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Rating
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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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Significant concern

Białowieża Forest

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

Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection

Panama
Inscribed in
2005
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Gough and Inaccessible Islands

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)
Inscribed in
1995
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Significant concern

Henderson Island

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)
Inscribed in
1988
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Significant concern

Western Caucasus

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