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State of Conservation

553
Reports
65
Properties concerned
16
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2000close
Region: Arab Statesclose
Legend

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

Threats
Management systems/ management plan 420 Housing 285 Management activities 158 War 134 Illegal activities 104 Deliberate destruction of heritage 103 Land conversion 97 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 87 Human resources 86 Water (rain/water table) 79 Legal framework 79 Ground transport infrastructure 78 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 77 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 59 Financial resources 58 Flooding 55 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 49 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 48 Governance 47 Interpretative and visitation facilities 39 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 39 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 38 Water infrastructure 35 Solid waste 34 Civil unrest 25 Desertification 23 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 22 Commercial development 20 Oil and gas 20 Localised utilities 19 Relative humidity 19 High impact research / monitoring activities 19 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Quarrying 17 Crop production 16 Surface water pollution 13 Wind 13 Underground transport infrastructure 12 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 12 Major linear utilities 10 Society's valuing of heritage 10 Invasive / alien marine species 9 Mining 7 Renewable energy facilities 6 Storms 6 Air pollution 5 Earthquake 5 Fire (widlfires) 5 Subsistence hunting 4 Ground water pollution 2 Military training 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Input of excess energy 1 Pollution of marine waters 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Temperature 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1

* : 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.