Towards a Revised Canadian Tentative List for World Heritage - Natural Properties

by Jim Thorsell – June 2002
Senior Advisor, World Heritage
The World Conservation Union (IUCN)

Contents:

1. Introduction and Objectives

2. Implications for Canada’s Revised Tentative List Relating to the Global Strategy and IUCN Thematic Studies

Trends and Directions from the Global Strategy

Trends and Directions from IUCN’s Global Thematic Studies

3. Framework For Preparing A Revised Tentative List

Procedure for Preparing the Tentative List

A Framework for Selecting Sites for the Tentative List

4. Factors Relating to the Selection of Natural Sites for the Revised Tentative List

Expansion of Existing Natural World Heritage Sites

Sites Remaining on the 1980 Tentative List

A Note on Fossil Sites

The Arctic as an “Under-represented” Region

Rating of Natural Sites for the Revised Tentative List

End Note

References

IUCN Fossil Site Evaluation Checklist