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

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2018
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Knowledge and skills of the water measurers of the foggaras or water bailiffs of Touat and Tidikelt	Algeria
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques	Croatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland
Pottery skills of the women of Sejnane	Tunisia
2016
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Bisalhães black pottery manufacturing process	Portugal
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
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Oshituthi shomagongo, marula fruit festival	Namibia
Tinian marble craftsmanship	Greece
Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curagua	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia	Armenia
Mongolian knuckle-bone shooting	Mongolia
Tchopa, sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people of southern Malawi	Malawi
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method	Georgia
Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus	China
Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke	Belgium
2012
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua	Indonesia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument	Azerbaijan
Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics	Romania
Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona	Italy
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ceremonial Keşkek tradition	Turkey
Chinese shadow puppetry	China
Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima	Japan
Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region	Republic of Korea
2010
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine	China
Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars	Armenia
Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture	Republic of Korea
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
China engraved block printing technique	China
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Barkcloth making in Uganda	Uganda