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Heritage, tradition and creativity for sustainable development in Mauritania
Contact person: blandine.bihler@undp.org
The MDG Achievement Fund aims to accelerate progress towards attainment of the MDGs in select countries by supporting policies and programmes that promise significant and measurable impact on select MDGs; Financing the testing and/or scaling-up of successful models; Catalysing innovations in development practice and adopting mechanisms that improve the quality of aid as foreseen in the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness.
MDGF-1804: UNDP-Spain MDG Achievement Fund. Publicated: 25-9-2008

Au pays de l'ocre rouge... Les Gardiens du Patrimoine Archéologique et du développement socio-économique de la Vallée de La Rouge (CANADA)
Les Gardiens du Patrimoine Archéologique et du développement socio-économique de la Vallée de La Rouge se donnent pour mission de vous faire découvrir un potentiel préhistorique et historique digne des grandes civilisations de notre Monde. Le Pays de l'ocre rouge vous propulse dans plus de 5 000 ans d'histoire!.
Contact: Sylvie Constratin (Presidente) info@lesgardiensarcheo.com

New Website of ICOMOS Republic of Korea
ICOMOS-Korea aims at developing its expertise, experiences and human resources, abd carrying out professional services at a more advanced level. ICOMOS-Korea is organised in the form of a national committee of ICOMOS, an international non-govermmental organization of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites.
ICOMOS-Korea. Website. Publicated: 22-9-2008

PDF Declaration of ICOMOS France from June 27, 2007: reconciling energy results and heritage quality
ICOMOS France approves the enrironmental objectives of relative to energy saving. It considers that the existing buildings, as well as new buildings, are affected by these challenges. It is noteworthy the fact that the search of energy saving must respect the heritage and architectural quality of the existing construction and wishes that the State establishes policies that allow to reconcile these two requirements.
ICOMOS France. Declarations. Publicated: 22-9-2008

Elections of the Board of Directors (Bureau) of ICOMOS’s International Scientific Committee of Earthen Architectural Heritage (ISCEAH)
From 1 to 30 September 2008. Expert Members of ISCEAH are eligible for nomination to the Board of Directors (Bureau). The Board of Directors is composed of 20-30 members and serves for three-year terms for a maximum of three three-year terms. Elections will occur electronically beginning 1 September 2008 and be concluded on 30 September 2008 at isceahelection@mindspring.comCet e-mail est protégé contre les robots collecteurs de mails, votre navigateur doit accepter le Javascript pour le voir . Only National Committee-designated Expert Members will be permitted to vote. Elections will be monitored by ICLAFI.
ICOMOS. ICLAFI. Publicated: 22-9-2008

ICOMOS International Training Committee
The purpose of the ICOMOS International Training Committee is to promote international cooperation in the field of training and education in the protection, conservation and revitalization of monuments and sites, and the built heritage in general, in order to advance greater understanding in the recognition of such heritage, technology, management, and doctrine, and to advise on the development of ICOMOS programs in this field. The Committee shall accomplish its objectives by providing a forum for the interchange of experience, ideas, knowledge, and the results of different research between trainers and researchers, by:

• Endorsing the collection and dissemination of information about existing training programs;
• Encouraging further studies and development in training and education in subjects related to heritage conservation;
• Developing scientific cooperation by creating links with schools, centres, committees and international organizations involved in conservation training and eductation

ICOMOS. News. Publicated: 22-9-2008

PDF (553.20 KB) Australia National Cultural Heritage Forum Ends
The most recent meeting was held in Sydney in early August. At that meeting, the NCHF delegation discussed a number of issues and proposals for Australia’s cultural heritage, and produced a summary document Australia’s Cultural Heritage: Important Needs & Proposed Responses. The document summarises some of the materials which make up the ‘snap shot’ of the issues and challenges for Australia’s heritage – including the report of the recent Productivity Commission Inquiry, the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Report, and the NCHF analysis of recent Commonwealth budgets. The document details: five major areas of problems, five strategic directions, and five program proposals developed by the Forum organisations (in addition to the need for a substantial new Cultural Heritage Fund)...
ICOMOS. News. Publicated: 19-9-2008

