Description: In collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Tourism in UNESCO Designated Sites at Sun Yat-sen University, this fund is proud to organize and present the inaugural “Discovering Heritage” sponsorship competition.

Description: In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the WHIPIC is holding 2 Webinars and 3 Lectures between 25 August and 3 November under the theme of ‘Bridging the Gap: 50 Years of the World Heritage Convention’. Throughout the programmes, there will be presentations and discussions centred on often overlooked areas in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and the role heritage interpretation can play to rectify those gaps while also reflecting on the past 50 years of the Convention.

Description: In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, and as the world approaches the mid-point of implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UNESCO is taking leadership as the only UN agency with a mandate in culture to join forces in search for new horizons in heritage conservation, in order to demonstrate the transformative role of culture in promoting sustainable development.

Description: The “Bamboo for Carbon Neutrality in Rural Areas: Innovation and Practices in Carbon Reduction and Low-Carbon Development in and around World Heritage Sites” Call for Case Studies, jointly organized by UNESCO and INBAR, collects and promotes good practices and innovations of site management by using bamboo to explore solutions in carbon reduction and low-carbon sustainable development. The initiative aims to contribute to China’s efforts in attaining the “Double Carbon Targets” (carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060).

Description: During July and August 2022, the training on Health and Safety (H&S) implications in community tourism took place at Cuc Phuong National Park and Van Long Wetlands Nature Reserve.