As a strong supporter of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (UNESCO-MAB), IUCN was honoured to participate in the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves hosted by the Municipality of Hangzhou (China). 

In the closing months of 2025, some members of our team were fortunate enough to visit Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak. Highly biodiverse and a UNESCO World Heritage cultural site, it is…

IUCN was honoured to participate in the 38th meeting of the Board of Governors of the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), taking place in Cairo, Egypt, from 1 to 5 December 2025. Convened with key partners including the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS, the…

10 December 2025 - IUCN welcomes Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) Day convened at UNEA-7, and highlights how Multi-Internationally Designated Areas (MIDAs) – areas that have two or more overlapping…

• Natural World Heritage sites are recognised as places of ‘Outstanding Universal Value’ under the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention.• While natural World Heritage sites make up less than 1% of the Earth’s surface, they protect over 20,000 globally threatened species and make a substantial…

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) Journey at the IUCN Congress takes participants through over 80 events showcasing IUCN’s contributions to the KMGBF, how its global standards, scientific assessments, and knowledge tools guide policy, inform implementation, and enable…

Half of all natural World Heritage sites lack effective protection and management, despite their global conservation importance. Many tools and guidance are available to support area-based conservation efforts, yet the IUCN Green List Standard can help achieve fair and effective nature…

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 11 October 2025, (IUCN World Conservation Congress) – Climate change is now threatening 43% of natural World Heritage sites, surpassing all other threats, according to the new IUCN World Heritage Outlook 4 published today. Invasive alien species (IAS) remain the…

As a strong supporter of geodiversity conservation and a member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, IUCN was honoured to participate in the 11th Global Geoparks Conference organized under the auspices of the Kütralkura UNESCO Global Geopark in Chile. 

This page provides an overview of World Heritage - related events taking place at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (8-15 October 2025, Abu Dhabi). Information will be updated as it becomes available. All times are local time (United Arab Emirates). Highlights include the launch of the 4th…