There has been much discussion about possible strategies for the nominations on the UNESCO World Heritage List of the impact of maritime trade on the cultures and civilizations between East and West often referred to as the ‘Maritime Silk Routes’. The aim of this UNESCO Expert Meeting for the World Heritage Nomination Process of the Maritime Silk Routes, which will be held on 30-31 May 2017 ...

On the occasion of the Latin American and the Caribbean Week, which takes place from May 29 to June 2 2017, the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), with the support of the World Heritage Centre, have organized a multimedia exhibition devoted to "World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean" The main objective of the exhibition is to show the richness of the cultural and natural ...

The Central Asian Sub-Regional Meeting on Sustainable Tourism and Development Initiatives will focus on three major goals: the strengthening of coordination and the improvement of collaboration amongst relevant stakeholders in Central Asia; the challenges and opportunities in tourism development on the Silk Roads; and solutions and methods for future tourism development. The ...

An Information and exchange session for States Parties to the World Heritage Convention as well as an Orientation session for Committee members, on the occasion of 41st session of the World Heritage Committee (Krakow, Poland, 2 - 12 July 2017) will be held on Tuesday 23 May 2017 in Room XI. Agendas Information and exchange sessionAgenda Orientation ...

 International consultative workshop (2017) Conservation and management of the World Heritage properties of religious interest in Asia-Pacific © Vincent Ko Hon Chiu / Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Thanks to the support of Thailand, the International consultative workshop on conservation and management of the World Heritage of religious interest, ...

The first Francophone African World Heritage Youth Forum will take place from 26 April to 5 May 2017 in Burkina Faso near the Ruins of Loropéni World Heritage site. The principal objectives are to increase awareness among French-speaking African youth on issues related to the protection and preservation of World Heritage and to create a sustainable platform that will enhance the participation ...

The World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund, is calling for papers to be included in its forthcoming publication entitled: Community Involvement in the Management of World Heritage in Africa. The main objective of this publication is to publicize endogenous site management practices and share successful experiences with a view to contributing to the ...

Dates: 15 – 26 September 2017 Place: University of Tsukuba, Japan Organized by the World Heritage Studies and the Certificate Programme on Nature Conservation (CPNC) at the University of Tsukuba, in cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, IUCN, ICCROM and ICOMOS.   The CBWNCL  Heritage Conservation is an evolving practice, and one of the current debates focuses on identifying and ...