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 241 Housing 185 War 129 Management activities 101 Land conversion 66 Deliberate destruction of heritage 65 Illegal activities 61 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 55 Human resources 55 Ground transport infrastructure 52 Legal framework 51 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 41 Water (rain/water table) 41 Financial resources 41 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 39 Flooding 37 Governance 36 Interpretative and visitation facilities 27 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 27 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 25 Civil unrest 25 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 24 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 24 Localised utilities 18 Quarrying 17 Desertification 17 Solid waste 15 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 15 Water infrastructure 14 Relative humidity 14 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Surface water pollution 10 Crop production 10 High impact research / monitoring activities 10 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Underground transport infrastructure 8 Major linear utilities 8 Wind 8 Commercial development 7 Mining 7 Marine transport infrastructure 6 Renewable energy facilities 6 Oil and gas 6 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Storms 4 Earthquake 4 Military training 2 Pollution of marine waters 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.