The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve.
| Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Heritage Marine Programme | Aldabra Atoll Archipiélago de Revillagigedo Area de Conservación Guanacaste Banc d'Arguin National Park Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Cocos Island National Park Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection East Rennell Everglades National Park French Austral Lands and Seas Galápagos Islands Gough and Inaccessible Islands Great Barrier Reef Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago Heard and McDonald Islands High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture iSimangaliso Wetland Park Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Komodo National Park Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems Lord Howe Island Group Macquarie Island Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands Ningaloo Coast Ogasawara Islands Papahānaumokuākea Península Valdés Phoenix Islands Protected Area Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Rock Islands Southern Lagoon Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park Shark Bay, Western Australia Shiretoko Sian Ka'an Socotra Archipelago St Kilda Sundarbans National Park Surtsey The Sundarbans Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Ujung Kulon National Park Wadden Sea West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino |
50 flagship marine protected areas of Outstanding Universal Value: Beacons of Hope In a Changing Ocean | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2024-10-25 | |
| World Heritage and Biodiversity | Biological diversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services essential for human well-being. World Heritage properties are the most outstanding places on the planet and constitute a ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2024-06-28 | ||
| Natural World Heritage | The World Heritage Convention is one of the most successful international instruments to protect the most extraordinary natural places on the planet, characterized by their natural beauty or outstanding ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2024-05-13 | ||
| Corporate sector and the World Heritage ‘no-go’ commitment | Across the extractives, finance, insurance and hydropower sectors, among others, major public and private companies and industry associations have committed to protect UNESCO World Heritage sites. They have often ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2024-04-04 | ||
| Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI) | Dja Faunal Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Ivindo National Park Sangha Trinational |
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Congo · Gabon | Covering an area estimated at 1.62 million km2, the forests of Central Africa are home to vital biodiversity for the planet and play a central role in climate regulation and carbon sequestration. | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2022-08-25 |