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 Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 108 Housing 55 Management activities 53 Ground transport infrastructure 36 Water (rain/water table) 32 Illegal activities 27 Human resources 24 Legal framework 22 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 21 Solid waste 20 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 19 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 17 Water infrastructure 17 Air pollution 17 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 17 Commercial development 16 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 16 Deliberate destruction of heritage 15 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 12 Subsistence hunting 12 Relative humidity 11 Land conversion 10 Oil and gas 9 Financial resources 8 Major linear utilities 6 Flooding 6 Localised utilities 5 Temperature 5 Earthquake 5 Interpretative and visitation facilities 4 Marine transport infrastructure 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Desertification 3 Governance 3 High impact research / monitoring activities 3 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Wind 2 Storms 2 Input of excess energy 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 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.