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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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RESULTS: 28 SITES
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Good with some concerns

Danube Delta

Romania
Inscribed in
1991
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Critical

Dja Faunal Reserve

Cameroon
Inscribed in
1987
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Significant concern

Galápagos Islands

Ecuador
Inscribed in
1978
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Critical

Great Barrier Reef

Australia
Inscribed in
1981
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Ilulissat Icefjord

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

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

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

Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)

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

Komodo National Park

Indonesia
Inscribed in
1991
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Significant concern

Lake Baikal

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

Lake Turkana National Parks

Kenya
Inscribed in
1997
Criteria
(viii)
(x)
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Significant concern
© IUCN/Sonali Ghosh

Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)

China
Inscribed in
2019
Criterion
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Papahānaumokuākea

United States of America (USA)
Inscribed in
2010
Criteria
(iii)
(vi)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns
© IUCN/Doris Cordero

Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity

Brazil
Inscribed in
2019
Criteria
(v)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Península Valdés

Argentina
Inscribed in
1999
Criterion
(x)
Read more
Good with some concerns

Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Kiribati
Inscribed in
2010
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
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Critical

Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Honduras
Inscribed in
1982
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns
 © IUCN / Naomi Doak

Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park

Sudan
Inscribed in
2016
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Critical

Selous Game Reserve

Tanzania (United Republic of)
Inscribed in
1982
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Shiretoko

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

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sri Lanka
Inscribed in
1988
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Škocjan Caves

Slovenia
Inscribed in
1986
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
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Good with some concerns

Sundarbans National Park

India
Inscribed in
1987
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good

Surtsey

Iceland
Inscribed in
2008
Criterion
(ix)
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Significant concern

The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities

Iraq
Inscribed in
2016
Criteria
(iii)
(v)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

China
Inscribed in
2003
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines
Inscribed in
1993
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good

Wadden Sea

Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Inscribed in
2009
Criteria
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Western Ghats

India
Inscribed in
2012
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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