Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
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Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest | Heritage of Religious Interest UNESCO Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest © OUR PLACE / Amos Chapple / Samarkand - Crossroad ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2019-07-18 | ||
Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin | Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Salonga National Park Dja Faunal Reserve Okapi Wildlife Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Sangha Trinational |
Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabon |
UNESCO has been taking action in the Congo Basin since 2000 in order to improve the conservation and the management of natural World Heritage ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy | In October 2006 the World Heritage Centre published the UNESCO World Heritage Centre's Natural Heritage Strategy, which was endorsed by the World ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-11-26 | ||
World Heritage Forest Programme | Ranging in size from 18 hectares (Vallée de Mai, Seychelles), to 8.8 million hectares (Lake Baikal, Russian Federation), World Heritage ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | ||
“Public works and heritage”. International seminar in Paris, (France) on bridges | Connecting river banks and cultures, bridge are a work which has, today, acquired great symbolic value, whether as historical testimony or ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | ||
30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for ... | Historic Centre of Urbino | The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | |
Africa Nature | Africa Nature Africa nature: a capacity building program for natural World Heritage in Africa Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Côte ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | ||
Assistance to the project for the creation of a global network of World Heritage forests. ... | The objective of this project was to establish a global network of World Heritage forests to assist the World Heritage Forest Programme.In 1998, ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | ||
Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the ... | Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Salonga National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve |
Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo Italy Spain |
A program aimed at preserving the integrity of World Heritage natural Sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The forests of the ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme | Simien National Park Lake Malawi National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Sundarbans National Park Ujung Kulon National Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Ha Long Bay W-Arly-Pendjari Complex The Sundarbans Lake Turkana National Parks Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Kinabalu Park Gunung Mulu National Park Rainforests of the Atsinanana |
Bangladesh China Ethiopia India Indonesia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Niger Philippines Viet Nam |
The Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme is a collaboration between international environmental charity Earthwatch, ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2016-01-19 |
Case study: Dorset | Dorset and East Devon Coast | Located on the south coast of the United Kingdom, the nominated site comprises approximately 155km of undeveloped coastline and countryside. The ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2015-11-26 | |
Case study: Galapagos | Galápagos Islands | Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been called ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2016-01-19 | |
Case study: Sian Ka'an | Sian Ka'an | Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2016-01-19 | |
Case study: Tongariro | Tongariro National Park | In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2016-01-19 | |
Case study: Tubbataha | Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park | The Tubbataha Reef Marine Park covers 96.828 ha, including the North and South Reefs. It is a unique example of an atoll reef with a very high ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2015-11-26 | |
Case study: Ujung Kulon | Ujung Kulon National Park | This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2016-01-19 | |
Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI) | Dja Faunal Reserve Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Sangha Trinational |
Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Gabon |
Central Africa World Heritage Forest InitiativeCAWHFI Tri-national de la Sangha © Ralf Fisher Vision “A transborder network of ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-04-23 |
Disaster Risk Management Plan for Quebrada de Humahuaca | Quebrada de Humahuaca | Argentina | Disaster Risk Management Plan for Quebrada de Humahuaca (Argentina) This project aims to fund the elaboration of a Risk ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2019-06-11 |
Emergency assistance to the Okapi Wildlife Reserve of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Democratic Republic of the Congo | The Okapi Wildlife Reserve has been on the World Heritage List since 1996. It occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the northeast of ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites | Serengeti National Park Aldabra Atoll Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Sangay National Park Chitwan National Park Kaziranga National Park Keoladeo National Park Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Canaima National Park iSimangaliso Wetland Park |
Ecuador Honduras India Nepal Seychelles South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Enhancing Our Heritage - Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Sites was a seven-year UNESCO/IUCN project funded by the ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
Evaluation Mission of the Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | Niger | Objectives The Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger in ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
Preparatory assistance for the identification of heritage in Ehotilé Islands National Park, ... | Côte d'Ivoire | The Ehotilé Islands National Park is a group of six islands situated along the eastern shoreline of the Côte d’Ivoire that shelters a complex and ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | |
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, Togo | Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Togo | The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo, which extends into neighboring Benin, is home to the Batammariba people whose remarkable mud ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of The forest and the residential encampments of the ... | Central African Republic | The Aka Pygmies are considered the very first inhabitants of the Central African Republic. They live in the Mongoumba Forest, of Lobaye. A ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | |
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Southern Oasis of Morocco | Morocco | At the initiative of the Permanent Delegation of Morocco and the “Agence pour la promotion et le développement économique culturel et social des ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | |
Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar | Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Rainforests of the Atsinanana |
Madagascar | « Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar » est un programme du Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO qui a ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2014-10-17 |
Rapid Response Facility (RRF) Protecting natural World Heritage sites in times of crisis | Rapid Response Facility (RRF) Protecting natural World Heritage sites in times of crisis Natural World Heritage sites face ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2019-06-12 | ||
