From the 13th to the 15th of March 2018, the World Heritage Policy Compendium Working Group met for the second time at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The meeting was organised in follow-up to the first meeting of the group (December 2017, Paris) and on completion of the Policy Compendium Online Consultation, which was carried out in February and March 2018.
The Policy Compendium initiative, ...
In February and March 2018, the World Heritage Centre carried out an online consultation with key World Heritage stakeholders on the first draft of the World Heritage Policy Compendium. The consultation gathered feedback and comments from key World Heritage stakeholders including States Parties to the World Heritage Convention. For the first time, the online consultation included also UNESCO ...
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Call for Applications: 3rd African World Heritage Regional Youth Forum 2018
Monday, 26 March 2018
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World Water Day 2018: ‘Nature for Water’
Thursday, 22 March 2018
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2017-2018 World Heritage Map Published
Thursday, 22 March 2018
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State of Conservation of Aldabra Atoll
Thursday, 22 March 2018
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International Day of Forests 2018: Forests and Sustainable Cities
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
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Women's Day 2018: Women and conservation
Thursday, 8 March 2018
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Release of the publication World Heritage for Sustainable Development in Africa
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
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Seminar leads to Recommendations for Site Managers
Tuesday, 6 March 2018
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UNESCO launches BIOPALT project to safeguard Lake Chad
Monday, 5 March 2018
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Protecting Big Cats: World Wildlife Day 2018
Saturday, 3 March 2018
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World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2018 - Call for Applications
Friday, 2 March 2018
The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and UNESCO signed a new agreement this week to supplement the financing of UNESCO’s Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) with US$2 million.
“More than ever, we need to respond quickly and efficiently to assess, secure and safeguard threatened heritage, said UNESCO’s Director-General, Audrey Azoulay “The Heritage Emergency Fund is a key tool for doing this and I ...