Partnerships
World Heritage partnerships for conservation
Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.
World Heritage preservation costs money and takes collective effort. The World Heritage Centre welcomes assistance in many different forms to carry out this important work.
Since 2002, the World Heritage Partnerships for Conservation Initiative (PACT) has helped raise awareness, mobilize funds, and implement activities through creative and innovative partnerships.
Our Partners
The World Heritage Centre has established successful partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders, governments, civil society and the private sector. These alliances reflect a commitment to long-term management of World Heritage sites.
Priorities
Sites in Danger
Preservation of properties inscribed on
the List of World Heritage sites in Danger
is a priority for the development
of partnerships.
Thematic programmes
A series of thematic programmes have been developed to implement priority actions for the conservation of World Heritage properties for which assistance, both financial and technical, is required.
Earthen architecture Forests Modern heritage Small Island Developing States Marine programme Sustainable tourism World Heritage cities Education
Fund Projects under International Assistance
Find projects recommended for approval by the International Assistance panel but for which no funding is available.
Strategic Objectives of the World Heritage Convention
the Five "Cs"
Budapest Declaration (2002), The "fifth C" (2007)
Credibility
Strengthen the Credibility of the World Heritage List.
Conservation
Ensure the effective Conservation of World Heritage properties.
Capacity-building
Promote the development of Capacity-building measures.
Communication
Increase public awareness, involvement and support for World Heritage through Communication.
Communities
Enhance the role of Communities in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.
Contact
World Heritage Partnerships for Conservation Initiative (PACT)
World Heritage Centre
UNESCO, Paris, France
News (4)
- The Republic of Korea Pledges 6 million USD for World Heritage-related activities in Asia and the Pacific 24-Mar-2021
- UNESCO and the State Hermitage Museum join forces to protect heritage in conflict areas 10-Oct-2017
- Netherlands Funds-in-Trust agreement extended to 2020 17-Feb-2017
- Partners for World Heritage meet in Istanbul during 40th Committee Session 25-Jul-2016