Jewish Heritage E-Report – subscription details
The Jewish Heritage E-Report contains world news about Jewish art, architecture and historic sites from the International Survey of Jewish Monuments (ISJM), and is edited by Samuel D. Gruber. Individuals wishing to subscribe directly to the Jewish Heritage E-Report please contact samuelgruber@gmail.com with "subscribe to ISJM" in subject line.
ISJM. News. Publicated: 19-9-2008

2009 Heritage Tours Programme to be Published Shortly
The 2009 Heritage Tours brochure will be issued in October. For next year a fascinating variety of tours, including some quite off-the-beaten-track ones, has been scheduled. The programme will offer tours to Andalucía (29 March to 5 April), Bretagne (10 to 16 May), Greenland (30 June to 8 July), Florence/Sienna (26 October to 1 November) and Tunisia (12 to 21 November). Experience has taught that many tours sell out very quickly; therefore, early registration is highly recommended...
Europa Nostra. Newsletter 2008 / September. Publicated: 18-9-2008

The Allianoi Campaign Gains New Momentum – European Court of Human Rights Takes up the Case (Turkey)
Since it was first informed of the case in 2005, Europa Nostra repeatedly intervened in favour of the conservation of this outstanding Roman bath site of Allianoi, through its support to the many local campaigns. This spectacular site will be flooded as soon as the Turkish authorities decide to close the valves of the Yortanli irrigation dam, whose construction was finalised in summer 2007. The concerted actions of local campaigners and the international conservation community have so far been successful in postponing the planned flooding of the site.
Europa Nostra. Newsletter 2008 / September. Publicated: 18-9-2008

Industrial Developments Threatening Historic Numancia, Castilla y León (Spain)
On 24 July, in letters to several representatives of the national, regional and local authorities - including the Spanish Minister of Culture, the President of the Junta de Castilla y León and the Mayor of Soria - Europa Nostra joined its member organisation Hispania Nostra and numerous other institutions in Spain and abroad in expressing grave concern about the seriously detrimental and irreversible impact on cultural heritage and the landscape, that would be caused by the projected development of the new industrial zone Soria II in the area of El Cabeza next to the ancient city of Numantia and in the immediate vicinity of six other areas declared to be of significant cultural interest.
Europa Nostra. Newsletter 2008 / September. Publicated: 18-9-2008

New Website on International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations
At the initiative of UNESCO and with the support of its Director General, Mr Federico Mayor, the International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations was established by an agreement concluded on 16 September 1998 between the governments of Kazakhstan , Kirghizstan , Mongolia and Turkey.
UNESCO. International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations. Website. Publicated: 17-9-2008

Taking stock of the Centre region’s gastronomic heritage
This inventory is part of the project to gain international recognition of French gastronomy from UNESCO, but is also designed, as Marie-Madeleine Mialot, Vice-President of the Centre region, puts it, “to boost our tourism economy”. The Centre region aims to take stock of its agro-food, craft and cultural riches, with the help of specialist researchers from the European Institute of Food History and Cultures (IEHCA) at the FrançoisRabelaisUniversity in Tours. The IEHCA is behind the idea to inscribe French gastronomy on the representative list of intangible cultural heritage, created by a 2003 convention, which should not be confused with the World Heritage Convention of 1972. It is an idea which has also been adopted at national level, with the creation of a project support mission led by geographer Jean-Robert Pitte, a specialist in gastronomy and former President of the Sorbonne.
Val de Loire Mission. News. Publicated: 17-9-2008

Opening of second “Cultural Heritage Info Centre” in Romania
On 19 June 2007 a new “Cultural heritage Info Centre” will be inaugurated in Sighisoara, in order to facilitate and promote cultural tourism in Romania. Following the successful inauguration of the “Cultural Heritage Info Centre” in Sibiu (April 2007), a twin Centre will be officially opened in Sighisoara on 19 June 2007. The Centre, created by Mioritics Association thanks to the support of UNESCO Office in Venice and Cooperazione Italiana, will provide information about cultural sites and routes in the Sighisoara area, and more in general over main features of Romanian cultural heritage, including UNESCO World Heritage sites. Centre’s activities will also include the organisation of cultural events, the promotion of local tangible and intangible heritage, as well as the production and distribution of informative materials.
UNESCO Office in Venice. News. Publicated: 17-9-2008

