Natural criterion
Criterion (x)
A plain-language explanation of this criterion is being written. The sites that meet it are listed below.
- Sites
- 164
- Natural
- 146
- Mixed
- 18
- In danger
- 15
Sites that meet it
164 places, in alphabetical order
- 'Uruq Bani Ma'aridSaudi ArabiaNatural
- Air and Ténéré Natural ReservesNigerNatural
- Aldabra AtollSeychellesNatural
- Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote IslandJapanNatural
- Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, CampecheMexicoMixed
- Aqaba Marine ReserveJordanNatural
- Archipiélago de RevillagigedoMexicoNatural
- Area de Conservación GuanacasteCosta RicaNatural
- Atlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrazilNatural
- Bale Mountains National ParkEthiopiaNatural
- Banc d'Arguin National ParkMauritaniaNatural
- Belize Barrier Reef Reserve SystemBelizeNatural
- Białowieża ForestBelarus, PolandNatural
- Boma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeSouth SudanNatural
- Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkUgandaNatural
- Canaima National ParkVenezuelaNatural
- Cape Floral Region Protected AreasSouth AfricaNatural
- Central Amazon Conservation ComplexBrazilNatural
- Central Highlands of Sri LankaSri LankaNatural
- Central Sikhote-AlinRussiaNatural
- Central Suriname Nature ReserveSurinameNatural
- Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar”ColombiaMixed
- Chitwan National ParkNepalNatural
- Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Bijagós Archipelago – Omatí MinhôGuinea-BissauNatural
- Cocos Island National ParkCosta RicaNatural
- Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine ProtectionPanamaNatural
- Colchic Rainforests and WetlandsGeorgiaNatural
- Cold Winter Deserts of TuranKazakhstan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanNatural
- Comoé National ParkCôte d'IvoireNatural
- Danube DeltaRomania, UkraineNatural
- Darien National ParkPanamaNatural
- Dja Faunal ReserveCameroonNatural
- Djoudj National Bird SanctuarySenegalNatural
- Doñana National ParkSpainNatural
- Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexThailandNatural
- Durmitor National ParkMontenegroNatural
- El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveMexicoNatural
- Everglades National ParkUnited StatesNatural
- FanjingshanChinaNatural
- Flow CountryUnited KingdomNatural
- French Austral Lands and SeasFranceNatural
- Galápagos IslandsEcuadorNatural
- Garamba National ParkDemocratic Republic of the CongoNatural
- Getbol, Korean Tidal FlatsSouth KoreaNatural
- Gola-Tiwai ComplexSierra LeoneNatural
- Golden Mountains of AltaiRussiaNatural
- Gondwana Rainforests of AustraliaAustraliaNatural
- Gough and Inaccessible IslandsUnited KingdomNatural
- Grand Canyon National ParkUnited StatesNatural
- Great Barrier ReefAustraliaNatural
- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation AreaIndiaNatural
- Great Smoky Mountains National ParkUnited StatesNatural
- Greater Blue Mountains AreaAustraliaNatural
- Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola ReserveFranceNatural
- Gunung Mulu National ParkMalaysiaNatural
- Henderson IslandUnited KingdomNatural
- Hubei ShennongjiaChinaNatural
- Ichkeul National ParkTunisiaNatural
- Iguaçu National ParkBrazilNatural
- Iguazu National ParkArgentinaNatural
- iSimangaliso Wetland ParkSouth AfricaNatural
- Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaMexicoNatural
- Ivindo National ParkGabonNatural
- Kahuzi-Biega National ParkDemocratic Republic of the CongoNatural
- Kakadu National ParkAustraliaMixed
- Kaziranga National ParkIndiaNatural
- Keoladeo National ParkIndiaNatural
- Khangchendzonga National ParkIndiaMixed
- Kinabalu ParkMalaysiaNatural
- Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekCanada, United StatesNatural
- Komodo National ParkIndonesiaNatural
- Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated EcosystemsFranceNatural
- Lake BaikalRussiaNatural
- Lake Malawi National ParkMalawiNatural
- Lake Turkana National ParksKenyaNatural
- Landscapes of DauriaMongolia, RussiaNatural
- Laurisilva of MadeiraPortugalNatural
- Lençóis Maranhenses National ParkBrazilNatural
- Lord Howe Island GroupAustraliaNatural
- Lorentz National ParkIndonesiaNatural
