Introduction: OBJECTIVES World Heritage Site Managers are the frontliners of the UNESCO 1972 Convention with responsibilities to conserve, protect and safeguard the Outstanding Universal Values of respective World Heritage Sites. We Are Site Managers International Symposium aims to promote the understandin...

Introduction: The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and The International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites under the auspices of UNESCO (WHIPIC) are pleased to invi...

Introduction: Climate change is a global problem which requires a global response. At the end of every year, governments from around the world meet at the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (or COP) to agree targets and work together for climate action. Increasingly, these conversations are acknowledging the importance...

Introduction: On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the inscription of the "Ancient Kyoto Sites (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Castle)" on the World Heritage List in 2024, Kyoto University will hold a symposium on 50 Years of World Cultural Heritage, "Japan's Contributions to the Past and the Future" on 20 January to ...

Introduction: UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee - ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature)- have released a ...