They provide inspiration and adventure, supply food and water, offer natural defences against climate change and support the livelihoods of millions of people.
Did you know that 62% of all the land area covered by natural World Heritage sites contains the most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet? Overall, 22 of the world’s 24 terrestrial wilderness areas are represented on the World Heritage List.
2014 promises to be a year full of conservation action for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, with the World Parks Congress, the launch of the World Heritage Outlook and the 50th anniversary of the Red List. To welcome the New Year, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s World Heritage Programme is offering you a trip around Earth’s natural wonders. No…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is developing a new landscape Restoration Opportunity Assessment Methodology for use at national and subnational levels.
Despite the high profile media attention sharks receive, relatively little is known about their biology. Of those shark species that have been assessed for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢, nearly half are listed as Data Deficient, which means that we do not have enough information to…
This holiday season, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s World Heritage Programme is offering you a trip around Earth’s natural wonders. Discover the locations of 222 natural World Heritage sites across the planet; let yourself be transported by 3D simulation, and inspired by some amazing photos.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ joins the world in mourning the passing of former South African President, Nelson Mandela, and celebrating his life.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ applauds the declaration of ‘ten key actions’ made today by high-level representatives from government, the private sector and civil society at the 9th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas.
The range states of the Polar Bear – Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States – today signed a landmark declaration that will strengthen measures to conserve this iconic animal which is classified as Vulnerable on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢.