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 Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 125 Housing 67 Management activities 55 Ground transport infrastructure 38 Water (rain/water table) 36 Illegal activities 31 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 26 Human resources 26 Legal framework 24 Solid waste 22 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 21 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 21 Water infrastructure 19 Deliberate destruction of heritage 19 Commercial development 18 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 18 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 18 Air pollution 17 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 14 Land conversion 13 Subsistence hunting 12 Oil and gas 11 Relative humidity 11 Flooding 10 Financial resources 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 6 Localised utilities 6 Major linear utilities 6 Marine transport infrastructure 5 Temperature 5 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 5 Earthquake 5 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Desertification 4 Governance 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Wind 3 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Storms 2 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Surface water pollution 1 Crop production 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.