Amplify
the impact of knowledge

Digital lab for natural World Heritage

Central hub for all things digital

We believe the future of information dissemination is via the web, the most effective way to pass knowledge to the hands of people who need them.

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Simple, and open

We believe the power of simplicity. Only by making knowledge simple to understand can we hope to make them useful. We also believe people should be empowered to make use of the information themselves. This means data, methodology, and result should all be open.

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You voice matters

This is our first attempt for outputs to go digital by default. Let us know your thoughts

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Prototypes

All work-in-progress digital knowledge products for natural and mixed World Heritage sites are listed below.

Land cover change

Land cover conversion matrice, for Natural World Heritage sites, 2000 to 2010

Forest loss

Forest loss aggregate statistics by year, for Natural World Heritage sites, 2000 to 2014

Human Footprint

Natural World Heritage Change statistics, 1993 to 2009

Climate change vulnerability

For Natural World Heritage sites, from the perspective of species climate change vulnerability analysis

Near real-time satellite imagery

Time series Landsat 8 images for visual inspections

Information sheet

Summary historical information of natural World Heritage sites at the time of inscription, compiled and curated by UNEP-WCMC

Natural World Heritage boundary

GIS data and map service

Spatial comparative analysis

Proof of concept prototype to explore gaps of representation, and compare with exisiting biodiversity World Heritage sites

Global surface water transition

Google Earth Engine powered analyses all natural World Heritage sites

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IUCN World Heritage Programme

Rue Mauverney 28
1196 Gland
Switzerland