World Heritage Marine Programme
World HeritageMarine Programme 50 flagship marine protected areas of Outstanding Universal Value:Beacons of Hope In a Changing ...
Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI)
Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative(CAWHFI) Tri-national de la Sangha © Ralf Fisher Covering an area estimated at 1.62 ...
Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest
There exist a great variety of religious and sacred sites that are representative of the different cultures and traditions of the world. ...
Natural World Heritage
The World Heritage Convention is one of the most successful international instruments to recognize the most exceptional natural places in the ...
“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 ...
2010 International Year of Biodiversity
The United Nations has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). The term biodiversity describes the variety of all life and ...
30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for ...
The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary ...
Africa Nature
Africa Nature Africa nature: a capacity building program for natural World Heritage in Africa Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Côte ...
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, ...
Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the ...
Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Parc ...
Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme
The Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme is a collaboration between international environmental charity Earthwatch, ...
Case study: Dorset
Located on the south coast of the United Kingdom, the nominated site comprises approximately 155km of undeveloped coastline and countryside. The ...
Case study: Galapagos
Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been called ...
Case study: 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 ...
Case study: Tongariro
In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. ...
Case study: Tubbataha
The Tubbataha Reef Marine Park covers 96.828 ha, including the North and South Atolls. It is a unique example of an atoll reef with a very high ...
Case study: Ujung Kulon
This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore ...
CAWHFI Component financed by the European Commission (2016-2020)
CAWHFI Component financed by the European Commission (2016-2020) Between 2016 and 2020, funding from the European Commission enabled CAWHFI ...
Climate Change Marine
Marine World Heritage in aChanging Climate Climate change has become the biggest threat to the conservation of the 50 marine sites on ...
Control and Eradication of Invasives Species:A Necessary Condition for Conserving Endemic ...
The project was developed in response to the threats resulting from the introduction of alien species and is laying the foundations for the ...