Natural sites with indigenous human population

Connected Sites: 50

Natural WHS where indigenous communities inhabit the core zone.

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Connected Sites

Atlantic Forest South-East
Inscribed: 1999
3.02
50
5
About 200 People Live In The Core Zone Most Of Whom Are Guarani.
See Eoearth.Org
Banc d'Arguin
Banc d'Arguin
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1989
2.32
18
2
1000 Or So Imraguen People Live In The Park, Subsisting By Fishing.
Canaima National Park
Inscribed: 1994
3.74
37
3
Pemon Amerindians. "The Committee Noted That A Population Of About 10,000 Was Resident In The Savannah.....And Have Not Been Consulted Regarding The Nomination Of The Area" (Decision Minutes)
Central Sikhote-Alin
Inscribed: 2001
2.98
7
1
Udege Indigenous People In Bikin Ttnu (Ab)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Darien National Park
Inscribed: 1981
3.28
14
2
Choco And Kuna Indians Still Inhabit The Park.
Discovery Coast
Inscribed: 1999
2.16
20
3
Pataxó
Dja Faunal Reserve
Inscribed: 1987
2.53
1
0
"Two Small Populations Of Baka Pygmies Live Within The Reserve In Small Encampments, Maintaining An Essentially Traditional Semi-Nomadic Lifestyle"
See Www.Unep-Wcmc.Org
Everglades
Everglades
United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
3.67
353
15
Some Members Of The Miccosukee And Seminole Tribes Continue To Live Within Park Boundaries.
Golden Mountains of Altai
Inscribed: 1998
3.38
25
3
Altai: The Area Is Sparsely Populated With Local Populations Of Russians And Altaisky, A Turkish Speaking People, Mainly Involved In Traditional Pastoralism, Low Intensity Agriculture, Hunting And Gathering. (Nomination Doc)
Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains
United States of America
Inscribed: 1983
3.36
237
11
Cherokee "Many Of The Cherokee Left, But Some, Led By Renegade Warrior Tsali, Hid Out In The Area That Is Now The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Some Of Their Descendants Now Live In The Qualla Reservation South Of The Park." Wiki
Jiuzhaigou Valley
Inscribed: 1992
4.10
79
3
Jiuzhaigou (Literally "Nine Village Valley") Takes Its Name From The Nine Tibetan Villages Along Its Length. Seven Of Them Are Still Populated Today By 130 Tibetan Families.
Kakadu National Park
Inscribed: 1981
3.84
115
9
Australian Aborigines
Lake Baikal
Inscribed: 1996
3.59
99
5
The Population Of The Island [Olkhon] Is Less Than 1,500 And Consists Mostly Of Buryats, The Island's Aboriginal People. (Wiki)
Lorentz National Park
Inscribed: 1999
3.34
5
1
The Forests Of Lorentz Encompass The Traditional Lands Of Several Ethnic Groups, Including The Asmat, Amungme, Dani, Sempan, And Nduga.
Manu National Park
Inscribed: 1987
3.74
36
5
Permanent Human Habitation Is Restricted To Several Small Communities Of The Matsigenga Amazonian Tribal Group, Largely Along The Manú River Or One Of Its Main Tributaries.
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Inscribed: 2000
2.94
3
1
Guarayu
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park
United States of America
Inscribed: 1981
3.86
190
8
Eight Olympic Peninsula Tribes Continue To Recognize A Relationship To The Park Based On Traditional Land Use, Origin, Beliefs, Mythology And Spiritual Beliefs And Practices. These Tribes Are The Lower Elwha Klallam, Jamestown S'Klallam, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Skokomish, Quinault, Hoh, Quileute, And Makah.
Papahanaumokuakea
Papahanaumokuakea
United States of America
Inscribed: 2010
3.11
8
1
Native Hawaiian
Phong Nha - Ke Bang
Inscribed: 2003
3.47
99
7
Arem And Ruc Tribes Still Live In The Forest (See Nom File)
Redwood
Redwood
United States of America
Inscribed: 1980
4.01
259
7
Such Groups As The Yurok, Tolowa, Karok, Chilula, And Wiyot All Have Historical Ties To The Region. An 1852 Census Determined That The Yurok Were The Most Numerous, With 55 Villages And An Estimated Population Of 2,500.(Wiki)
Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve
Inscribed: 1982
3.14
8
4
Ca. 2.000 Miskito- And Pesch-Indians
Sagarmatha National Park
Inscribed: 1979
3.78
58
3
Sherpas
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves
Inscribed: 1983
2.90
62
5
Approximately 10000 Bribri, Cabecar, Brunca And Guaymi Live Within The Park (Ab Ev).
Three parallel rivers of Yunnan
Inscribed: 2003
3.41
88
6
Tibetan, Lisu, Nu, Dulong, Bai, Pumi And Naxi Minority Peoples
Tongariro National Park
Inscribed: 1990
3.67
151
6
Maori
Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Inscribed: 1996
4.31
17
2
Bystrinsky Nature Park Is The Only Protected Nature Area Of Kamchatka Where Representatives Of Indigenous Peoples Live Such As Evens, Koryaks, And Itelmens
East Rennell
East Rennell
Solomon Islands
Inscribed: 1998
3.14
2
3
Approximately 800 People Of Polynesian Origin Reside In Four Villages Within The Nominated Area (Ab Ev)
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Inscribed: 1996
2
0
"The Reserve Is Inhabited By Traditional Nomadic Pygmy Mbuti And Efe Hunters"
Virgin Komi Forests
Inscribed: 1995
2.53
15
4
Present Settlements Within The Uniya Basin Include Those Of The Komi People And The Old Believers, A Religious Sect Who Were Proscribed By Russian Authorities In The 17th Century. (Ab Ev)
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng
Inscribed: 1991
2.64
29
7
Hmong Villages In Thung Yai
Salonga National Park
Salonga National Park
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Inscribed: 1984
0
0
"A Group Of Less Than 1,000 Ediki Lives In Yaelima, Dekese Zone, In The Centre Of The Park" (Ab Ev)
Wulingyuan
Inscribed: 1992
4.04
73
5
Many Villages Of Tujia People
Kenya Lake System
Inscribed: 2011
3.29
84
2
The Endorois People Were Forced By The Kenyan Government To Leave Their Traditional Homeland Around Lake Bogoria In The 1970s. See Link For Current State Of Their Fight To Gain Recognition Of Their Rights And Criticism Of Unesco/Whc And Iucn For Allowing The Inscription
See Www.Iucn.Org
South China Karst
Inscribed: 2007
3.89
170
8
Minority Peoples, Including The Yi (Shilin) And The Shui, Yao And Buyi (Libo), Comprise The Majority Of Residents In Two Of The Nominated Areas (Ab Ev)
Great Barrier Reef
Inscribed: 1981
4.21
240
8
A Number Of The Northern Islands Are Still Inhabited By Aboriginal Communities -E.G Palm Island (And Others)
Air and Téneré
Inscribed: 1991
3.14
4
1
The 3,500-7,000 Twareg Inhabitants For The Most Part Maintain A Lifestyle Of Transhumant Pastoralism, Raising Goats And Camels (Unesco Website)
Lena Pillars
Inscribed: 2012
3.56
9
3
Evenk People "Traditional Economic Activity Is Led Within The Park's Area: Licensed Sable Hunting, Horse Breeding In The Boutama River Mouth, Deer Farming And Haymaking. 884 Thousand Ha Of Land Or About 60% Of Area Of The Park Are Assigned To 6 Evenk Ancestral Farms." (Nom File)
Western Ghats
Inscribed: 2012
3.03
84
5
The Mudugar And Irula Tribal People Are Indigenous To The Area And Do Live In ... Attappady Reserved Forest (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Sangay National Park
Inscribed: 1983
2.55
45
5
The Resident Indian Groups Are The Quichuas-Puruháes In The Northwest And Centre, The Quichuas-Cañaris In The South And Southwest And Shuar In The South And Southeast. (Unep-Wcmc)
Gunung Mulu
Gunung Mulu
Malaysia
Inscribed: 2000
4.11
78
6
Penan Nomadic Tribes
Uvs Nuur Basin
Uvs Nuur Basin
Mongolia, Russia
Inscribed: 2003
2.69
9
0
Nomadic Pastoral Use Of The Grasslands Within The Basin Over Thousands Of Years
Ogasawara Islands
Inscribed: 2011
3.12
10
3
Includes Villages Of Bonin Islanders, A Mixture Of European And Pacific Settlers Who Talk Bonin English, Also Called Ogasawara Mixed Language
Namib Sand Sea
Inscribed: 2013
4.08
139
4
Topnaars (Nama)
Tajik National Park
Inscribed: 2013
3.46
35
3
Tajikistani Kyrgyz
See Joshuaproject.Net
Okavango Delta
Inscribed: 2014
4.15
110
4
San
See Www.Osisa.Org
Qinghai Hoh Xil
Inscribed: 2017
2.98
18
2
Tibetan Pastoralists
Fanjingshan
Inscribed: 2018
3.23
28
1
Buddhist Worship, Along With Spirit And Totem Worship By Local Ethnic Minorities, Is Still Very Evident. (Ab Ev)
Wet Tropics of Queensland
Inscribed: 1988
3.47
175
8
Today, There Are At Least 20 Rainforest Aboriginal Tribal Groups, 120 Clans And 8 Language Groups - Currently Over 20,000 People - With Ongoing Traditional Connections To Land In The Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
See Www.Wettropics.Gov.Au
Kaeng Krachan Forest
Inscribed: 2021
2.71
27
4
Karen Communities
Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro
Tanzania
Inscribed: 1979
4.35
160
4
The Masai Live In The Ngorongoro Conservation Area And Still Maintain Their Pastoralist Lifestyle.
See Www.Devex.Com