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More World Heritage Sites, more challenges for conservation
Paris, France, 29 June, 2011. Four outstanding natural sites in Kenya, Jordan, Australia and Japan were given World Heritage status following the advice of IUCN to the World Heritage Committee, which closes today in Paris. An extension to an existing World Heritage Site in Ukraine and Slovakia was also granted to the Ancient Beech Forests in Germany. … | Spanish
29 Jun 2011 | IUCN statement
Mining threats on the rise in World Heritage sites
Paris, France, 23 June, 2011 (IUCN) – Extractive industries and governments that licence their activities should commit to stopping all mining and oil/gas exploration and exploitation activities that could damage World Heritage Sites, says the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). … | Spanish
27 Jun 2011 | IUCN statement
La Jordanie et l’Allemagne rejoignent le Patrimoine mondial
L’aire protégée de Wadi Rum en Jordanie vient d’être inscrite sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial, devenant ainsi le 211ème site naturel sur la liste prestigieuse de l’UNESCO. … | English | Spanish
25 Jun 2011 | International news release
Des merveilles naturelles du Kenya, de l’Australie et du Japon s’ajoutent à la Liste du Patrimoine mondial
L’ensemble des lacs de la vallée du Grand Rift au Kenya, la Côte de Ningaloo en Australie et les îles Ogasawara au Japon viennent d’être inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial suite aux recommandations de l’UICN. … | English | Spanish
25 Jun 2011 | International news release
From Youth Forum Nagoya to World Heritage Paris
Lake Turkana is a natural World Heritage Site in northern Kenya, inscribed for its remarkable biodiversity and geological features. Threats to the livelihoods of the local community and the local environment are now known here at the World Heritage Committee in Paris thanks to a young woman from the region who raised the issue at the International Youth Forum at the Biodiversity Summit in Nagoya, Japan late last year. …
24 Jun 2011 | News story
World Heritage - Hungarian style
The World Heritage Committee may make decisions that enter international law. But what impact do these decisions have on the ground? It's important for World Heritage to enter national law as well, and that's just what the Hungarians have been doing. …
24 Jun 2011 | News story
Go4BioDiv Exhibition hits World Heritage
The International Youth Forum “Go4BioDiv”, an IUCN partner, provides young adults from natural World Heritage Sites with a forum and a political platform for issues that concern them. Held at the UN Biodiversity Summit in Japan last year, the organizers are now in Paris for the World Heritage Committee along with their travelling exhibition. …
23 Jun 2011 | News story
Working with Sumatra to restore natural wonders
The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia, is now on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. IUCN Member, Fauna and Flora International, will be among the groups working with local authorities to address the issues raised and bring this site back to its full potential. …
23 Jun 2011 | News story
Deux sites naturels s’ajoutent à la Liste du Patrimoine mondial en péril
La Réserve de la biosphère de Rio Platano au Honduras et le Patrimoine des forêts tropicales ombrophiles du Sumatra en Indonésie ont été ajoutés à la Liste du Patrimoine mondial en péril, conformément à la recommandation de l’UICN. … | English | Spanish
22 Jun 2011 | International news release
Don't forget the birds at World Heritage
IUCN is happy to welcome a number of its Members in to its delegation at the World Heritage Committee in Paris, including Bird Life International. Helen Byron is an International Site Casework Officer with Bird Life International and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. …
22 Jun 2011 | News story
