Who's Who
Guy Debonnet
CHIEF NATURAL HERITAGE UNIT
Unit:
Natural Heritage Unit
Email:
g.debonnet@unesco.org
Activities 11
- Corporate sector and the World Heritage ‘no-go’ commitment
- Rapid Response Facility (RRF)
- Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI)
- CAWHFI component funded by the European Commission (2016-2020)
- Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin
- Climate Change and World Heritage
- [in French only] Patrimoine mondial naturel d'Afrique centrale
- Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Engaging Local Communities in the Stewardship of World Heritage (COMPACT)
- Engaging Local Communities in the Stewardship of World Heritage (COMPACT)
- World Heritage in the Congo Basin
News 27
- New research underscores the vital role played by the World Heritage Convention in protecting biodiversity 31-Aug-2023
- Increasing engagement of Chinese banks on No-Go commitment 16-Dec-2021
- UNESCO expresses concern over the lifting of fishing no-take zones in Kiribati’s Phoenix Islands Protected Area 02-Dec-2021
- Angola, Botswana and Namibia co-manage shared river system of the Okavango Delta 04-Jun-2019
- UNESCO commends the decision by SOCO to halt oil exploration activities in Virunga National Park as a step in the right direction 12-Jun-2014
- Director-General condemns attack on Emmanuel de Merode, Director of the Virunga National Park 17-Apr-2014
- Report published on the initiative "Engaging Local Communities in the Stewardship of World Heritage" (COMPACT) 06-Aug-2013
- The Director-General of UNESCO Expresses Deep Concern at the Rising Violence in the Central African Republic, at the Heart of the Sangha Trinational Site 03-May-2013
- UNESCO launches Africa Nature programme 08-Oct-2012
- IUCN World Conservation Congress celebrates the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and calls for maintaining the highest standards for World Heritage 18-Sep-2012
- World Heritage Centre expresses concern regarding aeromagnetic and aerogravimetric explorations at Virunga National Park (DRC) 13-Mar-2012
- Nominations open for the 2012 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 02-Mar-2012
- World Heritage Committee refers decision to revise the boundaries of Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania) 07-Jul-2011
- Director-General welcomes suspension of oil prospection at Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 18-Mar-2011
- Three guards and five soldiers killed in attack at Virunga National Park (DRC) 28-Jan-2011
- Kinshasa Declaration to protect DRC World Heritage sites signed 14-Jan-2011
- Rescuing the Congo's natural world heritage 07-Jan-2011
- World Heritage at the COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan 22-Oct-2010
- World Heritage in the Congo Basin 23-Jun-2010
- Belgium reinforces its engagement for World Heritage Sites in Danger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 22-Dec-2009
- Marine spatial planning and World Heritage 24-Aug-2009
- World Heritage Rainforests in Madagascar threatened by illegal logging and trafficking of precious wood 03-Apr-2009
- Garamba National Park (DRC) attacked by LRA rebels 07-Jan-2009
- European Commission contributes €2.5 million to Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative 19-Dec-2008
- Violent clashes in southern sector of Virunga National Park 10-Oct-2008
- Renewed fighting threatens mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park 07-Dec-2007
- UNESCO Mission rallies support for the preservation of the mountain gorillas of the DRC 23-Aug-2007
Events 4
- Technical meeting: Transboundary cooperation for protecting the Cubango-Okavango River Basin and improving the integrity of the Okavango Delta World Heritage property 25-Jul-2019-25-Aug-2019
- [in French only] Contribution au renforcement des aires protégées : présentation des résultats, enjeux et perspectives de la première phase de l’Initiative pour le Patrimoine Mondial Forestier du Bassin du Congo 19-Mar-2013
- First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting - Pompei (Italy) 17-Nov-2012
- The IUCN World Conservation Congress 05-Oct-2008-14-Oct-2008