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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

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: 20 SITES
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Significant concern

Area de Conservación Guanacaste

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

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

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

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Canada
Inscribed in
1984
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
Read more
Significant concern

Chitwan National Park

Nepal
Inscribed in
1984
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Good with some concerns

Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)

Italy
Inscribed in
2000
Criterion
(viii)
Read more
Significant concern

Lake Baikal

Russian Federation
Inscribed in
1996
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Significant concern

Lake Malawi National Park

Malawi
Inscribed in
1984
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern
 © IUCN / Elena Osipova

Manú National Park

Peru
Inscribed in
1987
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Good with some concerns

Mount Athos

Greece
Inscribed in
1988
Criteria
(i)
(ii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
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Good with some concerns

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Tanzania (United Republic of)
Inscribed in
1979
Criteria
(iv)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Critical

Niokolo-Koba National Park

Senegal
Inscribed in
1981
Criterion
(x)
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Good with some concerns
Okavango Delta, Botswana. © IUCN Peter Howard

Okavango Delta

Botswana
Inscribed in
2014
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Qinghai Hoh Xil

China
Inscribed in
2017
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Critical

Selous Game Reserve

Tanzania (United Republic of)
Inscribed in
1982
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Simien National Park

Ethiopia
Inscribed in
1978
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Significant concern

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sri Lanka
Inscribed in
1988
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Socotra Archipelago

Yemen
Inscribed in
2008
Criterion
(x)
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Good with some concerns

South China Karst

China
Inscribed in
2007
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Good with some concerns

Srebarna Nature Reserve

Bulgaria
Inscribed in
1983
Criterion
(x)
Read more
Significant concern

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

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