Story | 27 Jul, 2010
Africa is under-represented in terms of World Heritage Sites, with only nine percent of overall sites located on the continent. Souayibou Varissou works with the African World Heritage Fund. He talks about what his organization is doing.
Story | 27 Jul, 2010
World Heritage under threat - the Great Barrier Reef
The 2,000 km long Great Barrier Reef of Australia is the largest World Heritage site in the world – it is roughly the size of Italy or Japan.
Press release | 27 Jul, 2010
Deserts on the World Heritage List: Filling the gaps
Deserts are not just arid, inhospitable places, they are unique and fragile environments and surprisingly full of life. But only a few deserts are World Heritage Sites, despite them covering one third of the earth’s land surface, says IUCN.
IUCN Statement | 26 Jul, 2010
World Heritage Convention and Sustainable Development
IUCN, along with the two other Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Convention, welcome a first step in exploring the critical issue of sustainable development for the World Heritage Convention at its annual meeting in Brasilia.
Story | 26 Jul, 2010
Day two of the Committee is underway. Allen Putney is Vice Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) for World Heritage, and his role is a bit different from that of his IUCN Secretariat colleagues.
IUCN Statement | 26 Jul, 2010
Sound science central to World Heritage success - IUCN DG
IUCN's Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre, spoke at the opening of the World Heritage Convention's annual meeting in Brasilia. She drew attention to closer ties between the Convention's three advisory bodies.
Press release | 25 Jul, 2010
31st July - Celebrate the rangers
World Rangers Day - a day to commemorate the many Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty.
We can do nothing to bring the fallen Rangers back, but we can honour their memory and ensure their sacrifice is never forgotten.
Story | 25 Jul, 2010
World Heritage in South America
From Venzuela to Argentina natural World Heritage sites are attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors per year. But it's not all plain sailing with much still needed to be done to increase public awareness of why these sites merit World Heritage status.
Press release | 25 Jul, 2010
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee opened its annual meeting today in Brasilia. The Committee will add new outstanding natural and cultural places to the list of World Heritage sites. IUCN plays a key role in the meeting as the advisory body assessing natural sites and recommending new…