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Title	Sites	State Parties	Description	Category	Date updated
Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest			Heritage of Religious Interest UNESCO Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest © OUR PLACE / Amos Chapple / Samarkand - Crossroad ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-07
Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin	Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Salonga National Park Dja Faunal Reserve Okapi Wildlife Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Sangha Trinational	Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabon	UNESCO has been taking action in the Congo Basin since 2000 in order to improve the conservation and the management of natural World Heritage ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites Natural	2015-11-24
World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy			In October 2006 the World Heritage Centre published the UNESCO World Heritage Centre's Natural Heritage Strategy, which was endorsed by the World ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-10-29
World Heritage Forest Programme	Nahanni National Park Białowieża Forest Virunga National Park Tikal National Park Plitvice Lakes National Park Durmitor National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Kakadu National Park Niokolo-Koba National Park Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Darien National Park Tasmanian Wilderness Taï National Park Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Selous Game Reserve Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Pirin National Park Comoé National Park Wood Buffalo National Park Sangay National Park Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Salonga National Park Chitwan National Park Iguazu National Park Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Iguaçu National Park Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Garajonay National Park Manú National Park Sinharaja Forest Reserve Dja Faunal Reserve Sian Ka'an Gros Morne National Park Tongariro National Park Mount Taishan Sundarbans National Park Wet Tropics of Queensland Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve Mount Huangshan Río Abiseo National Park Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries Ujung Kulon National Park Fraser Island Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Yakushima Shirakami-Sanchi Los Katíos National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Virgin Komi Forests Lake Baikal Central Sikhote-Alin Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area The Sundarbans Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest Morne Trois Pitons National Park Cocos Island National Park Alejandro de Humboldt National Park East Rennell Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves Mount Wuyi iSimangaliso Wetland Park Greater Blue Mountains Area Area de Conservación Guanacaste Laurisilva of Madeira Lorentz National Park Noel Kempff Mercado National Park Central Amazon Conservation Complex Pantanal Conservation Area Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Kinabalu Park Gunung Mulu National Park Central Suriname Nature Reserve Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Shiretoko Central Highlands of Sri Lanka Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains Putorana Plateau Rainforests of the Atsinanana Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve Mount Sanqingshan National Park Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island Ogasawara Islands		Ranging in size from 18 hectares (Vallée de Mai, Seychelles), to 8.8 million hectares (Lake Baikal, Russian Federation), World Heritage ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-22
World Heritage Marine Programme	Galápagos Islands Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Everglades National Park Great Barrier Reef Aldabra Atoll Lord Howe Island Group Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve St Kilda Sian Ka'an Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture Sundarbans National Park Banc d'Arguin National Park Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Heard and McDonald Islands Shark Bay, Western Australia Ujung Kulon National Park Komodo National Park Macquarie Island Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Ha Long Bay Gough and Inaccessible Islands Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System The Sundarbans Cocos Island National Park East Rennell New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago iSimangaliso Wetland Park Area de Conservación Guanacaste Península Valdés Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California Shiretoko West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary Socotra Archipelago Surtsey Wadden Sea Phoenix Islands Protected Area Papahānaumokuākea Ogasawara Islands Ningaloo Coast Rock Islands Southern Lagoon		World HeritageMarine Programme 5 focus areas Conservation Our core task: ensuring the long-term conservation of World Heritage ...	Marine & coastal	2015-11-26
2010 International Year of Biodiversity			The United Nations has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). The term biodiversity describes the variety of all life and ...	Natural	2015-12-08
30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for ...	Historic Centre of Urbino		The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-10
Africa Nature			Africa Nature Africa nature: a capacity building program for natural World Heritage in Africa Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Côte ...	Conservation of Natural Sites Natural Additional Natural Categories	2015-06-18
Assistance to the project for the creation of a global network of World Heritage forests. ...			The objective of this project was to establish a global network of World Heritage forests to assist the World Heritage Forest Programme.In 1998, ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-02
Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the ...	Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Salonga National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve	Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo Italy Spain	A program aimed at preserving the integrity of World Heritage natural Sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The forests of the ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-15
Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme	Simien National Park Lake Malawi National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Sundarbans National Park Ujung Kulon National Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Ha Long Bay W National Park of Niger The Sundarbans Lake Turkana National Parks Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Kinabalu Park Gunung Mulu National Park Rainforests of the Atsinanana	Bangladesh China Ethiopia India Indonesia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Niger Philippines Viet Nam	The Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme is a collaboration between international environmental charity Earthwatch, ...	Conservation of Natural Sites Natural	2014-10-17
