Four decades of World Natural Heritage – how changing protected area values influence the UNESCO label

Since the launch of the World Heritage Convention in 1972, World Heritage sites have become increasingly popular. To date, more than 1000 sites have received World Heritage status, among them 228 natural and mixed sites. Yet too, in the past four decades, protected area paradigms have evolved from r...

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Main Authors: Conradin, Katharina, Engesser, Matthias, Wiesmann, Urs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin 2015-03-01
Series:DIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin
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Online Access:http://www.die-erde.org/index.php/die-erde/article/view/161/94