- Los Alerces National ParkArgentinaNatural
- Los Katíos National ParkColombiaNatural
- Maloti-Drakensberg ParkLesotho, South AfricaMixed
- Mammoth Cave National ParkUnited StatesNatural
- Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasZimbabweNatural
- Manas Wildlife SanctuaryIndiaNatural
- Manovo-Gounda St Floris National ParkCentral African RepublicNatural
- Manú National ParkPeruNatural
- Marquesas IslandsFranceMixed
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)ChinaNatural
- Morne Trois Pitons National ParkDominicaNatural
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic AreaChinaMixed
- Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife SanctuaryPhilippinesNatural
- Mount HuangshanChinaMixed
- Mount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveCôte d'Ivoire, GuineaNatural
- Mount WuyiChinaMixed
- Namib Sand SeaNamibiaNatural
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National ParksIndiaNatural
- Natural System of Wrangel Island ReserveRussiaNatural
- New Zealand Sub-Antarctic IslandsNew ZealandNatural
- Ngorongoro Conservation AreaTanzaniaMixed
- Ningaloo CoastAustraliaNatural
- Niokolo-Koba National ParkSenegalNatural
- Noel Kempff Mercado National ParkBoliviaNatural
- Nyungwe National ParkRwandaNatural
- Odzala National ParkRepublic of the CongoNatural
- Okapi Wildlife ReserveDemocratic Republic of the CongoNatural
- Okavango DeltaBotswanaNatural
- Okefenokee National Wildlife RefugeUnited StatesNatural
- Pantanal Conservation AreaBrazilNatural
- PapahānaumokuākeaUnited StatesMixed
- Península ValdésArgentinaNatural
- Peruaçu River CanyonBrazilNatural
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang National ParkVietnamNatural
- Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandFranceNatural
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National ParkPhilippinesNatural
- Qinghai Hoh XilChinaNatural
- Rainforests of the AtsinananaMadagascarNatural
- Río Abiseo National ParkPeruMixed
- Río Plátano Biosphere ReserveHondurasNatural
- Rock Islands Southern LagoonPalauMixed
- Rwenzori Mountains National ParkUgandaNatural
- Sangay National ParkEcuadorNatural
- Selous Game ReserveTanzaniaNatural
- Serengeti National ParkTanzaniaNatural
- Shark Bay, Western AustraliaAustraliaNatural
- ShiretokoJapanNatural
- Sian Ka'anMexicoNatural
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin MountainsChinaNatural
- Simien National ParkEthiopiaNatural
- Sinharaja Forest ReserveSri LankaNatural
- Socotra ArchipelagoYemenNatural
- Srebarna Nature ReserveBulgariaNatural
- St KildaUnited KingdomMixed
- Sundarbans National ParkIndiaNatural
- Taï National ParkCôte d'IvoireNatural
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National ParkCosta Rica, PanamaNatural
- Tasmanian WildernessAustraliaMixed
- Te Wahipounamu – South West New ZealandNew ZealandNatural
- The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian CitiesIraqMixed
- The SundarbansBangladeshNatural
- The wider area of Mount OlympusGreeceMixed
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected AreasChinaNatural
- Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife SanctuariesThailandNatural
- Tikal National ParkGuatemalaMixed
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of SumatraIndonesiaNatural
- Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveMadagascarNatural
- Tubbataha Reefs Natural ParkPhilippinesNatural
- Ujung Kulon National ParkIndonesiaNatural
- Uvs Nuur BasinMongolia, RussiaNatural
- Vallée de Mai Nature ReserveSeychellesNatural
- Virunga National ParkDemocratic Republic of the CongoNatural
- VjetrenicaBosnia and HerzegovinaNatural
- Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern MartiniqueFranceNatural
- Volcanoes of KamchatkaRussiaNatural
- W-Arly-Pendjari ComplexBurkina Faso, Benin, NigerNatural
- Wadden SeaGermany, Denmark, NetherlandsNatural
- Western CaucasusRussiaNatural
- Western GhatsIndiaNatural
- Western Tien-ShanKyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, UzbekistanNatural
- Wet Tropics of QueenslandAustraliaNatural
- Whale Sanctuary of El VizcainoMexicoNatural
- Wood Buffalo National ParkCanadaNatural
- Yellowstone National ParkUnited StatesNatural