Story | 05 Dec, 2019
IUCN-outsourced paper finds no proof Rufiji dam project can meet Tanzania’s development needs
A strategic environmental assessment meant to guide decisions on the Rufiji hydropower project in Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve World Heritage site is completely inadequate, according to an independent technical review commissioned and issued today by IUCN. The document does not assess the…
Story | 28 Nov, 2019
Experts call attention to the key role of World Heritage in meeting biodiversity objectives
Experts convened by IUCN have issued a statement on how World Heritage contributes to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. This includes recommendations specific to World Heritage and its relevance to biodiversity. Negotiations to develop the framework, which will be adopted by the…
Article | 30 Jul, 2019
Des centaines d’évaluateurs participeront à l’Horizon du patrimoine mondial de l’UICN 3
L’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) s’apprête à rassembler les contributions d’experts à travers le monde afin de mener un nouveau cycle d’évaluations pour l’Horizon du patrimoine mondial de l’UICN 3. Ce rapport phare de l’UICN sur le patrimoine mondial naturel sera…
Story | 15 Jul, 2019
UNESCO’s annual World Heritage Committee meeting concluded on 10 July. After gathering input from the IUCN delegation he headed at the Committee, Peter Shadie, Director of IUCN’s World Heritage Programme, captures some take-home messages from the meeting.
Story | 04 Jul, 2019
Hundreds of assessors and reviewers to take part in the IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is gathering input from experts around the globe to complete a new cycle of assessments for the IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3. This flagship IUCN report on natural World Heritage will be published in 2020, together with assessments for…
Comunicado de prensa | 03 Jul, 2019
El Comité del Patrimonio Mundial ha seguido hoy el consejo de la UICN de incluir las Islas y Áreas Protegidas del Golfo de California de México en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro. La población de vaquitas del sitio – la especie de marsopa más pequeña y en mayor peligro de extinción –…
Press release | 03 Jul, 2019
The looming extinction of the vaquita puts Gulf of California on World Heritage danger list
The World Heritage Committee today followed IUCN’s advice to list Mexico’s Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California as a World Heritage site in danger. The site’s population of vaquitas – the world’s smallest and most endangered species of porpoise – has been decimated due to the…
Story | 01 Jul, 2019
IUCN report makes new proposals for listing World Heritage volcanoes
Eighteen volcanic landscapes around the globe are the most likely candidates for future inscription on the World Heritage List, according to a new IUCN study launched today at UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee meeting in Azerbaijan.
Déclaration de l'UICN | 27 Jun, 2019
Gland, Suisse – La réserve de gibier de Selous en Tanzanie subira des dommages irréversibles si le projet de construction du barrage de la Gorge de Stiegler va de l’avant, selon l’UICN – conseiller officiel sur le patrimoine mondial naturel. À terme, cela pourrait…
Declaración de la UICN | 27 Jun, 2019
Gland, Suiza - La Reserva de Caza de Selous en Tanzania se enfrenta a daños irreversibles si se sigue adelante con los planes de construcción de la presa de la Garganta de Stiegler, según la UICN – el órgano consultivo oficial sobre Patrimonio Mundial natural. En…