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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: 13 SITES
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Significant concern

Białowieża Forest

Belarus
Poland
Inscribed in
1992
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good

Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst

Hungary
Slovakia
Inscribed in
1995
Criterion
(viii)
Read more
Good with some concerns

Danube Delta

Romania
Inscribed in
1991
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
Read more
Significant concern

Doñana National Park

Spain
Inscribed in
1994
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Significant concern

Gough and Inaccessible Islands

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

Henderson Island

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

Lake Baikal

Russian Federation
Inscribed in
1996
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Good with some concerns

Laurisilva of Madeira

Portugal
Inscribed in
1999
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Significant concern

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region

Albania
North Macedonia
Inscribed in
1979
Criteria
(i)
(iii)
(iv)
(vii)
Read more
Good with some concerns

Škocjan Caves

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

Srebarna Nature Reserve

Bulgaria
Inscribed in
1983
Criterion
(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 Caucasus

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