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 173 Housing 96 Management activities 69 Water (rain/water table) 47 Illegal activities 47 Ground transport infrastructure 43 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 36 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 34 Human resources 33 Deliberate destruction of heritage 31 Legal framework 29 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 28 Solid waste 26 Water infrastructure 25 Land conversion 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 24 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 24 Commercial development 21 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 20 Air pollution 17 Flooding 17 Oil and gas 15 Financial resources 15 Subsistence hunting 12 Relative humidity 11 Interpretative and visitation facilities 10 Marine transport infrastructure 9 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 9 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 7 Governance 7 High impact research / monitoring activities 7 Localised utilities 6 Major linear utilities 6 Temperature 5 Society's valuing of heritage 5 Desertification 5 Earthquake 5 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Crop production 3 Wind 3 Ground water pollution 2 War 2 Storms 2 Input of excess energy 1 Surface water pollution 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Other climate change impacts 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 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.