From knowledge cafés to conservation campus sessions, 18 events on World Heritage were on offer at the IUCN Conservation Congress. Two important motions on World Heritage were approved and a number of presentations explained the Convention, the importance of sites and sites’ and communities’ rights, among many other issues.
Events & Presentations
IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
IUCN Resolutions
The Members' Assembly gathers every four years at the IUCN Congress to make joint decisions on the global conservation agenda. In 2012, two Resolution adopted by Members were in direct relation with natural World Heritage:
WCC-2012-Res-046-EN: Strengthening the World Heritage Convention
WCC-2012-Res-046-FR: Renforcer la Convention du patrimoine mondial
WCC-2012-Res-046-SP: Refuerzo de la Convencion del Patrimonio Mundial
WCC-2012-Res-047-EN: Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention
WCC-2012-Res-047-FR: Mise en oeuvre de la Declaration des NU sur les droits des peuples autochtones dans le contexte de la Convention du patrimoine mondial de l UNESCO
WCC-2012-Res-047-SP: Implementación de la Declaracion de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de los pueblos indigenas en el contexto de la Convencion del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO
See other IUCN Resolutions and Recommendations:
- Protected Areas Resolutions
- Protected Areas Recommendations
- All 2012 Resolutions and Recommendations in English
- All 2012 Resolutions and Recommendations in French
- All 2012 Resolutions and Recommendations in Spanish
