1422 Events
20 July 2022
As Curonian Spit is one of the most vulnerable places in Lithuania and the Baltic sea area, where global warming may cause irreversible change, it is the appropriate place to discuss climate change. Surrounded by waters and buffeted by harsh winds, this narrow piece of land has suffered extreme forces of nature. However, people have never given up on adapting to life here, initiating massive ...
15 July 2022
On 15 July 2022, the final restitution workshop for the pilot implementation of the UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators) was organized by the Ministry of Culture of Colombia and the District Secretariat of Culture, Recreation and Sports of Bogota in close collaboration with UNESCO. The workshop was held at the Aurelio Arturo Auditorium of ...
14 July 2022
As part of the monthly Wright Virtual Visits Series, an online program bringing you virtually to Frank Lloyd Wright-designed public sites, we will feature the eight sites that are part of "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright" UNESCO World Heritage site. We will review the Outstanding Universal Value for each site through a pre-recorded video segment followed by live Q&A ...
13 July 2022
The scientific data concerning coral reefs is now very alarming. Under the current emissions scenario, all 29 World Heritage-listed reefs are expected to experience annual severe bleaching from 2040. This month’s online meeting with marine World Heritage managers will highlight the best practices and latest innovations to monitor, prepare for and manage coral bleaching.
The latest IPCC ...
7 July 2022
Peace is one of the pillars of UNESCO. In an unstable world, the future of nations does not depend only on their economic capital or their natural resources, but on their collective capacity to promote peace, the active participation of each in the new world public space is a condition for peace and development.
The current moment we live in, it is essential to use World Heritage as a ...
7 July 2022
Peace is one of the pillars of UNESCO. In an unstable world, the future of nations does not depend only on their economic capital or their natural resources, but on their collective capacity to promote peace, the active participation of each in the new world public space is a condition for peace and development. The current moment we live, with the war in Ukraine and in other parts of the ...
5 July 2022 - 31 December 2022
A museum display at the Eswatini National Museum on Lion Cavern, the world's oldest mine. Lion Cavern is on the tentative list for World Heritage. It is an ochre mine dating back well into the Middle Stone Ages in Africa and is dated to 43 000 years ago. Ochre was, and is, used for symbolic purposes in Southern Africa, and the mine remains a sacred site to shamanic healers. There was research ...
4 July 2022 - 2 January 2023
50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention - Celebrating Queensland’s World Heritage Properties: Great Barrier Reef, K’gari (Fraser Island), Riversleigh, Gondwana and the Wet Tropics of Queensland.For more information:Toni ThwaitesExecutive Officer K'gari[Department Environment and Science QLDtoni.thwaites@des.qld.gov.au
1 July 2022 - 30 December 2022
Raising awareness on World Heritage site management, Risk Disaster Management and Sustainable tourism development to the provincial government agencies, district authorities agencies and high schools around World Heritage sites.Paxa NYORDSAVANHAacademic OfficerMinistry of Information, Culture and Tourism of the Lao PDRnyordsavanh@yahoo.com
30 June 2022
The challenges experienced by the World Heritage properties are the symptoms of crises of global magnitude. The solution-oriented discussions around the future of our World Heritage therefore, require expertise well beyond the realm of heritage.
UNESCO launches “50 Minds for The Next 50” to convene fifty leading, innovative, bold, respected thinkers of our times from diverse disciplines for ...
30 June 2022
In the context of the HUL Call for Action and building on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the World Heritage Cities Programme organised a meeting with UNESCO Chairs and Category 2 Centres (C2C) Representatives on the topic "Implementing the HUL Recommendation: a common approach" on 30 June 2022 at 12.00 - 14.00 (CEST).
The event brought together 38 participants from ...
28 June 2022 - 1 July 2022
The United Nations Ocean Conference takes place from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. Marine World Heritage related highlights will focus on environmental DNA, resilient coral reefs, and blue carbon.
Read more about UNESCO’s participation in the UN Ocean Conference: https://www.unesco.org/en/un-ocean-conference-2022
The 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference (Lisbon, 27 June to 1 ...
20-21 June 2022
UNESCO is organizing an International Expert Workshop on the ongoing pilot implementation of the UNESCO CultureI2030 Indicators as well as exploring the possible integration of peace building indicators into the framework. The workshop will be held from 20 June to 21 June 2022 in four hybrid sessions.
The first day will focus on the state of play of the implementation of the UNESCO ...
12-13 June 2022
The 10th anniversary of the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland was celebrated by a two day event at the World Heritage site. The event also raised the upcoming 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. This was conducted by organising sessions on the subject such as a Panel Discussion the World Heritage Convention and its status both nationally and ...
11 June 2022 - 16 November 2022
The Next 50: World Heritage as a source of resilience, humanity and innovation
From 11 June to 16 November 2022, WHITRAP Shanghai will organize a series of 6 monthly online thematic World Heritage Dialogues (including a WHITRAP Herit-AP Chat in July), co-organized by the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) Tongji University (Shanghai, China) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary ...
10 June 2022 - 31 December 2022
Short promotional animated film "Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija" was produced on the 10th anniversary of the inscription of "Heritage of mercury. Almadén and Idrija" on the UNESCO World Heritage List and the 50th anniversary of the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The production of the film was financed by the Municipality of Idrija, and the ...
6-30 June 2022
50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention - Thung Yai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.More details to follow.
6 June 2022
The pilot implementation of the UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators) has been launched in the Republic of North Macedonia and the city of Skopje. A kick-off workshop was organized by the Ministry of Culture and city of Skopje in close collaboration with UNESCO, on 6th June 2022. The workshop gathered 40 participants, including ...
4 June 2022
The Ministry of Culture and Sport (Spain) will have a conference on the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention aimed at the general public, of an informative nature to bring the Convention closer to society. It will be taught by personnel from the Ministry of Culture, technicians specialized in the management of World Heritage.For more information, please contact:MyriamUgarte ...
3 June 2022
SIDE EVENTFriday 3 June11:00-12:15 CESTStockholmsmässan, Room 5
Organizers: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, World Heritage Convention (WHC)
Follow the event live here: Stockholm+50: 50 Years ...
