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 Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia YemenThreats
Management systems/ management plan 114 Housing 91 War 66 Management activities 41 Deliberate destruction of heritage 33 Illegal activities 33 Land conversion 30 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 30 Human resources 30 Legal framework 25 Ground transport infrastructure 23 Financial resources 23 Water (rain/water table) 22 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 19 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 19 Flooding 19 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 17 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 16 Governance 16 Desertification 14 Interpretative and visitation facilities 13 Civil unrest 13 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 11 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 10 Localised utilities 9 Relative humidity 9 Quarrying 8 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 8 Water infrastructure 7 Solid waste 7 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 6 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Commercial development 4 Major linear utilities 4 Surface water pollution 4 Crop production 4 Wind 4 Storms 4 Earthquake 4 Invasive / alien marine species 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Marine transport infrastructure 3 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Mining 3 Renewable energy facilities 2 Oil and gas 2 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.