Case study: Dorset	Dorset and East Devon Coast		Located on the south coast of the United Kingdom, the nominated site comprises approximately 155km of undeveloped coastline and countryside. The ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-26
Case study: Galapagos	Galápagos Islands		Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been called ...	Marine & coastal Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
Case study: Sian Ka'an	Sian Ka'an		Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
Case study: Tongariro	Tongariro National Park		In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
Case study: Tubbataha	Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park		The Tubbataha Reef Marine Park covers 96.828 ha, including the North and South Reefs. It is a unique example of an atoll reef with a very high ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-26
Case study: Ujung Kulon	Ujung Kulon National Park		This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore ...	Marine & coastal Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI)	Dja Faunal Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Sangha Trinational	Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Gabon	Tri-national de la Sangha © Ralf Fisher Vision “A transborder network of exceptional protected areas and World Heritage Sites whose ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-10
Control and Eradication of Invasives Species:A Necessary Condition for Conserving Endemic ...	Galápagos Islands		The project was developed in response to the threats resulting from the introduction of alien species and is laying the foundations for the ...	Marine & coastal	2014-10-17
Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape Project	Galápagos Islands Cocos Island National Park Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection	Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Panama	This 3-year project by UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Conservation International, and with financing from the UN Foundation and Global ...	Marine & coastal	2015-10-30
Emergency assistance to the Okapi Wildlife Reserve of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	Okapi Wildlife Reserve	Democratic Republic of the Congo	The Okapi Wildlife Reserve has been on the World Heritage List since 1996. It occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the northeast of ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-02
Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites	Serengeti National Park Aldabra Atoll Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Sangay National Park Chitwan National Park Kaziranga National Park Keoladeo National Park Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Canaima National Park iSimangaliso Wetland Park	Ecuador Honduras India Nepal Seychelles South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Enhancing Our Heritage - Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Sites was a seven-year UNESCO/IUCN project funded by the ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-07
Marine heritage: Support to the Central Pacific project and support to the World Heritage ...			The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement provided support to the valorisation of the Pacific Marine Heritage and support to the World Heritage ...	Marine & coastal	2015-11-24
Preparatory assistance and technical support for the inscription, conservation and management ...	Island of Saint-Louis	Senegal	The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, similar to the technical cooperation provided to the Town of Luang Prabang in the Lao People's ...	Marine & coastal	2015-12-02
Preparatory assistance for inscription of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar	Rainforests of the Atsinanana	Madagascar	The Rainforests of the Atsinanana are predominantly old-growth forests, and, as such, are critically important for the maintenance of ecological ...	Forests	2015-11-09
Preparatory assistance for the identification of heritage in Ehotilé Islands National Park, ...		Côte d'Ivoire	The Ehotilé Islands National Park is a group of six islands situated along the eastern shoreline of the Côte d’Ivoire that shelters a complex and ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-08
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, Togo	Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba	Togo	The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo, which extends into neighboring Benin, is home to the Batammariba people whose remarkable mud ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-08
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of The forest and the residential encampments of the ...		Central African Republic	The Aka Pygmies are considered the very first inhabitants of the Central African Republic. They live in the Mongoumba Forest, of Lobaye. A ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-08
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Southern Oasis of Morocco		Morocco	At the initiative of the Permanent Delegation of Morocco and the “Agence pour la promotion et le développement économique culturel et social des ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-02
Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar	Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Rainforests of the Atsinanana	Madagascar	« Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar » est un programme du Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO qui a ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
Rapid Response Facility	Galápagos Islands Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Niokolo-Koba National Park Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Taï National Park Selous Game Reserve Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Comoé National Park Salonga National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manú National Park Gough and Inaccessible Islands Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Pantanal Conservation Area Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains	Belize Brazil Cameroon Chad China Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador Egypt Guatemala India Indonesia Panama Peru Romania Senegal United Republic of Tanzania Viet Nam	© Oreades Natural World Heritage sites represent the world's pre-eminent areas of biodiversity, and their identification and protection ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-18
Restauration and revitalisation of the Complex of Hué Monuments and historical town, Viet Nam	Complex of Hué Monuments	Viet Nam	Hué, Viet Nam, is one of the last large fortified citadel cities of south-east Asia which was the imperial capital until 1945. The Complex of Hué ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-28
Seminar at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (France) on Tourism and World Heritage Sites	From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt		An international expert meeting focusing on “Tourism and World Heritage Sites” was held from 6 to 8 March 2008 at the Royal Saltworks of ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-08
