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ECO MONT-JOURNAL ON PROTECTED MOUNTAIN AREAS RESEARCH
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 5-12Publisher
AUSTRIAN ACAD SCIENCES PRESS, UNIV INNSBRUCK
DOI: 10.1553/ecomont-6-2s5
Keywords
World Natural Heritage sites; international label; impacts of conservation; sustainable regional development; conservation debate; soft success factors; global survey
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- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
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Today, there are over 200 World Natural Heritage (WNH) sites. Although the original aim of the World Heritage (WH) Convention was to spark off concerted international efforts to preserve sites of outstanding and universal value, today a multitude of expectations rests on WNH sites in terms of conservation, tourism, management and regional development. This paper identifies the effects of WNH status on sustainable regional development and the driving factors behind these effects. The results are based on a global survey of WNH sites and qualitative interviews with key WNH personnel. The paper shows that WNH status can be an important trigger for sustainable regional development, but its effectiveness depends on a number of intricately interwoven 'soft' success factors. Clearer policies and management guidelines, as envisaged by UNESCO, are crucial to achieving a balance between conservation and development.
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