Rapid Response Facility | Galápagos Islands Virunga National Park Garamba National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Niokolo-Koba National Park Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Taï National Park Selous Game Reserve Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Comoé National Park Salonga National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manú National Park Gough and Inaccessible Islands Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Pantanal Conservation Area Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains |
Belize Brazil Cameroon Chad China Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador Egypt Guatemala India Indonesia Panama Peru Romania Senegal United Republic of Tanzania Viet Nam |
Rapid Response Facility © Oreades Natural World Heritage sites represent the world's pre-eminent areas of biodiversity, and ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2017-08-08 |
Restauration and revitalisation of the Complex of Hué Monuments and historical town, Viet Nam | Complex of Hué Monuments | Viet Nam | Hué, Viet Nam, is one of the last large fortified citadel cities of south-east Asia which was the imperial capital until 1945. The Complex of Hué ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
Seminar at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (France) on Tourism and World Heritage Sites | From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt | An international expert meeting focusing on “Tourism and World Heritage Sites” was held from 6 to 8 March 2008 at the Royal Saltworks of ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | |
Seminar on raising awareness on Global Strategy in the South West islands of the Indian Ocean ... | France Madagascar |
In 1994, the World Heritage Committee launched the Global Strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List. Crucial to ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | |
State of conservation Information System | Conservation, at the core of the World Heritage Convention Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention refers to the conservation of properties ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | ||
Technical and preparatory assistance for the inscription of iSimangaliso Wetland Park and ... | iSimangaliso Wetland Park Maloti-Drakensberg Park |
Lesotho South Africa |
The rationale of this project was to provide technical assistance through an advisory mission for the development of management mechanisms and ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
Technical assistance for the management of the Archaeological Site of Zeugma and its ... | Turkey | Zeugma is an ancient city situated on the Euphrates south of Turkey. It is composed of two cities on either side of the Euphrates: Seleucia and ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | |
Technical assistance for the management of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, the Mountain ... | Mountain Railways of India | India | The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) was the first of three mountain railways of India to be inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
UNESCO for Haiti | National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers | Haiti | Making Culture a Motor for Reconstruction Haiti, the "land of a thousand colours" "Haiti will certainly not die, because its painters started ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
World Heritage – Pacific 2009 Programme | Despite its extraordinary cultural and biological diversity and richness, the Pacific is the most under-represented sub-region on the World ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2015-12-08 | ||
World Heritage and Biodiversity | World Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation of ecosystem integrity and biodiversity © Biological diversity underpins ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | ||
World Heritage and Extractive Industries | World Heritage and Extractive Industries © Martin (necktru / Llanganuco, Parc national de Huascarán Over the years, and ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2019-06-20 | ||
World Heritage and Ramsar Convention on Wetlands | 64% of the world’s wetlands have disappeared since the beginning of the last century. In most regions across the world, wetlands continue to ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 | ||
World Heritage and the Arctic | Rock Art of Alta Laponian Area Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve Ilulissat Icefjord Putorana Plateau |
World Heritage and the Arctic © Maksim Antipin / Beringia National Park (Берингия) 4 April 2017, Monaco -- The Arctic Ocean ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-03-14 | |
World Heritage Biodiversity Programme for India (WHBPI) | Will contribute resources towards site management, capacity building, alternative livelihoods for communities, research and fundraising ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2014-10-17 | ||
World Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves | Sites on the World Heritage List are cultural, natural or mixed properties recognized by the World Heritage Committee has being of ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2016-01-15 | ||
Activities in Tikal National Park | Tikal National Park | Guatemala | At Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the Institute of Anthropology and History, part of the culture ministry, is working to protect one of the ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2014-10-17 |
Activities in Ujung Kulon National Park and Komodo National Park, Indonesia | Ujung Kulon National Park Komodo National Park |
Indonesia | At Ujung Kulon National Park Indonesia's Forestry Department and local NGOs are working on strategies to help poor local communities benefit ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2014-10-17 |
Activities in Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | Mexico | El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve in Baja California, Mexico, is focusing on developing locally based ecotourism to address threats to the coastal ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2014-10-17 |
Tunisia - Development of an emergency plan for the safeguard of the Ichkeul National Park | Ichkeul National Park | The program consists first in organizing a study preparatory workshop in order to elaborate the strategy that should lead to a sustainable use of ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2015-10-30 | |
Philippines - Embedment Mooring System For Tubbataha World Heritage Site | Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park | Philippines | Rationale: Tubbataha is a no-take area and the only activities allowed are tourism, which generates funds for conservation, and research. Since ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2015-10-30 |
Business Planning for World Heritage Site Managers - a Toolkit | Aldabra Atoll Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Ujung Kulon National Park Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Kinabalu Park |
Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Seychelles Uganda |
This project focused on strengthening the business planning capacity of non-profit organisations (government agencies, NGOs) charged with the ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2018-02-22 |
International Safeguarding Campaign of the City of Venice (1966, Italy) | Venice and its Lagoon | Italy | Venice, with its surrounding lagoon, is unique. In this city on the water, where the idea of terra firma is meaningless, a thousand years has ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2016-09-28 |
Patrimoine mondial naturel d'Afrique centrale | Dans le cadre de l'Initiative pour le patrimoine mondial forestier d'Afrique centrale (CAWHFI), le Centre du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO a ... | Conservation of Natural Sites | 2016-04-12 |