Nimwegen, Paul van

Natural World Heritage in Oceania

2025 Sheppard, David | Bertzky, Bastian | Nimwegen, Paul van | Battistella, Luca | Emslie-Smith, Matthew | Chape, Stuart | Osipova, Elena | Shadie, Peter | Jungblut, Vainuupo |

Natural and mixed World Heritage (WH) has generally not been a success in the Oceania region, due to limited support at all levels, unrealistic expectations about what WH can and cannot deliver, and a lack of resources to support all aspects of the WH process, particularly WH site management. This report assesses the implementation of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in Oceania in relation to natural and mixed WH sites.

Conserving our sea of islands

2022

The Conserving our sea of islands report provides the first comprehensive assessment of area-based conservation in the region. The 23 countries and territories that it covers are diverse but share a common identity and geography, as well as many other features such as extensive customary ownership.
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