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UNESCO World Heritage Centre www.unesco.org/whc/
 

Text of World Heritage Convention and supporting documents, information about World Heritage sites and reports of World Heritage related meetings. The World Heritage Centre is one of the implementing agencies for the Enhancing our Heritage project.

   
IUCN – The World Conservation Union www.iucn.org/
 

Information about the World Conservation Union, its programs, commissions and activities. IUCN is one of the implementing agencies for the Enhancing our Heritage project.

   
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas wcpa.iucn.org/
  Website for the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas with details of the Commission’s work program for 2001-2004. Many of the Commission’s publications can be downloaded from this site.
   
WCPA Management Effectiveness thematic program www.nrsm.uq.edu.au/wcpa/metf/
  Information about the WCPA thematic program on management effectiveness of protected areas including access to relevant documents, project and meeting information and contact details.
   
United Nations Foundation www.unfoundation.org/
  The United Nations Foundation is a private non-profit organisation that seeks to support the goals and objectives of the United Nations and its Charter, with special emphasis on the UN’s work on behalf of economic, social, environmental and humanitarian causes.
   
The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org/
  The Nature Conservancy is a global NGO. The Nature Conservancy is one of the partner agencies for the Enhancing our Heritage project.
   
University of Queensland, School of Natural and Rural Systems Management www.nrsm.uq.edu.au/
 

Information about the University and its courses in the areas of environmental and rural systems management. The University is one of the implementing agencies for the Enhancing our Heritage project.

   
Equilibrium Consultants www.EquilibriumConsultants.com/
 

Environmental Consultants are environmental policy consultants working in the fields of forest conservation, protected areas and organic agriculture.

Equilibrium Consultants are the primary international consultants working with the Enhancing our Heritage project.

   
WWF Forests for Life www.panda.org/forests4life/
 

Forests for Life is one of the major global programs of WWF – The Worldwide Fund for Nature. Forests for Life is an integrated approach to forest conservation through campaigning, fieldwork, policy and partnerships.

   
WWF Park Assessment www.panda.org/parkassessment/index.htm
  The WWF Rapid Assessment methodology has been developed within the WCPA framework and has been specifically designed to provide a system-level overview of protected areas as opposed to an in-depth, site-specific analysis.
This site provides an overview of the Rapid Assessment and Prioritisation methodology and how to use it. It also offers concrete examples of the methodology at work.
   
WWF Beyond the Trees www.panda.org/forests4life/spotlights/trees/
 

Website for the 2000 WWF Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand that examined the issue of management effectiveness of protected areas. Site provides copies of papers and associated conference information.

   
UNEP-WCMC www.unep-wcmc.org/
 

The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world. Based in Cambridge, UK, the Centre is an integral part of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

   
WWF/IUCN Forest Innovations www.iucn.org/themes/forests/
 

Project website for the joint WWF and IUCN project Forest Innovations which examined the issue of management effectiveness of protected areas. Website provides copies of reports of meetings and project publications.

   
Sites Tanzania
 

TANAPA www.habari.co.tz/tanapa/
Serengeti www.serengetipark.org/

   
Sites Seychelles
 

SIF www.sif.sc/sif/intro_sif.htm