Story | 10 Feb, 2014
The Xe Champhone wetland in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR, was designated as a Ramsar site in 2010 due to its importance for the conservation of the Siamese crocodile, the occurrence of specific wetlands habitats and the support it brings to local livelihoods.
…Story | 09 Feb, 2014
The Brown Bear, Wolf, Wolverine, Lynx and Wisent are the most impressive animals of Europe, according to the Flemish TV show “The Big5 of Europe”. The final selection was revealed and…
Story | 09 Feb, 2014
Traditional agricultural land use practices in the Dinaric Arc
This recently finalized manual explores existing traditional agricultural practices in the transboundary sites NP Plitvicka jezera-NP Una, NP Durmitor-NP Sutjeska, NP Tara-Drina, Neretva delta, and Mountain Dinara, and identifies mechanisms for the maintenance and extension of these practices.…
Story | 05 Feb, 2014
A global perspective on re-introduction
From mangroves to spiders, trout to bobcat, the latest edition of Global Re-introduction Perspectives presents 52 case studies on re-introduction projects from around the world.
Story | 04 Feb, 2014
Entrepreneurship for World Heritage in Africa: sign up to the workshop
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), in partnership with the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA), launch the call for applications for the training workshops on entrepreneurship.
Story | 03 Feb, 2014
Free World Heritage app for a limited time
Don’t miss your chance to download the World Heritage app for free, courtesy of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre! Read exclusive articles and watch videos of the world’s most spectacular sites. Available for iPad, Android and Kindle Fire tablets.
Story | 02 Feb, 2014
Assessing the Management of Socotra World Heritage Site
A regional workshop was one of the regional efforts of the World Heritage programme in supporting the World Heritage site in Socotra, which aimed to exchange the experiences in environment management and wildlife conservation between the partners.
Press release | 02 Feb, 2014
IUCN welcomes Total’s ‘no-go’ commitment in World Heritage sites
Oil and gas company Total has confirmed that it will not carry out extractive operations within natural World Heritage sites, including Virunga National Park. IUCN welcomes this decision and calls on all oil and gas companies to follow suit.
Press release | 02 Feb, 2014
Promoting forests at the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Forests can be a path to acheiving global development goals. They will be part of the discussion this week at the 8th Open Working Group on Sustanable Development Goals at the United Nations in New York.
Press release | 29 Jan, 2014
On the Road to the Bonn Challenge
Two years into the Bonn Challenge, the world is well on its way to achieving the goal of restoring 150 million hectares of the planet’s degraded and deforested lands.