UNESCO stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation and was founded on 16 November 1945.

 

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As of July 2017, there were a total of 1,073 World Heritage Sites. Of the 1,073 sites, 832 are cultural, 206 are natural and 35 are mixed properties. 

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As you can see Italy has 53 alone so I have just listed the natural World Heritage Sites below which will take you to the official website for all the information you need. They are organised alphabetically by country to help you see if there are any sites near your next holiday destination.

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Albania

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Argentina

• Los Glaciares National Park #

• Iguazu National Park

• Península Valdés

• Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks

• Los Alerces National Park

Australia

• Great Barrier Reef

• Lord Howe Island Group

• Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 1

• Wet Tropics of Queensland

• Shark Bay, Western Australia

• Fraser Island

• Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)

• Heard and McDonald Islands

• Macquarie Island

• Greater Blue Mountains Area

• Purnululu National Park

• Ningaloo Coast

Austria

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Bangladesh

• The Sundarbans

Belarus

• Białowieża Forest *

Belgium

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Belize

• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Benin

• W-Arly-Pendjari Complex *

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

• Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Botswana

• Okavango Delta

Brazil

• Iguaçu National Park

• Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves

• Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves

• Central Amazon Conservation Complex 2

• Pantanal Conservation Area

• Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves

• Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks

Bulgaria

• Pirin National Park

• Srebarna Nature Reserve

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Burkina Faso

• W-Arly-Pendjari Complex *

Cameroon

• Dja Faunal Reserve

• Sangha Trinational *

Canada

• Nahanni National Park #

• Dinosaur Provincial Park

• Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek # * 3

• Wood Buffalo National Park

• Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks # 4

• Gros Morne National Park

• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park *

• Miguasha National Park

• Joggins Fossil Cliffs

• Mistaken Point

Central African Republic

• Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park

• Sangha Trinational *

Chad

• Lakes of Ounianga

China

• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area

• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area

• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains 

• South China Karst

• Mount Sanqingshan National Park

• China Danxia

• Chengjiang Fossil Site

• Xinjiang Tianshan

• Hubei Shennongjia

• Qinghai Hoh Xil

Colombia

• Los Katíos National Park

• Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary

Congo

• Sangha Trinational *

Costa Rica

• Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park *

• Cocos Island National Park

• Area de Conservación Guanacaste

Côte d'Ivoire

• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve *

• Taï National Park

• Comoé National Park

Croatia

• Plitvice Lakes National Park #

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Cuba

• Desembarco del Granma National Park

• Alejandro de Humboldt National Park

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Virunga National Park #

• Kahuzi-Biega National Park

• Garamba National Park

• Salonga National Park

• Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Denmark

• Ilulissat Icefjord

• Wadden Sea *

• Stevns Klint

Dominica

• Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Ecuador

• Galápagos Islands

• Sangay National Park #

Egypt

• Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

Ethiopia

• Simien National Park

Finland

• High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago *

France

• Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve #

• Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems

• Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island

Germany

• Messel Pit Fossil Site

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

• Wadden Sea *

Guinea

• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve *

Honduras

• Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Hungary

• Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst *

Iceland

• Surtsey

India

• Kaziranga National Park

• Keoladeo National Park

• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

• Sundarbans National Park

• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks 

• Western Ghats

• Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area

Indonesia

• Komodo National Park

• Ujung Kulon National Park

• Lorentz National Park

• Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

• Lut Desert

Italy

• Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)

• Monte San Giorgio *

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

• The Dolomites

• Mount Etna

Japan

• Shirakami-Sanchi

• Yakushima

• Shiretoko

• Ogasawara Islands

Kazakhstan

• Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

• Western Tien-Shan *

Kenya

• Lake Turkana National Parks

• Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest

• Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

Kiribati

• Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Kyrgyzstan

• Western Tien-Shan *

Madagascar

• Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve

• Rainforests of the Atsinanana

Malawi

• Lake Malawi National Park

Malaysia

• Gunung Mulu National Park

• Kinabalu Park

Mauritania

• Banc d'Arguin National Park

Mexico

• Sian Ka'an

• Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino

• Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

• Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

• El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve

• Archipiélago de Revillagigedo

Mongolia

• Uvs Nuur Basin *

• Landscapes of Dauria *

Montenegro

• Durmitor National Park

Namibia

• Namib Sand Sea

Nepal

• Sagarmatha National Park

• Chitwan National Park

Netherlands

• Wadden Sea *

New Zealand

• Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand 5

• New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands

Niger

• Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves

• W-Arly-Pendjari Complex *

Norway

• West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

Oman

• Arabian Oryx Sanctuary Delisted 2007 

Panama

• Darien National Park

• Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park

• Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection

Peru

• Huascarán National Park

• Manú National Park

Philippines

• Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

• Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park

• Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Poland

• Białowieża Forest

Portugal

• Laurisilva of Madeira

Republic of Korea

• Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

Romania

• Danube Delta

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Russian Federation

• Virgin Komi Forests

• Lake Baikal

• Volcanoes of Kamchatka 6

• Golden Mountains of Altai

• Western Caucasus

• Central Sikhote-Alin

• Uvs Nuur Basin *

• Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve

• Putorana Plateau

• Lena Pillars Nature Park

• Landscapes of Dauria *

Saint Lucia

• Pitons Management Area

Senegal

• Niokolo-Koba National Park

• Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

Seychelles

• Aldabra Atoll

• Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Slovakia

• Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst *

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Slovenia

• Škocjan Caves #

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Solomon Islands

• East Rennell

South Africa

• iSimangaliso Wetland Park

• Cape Floral Region Protected Areas

• Vredefort Dome

Spain

• Garajonay National Park

• Doñana National Park

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

• Teide National Park

Sri Lanka

• Sinharaja Forest Reserve 7

• Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Sudan

• Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park

Suriname

• Central Suriname Nature Reserve

Sweden

• High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago *

Switzerland

• Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

• Monte San Giorgio *

• Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona

Tajikistan

• Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)

Thailand

• Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries

• Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex

Tunisia

• Ichkeul National Park

Uganda

• Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

• Rwenzori Mountains National Park

Ukraine

• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast

• Henderson Island

• Gough and Inaccessible Islands 

• Dorset and East Devon Coast

United Republic of Tanzania

• Serengeti National Park

• Selous Game Reserve

• Kilimanjaro National Park

United States of America

• Yellowstone National Park

• Everglades National Park

• Grand Canyon National Park

• Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek 

• Redwood National and State Parks

• Mammoth Cave National Park

• Olympic National Park

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park

• Yosemite National Park 

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park

• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 

Uzbekistan

• Western Tien-Shan

Venezuel

• Canaima National Park

Viet Nam

• Ha Long Bay

• Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

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