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Central Suriname Nature Reserve
The Central Suriname Nature Reserve encompasses 1.6 million hectares of pristine tropical forest in west-central Suriname. The reserve protects the upper basin of the Koppenaam River and the headwaters of the Lucy, Oster, Zuide, Salamachi and Granrio rivers, and covers a range of terrains and ecosystems that have significant conservation value due to their pristine state. The reserve's mountain and lowland forest flora is extremely diverse, with more than 5,000 vascular plant species collected to date. The reserve's fauna is typical of the region and includes jaguars, giant armadillos, giant otters, tapirs, sloths, eight species of primates and 400 bird species, such as the harpy eagle, the Guiana cockatoo and the vermilion macaw.
Kahuzi-Biega National Park
The park contains a large area of primary tropical forest, dominated by two spectacular extinct volcanoes, Kahuzi and Biega, and is home to a wide variety of animal life. One of the last remaining populations of eastern lowland gorillas (graueri), only about 250 individuals, lives at altitudes between 2,100 and 2,400 metres.
Darien National Park
Darien National Park is a bridge between the two continents of the New World, with a wide variety of habitats - sandy beaches, rocky coasts, mangroves, swamps, and lowland and highland tropical forests that are home to a wealth of wildlife. Two Indian tribes live in the park.
Sangha Trinational
Located in the northwest of the Congo Basin, at the border of Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Congo, the site includes three connected national parks with a total area of approximately 750,000 hectares. Largely untouched by human activity, the site features a wide variety of moist tropical forest ecosystems with a rich variety of flora and fauna, including Nile crocodiles and large predators such as giant tiger fish. Forest clearings provide habitat for herbaceous plants, and Sanga is home to a large population of forest elephants, critically endangered western lowland gorillas and endangered chimpanzees. The site's environment preserves the continuation of large-scale ecological and evolutionary processes, as well as a rich biodiversity, including many endangered animal species.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2003 and covers an area of 85,754 hectares. After the expansion, the park's total area has reached 123,326 hectares (an increase of 46%) and borders the Hin Nam Noi Nature Reserve in Lao PDR. The park's landscape is composed of limestone plateaus and tropical forests. The park's geological diversity is extremely high, with a large number of spectacular caves and underground rivers. The park has a high degree of biodiversity and many endemic species. The expansion ensures a more coherent ecosystem while providing additional protection for the water catchment area, which is essential for the integrity of the limestone landscape.
Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Lush natural tropical forests blend with scenic volcanic landscapes, and this national park is of great scientific interest, centered around the 1,342-meter-high Morna Trus Pitón volcano. Covering nearly 7,000 hectares, the park features steep slopes and deep valleys, 50 fumaroles, hot springs, three freshwater lakes, a "boiling lake" and five volcanoes, as well as the richest biodiversity in the Lesser Antilles, Morna Trus Pitón National Park presents a rare combination of natural landscapes with World Heritage value.
Manú National Park
This vast park of 1.5 million hectares has a continuous layer of vegetation, ranging from 150 to 4,200 meters above sea level. The lower tropical forest is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. About 850 bird species have been found. Rare species such as the giant otter and giant armadillo also live here. Jaguars can often be seen in the park.
Sian Ka'an
In the language of the Maya people who once inhabited the area, Sian Ka'an means "origin of the sky". Located on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and swamps, as well as vast marine areas divided by a large barrier reef. It provides habitat for an extremely rich flora and fauna, including more than 300 bird species, and a large number of terrestrial vertebrates endemic to the region, all living together in a diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats are older than the Himalayas and their geomorphic features are extremely important, with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site's alpine forest ecosystems influence the Indian monsoon climate pattern. The site regulates the region's tropical climate and is one of the best examples of a monsoon system on Earth. It also has extremely high biodiversity and endemism, and is recognized as one of the world's eight "hottest hotspots" for biodiversity. The site's forests include some of the best representatives of non-equatorial tropical evergreen forests and are home to at least 325 globally threatened species of plants, animals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish.
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
Located in the central/southern Yucatán Peninsula in southern Mexico, the site includes the remains of the important Maya city of Calakmul, located deep in the tropical forest of the Tierras Bajas. The city played a key role in the history of the region for over twelve centuries and is characterized by well-preserved architecture that vividly depicts life in the ancient Maya capital. The site also belongs to the Mesoamerican Biodiversity Hotspot, the third largest in the world, covering all subtropical and tropical ecosystems from central Mexico to the Panama Canal.
Central Sikhote-Alin
The Sikhote-Alin Mountains contain one of the richest and most unusual temperate forests in the world. In this mixed zone of taiga and subtropical, southern species such as tigers and Himalayan bears coexist with northern species such as brown bears and lynx. After expansion in 2018, the property includes the Bikin River Valley, about 100 km north of the existing site. It includes the South Okhotsk dark taiga and East Asian coniferous broadleaf forests. The fauna includes taiga species and South Manchurian species. These include notable mammals such as the Amur tiger, Siberian musk deer, wolverine and sable.
Mount Sanqingshan National Park
Sanqingshan National Park covers an area of 22,950 hectares, located in the western part of the Huaiyu Mountain Range in northeastern Jiangxi Province (eastern central China), and was inscribed on the World Heritage List for its unique landscape, which is shrouded in clouds and dotted with bizarre stone pillars and peaks: 48 granite peaks and 89 granite pillars, many of which are shaped like human or animal outlines. Huaiyu Mountain is 1,817 meters above sea level, and its natural beauty is accentuated by the juxtaposition of granite landforms with vegetation and special meteorological conditions, which form an ever-changing and fascinating landscape with bright halos on the clouds and white rainbows. The area is influenced by the subtropical monsoon and the sea, forming a temperate forest island that rises above the surrounding subtropical landscape. There are also forests and numerous waterfalls, some of which are 60 meters high, as well as lakes and springs.
Taï National Park
The park is one of the last major areas of intact tropical forest in West Africa. It is rich in natural flora, as well as endangered mammal species such as the pygmy hippopotamus and 11 species of monkeys, and has important scientific value.
Shirakami-Sanchi
This sparsely populated area, located in the mountains of northern Honshu, includes the last original remnants of the cool-temperate forests of Siebold's beech trees that once covered the hills and slopes of northern Japan. Black bears, serows, and 87 bird species can be found in this forest habitat.
Greater Blue Mountains Area
The Greater Blue Mountains region consists of 1.03 million hectares of sandstone plateaus, escarpments and canyons, dominated by temperate eucalypt forests. The region, comprised of eight reserves, is renowned for its representation of the evolutionary adaptation and diversification of eucalypts during the post-Gondwanan isolation period of the Australian mainland. There are 91 species of eucalypts in the Greater Blue Mountains region, and the region is also noted for its exceptional representation of the structure and ecological diversity of eucalypts associated with a wide range of habitats. The region is an important representative of Australia's biodiversity, with 10% of vascular plants and a large number of rare or threatened species, including endemic and evolutionary relict species such as the Wollemi pine, which persist in highly restricted microsites.