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World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour 2013

Agreement signed for reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs, Uganda

Syria: The Director-General of UNESCO Appeals to Stop Violence and to Protect the World Heritage City of Aleppo

International experts and decision makers gathered at UNESCO adopt Action Plan for Mali’s cultural heritage and manuscripts

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06 Mar 2013
Agreement signed for reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs, Uganda
01 Mar 2013
Syria: The Director-General of UNESCO Appeals to Stop Violence and to ...
26 Feb 2013
World Heritage field guide for climate change adaptation tested at ...
22 Feb 2013
New UNESCO website on Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha World ...

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20 Mar - 02 Apr 2013
Call for applications for World Heritage Risk Preparedness workshop, 6 ...
24 Mar - 28 Mar 2013
Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers ...
02 May - 04 May 2013
International Conference "Landscape & Imagination. Towards a new ...

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World Heritage Youth Forum

A World Heritage Youth Forum gives young people and their teachers an opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas on how to become involved in heritage conservation and presentation, to foster intercultural learning and exchange and to discover new roles in heritage conservation . The Forum serves as a catalyst and sparks inspiration to develop World Heritage ...

Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative

Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: ...

Category 2 Centres under the auspices of UNESCO related to ...

Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative (CAWHFI)

Climate Change and World Heritage

Cultural Landscape

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Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social ...

Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest

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Patrimonito

Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties

Small Island Developing States Programme

State of conservation information system

UNESCO World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy

World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme

World Heritage Cities Programme

World Heritage Convention 40th anniversary

World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP)

World Heritage Education Programme

World Heritage Forest Programme

World Heritage Marine Programme

World Heritage Volunteers

World Heritage Youth Forum

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World Heritage Review n°66 Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea and the ...
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Papers 35 - Understanding World Heritage in Asia and the Pacific
The World Heritage Convention aims to protect the most outstanding cultural ...
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Managing Natural World Heritage
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 mixed World ...
UNESCO World Heritage Desk Diary
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 introduces the ...
World Heritage Map
This large format full-color map features the World Heritage sites and brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and the World Heritage conservation ...
World Heritage: Benefits Beyond Borders
Published on the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, this thematic collection of case studies provides a thorough understanding of World Heritage sites ...