Story | 02 Aug, 2010
A visit to IUCN Secretariat by Shell’s Manager of Sensitive Areas
Joanna Cochrane, Manager Sensitive Areas in Shell Upstream International, visited the IUCN Secretariat to present Shell's newly formed Sensitive Areas team and hold exploratory discussions.
Press release | 02 Aug, 2010
New natural jewels on the World Heritage crown
Following IUCN’s recommendations, the landscapes of France’s La Reunion Island, Russia’s Siberian Putorana Plateau and the Phoenix Islands Protected Areas of Kiribati have been added to the List of Natural World Heritage sites by UNESCO. The Committee also decided to add Danxia (China) to the…
Press release | 01 Aug, 2010
Ghana’s forests, and the communities that live close to them, may be about to get a lucky break as the world scrambles to find reliable methods to fight the growing threat of climate change.
Press release | 31 Jul, 2010
Hawai’i and Sri Lanka added to the World Heritage List
The Central Highlands of Sri Lanka and Papahānaumokuākea in Hawai’i were added to the list of World Heritage sites by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, currently meeting in Brasilia. The Committee continues its consideration of natural sites for inscription.
Story | 30 Jul, 2010
Papahānaumokuākea - first US site to be listed in 15 years
Papahānaumokuākea in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands was added to the list of World Heritage sites by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, currently meeting in Brasilia. This is the first US site to be listed in 15 years.
Press release | 30 Jul, 2010
World Heritage in Danger: two natural sites listed
Following the recommendations of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), important rainforest areas in Madagascar and the Everglades National Park (USA) have been added to the List of World Heritage in Danger at the World Heritage annual meeting, currently taking place in Brasilia…
Press release | 29 Jul, 2010
Pitons stay off danger list but concerns remain
The Pitons Management Area in Saint Lucia will remain off the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. IUCN welcomes the decision following new information from the Saint Lucia government that a moratorium on all new and unapproved development has been approved.
Story | 29 Jul, 2010
REDD Readiness Requires Radical Reform
Prospects for making the big changes needed to prepare for REDD-plus in Ghana.
Story | 28 Jul, 2010
This report presents the key findings from trips to the Nam Phui National Protected Area (NPA) for surveys of White-handed Gibbons (Hylobates lar) and to Dong Khanthung Provincial Protected Area (PPA) for surveys of Pileated Gibbons (Hylobates pileatus), as well provides some initial…
Press release | 28 Jul, 2010
Galapagos off danger list but still at risk
The World Heritage Committee decided to remove the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) from the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger, despite IUCN´s recommendation to the contrary.