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Working with Communities in UNESCO Designated Sites: the Role of visitors Centres
The 3rd regional workshop on the Role of Visitor Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites was held in Ercolano Italy from 29 September to 2 October 2021 This years meeting brought together 23 professionals from different sites across Europe to explore how to meaningfully engage with communities in UNESCO designated sites and how visitor centres can contribute to such a process while supporting the broader management goals of World Heritage properties Biosphere Reserves and Global Geoparks The Role of Visitor Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites is an intersectoral and interdisciplinary initiative launched in 2018 by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe which includes the organisation of thematic workshops aimed at promoting exchange driving innovation developing capacities and reinforcing networking cooperation in the region
At the forefront of studying rivers to conserve freshwater supply
A bright person is one way of describing Chiara Marchina Currently a research technician at the University of Paduas Department of Land Environment Agriculture and Forestry Chiara participated in the inaugural 2017 MAB Youth Forum organised by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe as a youth delegate of the Po Delta Biosphere Reserve Following this she and other young people from the Veneto and EmiliaRomagna regions in the Po Delta Biosphere Reserve created MY Delta Association MAB Youth Delta She was selected and accompanied by UNESCO as the Po Delta Biosphere Reserve representative at the 7th Economic and Social Council Youth Forum in 2018
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Blueprint for the Next Normal: building back better for and through the biosphere reserves in South-East Europe and the Mediterranean
The COVID19 pandemic has disrupted routines and regular activities at every level of our society Likewise plans dedicated to implementing the SDGs worldwide slowed down due to the health crisis There is now a need for a strong coordinated and innovative approach for building back better after the emergency inclusive of the most vulnerable groups and centred around nature conservation Scientists have been adamant about the link among the destruction of habitats biodiversity loss and the risk of transmission of infectious diseases wildlife and environmental protection is key to preventing future pandemics A unique and powerful solution in this sense is UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme
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Call for Applications: 3rd Regional Workshop for Europe on Visitor Centres in UNESCO designated sites (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
UNESCO invites professionals from visitorinterpretationinformation centres for World Heritage properties Biosphere Reserves and Global Geoparks in Europe to apply to participate in the 3rd Regional Workshop on the role of Visitor Centres in UNESCO designated sites The workshop tentatively scheduled from 29 September to 2 October 2021 in Herculaneum Italy with an introductory webinar on 23 September 2021 will focus on the relationship between such centres and local communities within the context of site management strategies
Developing capacities of UNESCO Designations for Sustainable Development
The Fondazione Santagata for the Economics of Culture has just released the report of a survey conducted with the support of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe in order to assess the impact of the first 5 workshops conducted under the initiative International Academy on UNESCO Designations and Sustainable Development 20152019 During this fruitful experience the Academy convened approximately 130 professionals working for UNESCO designated sites from about 50 countries across the world and generated evident positive impact on capacities to contribute to local sustainable development both directly and indirectly
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Smart Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Sustainable Development in European Regions
SmartCulTour Smart Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Sustainable Development of European Regions is an EU Horizon2020 project coordinated by the University KU Leuven to support regional development in European regions including those located in rural peripheries and the urban fringe through sustainable cultural tourism Partners of the project include UNESCO several universities across Europe and research centres in the field of cultural tourism Launched in January 2020 the project will run until June 2023
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Fighting the Illicit Traffic of Cultural Property: Impact-assessment meeting on 7 years of cooperation in South-East Europe
In the context of the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and the 25th anniversary of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects UNESCO in cooperation with its partners is organizing a subregional impactassessment meeting on the fight against the illicit trafficking of cultural property The event will be held on 2021 October 2020 at UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe in Venice combining onsite and virtual presence as a consequence to the ongoing travel restrictions related to COVID19 that apply