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Durban Meeting (South Africa) on transboundary properties in Africa

Africa NatureDiawaraBandiougou

Support for the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Africa

Periodic Reporting 1st Cycle: Africa

Seminar in Niamey (Niger) on Global Strategy in West Africa

Periodic Reporting 2nd Cycle: Africa (2011)

Urban heritage and local development in Africa: participation in the Africities Summits

Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region supported by Government of Japan

Technical assistance for the management of iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa) and Maloti-Drakensberg Park (Lesotho)

Report on the Historic Urban Landscape Workshops and Field Activities on the Swahili coast in East Africa 2011-2012HaraguchiSachiko

Promoting the application of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) to safeguard heritage in the urban context in Africa: Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Uganda) and Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin)

Covering an area estimated at 1.62 million km2, the forests of Central Africa are home to vital biodiversity for the planet and play a central role in climate regulation and carbon sequestration. Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative(CAWHFI) © Ralf Fisher / Tri-national de la Sangha Covering an area estimated at 1.62 million km2, the forests of ...

Historic Urban Landscapes Workshops on the Swahili Coast of Africavan OersRon

Malawi, 12-16-July 1999 Recommendations The Sub-regional workshop on World Heritage Education for Africa was organized in parallel with the 6th bi-annual SADCAMM (Southern Africa Development Community Association of Museums and Monuments) conference. Objectives of the Workshop Creation of an awareness of the project Increase knowledge of the World Heritage Educational ...

Mount Kenya, Kenya, 19-23 April 2004 Event The 4-day program included, besides an official opening, thematic presentations by resource persons from the Kenya National Museums, the Kenya Wildlife Service, the Kenyan National Commission and by the World Heritage Centre. All thematic presentations were accompanied by skills development activities based on the various chapters ...

Objectives Develop mentoring and fellowships programmes with Earthwatch to support and train local non-government organisations in site monitoring and ecotourism activities. Incorporate Earthwatch's experience and supply of scientific data into management plans. Train local people to work with visitors through Earthwatch groups. Use Earthwatch corporate supporters to ...

Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available resources. It includes a great variety of structures, ranging from mosques, palaces and granaries, to historic city centres, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites. Its cultural importance throughout the world is evident and ...

Durban, South Africa, 12-14 July 2005 Objectives In parallel with the 29th World Heritage Committee meeting in Durban a visual arts workshop for young people was held. The objective was to translate the children's perspective on heritage sites into visual arts. Report The Youth Forum consisted of a general introduction and reflection on World Heritage and of two workshops. ...

UNF launched a “Friends of World Heritage” partnership program in September 2003 during the World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa . A newsletter and web site were set up to support the program and inform the public about the advantages of becoming a “member” of World Heritage.Build the capacity of World Heritage site management to deal with tourism.Raise public ...

The Mosque of Haji Pyada, built in the second half of the 9th century, is the most ancient Islamic religious structure in Afghanistan. Its form, a small square divided into nine equal sections covered with domes, can be found in other early mosques in Mesopotamia, Egypt and North Africa. The mosque was constructed of dried earth and is now in very bad state of ...