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Monday, December 22, 2014
Panasonic World Heritage 2015 Calendar in paper, online and tablet PC app formats now available
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation have released the 2015 World Heritage calendar. Featuring stunning photographs of World ... -
Friday, December 19, 2014
UNWTO and UNESCO to organize first World Conference on Tourism and Culture
The First World Conference on Tourism and Culture will bring together, for the first time, Ministers of Tourism and Ministers of Culture from ... -
Friday, December 19, 2014
The Government of Indonesia, UNESCO, and Panasonic Jointly Launched the LED Lighting Installment in Prambanan Temple Compounds
The Panasonic Corporation in cooperation with UNESCO Office Jakarta organised a launching ceremony of LED Lighting Installment in Prambanan ... -
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Serious concern for oil spill in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh
An oil spill occurred in The Sundarbans, Bangladesh on Tuesday, 9 December when a small coastal oil tanker sank after being rammed by another vessel ... -
Monday, December 15, 2014
Panasonic hosts event for environmental education at Budapest World Heritage site
As part of the "World Heritage Eco Learning Program", Panasonic hosted, on 15 December 2015, the "Environmental activity for the next generation” at ... -
Friday, December 12, 2014
Venice and its Lagoon rest in fragile balance. Findings of new study on the World Heritage site
A presentation of the “Fragile Venice” study, which touches on some of the most serious future challenges faced by the city of Venice and its Lagoon, ... -
Thursday, December 11, 2014
UNESCO concludes training course on “First Aid to Cultural Built Heritage in Syria”
Twenty-two conservation architects, engineers, archaeologists, and experts from different regions across Syria, including Damascus, Maaloula, Daraa, ... -
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
UNESCO Conference calls for protected cultural zones to be established Syria and Iraq
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today called for the creation of “protected cultural zones” around heritage sites in Syria and Iraq. Opening an ... -
Friday, November 28, 2014
UNESCO recognized for promoting Mediterranean cultural heritage
On the occasion of the Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders and in the framework of the XXIII General Assembly of the Association of the ... -
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
e-patrimoines: a new e-learning training program launched by the French Ministry of culture and communication
In 2011, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication (Directorate General of Cultural Heritage – Department of European and International ... -
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
World Heritage Paper on “Engaging Local Communities in Stewardship of World Heritage” published
Recent policy and conceptual developments in World Heritage, and in conservation generally, set the stage for new approaches that engage indigenous ... -
Thursday, November 20, 2014
In memoriam: Prof. Karel Anthonie Bakker (PhD)
The World Heritage Centre expresses its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Professor Karel Bakker from the Department of ... -
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Results of the 1st extraordinary session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
The General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention met for its 1st extraordinary session on 13-14 November 2014 at UNESCO ... -
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is looking for a Deputy Secretary General
The Convention on Wetlands, also known as the “Ramsar Convention” from the name of the city in Iran where it was signed in 1971, is an ... -
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
UNESCO Director-General calls on all parties to protect Libya's unique Cultural Heritage
Amidst alarming reports of increase in acts of vandalism, illicit trafficking and attacks on Libyan cultural heritage, UNESCO Director-General Irina ... -
Monday, November 17, 2014
Compliance Management Workshop great success
Compliance management in the Great Barrier Reef has matured over more than 30 years and is currently one of the most advanced worldwide. Still today, ... -
Monday, November 17, 2014
New publication: Conserving Cultural Landscapes
Conserving Cultural Landscapes: Challenges and New Directions is now available from Routledge publishers. The book is edited by Ken Taylor, ... -
Monday, November 17, 2014
World Heritage Volunteers 2015 – Call for Projects
Patrimonito takes a stand in a changing global environment The World Heritage Centre (WHC) is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the ... -
Sunday, November 16, 2014
UNESCO Announces the Bamiyan Cultural Centre Design Competition
November 15, 2014, marks the official announcement of the design competition to build the new Bamiyan Cultural Centre in Afghanistan. UNESCO, together ... -
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Director-General meets with experts responsible for health of Great Barrier Reef
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova visited Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on the weekend of 15-16 November for a firsthand look at the way the World ...