News | 26 Jul, 2024
Six new sites added to UNESCO World Heritage list following IUCN recommendations
New Delhi, India, 26 July 2024 - The UNESCO World Heritage Committee have followed advice from IUCN – as the official advisor on nature - to inscribe five new sites on the World Heritage List and extend one existing World Heritage site.
Story | 23 Jul, 2024
Building Global Collaboration for Park Conservation
Inspired by the surroundings of the Acadia National Park, an international workshop supported by IUCN identifies climate change capacity building and working with indigenous communities as priorities for a new capacity building program.
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46th session of the World Heritage Committee
The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting opens today in New Delhi, India, where over the next 10 days, the Committee will decide which potential sites will be added onto the prestigious World Heritage List and take decisions on the conservation and management actions needed to…
News | 21 Jul, 2024
The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting opens today in New Delhi, India, where over the next 10 days, the Committee will decide which potential sites will be added onto the prestigious World Heritage List and take decisions on the conservation and management actions needed to…
News | 11 Jul, 2024
Mediterranean sites in France and Spain successfully renew their IUCN Green List status
Côte Bleue Marine Park and Cerbère-Banyuls Natural Marine Reserve in France, along with Sierra Nevada National and Natural Park in Spain, are the sites in the Mediterranean region that have recently renewed their IUCN Green List status. In doing so, they maintain their place among the 76…
Story | 08 Jul, 2024
The Great Blue Wall (GBW) Initiative, launched in 2021, has been instrumental in driving Africa response to the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic instability.
Press release | 27 Jun, 2024
Albania joins IUCN as its newest State Member
IUCN, the world’s biggest environmental network, extends a warm welcome to Albania as its 87th State Member, following their formal endorsement of the IUCN Statutes. This step demonstrates Albania's commitment to global conservation efforts. The Ministry of Tourism and Environment has been…
Publication | 2024
The state of protected and conserved areas in Eastern and Southern Africa : second edition
This second edition of The state of protected and conserved areas in Eastern and Southern Africa builds on the first edition published in 2020 and provides updates on how the region is managing and governing protected and conserved areas, effectively providing a regional update on the progress…
Publication | 2018
Managing cultural World Heritage (Armenian)
The manual provides guidance for States Parties and all those involved in the care of World Heritage cultural properties on how to comply with the requirements of the Convention. It also aims to help States Parties to ensure that heritage has a dynamic role in society and harnesses, but also…
Jointly published | 2023
Enhancing our heritage toolkit 2.0
World Heritage properties are internationally recognized as places of Outstanding Universal Value that should benefit from the highest level of management effectiveness. The Toolkit 2.0 offers a self-assessment methodology to evaluate management effectiveness in a World Heritage property or…