The role of non-state actors in promoting compliance with the World Heritage Convention: An empirical study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Author Hamman E.V. Date 2017 Source IUCN (ID: MON-093509) Publisher | Place of publication Queensland University | Brisbane, Australia Pages 292 p. Document type Thesis, dissertation Language English Field of application International Subject Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems, Sea Keyword Cultural heritage NGO Marine protected areas Protected area Enforcement/compliance International organization Abstract This thesis uses qualitative empirical research methods to investigate the role of non-state actors in promoting compliance with the World Heritage Convention. The study focuses on the Great Barrier Reef and traces Australia's interactions with the World Heritage Committee and other institutions between the years 2010 and 2015. The study demonstrates how non-state actors are able to construct their own legitimacy and assert their own authority by building relationships and deploying expertise at discrete times. The findings contribute to the broader regulatory literature on how the World Heritage Convention operates and on the role of non-state actors in regulation. Website eprints.qut.edu.au Other references Treaty Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Treaty | Multilateral | Paris | Nov 23, 1972 Keyword: Inventory, Institution, Research, Cultural heritage, Financing, Education, Management/conservation, Data collection/reporting, Special fund, Protected area Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-155235)