Story | 30 Jul, 2010
Papahānaumokuākea - first US site to be listed in 15 years
Papahānaumokuākea in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands was added to the list of World Heritage sites by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, currently meeting in Brasilia. This is the first US site to be listed in 15 years.
Press release | 30 Jul, 2010
World Heritage in Danger: two natural sites listed
Following the recommendations of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), important rainforest areas in Madagascar and the Everglades National Park (USA) have been added to the List of World Heritage in Danger at the World Heritage annual meeting, currently taking place in Brasilia…
Press release | 29 Jul, 2010
Pitons stay off danger list but concerns remain
The Pitons Management Area in Saint Lucia will remain off the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. IUCN welcomes the decision following new information from the Saint Lucia government that a moratorium on all new and unapproved development has been approved.
Story | 29 Jul, 2010
REDD Readiness Requires Radical Reform
Prospects for making the big changes needed to prepare for REDD-plus in Ghana.
Story | 28 Jul, 2010
This report presents the key findings from trips to the Nam Phui National Protected Area (NPA) for surveys of White-handed Gibbons (Hylobates lar) and to Dong Khanthung Provincial Protected Area (PPA) for surveys of Pileated Gibbons (Hylobates pileatus), as well provides some initial…
Press release | 28 Jul, 2010
Galapagos off danger list but still at risk
The World Heritage Committee decided to remove the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) from the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger, despite IUCN´s recommendation to the contrary.
Story | 27 Jul, 2010
Africa is under-represented in terms of World Heritage Sites, with only nine percent of overall sites located on the continent. Souayibou Varissou works with the African World Heritage Fund. He talks about what his organization is doing.
Story | 27 Jul, 2010
World Heritage under threat - the Great Barrier Reef
The 2,000 km long Great Barrier Reef of Australia is the largest World Heritage site in the world – it is roughly the size of Italy or Japan.
Press release | 27 Jul, 2010
Deserts on the World Heritage List: Filling the gaps
Deserts are not just arid, inhospitable places, they are unique and fragile environments and surprisingly full of life. But only a few deserts are World Heritage Sites, despite them covering one third of the earth’s land surface, says IUCN.
IUCN Statement | 26 Jul, 2010
World Heritage Convention and Sustainable Development
IUCN, along with the two other Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Convention, welcome a first step in exploring the critical issue of sustainable development for the World Heritage Convention at its annual meeting in Brasilia.