Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Horton Plains National Park

"Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness encompasses the Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)

 Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's highlands are situated in the south-central part of the island. The property comprises the Peak Wilderness Protected Area, the Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles Conservation Forest. These montane forests, where the land rises to 2,500 metres above sea-level, are home to an extraordinary range of flora and fauna, including several endangered species such as the western-purple-faced langur, the Horton Plains slender loris and the Sri Lankan leopard. The region is considered a super biodiversity hotspot.

• Peak Wilderness Protected Area
• Horton Plains National Park
• Knuckles Conservation Forest

Sri Lanka

N7 27 8.82 E80 48 7.56

Date of Inscription: 2010

Criteria: (ix)(x)

Property : 56,844 ha

Buffer zone: 72,645 ha

Ref: 1203

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Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications

Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, before the arrival of the British. It is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in South and South-East Asia, showing the interaction between European architectural styles and South Asian traditions.

Sri Lanka

City of Galle, Southern Province

N6 1 17 E80 13 7

Date of Inscription: 1988

Criteria: (iv)

Ref: 451

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Singapore Botanic Gardens

The Bandstand

The Bandstand

Burkill Hall

Situated at the heart of the city of Singapore, the site demonstrates the evolution of a British tropical colonial botanic garden that has become a modern world-class scientific institution used for both conservation and education. The cultural landscape includes a rich variety of historic features, plantings and buildings that demonstrate the development of the garden since its creation in 1859. It has been an important centre for science, research and plant conservation, notably in connection with the cultivation of rubber plantations, in Southeast Asia since 1875.

 Singapore

N1 18 55 E103 48 58

Date of Inscription: 2015

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 49 ha

Buffer zone: 137 ha

Ref: 1483

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Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves

The Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, in the states of Paraná and São Paulo, contain some of the best and most extensive examples of Atlantic forest in Brazil. The 25 protected areas that make up the site (some 470,000 ha in total) display the biological wealth and evolutionary history of the last remaining Atlantic forests. From mountains covered by dense forests, down to wetlands, coastal islands with isolated mountains and dunes, the area comprises a rich natural environment of great scenic beauty.

 Brazil

Atlantic coast, states of Parana and Sao Paolo

S24 10 0.012 W48 0 0

Date of Inscription: 1999

Criteria: (vii)(ix)(x)

Property : 468,193 ha

Buffer zone: 1,223,557 ha

Ref: 893rev

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