Development of Management Plans for Specially Protected Areas (SPAs) composing the Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage site
News
18.04.2008 |
|
|
Four of SPAs composing the Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage site, namely the Kronotsky State Biosphere Reserve, Uzhno-Kamchatsky Zakaznik, Nalychevo and Bystrinsky Nature Parks, will be provided with 2009-2013 management plans, which will be developed during 2008 in the framework of a UNDP/GEF project "Demonstrating Sustainable Conservation of Biological Diversity in Four Protected Areas of Russia's Kamchatka Oblast".
The Lena Pillars Natural Park World Heritage nomination is determined technically complete
News
07.04.2008 |
|
|
The Lena Pillars nomination dossier, prepared and submitted to the World Heritage Center by the Russian Federation in 2007, met all of the technical requirements outlined in the Operational Guidelines concerning nominations to the World Heritage List and is determined to be technically "complete".
Preparation of the Magadansky Reserve World Heritage nomination is resumed
News
10.03.2008 |
|
|
The work on the preparation of the Magadansky Reserve's nomination dossier has been resumed after a 4-year break. Agencies participating in the project are the Natural Heritage Protection Fund, the Institute of Geography RAS, the Technical University of Dresden and the Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage. The Magadansky Reserve natural site is nominated for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is planned to send the nomination file to the World Heritage Centre before the end of 2008.
New training initiative for people working at World Heritage sites
News
01.02.2008 |
|
|
World Heritage is English Language & Communication Skills Training, based in Bath, UK a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The training is designed for people who:
work in World Heritage management and conservation
use English at work
want to improve their English language and communication skills
The main focus of this training initiative is to help participants improve the everyday effectiveness of their communication with other World Heritage professionals. It provides a positive learning experience in three different British World Heritage sites.
World Heritage Course details
Dates:20th 27th April, 2008 or 4th-11th May, 2008
Duration:
1 week (7 nights)
Course location:
Words4Work, 3 Gay Street, Bath
Accommodation:
Bath city centre hotels
Group size:
small groups (maximum 8 participants)
Transfers:
free from Bristol International Airport
Course fee:
1,500
The closing date for applications is Friday, 22nd February, 2008.
The training programme includes:
language and communication skills activities focusing on heritage management issues
visits to three World Heritage Sites [Bath, Stonehenge and Avebury, Jurassic Coast]
discussions about heritage policy and practice with local professionals
visits to museums, historic buildings and regeneration sites
opportunities for cultural activities: theatres, art galleries, concerts
The map features the 851 World Heritage properties, brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and World Heritage conservation programmes, as well as superb photos of World Heritage sites with explanatory captions. The dimensions of the map are 78 cm by 50 cm (31 by 20 in.), and it can be downloaded free of charge from the website http//whc.unesco.org. It is available in English, French, and Spanish versions.