Press release | 02 Dec, 2020
Climate change now top threat to natural World Heritage – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 2 December 2020 (IUCN) – Climate change is now the biggest threat to natural World Heritage, according to a report published today by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). A third (33%) of natural World Heritage sites are threatened by…
Comunicado de prensa | 02 Dec, 2020
Gland, Suiza, 2 de diciembre de 2020 (UICN) – Según un informe que publica hoy la UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza), el cambio climático es actualmente la mayor amenaza para el Patrimonio Mundial natural. Un tercio (33%) de los sitios del Patrimonio Mundial natural…
Communiqué de presse | 02 Dec, 2020
Gland, Suisse, 2 décembre 2020 (UICN) - Le changement climatique est désormais la principale menace au Patrimoine mondial naturel, selon un rapport publié aujourd’hui par l’UICN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature). Un tiers (33%) des sites naturels du Patrimoine mondial sont…
Story | 15 Nov, 2015
Report calls on aluminium industry to respect indigenous peoples' rights
Geneva, Switzerland, 16 November 2015 – While global demand for the world’s most popular metal – aluminium – continues to rise, it is critical that the aluminium industry address its environmental and social impacts, particularly in indigenous peoples’ territories, according to new report…
Story | 11 Nov, 2015
IUCN and UNESCO welcome no-go pledge for World Heritage sites by Tullow Oil
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on natural World Heritage, and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre have welcomed a new commitment by British company Tullow Oil plc to stay out of World Heritage sites. The firm had received a licence to explore for…
Story | 30 Jun, 2015
Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Reserve and Brazil’s Cerrado face increasing threats – IUCN
IUCN raises concerns over the state of Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve and Brazil’s Cerrado Protected Areas today at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting taking place in Bonn, Germany.
Story | 08 Jun, 2015
To have healthy oceans we need healthy marine wildlife
According to the United Nations, World Oceans Day is about a healthy planet being based on healthy oceans – so true and in so many ways! The ecological pressures on Earth’s oceans are as diverse and daunting as the storms that can roll across its blue horizons. But there is hope rolling in the…
Story | 28 May, 2015
IUCN issues second round of recommendations on natural World Heritage
IUCN’s recommendations to the World Heritage Committee are now all available online, following a second release of reports on 29 May. IUCN recommends ‘in danger’ status for Brazil’s Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks. IUCN also recommends changes to Russia…
Artículo | 28 May, 2015
La UICN publica una segunda serie de recomendaciones sobre Patrimonio Mundial natural
Todas las recomendaciones de la UICN para el Comité del Patrimonio Mundial ya se encuentran disponibles en línea, tras la publicación de un segundo lote de informes en el 29 de mayo . La UICN recomienda incluir, en la Lista en Peligro, las Zonas protegidas del Cerrado - Parques nacionales de…
Article | 28 May, 2015
Deuxième série de recommandations de l’UICN sur le patrimoine mondial naturel
Les recommandations de l’UICN au Comité du patrimoine mondial sont maintenant en ligne, suite à la publication d’une deuxième série de rapports le 29 mai. L’UICN recommande d’inscrire les Aires protégées du Cerrado au Brésil : Parcs nationaux de Chapada dos Veadeiros et Emas, sur la Liste du…