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 | 19 Mar, 2013
Advances in biocultural conservation Pungetti, Gloria ; Oviedo, Gonzalo ; Hooke, Della
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.
Press release | 13 Mar, 2013
Sharks, rhinos and elephants among wildlife trade summit winners
A historic vote to improve the sustainability of the international trade of eight species of sharks and rays that are listed as threatened on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is among the key decisions taken at the CITES wildlife trade summit closing today in Bangkok.
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…
Press release | 21 Feb, 2013
Secrets of world’s richest marine area revealed
A new study finds that sea surface temperature, as well as the size and variety of habitats are the main factors responsible for the proliferation of marine life in the Coral Triangle – the most biologically diverse marine region in the world.
Story | 11 Feb, 2013
The World Heritage Convention: back on the right track?
By Jim Thorsell, IUCN Senior Advisor on World Heritage