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 …

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 …

"Villages antiques du nord de la Syrie" : soutien au dossier de nomination.

La région des "villages antiques" dans le massif calcaire du nord de la Syrie, présente un intérêt considérable, tant sur le plan du patrimoine historique que du …

Development of a World Heritage Information Management capacity in the Arab States

A capacity-building project to enrich World Heritage information management tools and techniques in the Arab States Region, from adequate documentation of sites, to use of recording tools, management …

International workshop on cultural heritage inventories in the Mediterranean countries, a …

This workshop is the outcome of a collaboration between the Regional and Monitoring Support Unit (RMSU) for the programme Euromed Heritage IV of the European Union (EU) and the France-UNESCO …

Reflection on the election system of the members of the World Heritage Committee

At its 13th session (UNESCO, 2001), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention adopted Resolution 13 GA 9 for an equitable representation within the World Heritage …

The Inventory of the historic city of Sana'a: a tool for urban conservation

This publication documents the main outcomes of the studies undertaken in 2003 - 2006, by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the General Organisation for the Preservation of the Historic Cities of …

Development of a World Heritage Information Management capacity in the Arab State

The project consists of four core activitiesThe creation and the development of an Arabic language web site on the World Heritage in the Arab Region, in cooperation with the a regional partner …

Disponibilité en langue arabe des textes relatifs à la mise en œuvre de la Convention du patrimoine …

Dans le cadre de la Convention du patrimoine mondial, la clarté et la précision des informations mises à la disposition des Etats parties sont deux conditions indispensables …

2 - Ongoing university projects supported by UNESCO World Heritage Centre

TEMPUS Project 2003 - 2006 Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan and BTU in Cottbus, Germany. The TEMPUS project aims at establishing teaching and training programmes in the field of cultural heritage …

Activity 4 : Preparation of a sample conservation and management plan for a selected heritage site …

A model conservation and management plan for the cultural heritage site of Abila in Northern Jordan is being developed jointly by a working group of teachers and students from BTU and Yarmouk …

Conference "World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Managing the Historic Urban Landscape"

During its 27th session in 2003 in Paris and following the debate on Vienna's proposed high-rise project, the WH Committee called for the organization of an international conference to discuss …

The KIT: World Heritage in Young Hands

Sharing knowledge about heritage conservation with young people in the form of a journey through the world's magnificent cultural and natural heritage... An innovative education concept! The …

Application of Information Technology in the Protection of World Heritage Sites

This training workshop was organized from February 17 to March 4, 2004 in Cairo, Egypt and environs. It was aimed at identifying and developing human resources in the Arab Region in documenting World …

Training course on management issues for the existing staff and rangers to increase their capacity …

The present staff needs to have more knowledge in order to manage this complex situation. This knowledge should be given through a training, which aim should be to move one step closer to effective …

International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq

The Executive Board of UNESCO approved at its 167th session (decision 9.2) the establishment of the International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of …

Tunisia - Development of an emergency plan for the safeguard of the Ichkeul National Park

The program consists first in organizing a study preparatory workshop in order to elaborate the strategy that should lead to a sustainable use of the water resources of the Ichkeul National Park, …

Monuments of Nubia-International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia

In 1954 the decision to build the Aswan High Dam was made. This dam would lead to the creation of a huge artificial lake covering the Upper Nile Valley from Aswan in Egypt to the Dal Cataract in …

The Rescue of Nubian Monuments and Sites

The most famous of the monuments affected by the Aswan High Dam Project was the temple complex on the island of Philae. Sacred to the goddess Isis, the sanctuary dates mostly to the Graeco-Roman …

Report on Damage Assessments in Babylon

Further to the request made to UNESCO in February 2005 by the Minister of Culture of Iraq, it was agreed to devote a working session to the archaeological site of Babylon where a military base was …

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