2008,
International Year of Languages. Languages matter!
On 16 May 2007, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2008
to be the International Year of Languages. As language issues are
central to UNESCO’s mandate in education, science, social
and human sciences, culture, and communication and information,
the Organization has been named the lead agency for this event...
UNESCO. Culture. Publicated: 25-1-2008
2008:
United Nations International Years
Since 1959 the UN has designated International years in order to
draw attention to major issues and to encourage international action
to address concerns which have global importance and ramifications.
2008 is the: International Year of Languages, International Year
of Planet Earth, International Year of the Potato; and the International
Year of Sanitation.
UNESCO. New Zealand. Newsletter. January
2008. Publicated: 23-1-2008
UNESCO
to launch new indicators for mapping and comparing national research
systems
Where and how is research generated, transmitted, received and used
in today’s knowledge society? These are fundamental questions
that will be addressed at a symposium hosted by the UNESCO Forum
for Higher Education, Research and Knowledge in Paris from 16 to18
January (UNESCO, Room XI, 2.30 p.m.).
UNESCO. Media Advisory N°2008-04. UNESCOPRESS.
Publicated: 15-01-2008
Open
Directory Project in Human Sciences
The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited
directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast,
global community of volunteer editors.
Thot Cursus. News of distance learning.
Courses. Canada. Publicated: 17-1-2008
Presented
within the framework of FIART in Havana multimedia about the Project
Needles Trinidad
The wealth of intangible cultural expressions in Trinidad adds to
the well known landscape for which the area and the Valley of Sugar
Mills have been inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
The project Needles, born in the city of the south of Cuba, aims
at the revitalization of traditional designs and the use of better
materials in drawing new strategies for marketing the products manufactured
by crafts makers, knitters and embroiderers from Trinidad, true
“living treasures” bearers of exceptional knowledge
and creativity.
LACULT. Forum. Intangible Heritage. News.
Publicated: 16-1-2008
Journal
of Heritage Tourism. Vol. 2 No. 3, 2007 - Special Issue: Managing
World Heritage Sites. Edited by Anna Leask and Alan Fyall
"The new Journal of Heritage Tourism is a timely addition
to the tourism literature. It will be an excellent platform to articulate
and debate the range of heritage issues from cultural and historic
to natural and evolving, around the globe."
Ross Dowling (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
" Heritage tourism is of interest not only to the commerical
tourism industry but also to the creators and guardians of heritage
resources. As tourism is one of the most important users of the
commodified past, a journal specializing in this field is particularly
welcome".
Professor G.J. Ashworth (University of Groningen)
Multilingual Matters & Channel View
Publications. Journal. United Kingdom. Publicated: 14-1-2008
The
Val de Loire castle target Chinese tourists
Major heritage sites in the Val de Loire have been working together
for several months as part of a group led by the Val de Loire Mission,
involving regional and departmental tourism institutions, on an
action plan covering several years and focussing on promotion, the
quality of the products and services on offer and the search for
innovation in the areas of heritage mediation and accessibility.
Val de Loire Mission. Tourism news. France.
Publicated: 10-1-2008
Publications
of UNESCO about Central Asia
 Tresilian,
D. Poverty Alleviation and Community-Based Tourism: Experiences
from Central and South Asia, in English and Russian (Bishkek),
UNESCO, 2007, 103 pages ISBN 78-9967-24- 313-2
Ayaz
Kala. Practical Training Workshop on the preventive Conservation
of Earthern Structures in Central Asia and Afghanistan, in
English and Russian (Tashkent), UNESCO, 2007, 94 pages
Normative
and Practical Measures for Preservation of Culture, in Russian
(Almaty), UNESCO, 2007, 313 pages (under preparation)
Proceedings
of the Regional Workshop “Assessment of Snow-glacier and Water
Resources of Asia”, UNESCO Almaty 2008 (editing and publication
underway)
SOFTWARE
Museolog
– digital cataloguing software ver. 4.7 (includes ObjectID
standard). http://www.museolog.unesco.kz
UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty. New Year's
Letter (page 14). Kazahstán. Publicated: 9-1-2008
Support
to Eco-tourism in Central Asia
Tourism is growing rapidly in Central Asia. Taking into account
its potential ocio-economic benefits as well as the multiple challenges
it can generate, the UNESCO Almaty Office provided assistance to
the development of sustainable cultural and ecotourism in Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Cluster Office in Almaty. Annual Report
2007. Central Asia. Publicated: 9-1-2008
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