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| Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage-based city branding in Trogir (Croatia) | Historic City of Trogir | Croatia | A new city branding strategy based on cultural values and community participation aims to enhance Trogir’s attractiveness as a destination for cultural tourism. | Prosperity & Livelihood | 2023-12-28 |
| Building climate change resilience and adaptation of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) | Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System | Belize | The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System is facing multiple impacts of climate change such as coral bleaching, more severe storms, and rising sea levels. The Resilient Reefs Initiative is focused on building Belize’s ... | Climate Change Environment & Resilience |
2023-07-12 |
| Reconstruction of the destroyed mausoleums of Timbuktu (Mali) | Timbuktu | Mali | After armed conflict resulted in the destruction of several historical mausoleums, these were reconstructed using traditional knowledge systems as part of an international cooperation campaign. The reconstruction of ... | Peace & Security | 2023-07-12 |
| Transmitting and documenting the vernacular architecture of the Asante Traditional Buildings (Ghana) | Asante Traditional Buildings | Ghana | Published in 2021, a new edition of the 1999 reference publication “Asante Traditional Buildings” updates and expands this important record of their outstanding architecture, making it once again available for the ... | Knowledge & Skills | 2023-02-16 |
| Cultural entrepreneurship in Cidade Velha, Ribeira Grande (Cabo Verde) | Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande | Cabo Verde | A wide-ranging programme aims to build capacity amongst local residents to understand the potentials offered by cultural heritage, by supporting and enhancing local cultural entrepreneurship. The initiative includes ... | Gender Equality Prosperity & Livelihood |
2023-02-16 |
| “Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System: New steps towards its sustainable conservation” | Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Argentina · Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru | The 2021 publication compiles good practices and expert perspectives on the conservation and sustainable management of this serial property, including regarding tangible and intangible heritage conservation, ... | Knowledge & Skills | 2022-06-27 |