The Hyrcanian Forest World Heritage Site’s 15 components are remnants of a very diverse and huge forest ecosystem, which have been diminished, fragmented, and widely degraded over time in the region and are currently under high and growing pressure. The property is especially threatened by unsustainable grazing within some of the components and overgrazing in buffer zones. Illegal logging, deadwood collection and poaching have also been reported. (IUCN, 2019).