IUCN World Heritage outlook 2: A conservation assessment of all natural world heritage sites

Abstract

The IUCN World Heritage Outlook is built on site assessments, compiled for each natural World Heritage site. The assessment process is designed to be transparent and open to input from a wide range of stakeholders, including management authorities, site managers, researchers, community groups, IUCN Member organisations and IUCN Commission members, non-governmental organisations and development agencies. The IUCN World Heritage Outlook does not replace the World Heritage Convention’s monitoring mechanisms1, but is designed to both support and complement them. All assessments can be found on world heritage outlook.iucn.org. The website enables States Parties, site managers, civil society and other stakeholders to review the prospects for natural World Heritage sites, learn about solutions to common management challenges, examine new sources of information, and identify potential partners.