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Latest Protected Area News
Future of natural World Heritage Sites under scrutiny
At this year’s meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Seville, Spain, the state of conservation of 178 sites will be reviewed and new sites will be added to the prestigious World Heritage List. …
23 Jun 2009 | News story
IUCN at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting, Spain
What do the Serengeti, the Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos Islands have in common? They are among the world’s most outstanding natural areas that have been designated as a World Heritage site and placed under the guardianship of the international community. World Heritage sites make up some 8% of the world’s protected areas and are places of cultural or natural significance. …
22 Jun 2009 | News story
Get latest on natural World Heritage Sites from IUCN
The latest sites to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List will be announced at the World Heritage Committee, held in Seville, Spain, from June 22-30. After a long period of work by the countries nominating the sites, and over a year of rigorous evaluations, IUCN, which is the independent advisory body on natural sites, will present its recommendations to the Committee for new natural World Heritage sites. …
22 Jun 2009 | News story
Maritime momentum
The world is awash with conventions and agreements that are supposed to conserve our oceans but none are achieving the right results—reversing the multiple threats that are ruining the health of our marine environment. …
21 Jun 2009 | News story
Even volcanoes have rights
Volcanoes are perhaps the best known and most spectacular of the earth's geological features and the importance of some as outstanding earth-science features are recognized in their status as natural World Heritage sites. …
16 Jun 2009 | News story
World Heritage: A convention at a crossroads
As the 33rd meeting of the World Heritage Committee approaches, we take stock of the challenge that lies at the heart of the World Heritage Convention. …
12 Jun 2009 | News story
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All along the watch towers in the Balkan Peninsula
A guide on how to preserve shared natural heritage in the border region of Albania, Kosovo* and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has been published today by IUCN. …
10 Jun 2009 | News story
IUCN welcomes fishing closures in Pacific high seas pockets
IUCN welcomes the decision by Western Pacific island nations to close an area three times the size of California to fishing activity, effectively creating the world's largest no-take zone. The decision was reached in order to protect one of the world's last great tuna stocks. The fishing effort in the economic exclusion zones (EEZs) around the islands, mainly carried out by foreign fleets that pay the island states for the right to fish, will continue at a unsustainable rate, however, according to IUCN. …
07 Jun 2009 | News story
UICN lanza Red Virtual de Áreas Protegidas Latinoamericanas
En el Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, UICN lanza la Red Virtual de Áreas Protegidas Latinoamericanas. Para inscribirse, envíe un mensaje a: areasprotegidas@iucn.org, con la palabra SUSCRIBIR en el asunto del correo. …
05 Jun 2009 | News story
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An Action Agenda for Europe’s Remaining Wild Areas
“Europe should be proud and treasure the wilderness it still has, but it needs to do more” said Ladislav Miko, Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic. Wilderness and wild areas form less than one percent of Europe’s surface but are a vital part of its natural heritage. Many of them are facing imminent threats that require a rapid and effective response. …
28 May 2009 | News story
