Nudging to glory: the World Heritage Convention’s influence in conflict-prone Global South natural sites

Q1 Environmental Science

Parks Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI:10.2305/spkg5887

Pallabi Chakraborty, Sonali Ghosh

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The paper explores the role of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in safeguarding natural and cultural heritage, with a specific focus on sites facing armed conflict. The Convention acts as a global mechanism for the protection and conservation of sites with Outstanding Universal Value. The study investigates the use of ‘soft power’ and ‘nudging’ strategies by the World Heritage Committee to facilitate the restoration of World Heritage Sites facing threats, particularly in the Global South. The analysis is based on the examination of 32 natural sites inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 1984, nine of which are in the Global South and faced with armed conflict. Case studies illustrate how armed conflicts impact biodiversity and the steps taken to recover these sites. The study emphasises the soft power of the World Heritage Convention, backed by diplomatic ties and financial aid, as instrumental in achieving restoration. Nudging is observed in the strategic alignment of choices to encourage conservation efforts. The findings suggest that the World Heritage Committee’s influence extends beyond conservation, contributing to regional development, especially in the Global South. However, challenges persist, and the paper calls for a continuous evolution of the World Heritage Convention’s role in addressing conflicts, development, and climate change to ensure effective global heritage conservation.

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推向荣耀：《世界遗产公约》对易受冲突影响的全球南部自然遗址的影响

本文探讨了教科文组织《世界遗产公约》在保护自然和文化遗产方面的作用，特别关注面临武装冲突的遗址。该公约是保护和保存具有突出普遍价值遗址的全球机制。本研究调查了世界遗产委员会如何利用 "软实力 "和 "引导 "战略，促进面临威胁的世界遗产地的修复工作，尤其是在全球南部地区。分析基于对 1984 年以来列入《濒危世界遗产名录》的 32 处自然遗址的考察，其中 9 处位于全球南部，面临武装冲突。案例研究说明了武装冲突如何影响生物多样性，以及为恢复这些遗址所采取的措施。研究强调了《世界遗产公约》在外交关系和财政援助支持下的软实力，认为这有助于实现恢复。在鼓励保护工作的战略选择调整中可以观察到 "怂恿 "的作用。研究结果表明，世界遗产委员会的影响力超出了保护范围，有助于地区发展，尤其是在全球南部地区。然而，挑战依然存在，本文呼吁《世界遗产公约》在解决冲突、发展和气候变化问题方面继续发挥作用，以确保有效的全球遗产保护。

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Parks Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation

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5.80

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20 weeks

期刊介绍： We aim for PARKS to be a rigorous, challenging publication with high academic credibility and standing. But at the same time the journal is and should remain primarily a resource for people actively involved in establishing and managing protected areas, under any management category or governance type. We aim for the majority of papers accepted to include practical management information. We also work hard to include authors who are involved in management but do not usually find the time to report the results of their research and experience to a wider audience. We welcome submissions from people whose written English is imperfect as long as they have interesting research to report, backed up by firm evidence, and are happy to work with authors to develop papers for the journal. PARKS is published with the aim of strengthening international collaboration in protected area development and management by: • promoting understanding of the values and benefits derived from protected areas to governments, communities, visitors, business etc; • ensuring that protected areas fulfil their primary role in nature conservation while addressing critical issues such as ecologically sustainable development, social justice and climate change adaptation and mitigation; • serving as a leading global forum for the exchange of information on issues relating to protected areas, especially learning from case studies of applied ideas; • publishing articles reporting on recent applied research that is relevant to protected area management; • changing and improving protected area management, policy environment and socio-economic benefits through use of information provided in the journal; and • promoting IUCN’s work on protected areas.