State of Conservation

States Parties

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

Threats

Management systems/ management plan 404 Housing 269 Management activities 170 War 100 Illegal activities 99 Deliberate destruction of heritage 92 Ground transport infrastructure 89 Land conversion 87 Water (rain/water table) 86 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 86 Human resources 78 Legal framework 78 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 72 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 63 Flooding 52 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 49 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 48 Financial resources 48 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 42 Water infrastructure 40 Governance 40 Solid waste 38 Interpretative and visitation facilities 35 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 31 Commercial development 25 Localised utilities 20 Oil and gas 20 Relative humidity 20 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 19 Marine transport infrastructure 18 Civil unrest 18 High impact research / monitoring activities 18 Air pollution 17 Desertification 15 Crop production 14 Quarrying 13 Major linear utilities 12 Subsistence hunting 12 Underground transport infrastructure 11 Surface water pollution 11 Wind 11 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 9 Society's valuing of heritage 7 Invasive / alien marine species 7 Renewable energy facilities 5 Mining 5 Temperature 5 Earthquake 5 Storms 4 Ground water pollution 2 Other climate change impacts 2 Fire (widlfires) 2 Input of excess energy 1 Water (extraction) 1 Micro-organisms 1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 1 Military training 1 Temperature change 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1