Most people would struggle to place it on a map, but Socotra is one of the world’s last unspoiled island chains – an archipelago off the coast of Yemen that has wildlife so diverse it has been ...

Some places on earth contain so much natural, untouched beauty that you simply must see it to believe it. Socotra is one such place. Brimming with wondrous and incredible biodiversity, it is home to ...

Socotra. The name conjures images of the exotic and unknown, an island paradise, with breathtaking beaches and a truly alien landscape. With high granite mountains, deep valleys, frankincense trees, ...

Made up of enormous sand dunes, craggy mountains, beautiful beaches and unique wildlife, the Yemeni island of Socotra is often referred to as the “Galapagos of the Indian Ocean.” Long a coveted ...

December 2012: IUCN mission; June 2014: IUCN/Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) mission 2014 IUCN/ARC-WH Mission Report, Socotra Archipelago, June 2014 2012 Report on the IUCN Mission to ...

Lying in the Indian Ocean half way between Somalia and Yemen, the strange island archipelagos of Socotra offer a bewildering array of life found no where else on Earth. Thirty seven percent of its ...

In November 2012, IUCN conducted a mission in follow up to the property’s inscription on the World Heritage List in 2008 (Decision 32 COM 8B.5), and assessed the progress achieved by the State Party ...