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         <title>World Heritage field guide for climate change adaptation tested at Kenyan World Heritage sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The field testing of the World Heritage Centre&amp;rsquo;s field guide for climate change adaptation in natural World Heritage sites was launched last Friday in Nairobi.&amp;nbsp;Managers from Mount Kenya National Park/National Forest and the Kenya Lakes System in the Great Rift Valley and their civil society partners gathered for a two-day introductory workshop on the field guide. The group will now return to their respective World Heritage sites and with the support of a national consultant and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/989</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New UNESCO website on Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha World Heritage site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO Kathmandu Office has recently created a website on Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, World Heritage property in Nepal: &amp;lsquo;Lumbini: Past, Present &amp;amp; Future&amp;rsquo;.
Lumbini, the birthplace of the Lord Buddha, was inscribed on UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage List in 1997 because of its Outstanding Universal Value. The values described are that it is the birthplace of Buddha, the sacred area is one of the most holy places for one of the world&amp;rsquo;s great religions  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/988</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International experts and decision makers gathered at UNESCO adopt Action Plan for Mali&apos;s cultural heritage and manuscripts</title>
         <description><![CDATA[An Action Plan for the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage and the Safeguarding of Ancient Manuscripts in Mali was adopted at an international experts&amp;rsquo; meeting organized by UNESCO and France at the Organization&amp;rsquo;s Headquarters on Monday.

The Action Plan for&amp;nbsp;Mali&amp;nbsp;has three priorities: rehabilitate cultural heritage damaged during the conflict with the active participation of local communities; take measures to protect the ancient manuscripts kept in the region;  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/987</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO and the Fondation Franz Weber partner for World Heritage preservation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On 10 January 2013, UNESCO and the Fondation Franz Weber of Switzerland signed a five-year agreement to reinforce support for the Rapid Response Facility, and to develop a new project for the sustainable preservation of the Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon.
The partnership will reinforce the ability of the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) to respond to serious risks to World Heritage sites. Created in 2006, RRF is a small grants programme jointly operated by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/985</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO convenes international experts meeting for the safeguarding of Malian cultural heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Director-General of UNESCO, together with the Government of France, is organizing an international Day of Solidarity for Mali on 18 February 2013 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
This day-long event will begin with an international meeting of experts, charged with developing an action plan for the rehabilitation of Mali&amp;rsquo;s cultural heritage and the safeguarding of ancient manuscripts. Experts and directors of heritage from Mali will provide an overview of Mali&amp;rsquo;s rich  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/984</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Marine World Heritage: The Crown Jewels of the Ocean event calls for support of marine sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On 7 February, international film stars&amp;nbsp;Clive Owen and Jacques Perrin&amp;nbsp;gave their support to Marine World Heritage: The Crown Jewels of the Ocean, at a special event dedicated to marine site preservation at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. A short film on marine sites, narrated by Mr Perrin, was also shown.

The event&amp;nbsp;presented a 10-year strategy to protect the Crown Jewels of the Ocean, supported by the Government of Flanders (Belgium), and celebrated the&amp;nbsp;achievements of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/982</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO has developed cultural heritage maps and a &quot;Heritage Passport” to help protect Mali&apos;s cultural heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In response to the conflict taking place in the northern regions of Mali since April 2012, UNESCO, in collaboration with the National Directorate of Cultural Heritage in Mali and the International Centre for Earthen Architecture (CRAterre), has produced two publications on the cultural heritage of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal. The first is an illustrated map with detailed texts in two formats (A3-doublesided and poster versions). The second publication is a brochure entitled &quot;Passeport pour le  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/981</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Director-General visits Mali with French President Fran&#xe7;ois Hollande</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova made a visit to Mali on Saturday 2 February with French President Fran&amp;ccedil;ois Hollande and the interim President of Mali Dioncounda Traor&amp;eacute;.
The main aim of the visit was to launch the process of reconstruction and safeguarding of the cultural heritage of northern Mali, including the mausoleums of Timbuktu and the city&amp;rsquo;s fabulous collection of manuscripts.&amp;nbsp;During the day, the Director-General visited Timbuktu&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/979</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in Mali to spearhead UNESCO&apos;s commitment to safeguard and rebuild Mali&apos;s extraordinary cultural heritage</title>
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The Director-General is visiting Mali today with French President Fran&amp;ccedil;ois Hollande, with the goal to launch the assessment of the state of Mali&amp;rsquo;s cultural heritage and manuscripts after the recent fighting and tensions and to define a plan of action with the Government of Mali that will guide UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s support to its reconstruction and safeguarding.

Irina Bokova will be meeting with the Malian authorities in Bamako and in Timbuktu to kick-start a UNESCO programme of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/978</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Wetlands Day 2013</title>
         <description><![CDATA[2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Each year since 1997, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general, and the Ramsar Convention in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/980</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Project Publication on Tourism Management at World Heritage Sites of Portuguese Origin and Influence</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In January 2013, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Turismo de Portugal (the Portuguese Tourism Authority) concluded their joint project on capacity-building for tourism management in World Heritage sites of Portuguese origin and influence. The project culminated in a final event at the School of Tourism in Lisbon, Portugal, where were showcased the project&amp;rsquo;s publication and case studies.
As often stated World Heritage sites frequently face challenges concerning uncontrolled  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1008</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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