Story | 15 Apr, 2013
Seeking contributors for new World Heritage knowledge tool
Do you hold first-hand knowledge on natural and mixed World Heritage Sites, and the factors affecting them? IUCN is seeking contributions to compile Conservation Outlook Assessments for the State of World Heritage, a new knowledge tool.
Story | 14 Apr, 2013
Study on the application of Criterion VII
Considering superlative natural phenomena and exceptional natural beauty within the World Heritage Convention
Story | 11 Apr, 2013
Why you should come to Cambodia next June
Story | 11 Apr, 2013
New terrestrial gaps study to be unveiled
Story | 11 Apr, 2013
A training bridge between nature and culture
Story | 11 Apr, 2013
Dialogue between the mining sector and World Heritage sites in Africa
Story | 14 Mar, 2013
IUCN and UNESCO World Heritage Enhancement
TILCEPA’s Chair participated in a workshop on Enhancing the World Heritage Programme, 17-21 February 2013. The event took place on Vilm Island in the Baltic Sea, hosted by the German Bundesamt für Naturschutz and IUCN’s World Heritage Division.
Story | 28 Feb, 2013
Hungarian Plane Tree wins European Tree of the Year award
The winner of the third international contest European Tree of the Year organized by the Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation is the Plane tree in Eger, Hungary which scored 14,205 votes. Over 45,000 votes were cast in this year’s contest that aspires to bring attention to trees and their…
Story | 24 Feb, 2013
Building capacity for managing World Heritage
Managers from 10 World Heritage sites throughout Africa met at the IUCN ESARO regional offices in Nairobi, Kenya to reflect on and learn more about management effectiveness of natural World Heritage sites in Africa. The Africa Nature project, a collaborative effort by the UNESCO World Heritage…
Story | 11 Feb, 2013
The World Heritage Convention: back on the right track?
By Jim Thorsell, IUCN Senior Advisor on World Heritage