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The challenge
Our cultural and natural heritage are irreplaceable sources of life as well as sources of inspiration for present and future generations. Reaching the largest public possible is key to promoting World Heritage values and preserving our heritage.
The response
As a public broadcaster NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, or Japan Broadcasting Corporation in English) focuses ...
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Our Place
© OUR PLACE The World Heritage Collection / Giora Dan / Sun Temple, Konârak
Since 2006, Our Place supports the World Heritage Centre in promoting the World Heritage Convention. Through the Our Place World Heritage project, the New Zeeland based company provides UNESCO with outstanding photographs for the World Heritage Centre website galleries, ...
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Definition
The WHITR-AP is a non-profit organization specialized in the area of heritage conservation. Furthermore, as a category 2 institute under the auspices of UNESCO, it is the first one that established in the developing countries. It will be an autonomous institution at the service of Member States and Associate Members of UNESCO. The Institute's mission is to ...
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WHC-11/18.GA/5 (36 C/REP/13)
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Objective
The Government of Japan established a Funds-in-Trust to preserve the tangible cultural heritage such as historic monuments and archaeological remains of great value.
Activities financed by the Funds-in-Trust
The Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage finances those activities which comply with this objective, such as ...
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Beyrouth, Liban,[in French only] La reunion porte sur la presentation de la problematique et des documents preparatoires tels que: - l'etat de la question, la position du site dans le monde et dans la region et les priorites d'action; - la presentation des valeurs spirituelles de la vallee et la vision du Patriarcat Maronite (principal proprietaire); - l'etude etablie par ...
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The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) is an intergovernmental organization created to promote the conservation of all forms of cultural heritage, in every region of the world. Its mission is to provide Member States with the best tools, knowledge, skills and enabling environment to preserve their cultural ...
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UNESCO invites Member States, Intergovernemental Organizations, NGOs, the Private Sector and Civil Society to a Conference designed to demonstrate the importance of culture as a motor for reconstruction in Haiti. The main objective of this conference is to inform the international community about the role of Culture in the Reconstruction of Haiti, the projects ...
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L'oasis de la région de Gabès est une ancienne oasis traditionnelle littorale qui doit son existence à trois ressources naturelles et patrimoniales: (i) Un sol, généralement sablonneux, qui à travers du temps a acquis sa caractéristique propre suite à l'utilisation des engrais naturels. (ii) Une eau jaillissante aux endroits où les nappes profondes affleuraient à la ...
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Poitiers,[in French only] Dans le cadre des activités du 40ème anniversaire de la Convention du patrimoine mondial, ICOMOS France organise un colloque les 17 et 18 décembre 2012. Organisé en partenariat avec le Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication et la ville de Poitiers, il aura pour thème les "Biens en série de ...
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The Cilento is an outstanding cultural landscape. The dramatic groups of sanctuaries and settlements along its three east–west mountain ridges vividly portray the area's historical evolution: it was a major route not only for trade, but also for cultural and political interaction during the prehistoric and medieval periods. The Cilento was also the boundary between the ...
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The largest group of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in South America stands in a wild, spectacular landscape. Gods and mythical animals are skilfully represented in styles ranging from abstract to realist. These works of art display the creativity and imagination of a northern Andean culture that flourished from the 1st to the 8th century. 744San Agustin ...
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Spain Espagne España Испания أسبانيا 西班牙 The Kingdom of Spain
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Le paysage culturel des Plantations à Parfums des Iles de la Lune est un paysage culturel évolutif vivant qui conserve un rôle social actif dans la société contemporaine, et qui demeure étroitement associé au mode de vie traditionnel des populations rurales comoriennes et dans lequel le processus évolutif continue. La culture de plantes à parfums est une caractéristique ...
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The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda compound and the Gur-Emir ...
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The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) strives towards the effective conservation and protection of Africa’s natural and cultural heritage. AWHF is for African Union (AU) member states that signed the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention in support of these goals. The AWHF is the first regional funding initiative within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage ...
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Quito, Ecuador,[in French only] Dans le cadre de la commémoration des 40 ans de la Convention du patrimoine mondial, le Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’éducations, la science et la culture (UNESCO) et la municipalité de Quito ont organisé le Forum International « Patrimoine ...
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Batroun est une ville de la côte méridionale du Liban. Se situant à environ 54 km au nord de Beyrouth, elle s’étend sur un promontoire rocheux, avec une superficie de 4.68km².
Cette ville a été occupée de façon continue depuis le bronze ancien jusqu’à nos jours.
En effet, les travaux archéologiques qui ont eu lieu récemment au centre de la ville ancienne de Batroun ont ...
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This edifice, built between 1937 and 1945, was designed by a team of architects according to the original plans by Le Corbusier. The team consisted of L.Costa, O.Niemeyer, A.E.Reidy, C.Leao, J.M.Moreira and E.Vasconcellos. The gardens were designed by B.Marx, and the glazed tiles of the facade as well as the mural paintings decorating the interior are by C.Portinari. This ...
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Le chapelet d'oasis de Tighmert, riche en éléments archéologiques, constituait le chef-lieu de la ville de Nul-Lamta, l'agglomération, capitale médiévale de la rive Nord-Ouest saharienne jusqu'au XVIe siècle. Il se présente aujourd'hui comme une série de palmeraies relevant de la commune rurale d'Asrir à 12 km au Sud-est de la ville de Goulmim à 200 km au Sud d'Agadir. Ce ...
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The remains of the 19th-century coffee plantations in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra are unique evidence of a pioneer form of agriculture in a difficult terrain. They throw considerable light on the economic, social, and technological history of the Caribbean and Latin American region. 1008Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of ...
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Room IX, UNESCO Headquarters, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris,Thanks to the support of Bulgaria, the first Thematic expert consultation meeting on sustainable management of the World Heritage properties of religious interest, focused on Mediterranean and South-Eastern Europe (2016), will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 16 to 18 February 2016.
Experts ...
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The 34,658 ha site, between the foothills of the Tequila Volcano and the deep valley of the Rio Grande River, is part of an expansive landscape of blue agave, shaped by the culture of the plant used since the 16th century to produce tequila spirit and for at least 2,000 years to make fermented drinks and cloth. Within the landscape are working distilleries reflecting the ...
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India,a) Lack of co-ordinated and functional management system;
b) Lack of detailed property documentation; increasing number of visitors.,Le rapport d’avancement soumis le 31 mars 2006 par l’État partie donne des informations succinctes sur les mesures prises par les autorités en réponse aux recommandations de la 29e session du ...
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The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara school of Buddhist art. The area contains numerous Buddhist monastic ensembles and sanctuaries, as well as fortified ...
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Louvre-Lens, France,Organization of a seminar at the Louvre-Lens with the following objectives:
To draw up an assessment of the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in France, in a retrospective vision allowing to valorize the experience feedbacks.
To participate in the reflections on the future of the convention concerning the main challenges of property ...