UNESCO’s update on climate action for World Heritage
At their November General Assembly in Paris, UNESCO adopted an Updated Policy Document on climate action for World Heritage,. The…
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New toolkit underway for climate action in UNESCO World Heritage sites – call for case studies
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the three Advisory Bodies – ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN – are developing their first…
Read moreUNESCO’s Enhancing Our Heritage toolkit version 2
The Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0 (EoH 2.0) provides a globally tested self-assessment methodology to support World Heritage managers to evaluate management…
Read moreUNESCO Internship opportunity
UNESCO has a full-time internship opportunity, for 6 months, starting from early November 2023. The intern will assist in: The…
Read moreThe Role of Visitor Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites
The final report of the 4th regional workshop on the Role of Visitor Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites has been…
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Call for Applications. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 3-12 September 2023Looking Ahead: The Next 50 Years of Protecting Natural and…
Read moreCall for applications – World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum
The Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the National Committee and the Heritage Commission alongside…
Read moreUNESCO’s Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in a World Heritage Context
UNESCO has launched a new guidance tool to enhance mutual understanding and achieve improved and constructive cooperation between the deployment of wind…
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How can World Heritage be more representative, accessible, and sustainable? Join The Permanent Delegation of the UK to UNESCO panel…
Read more50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
Thursday 16th November 1972 – Wednesday 16th November 2022 The Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage…
Read moreEuropean World Heritage Associations meeting
Switzerland recently hosted the 2022 meeting of the European WH Associations, along with a number of UNESCO National Commissions. Over…
Read more‘Sites for Sustainable Development’ – local and innovative solutions to global challenges
This new report from the UK and Canadian Commissions for UNESCO shows that Biosphere Reserves, Global Geoparks and World Heritage…
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