 World
Heritage Convention
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and
what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural
heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa’s
Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s
heritage.
What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal
application. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the
world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation
of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to
be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international
treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World
Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
http://whc.unesco.org/
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 UNESCO
Media Services
Here you will find press releases, media advisories about upcoming
events, audio and video material, photographs and other resources.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/
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 LACULT
- Portal of Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean
The LACULT is the threshold to the rich cultural diversity of the
region. It provides information about the Ministers and agencies
in charge of Culture as well as about other cultural institutions
in the region, cultural policies and cultural agenda. It publishes
news on the current cultural scenario in the region and provides
access to relevant documents, including programmes and major UNESCO
normative instruments in the sphere of Culture. It also publishes
exclusive information, namely documents of the meetings of the Forum
of Ministers of Culture and Officials in Charge of Cultural Policies
of Latin America and the Caribbean and all the 15 issues of the
annual Oralidad, Anuario Para el Rescate de la Tradición
Oral de América Latina y el Caribe (Oralidad, Annual for
the Reclaim of the Oral Traditions in Latin America and the Caribbean),
from the very first published in 1988.
The Portal also has a specialized page dedicated to the UNESCO “The
Slave Route Project". The page provides also access to
the Web version of the multimedia Places of Memory of the Slave
Route in the Latin Caribbean, a publication about the 25 Places
of Memory of "The Slave Route" identified in
Aruba, Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic.
http://www.lacult.org
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 ICCROM
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration
of Cultural Property
ICCROM is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation
of cultural heritage. Its members are individual states which have
declared their adhesion to it. It exists to serve the international
community as represented by its Member States, which currently number
129. It is the only institution of its kind with a worldwide mandate
to promote the conservation of all types of cultural heritage, both
movable and immovable.
http://www.iccrom.org
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 ArchDaily.com
ArchDaily was founded in March 2008 with the one mission of delivering
the most complete information to architects around the world; every
week, every day, every hour, every moment: as soon as it is happening.
It is the online source of continuous information for a growing
community of thousands of architects searching for the latest architectural
news: projects, products, events, interviews and competitions among
others.
Our editorial staff works in a daily basis with the most prestigious
and influential architectural practices around the world in order
deliver specific and valuable content to a premium readership of
architects, designers, consumers and influencers. In one year ArchDaily
has quickly established itself as one of the leading architectural
websites in the world due to our editorial staff’s meticulous
understanding of what the audience is really looking for: the best
architecture around the world, as soon as possible.
http://www.archdaily.com/
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 Artdaily.org
This newspaper is the reason for fighting daily to communicate to
those that are in the art world or that enjoy it.
http://www.artdaily.org
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 Our
Place - The World Heritage Collection
There are currently 911 special places around the world that have
been awarded prestigious World Heritage status by the UNESCO World
Heritage Committee. They are some of the planet's most unique and
significant locations and are places of both Natural and Cultural
importance. OUR PLACE is photographically documenting these sites
for posterity.
http://ourplaceworldheritage.com/
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 Europa
Nostra
Europa Nostra represents some 250 non-governmental organisations,
150 associate organisations and 1500 individual members from more
than 50 countries who are fully committed to safeguarding Europe’s
cultural heritage and landscapes. Together, we provide a powerful
network for dialogue and debate, we celebrate the best heritage
achievements; we campaign against threats to vulnerable heritage
buildings, sites and landscapes, and we lobby for sustainable policies
and high quality standards with regard to heritage.
http://www.europanostra.org
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 Thot
Cursus - Le monde de la formation à distance
Thot Cursus, entreprise privée indépendante, existe
depuis 1996.
Nous opérons un site dédié à la promotion
de la formation à distance francophone et de l'utilisation
des outils numériques pour l'éducation et la formation.
http://www.cursus.edu
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 Mission
Val de Loire
Created in March 2002 by the regional councils of Centre and Pays
de la Loire, the Mission Val de Loire is the operational body for
the management system of the World Heritage site. It is a cross-regional
organisation, which is chaired by each region in turn for a 3-year
period. The Joint Committee responsible for monitoring its activities,
made up of regional elected representatives, meets between three
and five times a year. The Mission is financed by the two founder
regions of the organisation in the following proportions: 2/3 by
Centre and 1/3 by Pays de la Loire. The national government contributes
to the financing of research and other projects carried out under
the heritage section of the Plan Loire Grandeur Nature.
http://loirevalley-worldheritage.org
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 World
Heritage Fund (GHF)
GHF’s mission is to save the earth’s most significant
and endangered cultural heritage sites in developing countries and
regions through scientific excellence and community development.
http://globalheritagefund.org
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 Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew
Throughout its history, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has made
important contributions to increasing the understanding of the plant
kingdom with many benefits for mankind.
Today it is still first and foremost a scientific institution. With
its collections of living and preserved plants, of plant products
and botanical information, it forms an encyclopaedia of knowledge
about the plant kingdom.
http://www.kew.org/
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 American
Association for the Advancement of Science - Sciencemag.org
Founded in 1880 on $10,000 of seed money from the American inventor
Thomas Edison, Science has grown to become the world's leading outlet
for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research, with
the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general-science
journal. Through its print and online incarnations, Science reaches
an estimated worldwide readership of more than one million. In content,
too, the journal is truly international in scope; some 35 to 40
percent of the corresponding authors on its papers are based outside
the United States. Its articles consistently rank among world's
most cited research.
http://www.sciencemag.org
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 Edinburgh
World Heritage
Edinburgh World Heritage is a charity funded by the City of Edinburgh
Council and Historic Scotland, with the role of protecting, conserving
and promoting the World Heritage Site.
Edinburgh World Heritage was created in 1999 by a merger of the
Old Town Renewal Trust and the New Town Conservation Committee.
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee.
http://www.ewht.org.uk/
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 Le
Réseau des Grands Sites de France
Créé en Novembre 2000, le Réseau des Grands
Sites de France est une association loi 1901 qui regroupe les organismes
locaux chargés de la gestion des Grands Sites. Le Réseau
est un lieu très vivant de partage d’expérience
concrète et d’échange de savoir-faire entre
sites. Il associe des sites qui se sont déjà vus décerner
la marque officielle “Grand Site de France”®
et des sites moins avancés, qui sont encore dans des phases
d’étude ou de travaux de réhabilitation. Les
sites ont tous en commun d’être à la recherche
de fonctionnements novateurs, permettant d’assurer un accueil
de qualité tout en respectant l’esprit des lieux, et
de générer un impact positif sur le tissu social et
économique environnant. Le Réseau participe aussi
à la réflexion nationale et internationale sur le
devenir de ces hauts-lieux patrimoniaux, confrontés au défi
de leur préservation à long terme dans le contexte
d’une pression touristique croissante. Le Réseau des
Grands Sites de France est membre du Conseil International des Monuments
et des Sites - ICOMOS.
http://www.grandsitedefrance.com/
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 Australian
Goverment - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population
and Communities
The Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment,
Water, Population and Communities develops and implements national
policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's
environment and heritage.
http://www.environment.gov.au/
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