State of Conservation

States Parties

Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Saudi Arabia State of Palestine Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Yemen

Threats

Management systems/ management plan 443 Housing 292 Management activities 172 War 131 Illegal activities 111 Deliberate destruction of heritage 104 Land conversion 97 Ground transport infrastructure 91 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 91 Human resources 87 Water (rain/water table) 86 Legal framework 81 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 77 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 64 Flooding 58 Financial resources 57 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 54 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 52 Governance 47 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 42 Interpretative and visitation facilities 40 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 39 Solid waste 38 Water infrastructure 37 Commercial development 23 Relative humidity 23 Civil unrest 23 Localised utilities 22 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 22 Desertification 22 Oil and gas 21 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Marine transport infrastructure 18 Quarrying 17 Crop production 16 Major linear utilities 13 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Air pollution 11 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Subsistence hunting 7 Mining 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Storms 6 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Temperature 4 Military training 3 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1