Deliberate destruction of heritage 103 Land conversion 97 Illegal activities 89 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 77 Human resources 76 Water (rain/water table) 71 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 70 Legal framework 64 Ground transport infrastructure 60 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 59 Flooding 55 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 45 Financial resources 45 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 39 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 34 Governance 33 Water infrastructure 25 Desertification 23 Commercial development 20 Solid waste 20 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 20 Relative humidity 19 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Quarrying 17 Civil unrest 17 Crop production 16 Localised utilities 13 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Major linear utilities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Ground water pollution 2 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Storms 2 Air pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Mining 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 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.