Story | 25 Aug, 2016
Five outstanding individuals in three natural World Heritage sites have been shortlisted as Heritage Heroes for their exceptional work in protecting some of the world's most precious natural areas.
Discover their inspiring stories and decide who will get your vote!
Story | 08 Aug, 2016
Ha Long Bay decision: Polystyrene banned and must be replaced
The Ha Long City People’s Committee officially announced last week the decision to ban the usage of polystyrene in floating villages and fishing activities around the Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site.
Story | 03 Aug, 2016
Sargasso Sea among spots in the High Seas identified as potential World Heritage sites
Five sites in the High Seas, which belong to no country, could be recognised under the World Heritage Convention, according to a new report by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the advisory body on natural World Heritage. The report has…
Story | 03 Aug, 2016
Tell us your water story and win a prize
Are you working in conservation? In forest, marine, climate change areas or others? Has water made an unexpected appearance in your work? Then we are looking for your story.
Story | 29 Jul, 2016
Fragments of Extinction - The Sonic Heritage of Ecosystems
A multidisciplinary project on soundscape biodiversity
Story | 29 Jul, 2016
Cultural and Spiritual Significance of Nature Key to Protected Area Governance and Management
Cultural and spiritual bonds with nature are among the strongest personal drives and motivators for nature conservation yet they are not often taken into account in the governance and management of protected areas.
Story | 28 Jul, 2016
Interview with Aroha Te Pareake Mead, IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
This interview originally appeared on World Heritage, the official UNESCO publication from the World Heritage Centre, as part of a special edition on the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Aroha Te Pareake Mead is from the Ngati Awa and Ngati Porou Maori tribes of Aotearoa/New Zealand. She is a…
Story | 27 Jul, 2016
World Heritage Committee meeting to resume in October
The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee will continue from 24 to 26 October 2016 at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris. The session, which took place in July in Istanbul, Turkey, was suspended three days ahead of the planned schedule on 17 July.
Story | 19 Jul, 2016
Viet Nam: Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance third leadership committee meeting
On July 6, IUCN organised the semi-annual Leadership Committee meeting of the USAID-funded Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance (HLCBA) at the Vinpearl Ha Long Resort on Reu Island in Ha Long Bay. The 66 participants included senior officials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Ministry of…
Story | 18 Jul, 2016
World’s top areas for iconic species among new sites on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee yesterday inscribed nine new natural World Heritage sites evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).