Story | 06 Nov, 2008
Over the past 10 years anumber of studies and consultations have been carried out to develop and refine the GlobalStrategy. This review is an important addition to that process, focusing on the inter-related elements of biogeography, habitats and biological diversity that underpin much of what…
Story | 06 Nov, 2008
World Heritage and Protected Areas
This report presents an initial analysis of the role of natural World Heritage Sites within the global protected areas “estate”.
Story | 06 Nov, 2008
World Heritage Thematic Study for Central Asia: A regional overview
identify a limited number of sites which may have potential for natural World Heritage status from among almost three hundred protected areas in Central Asia.
Story | 29 Oct, 2008
Our land, our legacy : our North American world heritage
Our North American world heritage
Story | 28 Oct, 2008
This Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) report is dedicated to the increasingly popular topic of 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation' (REDD). Making REDD Work for the Poor outlines how the design of REDD could infuence its poverty implications and the key…
Press release | 07 Oct, 2008
IUCN and UNESCO publish guidelines on sacred natural sites in protected areas
Thousands of sacred natural sites are in jeopardy around the world despite the fact that many lie within formal Protected Areas.
Press release | 06 Oct, 2008
IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress…