Five sites in the High Seas, which belong to no country, could be recognised under the World Heritage Convention, according to a new report by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥), the advisory body on natural World Heritage. The report has…
Are you a forest practitioner or land-use manager attending the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress? From 2-5 September, participate in a series of workshops geared at training you to design robust and holistic forest conservation projects.
By Elena Nikolaeva, WCPA Regional Vice Chair for North Eurasia. Â
A multidisciplinary project on soundscape biodiversity
Cultural and spiritual bonds with nature are among the strongest personal drives and motivators for nature conservation yet they are not often taken into account in the governance and management of protected areas.
In 2010, the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10/CBD) adopted the Aichi Biodiversity Targets as part of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. Target 11 calls for “at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10 per cent of…
This interview originally appeared on World Heritage, the official UNESCO publication from the World Heritage Centre, as part of a special edition on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress. Aroha Te Pareake Mead is from the Ngati Awa and Ngati Porou Maori tribes of Aotearoa/New Zealand. She is a…
Every day, in their roles as farmers, foresters and household providers, women use and manage natural resources, making them integral to conservation efforts. A pilot initiative led by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ in Brazil is finding ways to integrate their wealth of knowledge in forest landscape restoration (FLR)…
Dr Bibhuti Lahkar is a man engaged for wildlife and people. He understands that conserving threatened flora and fauna can only be achieved in the long-term if the local population is supportive and receives some benefit from the protection. Part of his work is now funded through Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Tiger…
Since the St Petersburg tiger summit, the Tiger Range Countries meet regularly to report progress on tiger conservation. This is the chance for the world to have an estimate of the world wild tiger population. In April this year, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ brought a small delegation to New Delhi.