Story | 15 Jun, 2009
Volcanoes are perhaps the best known and most spectacular of the earth's geological features and the importance of some as outstanding earth-science features are recognized in their status as natural World Heritage sites.
Story | 29 Apr, 2009
Serial Natural World Heritage Properties
An initial analysis of the present situation of serial natural World Heritage properties.
IUCN World Heritage Studies No 6
Press release | 06 Jan, 2009
Logging Called Threat to Krasnodar Reserve
Krasnodar regional authorities are turning a blind eye to a massive, illegal logging project in a nature reserve on the Black Sea, local environmentalists say, in what could be an attempt to open the protected area to commercial tourism.
Story | 13 Nov, 2008
Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas
Visitors to parks and protected areas impact at many levels: political, economic, social and ecological. To ensure effective park management for increasing visitor numbers, good quality global data on visitor use is necessary. This manual describes terms, approaches and…
Story | 12 Nov, 2008
Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage
The threats posed by climate change to natural and cultural sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List are outlined in a new UNESCO publication, "Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage"*.
Story | 12 Nov, 2008
World Heritage Convention: Effectiveness 1992-2002 and Lessons for Governance
The main objective of this report will partially contribute to an evaluation of the achievement of the Convention by reviewing how effective this unique international governance instrument,the World Heritage Convention has been in conserving natural sites. The period of focus in this report is…
Story | 11 Nov, 2008
Proceedings of the IUCN-WCPA World Heritage Workshop held at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, Germany, 24-28 November 2005.
Story | 11 Nov, 2008
Harmonisation of Tentative Lists in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
Proceedings of a Workshop held at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, Germany, 9-13 May 2007.
Story | 11 Nov, 2008
World Heritage in the Boreal Zone
Proceedings of the World Heritage in the Boreal Zone Workshop held in St. Petersburg, Russia, 10-13 October 2003.