Introduction: Background and Objectives Over fifty years since the adoption of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, the global conservation paradigm has shifted increasingly toward integrated, people-centred approaches. From the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to the 2025 ...

Introduction: DEADLINE of application: 31 March 2026 In 2023,theWorld Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (WHITR-AP, Shanghai Center)launched the "World Heritage Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals" project (2023-2028).The overa...

Introduction: Liangzhu beauty shot 5 November 2025, Liangzhu, China – The 2025 annual meeting of the Heritage Asia-Pacific network (HeritAP) officially opened today in Liangzhu, China. Under the theme “World Heritage Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals”, the meeting convened more than 150 heritag...

Introduction: 2025 HeritAP Annual Meeting World Heritage Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals Good Practice in Prosperity & Livelihood and Call for Practice in Knowledge and Skills 5-6 November 2025, Hangzhou P. R. China Deadline for Application: 9th October, 2025 The Heritage Asia-Pacifi...

Introduction: 7th Session of HeritAP Chat World Heritage Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals Prosperity & Livelihood 7th June 2025, Time Zone: 14:00-19:30 (UTC+8), Online The Heritage Asia-Pacific (heritAP) is a network of heritage practitioners supported by WHITR-AP Shanghai. It a...