Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative

The cosmos has captivated the imagination of civilizations throughout the ages. The efforts of those cultures to understand or interpret what they see in the sky are often reflected in their …

Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the Democratic …

In 2000, UNESCO and the United Nation's Foundation (UNF), launched an innovating project "Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Conserving World Heritage sites in the Democratic …

Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage

Originally published in 2007 in English, this publication has now been reprinted for the third time in English and translated into French and Spanish. It presents twenty-six case studies from …

Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI)

The Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative is the result of a long consultation between the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO and various partners. This Initiative aims to improve the …

Climate Change and World Heritage

The issue of the impacts of climate change on World Heritage natural and cultural properties was brought to the attention of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2005 by a group of …

Cultural Landscape

History and Terminology Categories and Subcategories Meetings References Links There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the …

Higher education

Higher education is crucial to the long-term preservation of World Heritage sites. As the World Heritage List grows, there is an urgent need for qualified professionals to manage every aspect of the …

Modern Heritage Programme

At the start of 2001 the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and DOCOMOMO (Working Party for the Documentation and Conservation of buildings, sites and …

Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties

Why Disaster Risk Reduction? The need for action Strategy for Reducing Risks from Disasters at World Heritage Properties Purpose of the Strategy Scope of the Strategy Objectives and priority …

Small Island Developing States Programme

The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Programme coordinates and develops World Heritage activities on islands of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Support services …

Sustainable Tourism Programme

The World Heritage Tourism Programme encourages sustainable tourism actions at World Heritage sites. The Programme develops policies and processes for site management and for the state parties to …

The World Heritage Forest Programme

With the inscription of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico during the 32nd World Heritage Committee meeting in July 2008, the number of World Heritage Forest sites increased …

UNESCO World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy

In October 2006 the World Heritage Centre published the UNESCO World Heritage Centre's Natural Heritage Strategy, which was endorsed by the World Heritage Committee. The strategy outlines the …

World Heritage Cities Programme

With over 200 properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, cities are one of the most abundant and diverse categories of heritage. This quantity and diversity add to the dynamics of urban …

World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme

Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our human ability to create and build environment with nearby available resources. It includes a great variety of building …

World Heritage Education

The UNESCO programme that gives young people a chance to voice their concerns and to become involved in the protection of the world's natural and cultural heritage. World Heritage Education The …

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 Heritage conservation programmes, as well as superb photos of …

World Heritage Marine Programme

The World Heritage Marine Programme mission is to safeguard the world's marine cultural and natural heritage by assisting States Parties with the nomination of marine properties and with the …

World Heritage – Pacific 2009 Programme

Despite its extraordinary cultural and biological diversity and richness, the Pacific is the most under-represented sub-region on the World Heritage List. To redress this imbalance, World Heritage …

World Heritage Volunteers - "Patrimonito Voluntary Action 2009"

In the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme and taking into account the positive results obtained by the World Heritage Volunteers project in 2008, UNESCO World Heritage Centre …

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