Reports
UNESCO’s Global Reports
These global reports primarily target policy-makers and decision-makers, but are also relevant to experts, academia, students, the media and the general public.
These global publications are corporate products that are often scheduled for periodic release and serve as major advocacy tools for the Organization. The main global reports are often accompanied by Executive Summaries, for easy consumption, as well as regional and thematic reports.
UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity
The report "People and nature in UNESCO-designated sites: Global and local contributions" reveals 2,260 living sites where people and nature coexist, from Dja to Greenland, shaped by climate threats, community stewardship, and indigenous knowledge.
UNESCO-designated sites are places recognised for their exceptional value to humanity. They span a diverse range of landscapes and approaches, including World Heritage sites that safeguard places of outstanding universal value, Biosphere Reserves that promote balanced relationships between conservation and sustainable development, and UNESCO Global Geoparks that integrate the protection of geological heritage with education and local development.
In its report People and nature in UNESCO-designated sites: Global and local contributions, UNESCO shows how more than 2,260 sites are vibrant, living landscapes where communities and nature have grown, adapted, and thrived together over centuries.