Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

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Results : 29 elements corresponding to 37 countries

2016⁷ – 2015³ – 2014⁴ – 2013² – 2012¹ – 2011⁵ – 2010³ – 2009² – 2008²

2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia
Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo	Ethiopia
Kuresi in Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan
Mangal Shobhajatra on Pahela Baishakh	Bangladesh
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in Tajikistan	Tajikistan
Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia	Slovakia – Czechia
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Festival of folklore in Koprivshtitsa: a system of practices for heritage presentation and transmission	Bulgaria
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity	United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia – Oman – Qatar
Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique	Argentina
Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curagua	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2014
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Isukuti dance of Isukha and Idakho communities of Western Kenya	Kenya
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Argan, practices and know-how concerning the argan tree	Morocco
Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals in the Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
Traditional Mauritian Sega	Mauritius
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method	Georgia
Turkish coffee culture and tradition	Turkey
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hat	Ecuador
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Equitation in the French tradition	France
Leuven age set ritual repertoire	Belgium
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí	Colombia
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Fandango's Living Museum	Brazil
Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in Flanders	Belgium
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making	France
Music of the Bakhshis of Khorasan	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	China
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Education and training in Indonesian Batik intangible cultural heritage for elementary, junior, senior, vocational school and polytechnic students, in collaboration with the Batik Museum in Pekalongan	Indonesia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Square	Morocco
Cultural space of Sosso-Bala	Guinea