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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 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: 120 SITES
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Critical

Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves

Niger
Inscribed in
1991
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Ukraine
Inscribed in
2007
Criterion
(ix)
Read more
Good with some concerns
 © IUCN / German Soler

Archipiélago de Revillagigedo

Mexico
Inscribed in
2016
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Good

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)

Australia
Inscribed in
1994
Criteria
(viii)
(ix)
Read more
Significant concern

Banc d'Arguin National Park

Mauritania
Inscribed in
1989
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Białowieża Forest

Belarus
Poland
Inscribed in
1992
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Blue and John Crow Mountains

Jamaica
Inscribed in
2015
Criteria
(iii)
(vi)
(x)
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Significant concern

Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves

Brazil
Inscribed in
2001
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Uganda
Inscribed in
1994
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Canada
Inscribed in
1984
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Good with some concerns

Cape Floral Region Protected Areas

South Africa
Inscribed in
2004
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Central Amazon Conservation Complex

Brazil
Inscribed in
2000
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks

Brazil
Inscribed in
2001
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good

China Danxia

China
Inscribed in
2010
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Significant concern

Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection

Panama
Inscribed in
2005
Criteria
(ix)
(x)
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Good

Dinosaur Provincial Park

Canada
Inscribed in
1979
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Significant concern

Doñana National Park

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

Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex

Thailand
Inscribed in
2005
Criterion
(x)
Read more
Good

Dorset and East Devon Coast

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)
Inscribed in
2001
Criterion
(viii)
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Good with some concerns

El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve

Mexico
Inscribed in
2013
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(x)
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Critical

Everglades National Park

United States of America (USA)
Inscribed in
1979
Criteria
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Good with some concerns

Fraser Island

Australia
Inscribed in
1992
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
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Good
© IUCN/Wendy Strahm

French Austral Lands and Seas

France
Inscribed in
2019
Criteria
(vii)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Galápagos Islands

Ecuador
Inscribed in
1978
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
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Significant concern

Garajonay National Park

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

Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)
Inscribed in
1986
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
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Good with some concerns

Golden Mountains of Altai

Russian Federation
Inscribed in
1998
Criterion
(x)
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Significant concern

Gough and Inaccessible Islands

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)
Inscribed in
1995
Criteria
(vii)
(x)
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Critical

Great Barrier Reef

Australia
Inscribed in
1981
Criteria
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
Read more
Good with some concerns
 © IUCN / Graeme Worboys

Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area

India
Inscribed in
2014
Criterion
(x)
Read more

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