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The ‘World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific' (WHITR-AP, China) has opened its 2026 Call for Good Practices under the project ‘World Heritage Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals' (2023–2028). Launched in 2023, the project aims to support the implementation of ‘UNESCO's Policy Document on Integrating a Sustainable De...


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Celebrated each year on 2 February, World Wetlands Day highlights in 2026 the theme "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage”, underscoring the deep and enduring connections between wetlands, people and culture. Wetlands have long been places of human settlement, spirituality, craftsmanship and food production, shaped and safeguarded through genera...


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Andrea Bruno, a master of contemporary restoration and long-standing collaborator of UNESCO, passed away on 6 July 2025, as the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee was opening its proceedings. Through his work on such World Heritage sites as the Minaret of Jam, the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, the monuments of Herat in Afghanistan...


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UNESCO has launched "Your Heritage, Your Story”, a new podcast series that brings World Heritage sites of Latin America and the Caribbean to life through powerful stories, expert voices and memories. Made possible with the support of the Government of Brazil, the podcast deepens our understanding of World Heritage values and challenges, and inspires the audiences to play a ...


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The Scholarship is aimed for professional artists, cultural practitioners and researchers who want to develop an artistic or research idea that connects the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland in Sweden to one or more other World Heritage Sites on the UNESCO list. The Scholarship is awarded to the applicant who shows the clearest, most relevant and feasible way how the Deco...


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