Thursday, September 30, 2010
“Heritage and Development: diversity as an alternative”, publication of the proceedings
The proceedings of the special session "Heritage and Development: diversity as an alternative" held on 18 December 2009 in the framework of the ...

Thursday, September 30, 2010
UNESCO launches safeguarding project at New Gourna Village, part of Ancient Thebes World Heritage site
UNESCO, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Governorate of Luxor, will organize the first Scientific Committee meeting on the ...

Friday, September 24, 2010
World Heritage Sites Around the World: Photo Exhibition by Tom Till
One of America's most renowned photographers, Tom Till's work has appeared in magazines such as Time, Life, National Geographic and The New Yorker, as ...

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Charter of commitment for the management of World Heritage sites in France signed by the Minister of Culture
On 20 September Mr Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture and Communication, Ms Chantal Jouanno, Secretary of State for Ecology and Mr ...

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
UNESCO and the Smithsonian sign a Memorandum of Understanding for cultural and natural heritage
On 17 September, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Culture Mr Francesco Bandarin signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Ms ...

Thursday, September 16, 2010
Serious flooding at the Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan (Mexico) World Heritage property
According to reports from the Secretary of the Civil Defense of Mexico, the heavy rains and the downpour of the past few weeks have generated severe ...

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Rapid Response Facility contributes to project near La Amistad Biosphere Reserve (Panama)
The Panamanian non-governmental organization FUNDICCEP (Fundación de Desarrollo Integral, Comunitario y Conservación de los Ecosistemas ...

Friday, September 10, 2010
[in French only] Les Villes françaises, une référence mondiale en matière de développement patrimonial
[in French only] Besançon, Chinon, Lorient, Rennes et Strasbourg accueilleront, du 28 septembre au 5 octobre 2010, des représentants de ...

Thursday, September 9, 2010
Finland applies Management Effectiveness Assessments to its Cultural World Heritage sites
Finland has taken the lead in applying the Enhancing our Heritage (EoH) management effectiveness assessment toolkit to cultural World Heritage ...

Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Preparatory Meeting for Latin American Periodic Reporting draws to a close
The first preparatory meeting for the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for ...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
[in French only] Newsletter N°16 de la Convention France UNESCO
[in French only] * Réunion du Comité Mixte de Coordination de la CFU, 11 mai 2010. * Départ d'Isabelle Longuet du secretariat de ...