World Heritage and Protected Areas
This report presents an initial analysis of the role of natural World Heritage Sites within the global protected areas “estate”.
It is primarily based on protected area data included in the UNEP-ϲʿֱֳ World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). The WDPA is a joint product of UNEP and ϲʿֱֳ, managed by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) and the ϲʿֱֳ World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) working with governments and collaborating NGOs . It also refers to some current figures held by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on the areas of natural World Heritage Sites.
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