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Oral Archives: Lucien Chabason
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Lucien Chabason by Christina Cameron and Petra van den Born 2 October 2012 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The memories of Lucien Chabason offer a very ...
Oral Archives: Alissandra Cummins
Interview Alissandra Cummins Oral Archives of the World Heritage Convention Following studies in art history at the University of East Anglia, Alissandra Cummins completed her Masters in ...
Oral Archives: Catherine Dumesnil
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Catherine Dumesnil by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 25 November 2009 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. She shares her positive and optimistic ...
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Hal Eidsvik by Christina Cameron the 3 July 2009 in Ottawa, Canada. Well-informed through his experience with World Heritage, he shares a global perspective on ...
The following audio excerpts come from an interview conducted with Tamás Fejérdy by Christina Cameron the 11 May 2018 in Budapest. The interviewee recounts his experience as President of the World Heritage Committee ...
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Guo Zhan by Christina Cameron the 3 August 2010 in Brasilia, Brazil. He describes the challenges and particularities of the implementation of the World ...
Oral Archives: Natarajan Ishwaran
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Natarajan Ishwaran by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 24 November 2009 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Through his extensive knowledge of UNESCO's ...
The audio excerpts come from an interview with Joseph King by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 19 June 2014 in Doha, Qatar. They offer an interesting perspective on the activities of ICCROM, a consultative ...
Oral Archives: Vera Lacoeuilhe
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Vera Lacoeuilhe by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 16 November 2017 in Paris. Lacoeuilhe comments on the current challenges of the implementation of ...
Oral Archives: Vera Lacoeuilhe
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with François LeBlanc by Christina Cameron the 7 April 2009 in Ottawa, Canada. His involvement in World Heritage dates back to the early years of the Convention and ...
Oral Archives: Francisco Lopez Morales
The audio excerpts are from an interview with Francisco Lopez Morales by Christina Cameron the 3 August 2010. He provides interesting insights into the length and representativity of the World Heritage List and ...
Oral Archives: Jean-Louis Luxen
The audio excerpts are from an interview with Jean-Louis Luxen by Christina Cameron the 26 March 2009 at Louvain in Belgium. These excerpts reflect his optimistic and sometimes critical vision for the objectives and ...
Oral Archives: Julia Marton-Lefèvre
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Julia Marton-Lefèvre by Christina Cameron the 28 March 2019 in Paris. Marton-Lefèvre talks about how, as Director General of IUCN, she wanted to recognize the ...
Oral Archives: Koïchiro Matsuura
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Koïchiro Matsuura by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 24 November 2009 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The former UNESCO Director General discusses ...
Oral Archives: Jeffrey A. McNeely
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Jeff McNeely by Mechtild Rössler the 17 September 2010 in Gland, Switzerland. He shares with insight his vision of the natural dimension of the World Heritage ...
Oral Archives: Krzysztof Pawlowski
The following audio excerpts come from an interview with Krzysztof Pawlowski by Christina Cameron the 8 May 2018 in Warsaw. The interviewee recounts his involvement in the beginnings of the World Heritage ...
Oral Archives: Adrian Phillips
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Adrian Phillips by Christina Cameron the 24 January 2008 in London, U.K. Adrian Phillips takes a critical look at the successes and limitations of the World ...
Oral Archives: Harald Plachter
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Harald Plachter by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 1 July 2011 at Mainz, Germany. He comments on the growing imbalance between the role of ...
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Michael Turner by Christina Cameron the 9 July 2017 in Krakow. Turner discusses issues concerning Israel's involvement in the World Heritage Convention, ...
The following audio excerpts come from an interview with Jacek Purchla by Christina Cameron the 10 May 2018 in Krakow. The interviewee recounts his experience as Chair of the World Heritage Committee, his efforts to ...