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 143 Housing 78 Management activities 59 Ground transport infrastructure 40 Water (rain/water table) 40 Illegal activities 38 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 30 Human resources 29 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 26 Legal framework 26 Solid waste 24 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Deliberate destruction of heritage 23 Water infrastructure 22 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 21 Commercial development 19 Land conversion 19 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 17 Air pollution 17 Oil and gas 13 Subsistence hunting 12 Flooding 12 Financial resources 12 Relative humidity 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 8 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 7 Marine transport infrastructure 6 Localised utilities 6 Major linear utilities 6 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 5 Temperature 5 Desertification 5 Earthquake 5 Governance 5 High impact research / monitoring activities 5 Society's valuing of heritage 4 Crop production 3 Wind 3 Underground transport infrastructure 2 Storms 2 Ground water pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Surface water pollution 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.