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Criteria
  • (-) (vii) Superlative beauty
  • (viii) Earth’s history
  • (ix) Ecosystems
  • (x) Species
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Threat
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  • Pollution
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  • Climate Change and Severe Weather
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  • (-) Collection of timber, e.g. fuelwood
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  • Collection of medicinal resources for local use
  • Collection of wild plants and mushrooms
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  • Soil stabilisation
  • Sustainable extraction of materials (e.g. coral, shells, resin, rubber, grass, rattan, etc)
  • Water
  • Contribution to education
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  • Coastal protection
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  • Provision of jobs
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  • Sacred natural sites or landscapes
  • Sacred or symbolic plants or animals
  • Flood prevention
  • Traditional agriculture
  • Health and recreation
  • Natural beauty and scenery
  • Cultural identity and sense of belonging
  • Livestock grazing areas
  • (-) Knowledge
  • Water provision (importance for water quantity and quality)
  • (-) Environmental services
  • Materials
  • Contribution to local economy
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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: 5 SITES
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Critical

Great Barrier Reef

Australia
Inscribed in
1981
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Critical

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Mexico
Inscribed in
2005
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Critical

Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Honduras
Inscribed in
1982
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Critical

Salonga National Park

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Inscribed in
1984
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
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Critical

Virunga National Park

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Inscribed in
1979
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(x)
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