It may be inconceivable that world-famous places like the Serengeti plain of Africa could be anything but secure. But like many other World Heritage sites, the very features which draw thousands of visitors each year are under pressure.
Some say life begins at 40. The World Heritage Convention is one year away from its big birthday, but its critics argue the time is ripe for it to retire.
In the Mosquitia region in north-east Honduras is a place whose natural and cultural wealth can rarely be seen elsewhere in the world. But the future of this exceptional richness, in a country torn by conflict, poverty and adverse socio-economic conditions, strongly depends on the readiness of鈥
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On behalf of the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC) I'm pleased to announce the publication of our first Annual Report. The PICCC is a collaborative of federal and state agencies, indigenous organizations, research institutions and non-governmental organizations working together鈥
While Indigenous Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) remain the least understood and recognized of all protected areas, they are gaining national and international recognition as important areas for the conservation of biological and cultural diversity.
The Pacific Islands region has developed two sui generis model laws for the protection of traditional knowledge.