Ramsar and World Heritage sites

The following table presents a list of Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance that are also inscribed on the World Heritage List under the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

The site names employed in this list are those used in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance and the World Heritage List. An asterisk (*) designates World Heritage Sites which are not fully contiguous with the Ramsar site. For more details, see the Annotated Ramsar List or the World Heritage Brief Descriptions.

The sign "(MR)" has been added to those sites which are listed on the Ramsar Montreux Record of sites where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur, and the sign "(WH-D)" to those which are on the World Heritage in Danger list.

See also the Memorandum of Understanding of 14 May 1999 between the Bureau of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the World Heritage Centre.

State Party	Ramsar Site Name (39)	World Heritage Site Name (34)
Albania	Butrint, 2003	Butrint, 1992, 1999
Algeria	La Vallée d'Iherir, 2001	Tassili n'Ajjer, 1982 *
Australia	Great Sandy Strait, 1999	Fraser Island, 1992*
Australia	Kakadu National Park, 1980, 1989	Kakadu National Park, 1981, 1987, 1992
Bangladesh	Sundarbans Reserved Forest, 1992	The Sundarbans, 1997
Bulgaria	Srébarna, 1975 (MR)	Srebarna Nature Reserve, 1983 (WH-D)
Canada	Peace-Athabasca Delta, 1982 Whooping Crane Summer Range, 1982	Wood Buffalo National Park, 1983 *
Costa Rica	Isla del Coco, 1998	Cocos Island National Park, 1997, 2002
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Parc national des Virunga, 1996	Virunga National Park, 1979 (WH-D)
France	Baie du Mont Saint-Michel, 1994	Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay, 1979
Hungary / Slovak Republic	Baradla Cave System and related wetlands, 2001 / Domica, 2001	Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, 1995, 2000
Hungary	Hortobágy, 1979	Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta, 1999
India	Keoladeo National Park, 1981 (MR)	Keoladeo National Park, 1985
Japan	Yakushima Nagata-hama, 2005	Yakushima, 1993
Lebanon	Tyre Beach, 1999	Tyre, 1984 *
Mauritania	Banc d'Arguin, 1982	Banc d'Arguin National Park, 1989
Mexico	Humedales del Delta del Río Colorando, 1996 Laguna Ojo de Liebre, 2004 Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto, 2004 Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo, 2008	Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, 2005
Mexico	Laguna San Ignacio, 2004	Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno, 1993 *
Mexico	Sian Ka'an, 2003	Sian Ka'an, 1987
Mexico	Sistema Lacustre Ejidos de Xochimilco y San Gregorio Atlapulco, 2004	Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco, 1987 *
Mongolia	Lake Uvs and its surrounding wetlands, 2004	*Uvs Nuur Basin, 2003 (transboundary)**
Nepal	Beeshazar and associated lakes, 2003	Royal Chitwan National Park, 1984
Nepal	Gokyo and associated lakes, 2007	Sagarmatha National Park, 1979 *
Niger	Parc national du "W", 1987	W National Park of Niger, 1996
Philippines	Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, 1999	Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, 1993
Romania	Danube Delta, 1991	Danube Delta, 1991
Russian Federation	Selenga Delta, 1994	Lake Baikal, 1996 *
Senegal	Djoudj, 1977 (MR)	Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, 1981
Slovak Republic / Hungary	Domica, 2001 / Baradla Cave System and related wetlands, 2001	Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, 1995, 2000 (transboundary)
Slovenia	Skocjanske jame (Skocjan Caves), 1999	Skocjan Caves, 1986
Spain	Parque Nacional de Doñana, 1982 (MR)	Doñana National Park, 1994
Sweden	Sjaunja, 1974	Laponian Area, 1996 *
Tunisia	Ichkeul, 1980 (MR)	Ichkeul National Park, 1980
United States of America	Everglades National Park, 1987 (MR)	Everglades National Park, 1979

For further information, please contact the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail

) or the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, 7 place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France (tel: +33 1 4568 1821, fax: +33 1 4568 5570). Posted 9 April 1997, updated 2 June 2008.