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  • (vii) Superlative beauty
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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: 12 SITES
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Significant concern

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Ukraine
Inscribed in
2007
Criterion
(ix)
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Significant concern

Białowieża Forest

Belarus
Poland
Inscribed in
1992
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Darién National Park

Panama
Inscribed in
1981
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern
 © IUCN / Guy Debonnet

Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape

Chad
Inscribed in
2016
Criteria
(iii)
(vii)
(ix)
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Significant concern

Lake Baikal

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

Pantanal Conservation Area

Brazil
Inscribed in
2000
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Viet Nam
Inscribed in
2003
Criteria
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Sangha Trinational

Cameroon
Central African Republic
Congo
Inscribed in
2012
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Volcanoes of Kamchatka

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

Western Caucasus

Russian Federation
Inscribed in
1999
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Western Ghats

India
Inscribed in
2012
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Wet Tropics of Queensland

Australia
Inscribed in
1988
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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