The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve. From emergency assistance to safeguard properties in danger, to long term conservation, management planning, technical assistance, professional training, public and youth education, and awareness-building, the World Heritage Centre and its partners have developed a series of initiatives and have been actively involved in the implementation of projects, participatory workshops, seminars and training courses.
In recent years, the framework for training and research in the field of World Heritage has changed significantly. Among the factors that have contributed ...
The Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative is the result of a long consultation between the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO and various partners. ...
The issue of the impacts of climate change on World Heritage natural and cultural properties was brought to the attention of the 29th session of the World ...
There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and humankind, they ...
Higher education is crucial to the long-term preservation of World Heritage sites. As the World Heritage List grows, there is an urgent need for qualified ...
Human Evolution related properties represent a process of evolutionary accretion that took place over a vast period of time, offering vital insight to ...
"As cultures encompass lifestyles, different ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs, the protection and promotion of their rich ...
The goal of this Resource Manual is to help State Parties to manage natural values within World Heritage properties. As such it is aimed at natural and ...
From 10 to 14 January 2005 the United Nation's "International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable ...
In October 2006 the World Heritage Centre published the UNESCO World Heritage Centre's Natural Heritage Strategy, which was endorsed by the World Heritage ...
Featuring a useful week-at-a-glance design, it is illustrated with colour photos of World Heritage sites, each accompanied with a short caption.
It also ...
World Heritage properties are unique treasures of humanity. These natural and cultural wonders have outstanding universal value, represent our past and ...
The World Heritage Cities Programme is one of six thematic programmes formally approved and monitored by the World Heritage Committee. It aims to assist ...
World Heritage is a building block for peace and sustainable development. It is a source of identity and dignity for local communities, a wellspring of ...
Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available resources. It ...
The UNESCO Young People's World Heritage Education Programme (WHE Programme) seeks to encourage and enable tomorrow's decision-makers to participate in ...