PDF (1.45 MB) Preserving Traditional Techniques; A Stone Carving School for the Restoring of Yashbak Palace, Cairo
The Italian-Egyptian Centre for Restoration and Archaeology (CIERA – Cantiere Scuola) is a work site school operating on a 7.500 square meters area under the umbrella of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. The architectonic survey of the monumental building of Yashbak Palace has been completed and a preliminary study for its recovering started. UNESCO Mediterranean Programme is cooperating by establishing a stone carving school for traditional work that would contribute to the restoration of the Palace. The experience gained with the precedent programs (such as the recovery of the Sama’Khana, the restoration of Sunqur Sa’di and it’s Mausoleum and the Mevlevi convent) and the organization of the labs used for the works of architecture and restoration allow proposing a formation programme for a group of specialized Stone Carvers to use their expertise to restore the structural architectural material and decorative eleme nt of the building. The area offers an extraordinary range of different styles and includes architectural, historical and artistic remains and testimonies covering the period from VII to XIX centuries.
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008. Publicated: 17-9-2008

PDF (1.45 MB) Project “A Bridge on the Nile”
The project proposal “A Bridge on the Nile” aims to ensure a follow-up in supporting the Memorandum of Understanding between Egypt and Sudan in the field of cultural heritage, in particular regarding the Nubian area, and to enhance cooperation among the Nubian communities of both countries in the preservation of their intangible heritage. Several activities are already successfully ongoing.
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008. Publicated: 17-9-2008

PDF (1.45 MB) UNESCO/ Japanese Funds in Trust (JFIT) Song of Sana’a Project
As the second phase of the UNESCO/ JFIT Song of Sana’a Project has already initiated earlier this year, the teaching sessions on lute playing, methodology, inshad of Sana’ani songs and sahn playing have started thanks to a few Yemeni elderly master musicians who have preserved the breadth of al-Ghina as-Sana’ani tradition and subtleties of its interpretation. Derived from various poetic traditions dating from the 14th century, teaching of this genre constitutes an integral part of social events, such as the most common daily afternoon gathering of friends and colleagues the magyal which proved to be the most effective media for artists that permit for more inspirational and musical creativity aura rather than the formal academic sessions. In the meantime, old recorded song tapes and traditional instruments have been purchased to update the inventory and contribute to the teaching of these traditional instruments.
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008. Publicated: 17-9-2008

PDF (65 KB) Network of Indian cities of living culture: Indian mayors study trip to France. From 27 of September to October 3rd, 2008
The Indian Ministry of Urban planning started up a reformulation program of the communal development plans and completion of master plans. In this context, the regional office of UNESCO, jointly with the Indian authorities, took initiatives in favor of the protection of the historical centers in India. India experiences a fast economic evolution and deep transformations that have a main effect on the configuration of the territory: issues of modernization, multiplication of infrastructures of highways and industries, urban growth, intensive in zones of the urban suburbs, architectonic housing production issues. Therefore, the historical center conservation issue and their planning has an urgency and current character.
WHC. Convention France-UNESCO. Newsletter N°10. Publicated: 16-9-2008

PDF (1.45 MB) Preserving the Yemeni Manuscript Heritage
Yemen’s cultural heritage stands out with an expressive written legacy consisting of thousands of manuscripts which have shaped the thinking, the history as well as the traditions of the whole people of Yemen. Three cities, Sana’a, Zabid and Tarim have seen the constitution of intellectual schools and have left us unique manuscripts libraries which are still to be explored, besides medicine, mathematics and illuminated documents. Some specimens date back to the beginnings of Islam (the oldest known manuscript of the Quran, for instance, is preserved in the Great mosque of Sana’a). Unfortunately, due to the absence of appropriate means of preservation, tutoring and to a deficient popularization of knowledge, the preservation and transmission of this heritage is today in danger.
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008. Publicated: 17-9-2008

