Government of Flanders
(Kingdom of Belgium)
Since 2010, the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium) supports the World Heritage Marine Programme in several areas, including:
- Development of a baseline assessment of management effectiveness in marine World Heritage sites;
- Development of practical guidance to ensure a more ecosystem-based approach to the management of marine World Heritage sites;
- Development of a regional overview of potential areas with Outstanding Universal Value in the Indian Ocean, with a focus on areas under jurisdiction of African countries;
- Strengthening the foundation for the development of a strong, solid and sustainable World Heritage Marine Programme from 2010 to 2020;
- Facilitate a breakthrough towards the removal of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) from the World Heritage List in Danger in 2017;
- Strengthen the sharing of best practices and replication of success stories from the South African World Heritage site iSimangaliso Wetland Park to other marine World Heritage sites.
© Elizabeth Rauer
Partnerships / Activities (7)
- Africa Nature
- Historic Urban Landscapes Workshops on the Swahili Coast of Africa
- Sustainable Tourism Capacity Building
- World Heritage Cities Programme
- World Heritage Marine Sites - Best Practice guide
- World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme
- World Heritage at the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014: the promise of Sydney
News (18)
- World’s flagship marine protected areas gather in milestone conference toward United Nations 2030 Agenda Tuesday, 10 September 2019
- Strengthening marine World Heritage in Sudan through South-South cooperation Friday, 12 October 2018
- Spearheading a global conservation movement: Marine World Heritage 2018 annual report Tuesday, 6 February 2018
- Children call on world leaders to save the ocean, launch #My Ocean Pledge campaign at World Oceans Day event Thursday, 8 June 2017
- Celebrating a decade of Marine World Heritage Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- New partnership will shed light on impact from fisheries on World Heritage marine sites Tuesday, 15 March 2016
- Annual Report 2015 World Heritage Marine Programme Friday, 19 February 2016
- The Promise of Sydney conveys World Heritage agenda for the next decade Tuesday, 19 January 2016
- Stepping up capacity to assist East Rennell’s removal from Danger List Thursday, 26 November 2015
- Building capacity in the Galapagos Islands to strengthen fisheries compliance Friday, 14 August 2015
- Managing effectively the world’s most iconic marine protected areas: A Best Practice Guide Thursday, 25 June 2015
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area sets path for sustainable tourism Tuesday, 24 March 2015
- World Heritage stakeholders come together to develop a sustainable tourism strategy for Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls Monday, 2 February 2015
- Belize agrees to Chart Road Map solving Critical Conservation Issues to remove Belize Barrier Reef from Danger List Tuesday, 27 January 2015
- IUCN World Parks Congress 2014: Parks, people, planet: inspiring solutions Wednesday, 5 November 2014
- Managing Marine World Heritage: Our Crown Jewels of the Ocean Thursday, 17 October 2013
- New World Heritage state of conservation information system accessible to public Wednesday, 5 December 2012
- UNESCO and the Regional Government of Flanders sign a Trust Fund Agreement for the support of UNESCO’s activities in the field of heritage. Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Events (7)
- Marine World Heritage Expert Meeting - Sudan 09-Oct-2018-12-Oct-2018
- #MyOceanPledge 08-Jun-2017-09-Jun-2017
- Building a global network of site managers 27-Aug-2016-31-Aug-2016
- Technical support mission to the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System 19-Jan-2015-26-Jan-2015
- World Heritage Marine Programme celebrates a decade of conservation success 14-Nov-2014
- Second global World Heritage marine site managers meeting 18-Oct-2013-20-Oct-2013
- Comparative Regional assessment of potential new Marine World Heritage sites in the Indian Ocean 01-Feb-2011-01-Jun-2011
