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Monthly update from the world's largest community of environmental experts.
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IUCN AT THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEETING
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Conservation’s dream - the sharp reality
The world needs to take far better care of its outstanding natural places — those designated as World Heritage sites. That’s the message from IUCN experts as they gather for the annual meeting of the World Heritage Convention taking place in St. Petersburg, Russia from 24 June to 6 July.
Too many sites inscribed on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List are left with little resources to manage them properly and conserve the very values they were inscribed for.
Many face a barrage of threats, not least from mining and oil exploration. > Read more
> Watch message from IUCN Director General
> All news from World Heritage Committee
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No ‘danger listing’ for four natural World Heritage sites - against IUCN advice
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None of the four natural World Heritage sites that IUCN recommended for inclusion on the Danger List have been added,
in what is seen by IUCN experts as a blow for conservation. >
Read more
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Release of report on World Heritage and mining
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New independent review of World Heritage and the extractive industry was published today
in response to growing concerns over the rapidly increasing number of World Heritage Sites threatened by planned mining or oil and gas projects. >
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One in ten natural World Heritage Sites in Danger
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UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee’s annual meeting will see a total of 36 new sites considered for inscription as natural and cultural sites,
and a series of monitoring reports on the sites already listed. > Read more
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Our experts in action: Leo Niskanen
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Not many of us get to turn a childhood passion into a career but IUCN’s Leo Niskanen is doing just that—in the heart of East Africa,
one of the world’s last great bastions of wildlife. > Read more
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Regaining their rights - Indigenous peoples and World Heritage
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More than a status symbol, World Heritage sites often play a pivotal role in sustaining the livelihoods and cultures of indigenous peoples and local communities who have lived in harmony with their lands and resources for centuries. > Read more
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In trouble and in need: West Africa’s World Heritage
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Of all natural World Heritage sites, those in West and Central Africa are in the most urgent need of support.
> Read more
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‘Our Treasures at Risk’
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To mark the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a new publication is being released that draws on the views and experiences
of young people who live and/or work in World Heritage sites. > Read more
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The inside view
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Blog posts from the World Heritage Committee meeting
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Facts and figures
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World Heritage Sites protect over 266 million hectares (ha) of land and sea.
> More facts
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Check out the Congress site!
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To know everything about the next IUCN World Conservation Congress taking place in Jeju, Korea, in September 2012.
> www.iucn.org/congress
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Saving the web of life
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The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows that of the 63,837 species assessed, 19,817 are threatened with extinction
> Read more
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IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature © 2012
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IUCN helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.
It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice.
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Photo credits: Header banner & quiz © Jerker Tamelander; No danger listing © Mariam Ali Kenza; Release of report © Geoffroy Mauvais; Blog © Pierre Galland;
Sites in Danger © Intu B.; expert in action © Leo Niskanen; Regaining their rights © IUCN; In trouble and in need © David Sheppard; Our treasures at risk © Go4BioDiv; photo gallery © Pierre Galland; Facts and Figures © Naomi Doak; Congress © IUCN; Saving the web of life © Bosse Jonsson |
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