Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A large protected area of great scenic beauty and species diversity.
K’gari (Fraser Island)
A unique island of sand dunes and rainforest.
Wadi Rum Protected Area
A desert landscape known for its beauty as well as its archeological importance.
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno
Two Baja California lagoons used by gray whales for giving birth and mating.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
An area of astounding biodiversity, best known for its mountain gorilla population.
Taputapuātea
An ancient site of great historical and cultural significance to indigenous Polynesians.
Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar”
A large Amazonian forest with unusual rock formations and ancient rock paintings.
Mistaken Point
A site containing fossils of the earliest complex organisms, marking an important turning point in evolutionary history.
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
Beautiful and ancient rainforests that are home to a diversity of species.
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
A vibrant city nestled between lush mountains and the sea.
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
A beautiful high-elevation natural area known for its colorful ponds and waterfalls.
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
A picturesque little village surrounded by a breathtaking mountainous landscape.
Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand
A vast wilderness area of great natural beauty with mountains, fjords, sounds, rainforests, glaciers, and a range of fauna and flora.
Wet Tropics of Queensland
A vast area of tropical rainforest, home to a huge diversity of plant and animal species.
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Mount Fuji and numerous natural and religious sites related to its spiritual importance.
Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
A stunning landscape of granite pinnacles in a nature reserve protecting endemic species.
Great Barrier Reef
An enormous biologically-diverse coral reef along Australia’s east coast.
Greater Blue Mountains
Several nature reserves that are home to a huge diversity of flora, representing species important to the evolution of plant life.
The English Lake District
A breathtakingly beautiful landscape of mountains, lakes and agriculture.
Dorset and East Devon Coast
A coastline with 185 million years of interesting rock formations, invaluable for our understanding of geology and related sciences.
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Seven parks encompassing all the grandeur of the Canadian Rockies with magnificent mountain scenery.
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Stunning waterfalls and lakes formed by natural tufa barriers.
Socotra Archipelago
Four Indian Ocean islands with extraordinary biodiversity and distinct endemic species.
Doñana National Park
A protected natural wilderness area that is essential for birds migrating between Africa and Europe and for other species.
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
Three national parks that protect a wide range of endemic flora and fauna, including endangered species.
Kaziranga National Park
A riverine wildlife refuge that is home to many rare and threatened species, including the one-horned rhinoceros.
Redwood National and State Parks
Four nature reserves that combine to protect the oldest and tallest trees in the world.
Yellowstone National Park
A vast nature preserve hosting many species that once roamed North America, as well as a large number of active geothermal sites.
Galápagos Islands
An archipelago that inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution and teems with wildlife found nowhere else.
Everglades National Park
A vast wilderness of water and grass, habitat for many species, including endangered.
St Kilda
An isolated island of dramatic landscapes: a nature sanctuary, with ample evidence of human fortitude in such a remote spot.
Tasmanian Wilderness
A diverse group of nature reserves that are important for biological diversity and that serve as refuge to many species endemic to Australia.
Serengeti National Park
A huge richly-diverse wildlife reserve where the world’s largest animal migration takes place.
Sian Ka’an
A biosphere reserve with a range of ecosystems hosting tremendously diverse fauna and flora.
Laurisilva of Madeira
Old-growth laurel forests, important for hydrological balance and biodiversity.
Komodo National Park
Beautiful home to the Komodo dragon and a richly biodiverse conservation area.