Natural World Heritage sites include iconic places such as the Great Barrier Reef, Yellowstone, the Galápagos Islands and Kilimanjaro, and are recognised as the world's most significant protected areas.
News
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IUCN Congress journey still gathering pace in 2018 with nature-culture symposium
24.04.2018The thematic journey on Nature-Culture, or Culture-Nature, which started at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 in Hawai‘i and continued at the ICOMOS General Assembly 2017 in New Delhi, continues to gather pace. In 2018, year of IUCN's 70th anniversary...
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Thai MONRE Minister meets Dong Phahayen-Khao Yai World Heritage site conservation civil society groups
24.04.201818th April 2018, Minister H.E. General Surasak Karnjanarat, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment , and Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Director General Thanya Netithammakun visited Thap Lan National Park as part of...
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New IUCN guide highlights how sports industry can contribute to biodiversity conservation
09.04.2018Gland, Switzerland, 9 April 2018 (IUCN) – A new guide designed to help the sports industry understand its potential impacts on nature and options for mitigating them, as well as identify new opportunities for sport to enhance conservation, was released today...
Publications
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The advisory body "Our Common Dignity Initiative" on rights-based approaches in World Heritage: taking stock and looking forward
Larsen, Peter Bille, Sinding-Larsen, Amund
Language: En
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World heritage, wilderness, and large landscapes and seascapes
Badman, Tim, Bertzky, Bastian, Jaeger, Tilman, Kormos, Cyril F., Larsen, Peter Bille, Merm, Remco van, Osipova, Elena, Shi, Yichuan
Language: En
