Page | 13 Jun, 2022
Nominating new World Heritage sites
Learn more about how IUCN evaluates nominations and which sites IUCN recommends for World Heritage Listing.
Page | 13 Jun, 2022
IUCN co-drafted the World Heritage Convention text with UNESCO in 1972 and is explicitly recognised within the Convention as the technical Advisory Body on nature to the World Heritage Committee.
Page | 10 Jun, 2022
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
One of the three Rio Conventions, the UNFCCC's ultimate objective is to achieve the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system.
Page | 10 Jun, 2022
UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals and targets acknowledge the critical role that a healthy environment can play in addressing current challenges including poverty, climate change, food and water security. It recognises that the natural world must be urgently protected, both for its own sake, and…
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
In its work on World Heritage, IUCN implements initiatives to enhance the role of the World Heritage Convention in protecting the planet’s biodiversity, and to promote effective use of its mechanisms to strengthen the conservation and management of natural World Heritage sites.
Page | 09 Jun, 2022
In accordance with the IUCN Council’s Transparency Policy modified in April 2016, the decisions of the IUCN Council and its Bureau, from…
Page | 30 May, 2022
IUCN's strength and mandate come from our diverse and powerful membership. Over 1,400 Member organisations democratically determine the vision of the Union, and our work to achieve it.
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
IUCN and the Global Environment Facility
IUCN is an official Global Environment Facility Agency where we create project proposals and then manage these projects on the ground. Through this work, IUCN and other GEF agencies help eligible governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to develop, implement and execute their…