Meeting
of the World Heritage Vineyards in Saint-Emilion
For four days, from 13 to 17 June, at the invitation of the Jurisdiction
of Saint-Emilion, the European World Heritage Vineyards met for
working sessions and exchanges of views on the conservation of wine-growing
areas, the setting-up of new wine-tourism routes and on communications
between areas, thereby consolidating the work that has been going
on since 2005.
Val de Loire Mission. What's new. International
co-operation. Italy. Publication: 04-07-2007
World
Heritage readings
World Heritage Review. On the occasion of the latest inscription
of World Heritage sites, the quarterly review’s special issue
features sites in New Zealand.
UNESCO. The Courier. Features. France.
Publicated: 29-06-2007
The
World Heritage international safeguarding campaigns
UNESCO’s international safeguarding campaigns, the first of
which was launched in the 1960s, often served as a springboard for
the nomination of sites on the World Heritage List. Indeed, the
very concept of World Heritage developed from these early initiatives.
Some examples from among the 26 campaigns
UNESCO. The Courier. Features. France.
Publicated: 29-06-2007
The
UNESCO Courier Nº 6: From Herders to Architects: Man's Imprint
on World Heritage
Six thousand years separate the Sydney Opera House from Twyfelfontein.
These two sites just inscribed on the World Heritage List add to
its extraordinary richness, which the UNESCO Courier aims to illustrate.
Among twenty-two new sites, the Courier focuses on five that reflect
the diversity of world heritage down through the ages.
UNESCO. The Courier. Nº 6. France.
Publicated: 29-06-2007
UNESCO/NHK
Videos on Heritage
This partnership builds on state-of-the-art digital visual and sound
processing technologies for the production of short digital TV documentaries
on Heritage using Hi-Vision technology as well as quality 3-D moving
images and reconstruction images related to heritage. These videos
have been edited and adapted especially by UNESCO for online access.
They are part of the NHK World Heritage 100 Series
UNESCO. Culture Sector. France. Date de
publication: 26-06-2007
UNESCO
launches re-erection project for Aksum obelisk in Ethiopia
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has signed a contract with Lattanzi
SRL, an Italian construction company, for the re-erection of the
Aksum obelisk on its original location in Ethiopia. The obelisk
is the second largest stela on the Aksum World Heritage site.
UNESCO. Press Release No. 2007 -70. France.
Publicated: 22-06-2007 |
