Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative
Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative
Created in 2003 within the framework of the Global Strategy for the ...
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Basic Texts of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, Edition October 2017
Download Edition October 2017
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Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage ...
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Category 2 Centres
Category 2 Centres
under the auspices of UNESCO related to World Heritage
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In recent years, the framework for ...
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Climate Change and World Heritage
Climate Change
Climate Change and World Heritage
© NOAA / Andy Collins / Papahānaumokuākea
World Heritage properties are ...
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Cultural Landscapes
There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and humankind, ...
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Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest
Heritage of Religious Interest
UNESCO Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest
© OUR PLACE / Amos Chapple / Samarkand - Crossroad ...
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Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties
Reducing Disaster Risk at World Heritage Properties
World Heritage properties and heritage sites in general are exposed to the impacts of ...
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Sharing best practices in World Heritage management
The World Heritage Capacity Building Strategy, adopted by the World Heritage Committee in 2011, responds to the identified needs of a diverse ...
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Small Island Developing States Programme
Small Island Developing States Programme
SIDS
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea and ...
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World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples
World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples
© OUR PLACE The World Heritage Collection / Chris Morton / Ngorongoro Conservation Area ...
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World Heritage and Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development
World Heritage and Sustainable Development
© Hani Terraces Administration of Honghe Prefecture/ Li Kun / ...
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World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme
Sustainable Tourism
UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme
© The photo archives of the Governing Body of ...
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World Heritage Education Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, initiated as a UNESCO special project in 1994, gives young people a chance to voice their ...
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World Heritage Forest Programme
Ranging in size from 18 hectares (Vallée de Mai, Seychelles), to 8.8 million hectares (Lake Baikal, Russian Federation), World Heritage ...
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World Heritage Map
This large format full-color map features the World Heritage sites and brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and the World ...
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World Heritage Volunteers Initiative
Within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative was launched in 2008 in ...
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Managing Natural World Heritage
The goal of this Resource Manual is to help State Parties to manage natural values within World Heritage properties. As such it is aimed at ...
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30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for ...
The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary ...
Analytical summary of the state of conservation of World Heritage properties (2008)
At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee discussed at length the issues related to the state of conservation of ...
Archaeology in the Caribbean - Martinique 2004
From the 20 to the 23 September 2004, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre organised an international seminar involving official representatives and ...