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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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© IUCN/Wendy Strahm

French Austral Lands and Seas

France
Inscribed in
2019
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good

Laponian Area

Sweden
Inscribed in
1996
Criteria
(iii)
(v)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
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Good

West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

Norway
Inscribed in
2005
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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