News
A strong IUCN delegation is attending this year’s meeting. Check here for the latest news reported directly from Brasilia and keep up to date with the most important developments of the meeting.
World Heritage goes marine – Hawai’i and Phoenix Islands Added
Six new natural sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List at the 34th World Heritage Committee meeting which closed in Brasilia last night. The Committee also updated its List of World Heritage in Danger. … | Spanish
03 Aug 2010 | International news release
New natural jewels on the World Heritage crown
Following IUCN’s recommendations, the landscapes of France’s La Reunion Island, Russia’s Siberian Putorana Plateau and the Phoenix Islands Protected Areas of Kiribati have been added to the List of Natural World Heritage sites by UNESCO. The Committee also decided to add Danxia (China) to the List. …
02 Aug 2010 | International news release
Hawai’i and Sri Lanka added to the World Heritage List
The Central Highlands of Sri Lanka and Papahānaumokuākea in Hawai’i were added to the list of World Heritage sites by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, currently meeting in Brasilia. The Committee continues its consideration of natural sites for inscription. … | Spanish
31 Jul 2010 | International news release
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.
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31 Jul 2010 | Article
World Heritage on the front line
Marcelo Segalerba has worked on the front line of conservation as a park ranger for many years, putting his own life at risk against the likes of poachers and drug traffickers. On World Rangers Day (July 31), he talks about the dangers faced by rangers on a day-to-day basis and what benefits World Heritage status could and should bring. …
31 Jul 2010 | Audio
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. … | French | Spanish | Portuguese
30 Jul 2010 | International news release
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. …
30 Jul 2010 | International news release
World Heritage in Bahrain
The objective of Bahrain is to get more natural sites on the World Heritage map, especially within the Arab region, that’s according to Dr. Saeed Abdalla al-Khuzai, Natural Heritage Advisor to Bahrain’s delegation to the World Heritage Convention’s annual meeting in Brasilia. …
29 Jul 2010 | Audio
New deal for World Heritage training
IUCN and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) today signed a deal to collaborate on training and capacity building in support of the World Heritage Convention. …
29 Jul 2010 | News story
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. … | French | Spanish
29 Jul 2010 | International news release
