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The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species. 175 properties on the List meet it, 22 of them under this criterion alone.

SiteCountryYearTypeCriteria
Galapagos IslandsEcuador1978Naturalviiviiiixx
Simien Mountains National ParkEthiopia1978Naturalviix
Yellowstone National ParkUnited States1978Naturalviiviiiixx
Białowieża ForestPolandBelarus1979Naturalixx
Everglades National Park in dangerUnited States1979Naturalviiiixx
Grand Canyon National ParkUnited States1979Naturalviiviiiixx
Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekCanadaUnited States1979Naturalviiviiiixx
Ngorongoro Conservation AreaTanzania1979Mixedivviiviiiixx
Tikal National ParkGuatemala1979Mixediiiiivixx
Virunga National Park in dangerDemocratic Republic of the Congo1979Naturalviiviiix
Durmitor National ParkMontenegro1980Naturalviiviiix
Garamba National Park in dangerDemocratic Republic of the Congo1980Naturalixx
Ichkeul National ParkTunisia1980Naturalx
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park in dangerDemocratic Republic of the Congo1980Naturalx
Darién National ParkPanama1981Naturalviiixx
Djoudj National Bird SanctuarySenegal1981Naturalviix
Great Barrier ReefAustralia1981Naturalviiviiiixx
Kakadu National ParkAustralia1981Mixediviviiixx
Mammoth Cave National ParkUnited States1981Naturalviiviiix
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve in dangerCôte d'IvoireGuinea1981Naturalixx
Niokolo-Koba National ParkSenegal1981Naturalx
Serengeti National ParkTanzania1981Naturalviix
AldabraSeychelles1982Naturalviiixx
Lord Howe Island GroupAustralia1982Naturalviix
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve in dangerHonduras1982Naturalviiviiiixx
Selous Game Reserve in dangerTanzania1982Naturalixx
Taï National ParkCôte d'Ivoire1982Naturalviix
Tasmanian WildernessAustralia1982Mixediiiivviviiviiiixx
Comoé National ParkCôte d'Ivoire1983Naturalixx
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkUnited States1983Naturalviiviiiixx
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola ReserveFrance1983Naturalviiviiix
Sangay National ParkEcuador1983Naturalviiviiiixx
Srebarna Nature ReserveBulgaria1983Naturalx
Talamanca Range-La Amistad ReservesCosta RicaPanama1983Naturalviiviiiixx
Vallée de MaiSeychelles1983Naturalviiviiiixx
Wood Buffalo National ParkCanada1983Naturalviiixx
Chitwan National ParkNepal1984Naturalviiixx
Iguazú National Park World Heritage SiteArgentina1984Naturalviix
Lake Malawi National ParkMalawi1984Naturalviiixx
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasZimbabwe1984Naturalviiixx
Kaziranga National ParkIndia1985Naturalixx
Kevladev National ParkIndia1985Naturalx
Manas National ParkIndia1985Naturalviiixx
Gondwana Rainforests of AustraliaAustralia1986Naturalviiiixx
Iguaçu National ParkBrazil1986Naturalviix
St KildaUnited Kingdom1986Mixediiivviiixx
Dja Faunal ReserveCameroon1987Naturalixx
Manu National ParkPeru1987Naturalixx
Sian Ka'anMexico1987Naturalviix
Sundarbans National ParkIndia1987Naturalixx
Henderson IslandUnited Kingdom1988Naturalviix
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park in dangerCentral African Republic1988Naturalixx
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National ParksIndia1988Naturalviix
Sinharaja Forest ReserveSri Lanka1988Naturalixx
Wet Tropics of QueenslandAustralia1988Naturalviiviiiixx
Banc d'Arguin National ParkMauritania1989Naturalixx
HuangshanChina1990Mixediiviix
Río Abiseo National ParkPeru1990Mixediiiviiixx
Te WahipounamuNew Zealand1990Naturalviiviiiixx
Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveMadagascar1990Naturalviix
Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve in dangerNiger1991Naturalviiixx
Danube DeltaRomaniaUkraine1991Naturalviix
Komodo National ParkIndonesia1991Naturalviix
Shark BayAustralia1991Naturalviiviiiixx
Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife SanctuaryThailand1991Naturalviiixx
Ujung Kulon National ParkIndonesia1991Naturalviix
Tubbataha ReefPhilippines1993Naturalviiixx
Whale Sanctuary of El VizcainoMexico1993Naturalx
Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkUganda1994Naturalviix
Canaima National ParkVenezuela1994Naturalviiviiiixx
Doñana National ParkSpain1994Naturalviiixx
Los Katíos National ParkColombia1994Naturalixx
Rwenzori Mountains National ParkUganda1994Naturalviix
Gough and Inaccessible IslandsUnited Kingdom1995Naturalviix
Belize Barrier ReefBelize1996Naturalviiixx
Lake BaikalRussiaSoviet Union1996Naturalviiviiiixx
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic AreaChina1996Mixedivvix
Okapi Wildlife Reserve in dangerDemocratic Republic of the Congo1996Naturalx
Volcanoes of KamchatkaRussia1996Naturalviiviiiixx
W-Arly-Pendjari ComplexBeninBurkina FasoNiger1996Naturalixx
Cocos Island National ParkCosta Rica1997Naturalixx
Lake Turkana National Parks in dangerKenya1997Naturalviiix
Morne Trois Pitons National ParkDominica1997Naturalviiix
Sundarbans Reserved ForestBangladesh1997Naturalixx
Golden Mountains of AltaiRussia1998Naturalx
New Zealand Subantarctic IslandsNew Zealand1998Naturalixx
Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage SiteCosta Rica1999Naturalixx
Atlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrazil1999Naturalviiixx
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest ReservesBrazil1999Naturalixx
Ibiza, Biodiversity and CultureSpain1999Mixediiiiiivixx
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkSouth Africa1999Naturalviiixx
Laurisilva of MadeiraPortugal1999Naturalixx
Lorentz National ParkIndonesia1999Naturalviiiixx
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkPhilippines1999Naturalviix
Valdes PeninsulaArgentina1999Naturalx
Western CaucasusRussia1999Naturalixx
Wuyi MountainsChina1999Mixediiiviviix
Central Amazon Conservation ComplexBrazil2000Naturalixx
Central Suriname Nature ReserveSuriname2000Naturalixx
Greater Blue Mountains AreaAustralia2000Naturalixx
Gunung Mulu National ParkMalaysia2000Naturalviiviiiixx
Kinabalu ParkMalaysia2000Naturalixx
Maloti-Drakensberg ParkLesothoSouth Africa2000Mixediiiiviix
Noel Kempff Mercado National ParkBolivia2000Naturalixx
PantanalBrazilBoliviaParaguay2000Naturalviiixx
Alexander von Humboldt National ParkCuba2001Naturalixx
Central Sikhote-AlinRussia2001Naturalx
Rocas AtollBrazil2001Naturalviiixx
CalakmulMexico2002Mixediiiiiiivixx
Phong Nha–Ke Bang National ParkVietnam2003Naturalviiiixx
Three Parallel Rivers National ParkChina2003Naturalviiviiiixx
Uvs Nuur BasinRussiaMongolia2003Naturalixx
Cape Floristic KingdomSouth Africa2004Naturalixx
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra in dangerIndonesia2004Naturalviiixx
Zapovednik Wrangel IslandRussiaSoviet Union2004Naturalixx
CoibaPanama2005Naturalixx
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexThailand2005Naturalx
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California in dangerMexico2005Naturalviiixx
ShiretokoJapan2005Naturalixx
Sichuan Giant Panda SanctuariesChina2006Naturalx
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaGabon2007Mixediiiivixx
Rainforests of the AtsinananaMadagascar2007Naturalixx
New Caledonia Barrier ReefFrance2008Naturalviiixx
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern KazakhstanKazakhstan2008Naturalixx
Socotra ArchipelagoYemenSouth Yemen2008Naturalx
Wadden SeaDenmarkGermanyNetherlands2009Naturalviiiixx
Central Highlands of Sri LankaSri Lanka2010Naturalixx
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National MonumentUnited States2010Mixediiiviviiiixx
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandFrance2010Naturalviix
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKenya2011Naturalviiixx
Ningaloo ReefAustralia2011Naturalviix
Rock Islands Southern LagoonPalau2012Mixediiivviiixx
Sangha TrinationalCameroonRepublic of the CongoCentral African Republic2012Naturalixx
Western GhatsIndia2012Naturalixx
El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveMexico2013Naturalviiviiix
Namib Sand SeaNamibia2013Naturalviiviiiixx
Great Himalayan National ParkIndia2014Naturalx
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife SanctuaryPhilippines2014Naturalx
Okavango DeltaBotswana2014Naturalviiixx
Blue and John Crow MountainsJamaica2015Mixediiivix
Ahwar of Southern IraqIraq2016Mixediiivixx
Hubei ShennongjiaChina2016Naturalixx
Khangchendzonga National ParkIndia2016Mixediiiviviix
Revillagigedo IslandsMexico2016Naturalviiixx
Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National ParkSudan2016Naturalviiixx
Western Tian ShanKazakhstanKyrgyzstanUzbekistan2016Naturalx
Hoh XilChina2017Naturalviix
Landscapes of DauriaMongoliaRussia2017Naturalixx
Los Alerces National ParkArgentina2017Naturalviix
Chiribiquete National ParkColombia2018Mixediiiixx
FanjingshanChina2018Naturalx
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveMexico2018Mixedivx
French Southern and Antarctic Lands nature reserveFrance2019Naturalviiixx
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)China2019Naturalx
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityBrazil2019Mixedvx
Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote IslandJapan2021Naturalx
Colchic Rainforests and WetlandsGeorgia2021Naturalixx
Getbol, Korean Tidal FlatsSouth Korea2021Naturalx
Kaeng Krachan Forest ComplexThailand2021Naturalx
Bale Mountains National ParkEthiopia2023Naturalviix
Cold Winter Deserts of TuranKazakhstanUzbekistanTurkmenistan2023Naturalixx
Nyungwe ForestRwanda2023Naturalx
Odzala National ParkRepublic of the Congo2023Naturalixx
'Uruq Bani Ma'aridSaudi Arabia2023Naturalviiixx
Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern MartiniqueFrance2023Naturalviiix
Flow CountryUnited Kingdom2024Naturalixx
Lençóis Maranhenses National ParkBrazil2024Naturalviiviiix
Marquesas IslandsFrance2024Mixediiivviiixx
VjetrenicaBosnia and Herzegovina2024Naturalviix
Bijagos Archipelago Biosphere ReserveGuinea-Bissau2025Naturalixx
Gola-Tiwai complexSierra Leone2025Naturalixx
Aqaba Marine ReserveJordan2026Naturalixx
Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape in dangerSouth Sudan2026Naturalviiixx
Okefenokee National Wildlife RefugeUnited States2026Naturalixx
The wider area of Mount OlympusGreece2026Mixedvix

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