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.
Latest news
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The power of danger listing, hasty inscriptions, smarter financing and a voice for civil society – IUCN’s key takeaways from the 2017 World Heritage Committee meeting
12.07.2017As the 41stWorld Heritage Committee meeting closes today in Kraków, Poland, Tim Badman, Director of IUCN’s World Heritage Programme and head of the IUCN delegation at the Committee, shares his thoughts on how the meeting went this year.
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Indigenous Peoples call for better integration of human rights into natural World Heritage conservation
10.07.2017Members of Indigenous communities living in or close to African World Heritage sites have highlighted how site conservation can be more effective when it considers human rights, last week at UNESCO’s 41st session of the World Heritage Committee, taking place...
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IUCN to assess new measures protecting endangered vaquitas in Gulf of California World Heritage site
06.07.2017IUCN is expected to carry out a field mission with UNESCO to Mexico’s Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, to assess the effectiveness of new measures to protect the Critically Endangered vaquita. This follows a decision by the World...
Latest 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
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Managing MIDAS : harmonising the management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas
Clamote Rodrigues, Diana, Schaaf, Thomas
Language: En
