Activities

Cultural Landscape
There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and humankind, they express a long and intimate relationship ...
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Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin
Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo © Nuria Ortega UNESCO has been taking action in the Congo Basin since 2000 in order to improve the conservation and the ...
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State of conservation information system
Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention refers to the conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List and indicates that each “State Party to this Convention ...
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World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP)
Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available resources. It includes a great variety of structures, ...
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World Heritage Forest Programme
Ranging in size from 18 hectares (Vallée de Mai, Seychelles), to 8.8 million hectares (Lake Baikal, Russian Federation), World Heritage forest sites now have a total surface area of ...
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World Heritage Marine Programme
Facts & Figures 46 World Heritage sites ; Located in 35 countries ; Covering ¼ of all marine protected areas on the planet; Recognized for their exceptional beauty, ...
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World Heritage Youth Forum
A World Heritage Youth Forum gives young people and their teachers an opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas on how to become involved in heritage conservation and presentation, to foster ...
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Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 ...

Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme
The Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme is a collaboration between international environmental charity Earthwatch, global energy company Shell and the UNESCO World ...

Case Studies on the Conservation and Management of Historic Cities
The « Historic cities in development: keys for understanding and action»  project, a compilation of 40 case studies on the conservation and management of historic cities, ...

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 ...

Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites
Enhancing Our Heritage - Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Sites was a seven-year UNESCO/IUCN project funded by the United Nations Foundation. The project commenced in ...

Fleuve Niger - Projet "Niger-Loire : Gouvernance et Culture"
Malgré la reconnaissance internationale de la valeur exceptionnelle du Fleuve Niger, tant sur le plan naturel que culturel, ses ressources restent aujourd'hui peu valorisées et sont ...

Handbook on Cultural Heritage and Local Development for African Local Governments Published
The handbook "Cultural heritage and local development: A Guide for African local governments" was created in response to the request formulated during the special session 'Africans towns and ...

Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar
« Promouvoir le Patrimoine Mondial à Madagascar » est un programme du Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO qui a pour finalité la mise en œuvre de la ...

Rapid Response Facility
© Oreades Natural World Heritage sites represent the world's pre-eminent areas of biodiversity, and their identification and protection are key parts of the global community's ...

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 ...

Retrospective inventory and « boundary clarifications»
The Retrospective Inventory is a project aiming at the identification and collection of baseline data (such as boundaries, geographical coordinates, serial components, area of properties in ...

Saint Louis, Sénégal : sauvegarde et mise en valeur de la ville.
La partie historique de la ville de Saint-Louis du Sénégal, située dans l'île entre les deux bras du fleuve Sénégal, est inscrite sur la Liste du ...

Senegal: support for the development of the country’s cultural heritage inventory
The President of the Republic of Senegal (by Decree 2001-1065 of 20 December 2001) has assigned the Ministry of Culture (in particular, the Department of Cultural Heritage) to achieve the ...