IUCN Statement | 30 Apr, 2020
IUCN deplores the brutal killing of 17 people in Virunga National Park
IUCN is deeply shocked by the tragic loss of 12 park rangers, a staff driver and four civilians close to Virunga National Park, following an attack by armed militia on 24 April. One of the world’s most biodiversity-rich areas and home to the last remaining mountain gorillas, Virunga is Africa’s…
Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Report: Blue Infrastructure Finance, where all win
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is…
Story | 03 Feb, 2020
Умеренные пустыни Казахстана, Туркменистана и Узбекистана вошли в число шести районов, расположенных в Центральной Азии, которые имеют глобальное значение для сохранения биоразнообразия и потенциально могут претендовать на получение статуса объектов всемирного наследия – такой вывод сделан в…
Story | 02 Feb, 2020
Cold Winter Deserts of Central Asia among potential World Heritage sites, new IUCN report finds
Cold Winter Deserts in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are among six globally significant biodiversity sites in Central Asia that could potentially qualify for World Heritage status, according to a new report launched today by IUCN, the official advisor on natural World Heritage.
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
IUCN-outsourced paper finds no proof Rufiji dam project can meet Tanzania’s development needs
A strategic environmental assessment meant to guide decisions on the Rufiji hydropower project in Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve World Heritage site is completely inadequate, according to an independent technical review commissioned and issued today by IUCN. The document does not assess the…
Story | 28 Nov, 2019
Experts call attention to the key role of World Heritage in meeting biodiversity objectives
Experts convened by IUCN have issued a statement on how World Heritage contributes to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. This includes recommendations specific to World Heritage and its relevance to biodiversity. Negotiations to develop the framework, which will be adopted by the…
Article | 30 Jul, 2019
Des centaines d’évaluateurs participeront à l’Horizon du patrimoine mondial de l’UICN 3
L’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) s’apprête à rassembler les contributions d’experts à travers le monde afin de mener un nouveau cycle d’évaluations pour l’Horizon du patrimoine mondial de l’UICN 3. Ce rapport phare de l’UICN sur le patrimoine mondial naturel sera…
Story | 15 Jul, 2019
UNESCO’s annual World Heritage Committee meeting concluded on 10 July. After gathering input from the IUCN delegation he headed at the Committee, Peter Shadie, Director of IUCN’s World Heritage Programme, captures some take-home messages from the meeting.
Story | 04 Jul, 2019
Hundreds of assessors and reviewers to take part in the IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is gathering input from experts around the globe to complete a new cycle of assessments for the IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3. This flagship IUCN report on natural World Heritage will be published in 2020, together with assessments for…
Comunicado de prensa | 03 Jul, 2019
El Comité del Patrimonio Mundial ha seguido hoy el consejo de la UICN de incluir las Islas y Áreas Protegidas del Golfo de California de México en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro. La población de vaquitas del sitio – la especie de marsopa más pequeña y en mayor peligro de extinción –…