Basic Texts of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, Edition October 2017
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Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage ...
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World Heritage Map
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Managing Natural World Heritage
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Extrabudgetary Support for UNESCO’S World Heritage Convention
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Booklet, 10th Anniversary of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement
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Case Studies on the Conservation and Management of Historic Cities
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Commemoration of ten years of international co-operation at Angkor, Cambodia
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Culture and Development: World Heritage in the Caribbean
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Engaging Local Communities in the Stewardship of World Heritage (COMPACT)
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From Astronomy to Zanzibar
Since its inception in 2001, the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust (NFiT) at the World Heritage Centre has served the international heritage community ...
Global Strategy: Workshop on the identification of archaeological sites in the Caribbean, and ...
Caribbean archaeological heritage has been the subject of enhancement initiatives at the beginning of the years 2000, to valorise ...
Handbook on Cultural Heritage and Local Development for African Local Governments
The handbook "Cultural heritage and local development: A Guide for African local governments", co-edited by the France-UNESCO Cooperation ...
Managing Cultural World Heritage
This manual provides guidance for States Parties and all those involved in the care of World Heritage cultural properties on how to comply with ...
Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage
This first Manual within the series concerns the management of disaster risks for World Heritage properties. It focuses on one approach to the ...
New life for historic cities: The historic urban landscape approach explained
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Preparation and publication: “Historic atlas of Kyoto”, Japan
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Preparing World Heritage Nominations
The aim of this Resource Manual (Second Edition 2011) is to help States Parties to achieve good quality World Heritage nominations.
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Restauration and revitalisation of the Complex of Hué Monuments and historical town, Viet Nam
Hué, Viet Nam, is one of the last large fortified citadel cities of south-east Asia which was the imperial capital until 1945. The Complex of Hué ...
Satellite-Based Damage Assessment of Cultural Heritage Sites 2015 Summary Report of Iraq, ...
Since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between UNITAR-UNOSAT and UNESCO in June 2015, cultural heritage around the world has ...