Skip to main content
Home World Heritage Outlook

Main navigation

  • Results
  • Explore sites
  • Partners
  • Sites benefits
  • More
    • About the IUCN World Heritage Outlook
    • Understanding ratings
    • Methodology and consultation
    • FAQ
    • News
    • Resources
    • Contact us
    • Terms of use
    • Privacy Policy
  • Log in
You are here:
  1. Home
  2. Explore sites

Search all natural sites

or
Explore map
Clear search

Filters

Choose one or more filters to refine your search.
Region
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • South America
Criteria
  • (viii) Earth’s history
  • (ix) Ecosystems
  • (x) Species
Rating
  • (-) Good
  • (-) Good with some concerns
  • Significant concern
  • Critical
Threat
  • Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge systems that result in negative impact
  • Fire/ Fire Suppression
  • Habitat Shifting/ Alteration
  • Water Pollution
  • Crops
  • Roads/ Railroads
  • (-) Oil/ Gas exploration/development
  • Residential and Commercial Development
  • Tourism/ visitors/ recreation
  • Invasive Non-Native/ Alien Species
  • Hunting and trapping
  • Housing/ Urban Areas
  • Identity/social cohesion/ changes in local population and community that result in negative impact
  • Earthquakes/ Tsunamis
  • Forestry/ Wood production
  • Mining/ Quarrying
  • Dams/ Water Management or Use
  • Household Sewage/ Urban Waste Water
  • Droughts
  • Commercial/ Industrial Areas
  • Problematic Native Species
  • Utility / Service Lines
  • Agriculture and Aquaculture
  • War, Civil Unrest/ Military Exercises
  • (-) Renewable Energy
  • Other Activities
  • Introduced Modified Genetic Material
  • Avalanches/ Landslides
  • Shipping Lanes
  • Livestock Farming / Grazing
  • Logging/ Wood Harvesting
  • Industrial/ Military Effluents
  • Tourism/ Recreation Areas
  • Other Ecosystem Modifications
  • Energy Production and Mining
  • Transportation and Service Corridors
  • Diseases/pathogens
  • Agricultural effluents
  • Collection of non-timber forest products (NTFPs)
  • Flight Paths
  • Erosion and Siltation/ Deposition
  • Marine/ Freshwater Aquaculture
  • Biological Resource Use
  • Solid Waste
  • Fishing / Harvesting Aquatic Resources
  • Temperature extremes
  • Air Pollution
  • Storms/Flooding
  • Other Biological Resource Use
  • Human Intrusions and Disturbance
  • Natural System Modifications
  • Invasive and Other Problematic Species and Genes
  • Pollution
  • Geological Events
  • Climate Change and Severe Weather
  • Social/ Cultural Changes
  • Other
Benefit
  • Food
  • Direct employment
  • History and tradition
  • Access to drinking water
  • (-) Carbon sequestration
  • Importance for research
  • Sustainable extraction of materials (e.g. coral, shells, resin, rubber, grass, rattan, etc)
  • Water
  • Contribution to education
  • Tourism-related income
  • Wilderness and iconic features
  • Commercial wells
  • Soil stabilisation
  • Outdoor recreation and tourism
  • Sacred natural sites or landscapes
  • Coastal protection
  • Fishing areas and conservation of fish stocks
  • Cultural and spiritual values
  • Provision of jobs
  • Natural beauty and scenery
  • Flood prevention
  • Health and recreation
  • Water provision (importance for water quantity and quality)
  • Knowledge
  • Cultural identity and sense of belonging
  • Environmental services
  • Pollination
  • Materials
  • Contribution to local economy
Designation
  • Biosphere reserve
  • Ramsar site
Theme

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.

>> Learn more about the assessment process

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

>> More details on ratings

RESULTS: 3 SITES
  • Sort Alphabetically Z-A
Clear search
Good with some concerns
© IUCN/Doris Cordero

Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity

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

Sundarbans National Park

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

Wadden Sea

Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Inscribed in
2009
Criteria
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
Read more
  • Sort by:Alphabetically Z-A

Main navigation

  • Results
  • Explore sites
  • Partners
  • Sites benefits
  • More
    • About the IUCN World Heritage Outlook
    • Understanding ratings
    • Methodology and consultation
    • FAQ
    • News
    • Resources
    • Contact us
    • Terms of use
    • Privacy Policy
  • Log in

Share on:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
IUCN WCPA

© International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources