Sites by Country

Sites are listed alphabetically by county, with transnational sites included by alphabetical position of the ‘first’ (alphabetical) country (so each site is listed once only).  

Mixed sites – listed under both natural and cultural criteria – are denoted by an (M).

Sites in Danger  – Denoted by an ‘X’. Learn more about these sites here.

In the table below, click on the site name to link directly to the relevant page, noting that some pages are not yet developed so not all links are active:

COUNTRYSITESITES IN DANGER
USAOkefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Albania & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Albania & North MacedoniaNatural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (M)
AlgeriaTassili n’Ajjer National Park
ArgentinaIguazu National Park
ArgentinaLos Glaciares National Park
ArgentinaPenínsula Valdés
ArgentinaLos Alerces National Park
ArgentinaIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
AustraliaGondwana Rainforests of Australia
AustraliaAustralian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
AustraliaHeard and McDonald Islands
AustraliaKakadu National Park (M)
AustraliaLord Howe Island Group
AustraliaMacquarie Island
AustraliaNingaloo Coast
AustraliaPurnululu National Park
AustraliaShark Bay, Western Australia
AustraliaTasmanian Wilderness (M)
AustraliaGreater Blue Mountains Area
AustraliaWet Tropics of Queensland
AustraliaWillandra Lakes Region (M)
AustraliaGreat Barrier Reef
AustraliaFraser Island
AustraliaUluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (M)
Austria & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
BangladeshThe Sundarbans
Belarus & PolandBialowieza Forest
Belgium & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
BelizeBelize Barrier Reef Reserve System
Benin, Burkina Faso & NigerW-Arly-Pendjari-Complex
BoliviaNoel Kempff Mercado National Park
BotswanaOkavango Delta
BrazilCentral Amazon Conservation Complex
BrazilAtlantic Forest South-East Reserves
BrazilDiscovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
BrazilIguaçu National Park
BrazilPantanal Conservation Area
BrazilBrazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
BrazilCerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
BrazilParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity
BulgariaSrebarna Nature Reserve
BulgariaPirin National Park
Bulgaria & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Burkina Faso, Benin & Niger W-Arly-Pendjari-Complex
CameroonDja Faunal Reserve
Cameroon, Central African Republic & CongoSangha Trinational
CanadaCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks
CanadaDinosaur Provincial Park
CanadaGros Morne National Park
CanadaJoggins Fossil Cliffs
CanadaMiguasha National Park
CanadaMistaken Point
CanadaNahanni National Park
CanadaPimachiowin Aki
CanadaWood Buffalo National Park
Canada & USAWaterton Glacier International Peace Park
Canada & USAKluane /Wrangell-St. Elias /Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
Central African RepublicManovo-Gounda St Floris National ParkX
Central African Republic,Cameroon & CongoSangha Trinational
ChadEnnedi Massif (M)
ChadLakes of Ounianga
ChinaChina Danxia
ChinaFanjingshan
ChinaHuanglong Scenic Area
ChinaHubei Shennongjia
ChinaJiuzhaigou Valley Scenic Area
ChinaMigratory Bird Sanctuaries along the coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China
ChinaMount Emei Scenic Area (M)
ChinaMount Huangshan (M)
ChinaMount Sanqingshan National Park
ChinaMount Taishan (M)
ChinaMount Wuyi (M)
ChinaSichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang Jiajin Mountains
ChinaSouth China Karst
ChinaThree Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
ChinaXinjiang Tianshan
ChinaQinghai Hoh Xil
ChinaWulingyuan-Zhangjiajie
ChinaChengjiang Fossil Site
ColombiaChiribiquete National Park – ‘The Maloca of the Jaguar’
ColombiaMalpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
ColombiaLos Katíos National Park
Congo, Central African Republic & CameroonSangha Trinational
Costa RicaCocos Island National Park
Costa RicaArea de Conservacion Guanacaste
Costa Rica & PanamaTalamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
Côte d'IvoireTaï National Park
Côte d'IvoireComoé National Park
Côte d'Ivoire & Guinea Mount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveX
CroatiaPlitvice Lakes National Park
Croatia & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
CubaDesembarco del Granma National Park
CubaAlejandro de Humboldt National Park
DenmarkIlulissat Icefjord
DenmarkStevns Klint
Denmark, Germany & NetherlandsWadden Sea
DominicaMorne Trois Pitons National Park
DR CongoOkapi Wildlife ReserveX
DR CongoSalonga National ParkX
DR CongoVirunga National ParkX
DR CongoKahuzi-Biega National ParkX
DRCongoGaramba National ParkX
EcuadorSangay National Park
EcuadorGalápagos Islands
EgyptWadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
EthiopiaSimien National Park
Finland & SwedenHigh Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
FranceChaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena
FranceFrench Austral Lands and Seas
FranceGulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
FrancePitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
FranceLagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
France & SpainPyrénées – Mont Perdu (M)
GabonEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda (M)
GeorgiaColchic Rainforests and Wetlands
GermanyMessel Pit Fossil Site
Germany & 11 othersAncient and primeval beech forests of the Carpathians and other regions of Europe
Germany, Denmark & Netherlands Wadden Sea
GreeceMeteora (M)
GreeceMount Athos (M)
GuatemalaTikal National Park (M)
Guinea & Côte d'Ivoire Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
HondurasRío Plátano Biosphere ReserveX
Hungary & SlovakiaCaves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
IcelandSurtsey
IcelandVatnajökull National Park – Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice
IndiaManas Wildlife Sanctuary
IndiaNanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
IndiaSundarbans National Park
IndiaWestern Ghats
IndiaGreat Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
IndiaKeoladeo National Park
IndiaKhangchendzonga National Park (M)
IndiaKaziranga National Park
IndonesiaTropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra *X
IndonesiaLorentz National Park
IndonesiaKomodo National Park
IndonesiaUjung Kulon National Park
IranLut Desert
IranHyrcanian Forests
IraqThe Ahwar of Southern Iraq (M)
ItalyIsole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
ItalyMount Etna
ItalyThe Dolomites
Italy & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Italy & SwitzerlandMonte San Giorgio
JamaicaBlue and John Crow Mountains (M)
JapanYakushima
JapanShirakami-Sanchi
JapanOgasawara Islands
JapanShiretoko
JapanAmami-Oshima, Tokunoshima, Northern Okinawa and Iriomote Islands
JordanWadi Rum Protected Area (M)
KazakhstanSaryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & UzbekistanWestern Tien-Shan
KenyaMount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
KenyaLake Turkana National Parks
KenyaKenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
KiribatiPhoenix Islands Protected Area
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan & UzbekistanWestern Tien-Shan
Lesotho & South AfricaMaloti-Drakensberg Park (M)
MadagascarTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
MadagascarRainforests of the AtsinananaX
MalawiLake Malawi National Park
MalaysiaGunung Mulu National Park
MalaysiaKinabalu Park
MaliCliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (M)
MauritaniaBanc d'Arguin National Park
MexicoMonarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
MexicoSian Ka'an
MexicoWhale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
MexicoArchipielago do Revillagigedo
MexicoEl Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
MexicoAncient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (M)
MexicoIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
MexicoTehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica
Mongolia & Russian FederationUvs Nuur Basin
Mongolia & Russian FederationLandscapes of Dauria
MontenegroDurmitor National Park
NamibiaNamib Sand Sea
NepalChitwan National Park
NepalSagarmatha National Park
Netherlands, Denmark & Germany Wadden Sea
New ZealandTe Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
New ZealandTongariro National Park (M)
New ZealandNew Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands
NigerAir and Ténéré Natural ReservesX
Niger, Benin & Burkina Faso W-Arly-Pendjari-Complex
North Macedonia & Albania Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (M)X
NorwayWest Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
PalauRock Islands Southern Lagoon (M)
PanamaCoiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection
PanamaDarien National Park
Panama & Costa Rica Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
PeruHuascarán National Park
PeruMachu Picchu (M)
PeruRío Abiseo National Park (M)
PeruManú National Park
PhilippinesPuerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
PhilippinesTubbataha Reefs Natural Park
PhilippinesMount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary
Poland & Belarus Bialowieza Forest
PortugalLaurisilva of Madeira
Republic of KoreaJeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
RomaniaDanube Delta
