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The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve. From emergency assistance to safeguard properties in danger, to long term conservation, management planning, technical assistance, professional training, public and youth education, and awareness-building, the World Heritage Centre and its partners have developed a series of initiatives and have been actively involved in the implementation of projects, participatory workshops, seminars and training courses.

Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative

Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative

Towards a balanced, credible and representative World Heritage List Why "Astronomy" and "World Heritage" Implementation activities Portal to the ...

Category 2 Centres under the auspices of UNESCO related to World Heritage

In recent years, the framework for training and research in the field of World Heritage has changed significantly. Among the factors that have contributed to these ...

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 ...
Cultural Landscape

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 ...
Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS)

Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS)

Human Evolution related properties represent a process of evolutionary accretion that took place over a vast period of time, offering vital insight to scientific, ...
Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest

Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest

"As cultures encompass lifestyles, different ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs, the protection and promotion of their rich diversity ...
Modern Heritage Programme

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 ...
Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin

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 ...
One-off Initiative for the recognition of best practices

One-off Initiative for the recognition of best practices

The World Heritage Capacity Building Strategy, adopted by the World Heritage Committee in 2011,  responds to the identified needs of a diverse and growing ...
Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties

Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties

World Heritage properties, as with all heritage properties, are exposed to natural and man-made disasters which threaten their integrity and may compromise their ...
Small Island Developing States Programme

Small Island Developing States Programme

From 10 to 14 January 2005 the United Nation's "International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable ...
State of conservation information system

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 ...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy

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. ...
World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme

World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme

For the past 40 years the UNESCO World Heritage Convention has conserved, protected and presented the Outstanding Universal Value of our shared heritage.World ...
World Heritage Cities Programme

World Heritage Cities Programme

The World Heritage Cities Programme is one of six thematic programmes formally approved and monitored by the World Heritage Committee. It aims to assist States ...
World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP)

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 ...
World Heritage Education Programme

World Heritage Education Programme

The UNESCO Young People's World Heritage Education Programme (WHE Programme) seeks to encourage and enable tomorrow's decision-makers to participate in heritage ...
World Heritage Forest Programme

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 ...
World Heritage Marine Programme

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 ...
World Heritage Volunteers

World Heritage Volunteers

The World Heritage Volunteers campaign is coordinated by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in cooperation with Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary ...
World Heritage Youth Forum

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 ...
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