Policy Compendium
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 |
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) |
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) |
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 |
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 |
Annex 5
“[World Heritage site] should consider visitor facilities that may include interpretation/explanation (signage, trails, notices or publications, guides); museum/exhibition devoted to the property, visitor or interpretation centre; and/or potential use of digital technologies."
Theme: | 5.2 - Interpretation |
Source: | OG Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (WHC.19/01 - 10 July 2019) |
The World Heritage Committee recommends to develop a comprehensive site presentation and interpretation programme for visitors (based on Case law on decisions on the State of Conservation).
Theme: | 5.2 - Interpretation |
See for examples Decisions: | 31 COM 7B.84 33 COM 7B.131 35 COM 7B.77 40 COM 7B.30 |
Paragraph 264
“The Emblem (…) has fund-raising potential that can be used to enhance the marketing value of products with which it is associated. A balance is needed between the Emblem's use to further the aims of the Convention and optimize knowledge of the Convention worldwide and the need to prevent its abuse for inaccurate, inappropriate, and unauthorized commercial or other purposes.”Theme: | 5.3 - World Heritage emblem |
Source: | OG Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (WHC.19/01 - 10 July 2019) |
Paragraph 267
“States Parties to the Convention should take all possible measures to prevent the use of the Emblem in their respective countries by any group or for any purpose not explicitly recognized by the Committee. States Parties are encouraged to make full use of national legislation including Trade Mark Laws”.
Theme: | 5.3 - World Heritage emblem |
Source: | OG Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (WHC.19/01 - 10 July 2019) |
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