Stockholm+50 reflects on milestones in conservation of nature's treasures
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2447
As we celebrate 50 years of global environmental action for the anniversary of the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, a side-event commemorated the birth and achievements of four key biodiversity-related Conventions adopted in the 1970s: the Ramsar Convention, the World Heritage Convention, CITES and the Convention on Migratory Species.
Watch the event here
Conservation of species and ecosystems is key to a healthy planet and livelihoods. By showcasing concrete ...
Suppressing the spread of uncontrolled fire in Mount Kenya National Park
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A fire in Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest, burning for over two months, escalated to uncontrolled levels on the northern slopes in February. The Rapid Response Facility (RRF), a UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Fauna and Flora International joint initiative providing small grants in emergency situations affecting biodiversity within natural World Heritage sites mobilized US$40,000 to the Mount Kenya Trust to support fire suppression activities and to prevent additional loss of ...
Join the World Heritage Volunteers 2022 Campaign
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Resilience and Re-mobilization towards World Heritage
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the selected projects of the World Heritage Volunteers 2022 Campaign!
Under the theme Resilience and Re-mobilization towards World Heritage, 59 action camp projects will be implemented from June to December 2022 at 56 World Heritage properties and sites on the Tentative Lists, by 44 organizations in 29 countries around the globe. These projects will include concrete ...
UNESCO supports the protection of key species and lives of local communities in Garamba National Park
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2444
In recent decades, Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger, has been a major target for poachers greedy for ivory and bushmeat. In response to these threats, UNESCO contributed to the management efforts undertaken in the Park by strengthening the ecological monitoring of key wild species (elephants and giraffes) and by contributing to the development of income-generating activities aimed at empowering neighboring ...
Exploring Nature-Based Sustainable Livelihoods Through Community Dialogues in East Rennell, Solomon Islands
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2443
With support from the UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust, community meetings were held in each of the four villages in the East Rennell World Heritage site on 28 April and 1 May 2022, to explore potential nature-based, sustainable livelihoods in East Rennell that would be compatible with the World Heritage values.
East Rennell is the first natural property inscribed on the World Heritage List with customary ownership and management. The property was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in ...
UNESCO launches its Strategy to remove African properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2441
On 9 May 2022, UNESCO organized an online meeting to discuss the removal of African properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Despite the richness and diversity of Africa's cultural and natural heritage, the Sub-Saharan African region is one of the least represented regions  on the World Heritage List, but still registers the highest number of endangered properties.
The meeting was the occasion to present the strategy for developing the Desired State of Conservation ...
UNESCO and the Republic of Korea launch the International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2442
The International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites as a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO was officially established in the Republic of Korea, on 23 May 2022.
The Assistant Director-General for Culture, Mr Ernesto Ottone R., signed the final Agreement for this UNESCO Category 2 Centre, together with Mr Eung-chon CHOI, Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea. The signing ceremony took place in ...
UNESCO supports eco-tourism and income generating activities in Lopé National Park in Gabon
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UNESCO and Gabon's National Parks Agency (ANPN) sign an agreement to support eco-tourism and income-generating activities in Lopé National Park.
The partnership between UNESCO and ANPN, worth US$ 200,000 over a period of two years, will help to materialize a long-term vision to support the communities living in the Lopé National Park to establish a link between eco-tourism and income-generating activities. This partnership will support in particular:
The development of ...
International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2022: Building a shared future for all life
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2434
International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 is being celebrated under the theme: Building a shared future for all life.
This slogan is very fitting as the 1972 World Heritage Convention celebrates its 50th anniversary and we reflect on the next 50 years of the Convention and its shared future for all life.
It follows the 50th anniversary of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme created in 1971 with a vision to promote a sustainable connection between people and nature. A growing ...
African World Heritage Day 2022: Youth and digital technologies for the promotion and safeguarding of African Heritage
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2439
African World Heritage Day is celebrated annually on the 5th of May to remember and acknowledge the importance of promoting and safeguarding the UNESCO World Heritage in Africa for the benefit of present and future generations. To celebrate the 7th edition of African World Heritage Day, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), hosted a webinar under the theme for 2022: "Youth and digital technologies for the promotion and ...
