*A revision from my earlier post that I deleted:
Here are my slightly biased proposals, with a focus on Southeast Asia as I want it to be represented as well. :) I am basing my proposals on actual visits and/or readings from the UNESCO World Heritage wesbite.
On the tentative list already:
IndonesiaRaja Ampat Islands: coral reefs and islets of extreme beauty and rich biodiversity; within the Coral Triangle of marine biodiversity
Tana Toraja Traditional Settlement: unique traditional buildings that represent a rich culture in Sulawesi.
MyanmarInle Lake: an ethnically diverse cultural landscape centered on the lake [visited]
Mrauk-U: for real, this needs to be inscribed as soon as possible--too bad there are still conflicts within this part of Myanmar. This site represents the legacy of Arakanese kingdom
Shwedagon Pagoda on Singuttara Hill: a very popular cultural and religious site for tourists and locals alike: an important monument of Buddhism in Southeast Asia [visited]
PhilippinesMount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape: this site manifests the extreme biodiversity in the southern portion of Palawan. Hope this gets inscribed in 2021 or 2022.
El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area: represents the varied and beautiful landscapes and seascapes in this part of the Philippines, containing highly dense marine biodiversity (within the Coral Triangle) [visited]
Chocolate Hills Natural Monument: including this because other than the similar but irregular hills found in Java, this conical geological formations are extremely unique in the world. [visited]
Paleolithic Archaeological Sites in Cagayan Valley: I think this is one of the most important paleolithic sites in Asia, given the recent discovery of
Homo luzonensisThailandMonuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna: the city walls and monuments within are a beautiful manifestation of the legacy of the Kingdom of Lanna
Not on the tentative list:
CambodiaTonle Sap: a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Can be both natural and cultural
MalaysiaCameron Highlands: if other tea plantations could be considered for inscription, why not this one? Cultural
New ZealandRakiura National Park: NZ's youngest but very important as it is home to kiwis (the birds). Natural