Romania & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Russian FederationCentral Sikhote-Alin
Russian FederationVirgin Komi Forests
Russian FederationVolcanoes of Kamchatka
Russian FederationWestern Caucasus
Russian FederationGolden Mountains of Altai
Russian FederationLake Baikal
Russian FederationLena Pillars Nature Park
Russian FederationNatural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
Russian FederationPutorana Plateau
Russian Federation & Mongolia Landscapes of Dauria
Russian Federation & Mongolia Uvs Nuur Basin
Saint LuciaPitons Management Area
SenegalDjoudj National Bird Sanctuary
SenegalNiokolo-Koba National ParkX
SeychellesVallée de Mai Nature Reserve
SeychellesAldabra Atoll
Slovakia & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Slovakia & Hungary Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
SloveniaŠkocjan Caves
Slovenia & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Solomon IslandsEast RennellX
South AfricaBarberton Makhonjwa Mountains
South AfricaCape Floral Region Protected Areas
South AfricaiSimangaliso Wetland Park
South AfricaVredefort Dome
South Africa & Lesotho Maloti-Drakensberg Park (M)
SpainTeide National Park
SpainIbiza, Biodiversity and Culture (M)
SpainGarajonay National Park
SpainDoñana National Park
Spain & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Spain & France Pyrénées – Mont Perdu (M)
Sri LankaSinharaja Forest Reserve
Sri LankaCentral Highlands of Sri Lanka
SudanSanganeb, Dungonab Bay & Mukkawar Island
SurinameCentral Suriname Nature Reserve
SwedenLaponian Area (M)
Sweden & Finland High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
SwitzerlandSwiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
SwitzerlandSwiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
Switzerland & Italy Monte San Giorgio
TajikistanTajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)
Tanzania Serengeti National Park
Tanzania Ngorongoro Conservation Area (M)
Tanzania Kilimanjaro National Park
Tanzania Selous Game ReserveX
ThailandDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
ThailandThungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
TunisiaIchkeul National Park
TurkeyHierapolis-Pamukkale (M)
TurkeyGöreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (M)
UgandaBwindi Impenetrable National Park
UgandaRwenzori Mountains National Park
Ukraine & 11 othersAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
United KingdomSt Kilda (M)
United KingdomDorset and East Devon Coast
United KingdomGiant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
United KingdomGough and Inaccessible Islands
United KingdomHenderson Island
USAGreat Smoky Mountains National Park
USAHawaii Volcanoes National Park
USAOlympic National Park
USAPapahanaumokuakea (M)
USARedwood National and State Parks
USAYellowstone National Park
USAYosemite National Park
USACarlsbad Caverns National Park
USAEverglades National ParkX
USAMammoth Cave National Park
USAGrand Canyon National Park
USA & Canada Kluane /Wrangell-St. Elias /Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
USA & Canada Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan & KyrgyzstanWestern Tien-Shan
VenezuelaCanaima National Park
Viet NamTrang An Landscape Complex (M)
Viet NamHa Long Bay
Viet NamPhong Nha – Ke Bang National Park
YemenSocotra Archipelago
Zambia & ZimbabweMosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
ZimbabweMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
Zimbabwe & ZambiaMosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
ThailandKaeng Krachan Forest Complex
FranceVolcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan & UzbekistanCold Winter Deserts of Turan
ItalyEvaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines
TajikistanTugay Forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve
Saudi ArabiaUruq Bani Ma’arid
ChinaBadain Jaran Desert – Towers of Sand and Lakes
United KingdomThe Flow Country
Bosnia & HerzegovinaVjetrenica Cave (Ravno)
BrazilPeruaçu River Canyon
Democratic People’s Republic of KoreaMount Kumgang – Diamond Mountain from the Sea
Sierra LeoneGola-Tiwai Complex
Guinea BissauCoastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Bijagós Archipelago
FranceTe Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands
BrazilLençóis Maranhenses National Park
RwandaNyungwe National Park
EthiopiaBale Mountains National Park
CanadaAnticosti
CongoForest Massif of Odzala-Kokoua
GabonIvindo National Park
Republic of KoreaGetbol, Korean Tidal Flats
DenmarkMons Klint
MadagascarAndrefana Dry Forests
South SudanBoma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape
JordanAqaba Marine Reserve
DenmarkThe Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord