IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3

Osipova, Elena; Emslie-Smith, Matthew; Osti, Matea; Murai, Mizuki; Åberg, Ulrika; Shadie, Peter

doi:10.2305/iucn.ch.2020.16.en

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“…The municipality is mostly covered by Mount Huangshan, a conservation hotspot recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve for its unique landscape and extremely rich biodiversity. Mount Huangshan provides habitats for many endangered species on the IUCN red list, such as the oriental stork (Osipova et al, 2020). Moreover, the municipality's rural population is mostly farming actively and is familiar with PES programs such as the Sloping Land Conversion Program (SLCP), China's flagship PES program, which pays farmers to plant trees on highly sloped farmland.…”

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Spatially coordinated conservation auctions: A framed field experiment focusing on farmland wildlife conservation in China

Liu,

Banerjee,

Cason

et al. 2024

American J Agri Economics

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How best to incentivize land managers to achieve conservation goals in an economically and ecologically effective manner is a key policy question that has gained increased relevance from the setting of ambitious new global targets for biodiversity conservation. Conservation (reverse) auctions are a policy tool for improving the environmental performance of agriculture, which has become well‐established in the academic literature and in policy making in the US and Australia. However, little is known about the likely response of farmers to incentives within such an auction to (1) increase spatial connectivity and (2) encourage collective participation. This paper presents the first framed field experiment with farmers as participants that examines the effects of two features of conservation policy design: joint (collective) participation by farmers and the incentivization of spatial connectivity. The experiment employs farmers in China, a country making increasing use of payments for ecosystem services to achieve a range of environmental objectives. We investigate whether auction performance—both economic and ecological—can be improved by the introduction of agglomeration bonus and joint bidding bonus mechanisms. Our empirical results suggest that, compared to a baseline spatially coordinated conservation auction, the performance of an auction with an agglomeration bonus, a joint bidding bonus, or both, is inferior on two key metrics—the environmental benefits generated and cost effectiveness realized.

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Section: Fieldworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatially coordinated conservation auctions: A framed field experiment focusing on farmland wildlife conservation in China

Liu,

Banerjee,

Cason

et al. 2024

American J Agri Economics

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“…Recent years have seen an increasing focus within the heritage community on the impacts of climate change on heritage. The IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3, published in 2020, noted that one-third of properties are in danger (Osipova et al 2020). In the same year, the 20th ICOMOS General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to declare a climate and ecological emergency, building on escalating actions, including the publication of their 2019 Future of our Pasts (FooP) report (ICOMOS, 2019).…”

Section: Climate Change and Heritagementioning

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The Climate Crisis, Outstanding Universal Value and Change in World Heritage

Megarry

2022

50 Years World Heritage Convention: Shared Responsibility – Conflict &Amp; Reconciliation

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Climate change is the greatest threat facing global natural and cultural heritage. All World Heritage (WH) properties will be impacted over the coming century, and our ability to adapt will often be limited. Yet climate change was a threat never envisioned by the drafters of the World Heritage Convention (WHC). This chapter considers how concepts central to the WHC may need to adapt to a rapidly changing world, to reflect three uncomfortable realities of the climate crisis and its impacts on heritage sites. Firstly, climate change is and will continue threatening and invalidating the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of many properties, and there may be little we can do to stop this. Secondly, climate change knows no borders and existing mechanisms may need to be rethought to reflect this. Thirdly, these challenges will, like climate change, disproportionately impact marginalised and indigenous communities in the Global South. It is suggested here that more precise and explicit guidance, which considers local climate modelling and an inclusive approach to values, within the existing proactive mechanisms of the WHC Operational Guidelines would result in a more consistent consideration of climate change impacts at WH properties, that reflects the spirit of the WHC.

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“…Covering just 0.12% of Australia, the Area is home to an exceptionally high proportion of the nation's biodiversity (Figure 2). Assessed as the second most irreplaceable natural World Heritage site on Earth by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the WTWHA sits in the top 0.1% of the most important protected areas in the world [6].…”

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“…The Authority works in partnership with a range of land managers, including Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (85% of the World Heritage Area is in the protected Area network), Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples, a range of local governments, community service infrastructure providers, industries, organisations, and the regional community in delivery of the management of the Area. Assessed as the second most irreplaceable natural World Heritage site on Earth by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the WTWHA sits in the top 0.1% of the most important protected areas in the world [6].…”

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Managing a World Heritage Site in the Face of Climate Change: A Case Study of the Wet Tropics in Northern Queensland

Weber¹,

Catterall

Locke

et al. 2021

Earth

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World Heritage is the pinnacle of the recognition of the natural, aesthetic, and cultural value of a place on the planet. Since its inception in 1972, over 1100 sites have received World Heritage status. Many of these places are being challenged by the effects of climate change. Urgent action is needed to build the resilience and adaptive capacity of World Heritage sites in the face of climate change threats to come. The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area (WTWHA) is one of the most effectively regulated and managed protected Areas in the world. This includes the scientific evidence upon which that regulation and management is based. However, there is growing evidence that climate change impacts are a clear and present threat to the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) upon which the listing is based. This challenges the very concept of OUV and points to the business-as-usual regulation and management not being sufficient to deal with the threat. It also calls for quantum changes in the approaches to protecting natural and cultural heritage and the OUV in World Heritage Areas. This WTWHA case study gives insights into the journey travelled and the pathways that need to be laid out to protect our most cherished internationally recognised natural and cultural landscapes. We demonstrate the importance of evidence in support of advocacy and management action to address the clear impacts of climate change on species, ecosystems, people, and societies living in the WTWHA. The strategic and climate adaptation plans provide the framework upon which these actions take place. Community engagement in the delivery of mitigation, adaptation, and resilience policy is key to the long-term future of the WTWHA.

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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3

Cited by 44 publications

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Spatially coordinated conservation auctions: A framed field experiment focusing on farmland wildlife conservation in China

Spatially coordinated conservation auctions: A framed field experiment focusing on farmland wildlife conservation in China

The Climate Crisis, Outstanding Universal Value and Change in World Heritage

Managing a World Heritage Site in the Face of Climate Change: A Case Study of the Wet Tropics in Northern Queensland

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