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Saloum Delta
Fishing and shellfish gathering provide livelihoods for people across 5,000 square kilometres of land formed by three rivers. The site includes brackish waterways, more than 200 islands and islets, mangroves, Atlantic marine environments and dry forests.
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park, located in northwest Washington, is renowned for its diversity of ecosystems. Glacier-capped peaks are interspersed with vast alpine meadows, surrounded by vast old-growth forests, some of which are the best-preserved temperate rainforests in the Pacific Northwest. Eleven major rivers flow through the Olympic Mountains, providing some of the best habitat for anadromous fish in the country. The park also includes 100 kilometers of wilderness coastline, the longest undeveloped coast in the contiguous United States, and is rich in native and endemic plant and animal species, including key populations of the endangered northern spotted owl, marbled guillemot, and bull trout.
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is a diverse and beautiful place located off the northeastern coast of Australia. It is the world's largest coral reef, with 400 species of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 species of molluscs. It is also of great scientific importance as it is home to endangered species such as the dugong ("sea cow") and the giant green turtle.
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)
The property contains the world's largest system of intertidal mudflats. These mudflats, as well as swamps and shallows, are extremely fertile and support many species of fish and crustaceans. The intertidal zones of the Yellow Sea/Bohai Bay are of global importance for the aggregation of many migratory bird species that use the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Large numbers of birds, including some of the world's most endangered species, rely on the coastline as a stopover to moult, rest, overwinter or nest.
Ivindo National Park
Located on the equator in northern Gabon, the site covers nearly 300,000 hectares of mostly pristine conditions surrounded by a picturesque network of blackwater rivers. The site features rapids and waterfalls surrounded by intact rainforest, creating a landscape of great aesthetic value. The site’s aquatic habitats host endemic freshwater fish species, 13 of which are threatened, at least seven species of Podostemaceae river grasses, and each waterfall may have micro-endemic aquatic plants. Many of the fish species at the site have not yet been described, and parts of the site have barely been surveyed. The critically endangered slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) has found sanctuary in Ivindo National Park, which also contains biogeographically unique native forests of the Caesalpinioideae species, with high conservation value, supporting, for example, a wide variety of butterflies and flagship mammals and birds at risk, such as the critically endangered forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), endangered chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), as well as the vulnerable grey-necked rock grouse (Picathartes oreas), mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), leopard (Panthera pardus), African golden cat (Caracal aurata) and three species of pangolins (Manidae spp.).