ICCROM and the Republic of Korea extend cooperation on capacity building for the protection of cultural heritage
ICCROM and Korean governmental and higher education institutions join forces to protect heritage worldwide through capacity building.
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property World Heritage Leadership (WHL) News
Norway renews commitment to ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership Programme
At a high-level forum marking the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment extended its support of the World Heritage Leadership (WHL) Programme, reinforcing its commitment to fostering future leaders of the World Heritage Convention.
Norway renews commitment to future of World Heritage
Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment signs a cooperation agreement with World Heritage Advisory Bodies ICCROM and IUCN in support of global environmental and cultural heritage
People-Nature-Culture looks at how effective heritage management can enhance the services and benefits of heritage places
PNC22 offered heritage practitioners, communities and decision-makers from all regions a platform to discuss how effectively managed World Heritage sites and heritage places can provide benefits and offer solutions for society and heritage itself.
Capacity Building on World Heritage Risk Management in the Arab Region
Unpredictable disasters caused by natural hazards and human actions have affected the Arab region’s diverse heritage places. Conflicts and political instability further threaten the protection of heritage places, with a huge impact on communities and their socioeconomic and cultural life. Risk management is essential to protecting and conserving World Heritage sites and their surrounding...
New guidance set to help reduce impacts from development on World Heritage sites
UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee have issued new guidance for assessing impacts from projects that could potentially affect the planet’s most precious heritage places. Designed specifically for heritage management institutions, governments and project developers, it aims to help find the best possible solutions to meet both conservation priorities and development...
Capacity building for everyone… Including the Advisory Bodies!
Practitioners working with heritage in diverse capacities all need to stay up-to-date with the field. To this end, the three Advisory Bodies of the World Heritage Convention – 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 Conservation of Nature) – joined...
World Heritage Impact Assessment workshop in Norway brings together heritage, planning and policy
The ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership Programme, the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Directorate, the Norwegian Environmental Agency and the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment worked together to hold a national workshop to build Norwegian capacity on impact assessment in the context of World Heritage.
Meeting with secondment from the Republic of Korea at UNESCO WHC
Today ICCROM staff met with Mr Kilbai Lee, working at the UNESCO World Heritage Centre as a secondment from the Republic of Korea, CHA. We discussed possible ways to strengthen our collaborations on capacity building for World Heritage.
Developing practice-led research in the Heritage Place Lab
Research-practice teams from eight World Heritage properties across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America joined the pilot phase of this unique online incubator last year. Now they are preparing their practice-led research agendas, with plans to publish their insights and achievements.