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Measuring Sustainable Tourism and the IUCN Green List
28.07.2017
Sustainable tourism is increasingly relevant in national agendas for its role in fostering economic growth, social inclusiveness, and the protection of cultural and natural assets. IUCN China was invited to the 6th UNWTO International Conference on...
Ivorian parks DG speaks on Comoé National Park’s removal from World Heritage ‘danger list’
25.07.2017
A key decision of the World Heritage Committee in 2017 was the removal of Côte d’Ivoire’s Comoé National Park from the List of World Heritage in Danger, following IUCN’s advice. IUCN – the World Heritage Convention’s advisory body on nature – caught up with...
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
12.07.2017
As 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.