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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

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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Good with some concerns
 © IUCN / German Soler

Archipiélago de Revillagigedo

Mexico
Inscribed in
2016
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Blue and John Crow Mountains

Jamaica
Inscribed in
2015
Criteria
(iii)
(vi)
(x)
Read more
Good with some concerns

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Uganda
Inscribed in
1994
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Canada
Inscribed in
1984
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Good with some concerns

Cape Floral Region Protected Areas

South Africa
Inscribed in
2004
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Central Amazon Conservation Complex

Brazil
Inscribed in
2000
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns
© IUCN/ Tilman Jaeger

Central Sikhote-Alin

Russian Federation
Inscribed in
2001
Criterion
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Central Suriname Nature Reserve

Suriname
Inscribed in
2000
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns
© IUCN/Charles Besançon

Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar”

Colombia
Inscribed in
2018
Criteria
(iii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Comoé National Park

Côte d'Ivoire
Inscribed in
1983
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Danube Delta

Romania
Inscribed in
1991
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Desembarco del Granma National Park

Cuba
Inscribed in
1999
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Good with some concerns
© IUCN/Cyril Grueter

Fanjingshan

China
Inscribed in
2018
Criterion
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Golden Mountains of Altai

Russian Federation
Inscribed in
1998
Criterion
(x)
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Good with some concerns
 © IUCN / Graeme Worboys

Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area

India
Inscribed in
2014
Criterion
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

United States of America (USA)
Inscribed in
1983
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Gunung Mulu National Park

Malaysia
Inscribed in
2000
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Ha Long Bay

Viet Nam
Inscribed in
2000
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Good with some concerns

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

China
Inscribed in
1992
Criterion
(vii)
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Good with some concerns

Hubei Shennongjia

China
Inscribed in
2016
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Ilulissat Icefjord

Denmark
Inscribed in
2004
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Good with some concerns

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

South Africa
Inscribed in
1999
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Kaziranga National Park

India
Inscribed in
1985
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Kinabalu Park

Malaysia
Inscribed in
2000
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek

Canada
United States of America (USA)
Inscribed in
1979
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems

France
Inscribed in
2008
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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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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Good with some concerns

Laurisilva of Madeira

Portugal
Inscribed in
1999
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Los Glaciares National Park

Argentina
Inscribed in
1981
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Good with some concerns

Macquarie Island

Australia
Inscribed in
1997
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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