IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014 A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites About IUCN environment and development challenges. IUCN’s work focuses on valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014 together to develop policy, laws and best practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,200 government and A conservation assessment of all natural NGO Members and almost 11,000 volunteer experts in some 160 countries. IUCN’s work is supported by over World Heritage sites www.iucn.org About the IUCN World Heritage Programme IUCN is the advisory body on nature to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Working closely with IUCN Members, Commissions and Partners, and especially the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), and with a range of partners, IUCN’s World Heritage Programme evaluates new sites nominated to the World Heritage List, monitors the conservation of listed sites, promotes the World Heritage Convention as a leading global instrument for conservation, and provides support, advice and training to site managers, governments, scientists and local communities. The IUCN World Heritage Programme also initiates innovative ways to enhance the role of the World Heritage Convention in protecting the planet’s biodiversity and natural heritage and positioning the worlds’ most iconic places as exemplars of nature-based solutions to global challenges. www.iucn.org/worldheritage IUCN WORLD HERITAGE oUTLOOK 2014 Disclaimers Contents The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or other participating organizations concerning the 4 Foreword legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
[Show full text]