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
  • Africa
  • (-) Asia
  • Europe
  • Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • (-) South America
Criteria
  • (-) (vii) Superlative beauty
  • (-) (viii) Earth’s history
  • (ix) Ecosystems
  • (x) Species
Rating
  • (-) Good
  • (-) Good with some concerns
  • Significant concern
Threat
  • (-) Roads/ Railroads
  • Habitat Shifting/ Alteration
  • Fire/ Fire Suppression
  • Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge systems that result in negative impact
  • Tourism/ visitors/ recreation
  • Invasive Non-Native/ Alien Species
  • Hunting and trapping
  • Water Pollution
  • Crops
  • Housing/ Urban Areas
  • Residential and Commercial Development
  • Problematic Native Species
  • Household Sewage/ Urban Waste Water
  • Earthquakes/ Tsunamis
  • Mining/ Quarrying
  • Forestry/ Wood production
  • Identity/social cohesion/ changes in local population and community that result in negative impact
  • Commercial/ Industrial Areas
  • Dams/ Water Management or Use
  • Utility / Service Lines
  • Agriculture and Aquaculture
  • War, Civil Unrest/ Military Exercises
  • Logging/ Wood Harvesting
  • Energy Production and Mining
  • Tourism/ Recreation Areas
  • Shipping Lanes
  • Livestock Farming / Grazing
  • Avalanches/ Landslides
  • Other Activities
  • Erosion and Siltation/ Deposition
  • Agricultural effluents
  • Transportation and Service Corridors
  • Ocean acidification
  • Biological Resource Use
  • Solid Waste
  • Temperature extremes
  • Fishing / Harvesting Aquatic Resources
  • Other Biological Resource Use
  • Air Pollution
  • Storms/Flooding
  • 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
Benefit
  • Importance for research
  • Direct employment
  • Food
  • Access to drinking water
  • History and tradition
  • Water
  • Contribution to education
  • Tourism-related income
  • Soil stabilisation
  • Wilderness and iconic features
  • Collection of genetic material
  • Outdoor recreation and tourism
  • Provision of jobs
  • Cultural and spiritual values
  • Sacred natural sites or landscapes
  • Flood prevention
  • Traditional agriculture
  • Natural beauty and scenery
  • Health and recreation
  • Knowledge
  • Water provision (importance for water quantity and quality)
  • Environmental services
  • (-) Contribution to local economy
Designation
  • Biosphere reserve
  • Geopark
  • 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: 5 SITES
  • Sort Alphabetically Z-A
Clear search
Good

Ischigualasto-Talampaya Natural Parks

Argentina
Inscribed in
2000
Criterion
(viii)
Read more
Good

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Inscribed in
2007
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
Read more
Good
 © IUCN / Paul Williams

Lut Desert

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Inscribed in
2016
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
Read more
Good with some concerns

Qinghai Hoh Xil

China
Inscribed in
2017
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
Read more
Good with some concerns

South China Karst

China
Inscribed in
2007
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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