Seminar on raising awareness on Global Strategy in the South West islands of the Indian Ocean ...		France Madagascar	In 1994, the World Heritage Committee launched the Global Strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List. Crucial to ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-08
State of conservation Information System			Conservation, at the core of the World Heritage Convention Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention refers to the conservation of properties ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-11
Technical and preparatory assistance for the inscription of iSimangaliso Wetland Park and ...	iSimangaliso Wetland Park Maloti-Drakensberg Park	Lesotho South Africa	The rationale of this project was to provide technical assistance through an advisory mission for the development of management mechanisms and ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-10
Technical assistance for the management of the Archaeological Site of Zeugma and its ...		Turkey	Zeugma is an ancient city situated on the Euphrates south of Turkey. It is composed of two cities on either side of the Euphrates: Seleucia and ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-10
Technical assistance for the management of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, the Mountain ...	Mountain Railways of India	India	The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) was the first of three mountain railways of India to be inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-11
TEMATEA Project on Issue-Based Modules for coherent implementation of biodiversity related ...			The TEMATEA Project on Issue-Based Modules supports a better and more coherent national implementation of biodiversity-related conventions ...	Additional Natural Categories	2014-10-17
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge	Gough and Inaccessible Islands Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture Þingvellir National Park Surtsey	Brazil Cabo Verde Iceland Norway Portugal United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	The mid ocean ridge systems are the largest geological features on the planet. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) is a mostly underwater mountain range ...	Additional Natural Categories	2014-10-17
UNESCO for Haiti	National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers	Haiti	Making Culture a Motor for Reconstruction Haiti, the "land of a thousand colours" ‎ "Haiti will certainly not die, because its painters started ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-10
World Heritage and the Arctic			This publication presents the outcome and recommendations of the International Expert Meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic, which took place ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-11-22
World Heritage Biodiversity Programme for India (WHBPI)			Will contribute resources towards site management, capacity building, alternative livelihoods for communities, research and fundraising ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
World Heritage Fossil Sites Workshop			The meeting participants wished to bring to the attention of all relevant organisations and authorities concerned with World Heritage, fossil ...	Natural	2015-12-07
World Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves			Sites on the World Heritage List are cultural, natural or mixed properties recognized by the World Heritage Committee has being of outstanding ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
World Heritage – Pacific 2009 Programme			Despite its extraordinary cultural and biological diversity and richness, the Pacific is the most under-represented sub-region on the World ...	Forests Marine & coastal Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-08
“Public works and heritage”. International seminar in Paris, (France) on bridges			Connecting river banks and cultures, bridge are a work which has, today, acquired great symbolic value, whether as historical testimony or ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-11
Activities in Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve			Honduras' forest administration (COHDEFOR) and local NGOs, such as MOPAWI, are seeking sustainable alternatives for the Río Plátano Biosphere ...	Forests	2014-10-17
Activities in Sian Ka'an			At Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, reserve staff and local partners, such as Amigos de Sian Ka'an, are ...	Forests	2014-10-17
Activities in Tikal National Park	Tikal National Park	Guatemala	At Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the Institute of Anthropology and History, part of the culture ministry, is working to protect one of the ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
Activities in Ujung Kulon National Park and Komodo National Park, Indonesia	Ujung Kulon National Park Komodo National Park	Indonesia	At Ujung Kulon National Park Indonesia's Forestry Department and local NGOs are working on strategies to help poor local communities benefit ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
Activities in Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino	Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino	Mexico	El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve in Baja California, Mexico, is focusing on developing locally based ecotourism to address threats to the coastal ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
Tunisia - Development of an emergency plan for the safeguard of the Ichkeul National Park	Ichkeul National Park		The program consists first in organizing a study preparatory workshop in order to elaborate the strategy that should lead to a sustainable use of ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-10-30
Philippines - Embedment Mooring System For Tubbataha World Heritage Site	Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park	Philippines	Rationale: Tubbataha is a no-take area and the only activities allowed are tourism, which generates funds for conservation, and research. Since ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-10-30
Business Planning for World Heritage Site Managers - a Toolkit	Aldabra Atoll Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Ujung Kulon National Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Kinabalu Park	Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Seychelles Uganda	This project focused on strengthening the business planning capacity of non-profit organisations (government agencies, NGOs) charged with the ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-10-30
Italy- International Safeguarding Campaign of the City of Venice - 1966	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	Venice, with its surrounding lagoon, is unique. In this city on the water, where the idea of terra firma is meaningless, a thousand years has ...	Conservation of Natural Sites	2014-10-17
Publication : « Patrimoine mondial naturel d'Afrique centrale »			Dans le cadre de l'Initiative pour le patrimoine mondial forestier d'Afrique centrale (CAWHFI), le Centre du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO a ...	Forests Conservation of Natural Sites	2015-12-08
International Year of Biodiversity Travelling Exhibition			UNESCO, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United ...	Natural	2015-11-17

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