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Conservation outlook assessments

Search all natural World Heritage sites and learn how likely they are to maintain Outstanding Universal Value over time. The Conservation Outlook Assessments are based on best available information mobilized from a wide range of sources, and we welcome feedback to help improve them.

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The gauge reflects the conservation outlook of sites inscribed as World Heritage under the natural criteria vii, viii, ix and x. Each site has received a rating according to the state and trends of its values, threats, and protection and management

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RESULTS: 5 SITES
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Good with some concerns

Hubei Shennongjia

China
Inscribed in
2016
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern
© IUCN/Hervé Lethier

Hyrcanian Forests

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Inscribed in
2019
Criterion
(ix)
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Good with some concerns
© IUCN/ Maja Vasilijevic

Landscapes of Dauria

Mongolia
Russian Federation
Inscribed in
2017
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities

Iraq
Inscribed in
2016
Criteria
(iii)
(v)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

China
Inscribed in
2003
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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