Use of natural resources, therefore, needs to be carefully managed to ensure it is sustainable. Grazing and firewood collection have led to some desertification in some areas on the edge of the site, with impacts noticeable in the degradation of some nebkhas (dunes formed around plants). In the last few years since inscription on the World Heritage list in 2016, the Lut Desert World Heritage Base has taken actions to address pressures related to tourism and improve local community partnerships for conservation and management. Special attention will need to be paid to managing impacts from visitors and tourism (infrastructure) development, as well as general development pressure near the settlements at the edges of the site. The protection and management system, once fully developed, should be able to address the few issues that the site is facing.
Natural processes in the site’s harsh desert environment will effectively maintain World Heritage values over most of the site for the foreseeable future. In general, the state of conservation of the Lut Desert World Heritage Site is good.
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