Policy Compendium
Themes5.1 - Education and awareness-raisingclose
5 - Policies Regarding COMMUNICATION
3. "(...)
e) [The World Heritage Committee will] promote World Heritage through communication, education, research, training and public awareness strategies."
Theme: | 5.1 - Education and awareness-raising |
Source: | WHC-02/CONF.202/5 The Budapest Declaration on World Heritage |
5 - Policies Regarding COMMUNICATION
Paragraph 217
“States Parties are encouraged to raise awareness of the need to preserve World Heritage. In particular, they should ensure that World Heritage status is adequately marked and promoted on-site”.
Theme: | 5.1 - Education and awareness-raising |
Source: | OG Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (WHC.19/01 - 10 July 2019) |
5 - Policies Regarding COMMUNICATION
Paragraph 219
“The World Heritage Committee encourages and supports the development of educational materials, activities and programmes.”
Theme: | 5.1 - Education and awareness-raising |
Source: | OG Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (WHC.19/01 - 10 July 2019) |
5 - Policies Regarding COMMUNICATION
[The General Assembly adopted the Vision and Action Plan by Resolution 18 GA 11; the paragraph refers to the report]
9. "(…) Conservation and communication are complementary tasks. For World Heritage, increased awareness and knowledge of World Heritage objectives can increase commitment to conserve, engage with and support cultural and natural heritage sites (…)."
9. "(…) Conservation and communication are complementary tasks. For World Heritage, increased awareness and knowledge of World Heritage objectives can increase commitment to conserve, engage with and support cultural and natural heritage sites (…)."
Theme: | 5.1 - Education and awareness-raising |
Source: | WHC-11/18.GA/11 Future of the World Heritage Convention |
5 - Policies Regarding COMMUNICATION
Synthesis based on relevant Committee decisions
At site-level, the World Heritage Committee encourages States Parties to organize awareness-raising activities for local population and surrounding communities, to mobilize their active participation in heritage conservation and management (based on Case law further to decisions on the State of Conservation).
At site-level, the World Heritage Committee encourages States Parties to organize awareness-raising activities for local population and surrounding communities, to mobilize their active participation in heritage conservation and management (based on Case law further to decisions on the State of Conservation).
Theme: | 5.1 - Education and awareness-raising |
See for examples Decisions: | 36 COM 7B.64 36 COM 7B.61 36 COM 7B.17 |
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