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Jordan and Germany also join World Heritage
The Wadi Rum Protected Area in Jordan has been declared a World Heritage Site, becoming the 211th natural site to join UNESCO’s prestigious list. … | French | Spanish
25 Jun 2011 | International news release
Natural wonders in Kenya, Australia and Japan declared World Heritage Sites
The Lakes System in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, the Ningaloo Coast in Australia and the Ogasawara Islands in Japan have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, following the recommendations of IUCN. … | French | Spanish
25 Jun 2011 | International news release
World Heritage in danger: two natural sites added
The Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve in Honduras and the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra in Indonesia have been added to the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the advice of IUCN. … | French | Spanish
22 Jun 2011 | International news release
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary on the road to recovery
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in the eastern Himalaya foothills of India has been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the advice of IUCN. …
21 Jun 2011 | International news release
More support needed to boost Arab natural World Heritage
With only two natural sites added to the World Heritage List in 15 years there is a need to review the process of nominating natural World Heritage Sites in Arab States, a new IUCN report has found. … | French | Spanish
21 Jun 2011 | International news release
Multiple ocean stresses threaten “globally significant” marine extinction
An international panel of experts warns in a report released today that marine species are at risk of entering a phase of extinction unprecedented in human history. …
20 Jun 2011 | News story
Keep World Heritage standards high
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee opens its annual meeting in Paris today. The Committee will announce the new remarkable natural and cultural areas that have made it to the list of World Heritage Sites. A total of 42 sites are considered for inscription this year. … | French | Spanish
19 Jun 2011 | News story
IUCN and Abu Dhabi join forces for conservation
IUCN and the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) have signed a four-year Framework Agreement in support of the IUCN Programme, as well as a Memorandum of Understanding to support the implementation of the Strategic Plan of IUCN’s Species Survival Commission (SSC). …
16 Jun 2011 | News story
A grain of hope in the desert
The regal Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx), which was hunted to near extinction, is now facing a more secure future according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Its wild population now stands at 1,000 individuals. … | French | Spanish
16 Jun 2011 | International news release
Yellowstone: the return of the wolf
Many of us carry childhood memories of the ravening wolf that haunted us through fairy tales and often, hearing a wolf's howl still sends a shiver down our spines. But after so many years of conflict between man and this enigmatic species, the time has come to finally say: ‘maybe they’re not so bad’? Wolves are now being successfully reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park and are an important part of the natural system once again. …
14 Jun 2011 | Video