PDF (1.45 MB) Qasr Ibrim: Rescuing Heritage, Historic Landscape and Identity (Egypt)
The target of the project is to preserve this important and beautiful archaeological site on the Lake Nasser (Aswan), which is the only surviving site in the Egyptian Nubia still in its original location, now an island threatened by the waves of the lake.
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008. Publicated: 17-9-2008

Experts request Mexican indigenous languages to be World Heritage
The Chairperson of the Association of Writers in Indigenous Languages admitted that the readers of these languages only belong to the regions where they are spoken, although now they are reaching a wider audience thanks to its translations. A group of experts will request from the Government of Mexico the proposal to the United Nations Educational ,Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to declare the indigenous languages of the country as Intangible World Heritage, which have more than 350 variants, announced archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma.
UNESCO. Mexico. Latin America and the Caribbean: UNESCO Culture Sector. Publicated: 18-9-2008

MONTENEGRO Bay of Kotor Endangered by Uncontrolled Urbanisation
During the summer, Europa Nostra was approached by its Member Organisation EXPEDITIO, the Centre for Sustainable Spatial Development in Montenegro, to support a campaign aiming to protect the region of Kotor on the Adriatic Coast in Montenegro, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Uncontrolled urbanisation is taking place in the area since a few years. More recently, in the settlement of Lipci, situated on the Bay of Kotor, large-scale construction works are dramatically changing the cultural landscape of the Bay. Unless these threats are stopped as soon as possible, the consequences will be permanent and the destruction of the landscape of the Bay will mean the destruction of an exceptional heritage.
Europa Nostra. Newsletter September 2008. Heritage at Risk. Publicated: 18-9-2008

Europa Nostra's Council Adopt a New Declaration on the Impact of Wind-Power on the Countryside
At its meeting in NewcastleGateshead, United Kingdom, on 14 June 2008, the Council of Europa Nostra debated the environmental and heritage implications of the rapidly increasing use of wind-power for electricity generation, and endorsed a Declaration on the Impact of Wind-Power on the Countryside. In the Declaration, the Council fully recognised and shared the serious international concerns which exist about climate change, as well as the need for all European countries to have energy policies which take these concerns into account. The Europa Nostra Council, however, called on all stakeholders to continue examining carefully the impact on the built and natural heritage of all forms of energy, with a special emphasis on the impact of the proliferation of wind turbines on Europe's countryside.
Europa Nostra. Newsletter September 2008. European Policy. Publicated: 18-9-2008

Europa Nostra welcomes the European Commission proposal to apply a reduced rate of VAT to the repair, renovation and maintenance of places of worship, cultural heritage and historical monuments
On 7 July the European Commission published its Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards reduced rates of VAT so as to provide Member States with the flexibility to apply reduced VAT rates for some specified labour-intensive services on a permanent basis from 2010. It is now proposed that the category of services eligible to a reduced VAT rate be broadened to include the repair, renovation and maintenance services provided to places of worship, cultural heritage and historical monuments, as recognised by Member States.
Europa Nostra. Newsletter September 2008. European Policy. Publicated: 18-9-2008

Esala Perahera Procession (Sri Lanka)
The Esala Perahera, Asias grandest processions takes to the streets in July, with the culminating grand procession -the Dalada Perahera being scheduled for August. Going as far back as the 3rd century B.C. the processions were originally rituals enacted to request rainfall during seasons of drought, expanding to the current magnificent pageant to include the veneration of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha, believed to have been brought to Sri Lanka from India, in the 4th century A.D.
The Kandy Esala Perahera by Sir Richard Aluwihare K.C.M.G., C.B.E.

PDF (1.45 MB) The Sahara of Peoples and Cultures in Sudan and at trans-border level (Eastern Desert- Sudan-Egypt/Gebel Ouenat- Sudan, Libya-Egypt)
Within the frame of this activity the steps which will be taken regarding the Gebel Ouenat is to prepare a report with an assessment of the specific natural and cultural values of the area a comprehensive overview of the existing and planned desert parks in the Sahara; a comparative evaluation of the criteria for the inscription of Jebel Ouenat on the World Heritage List; regarding the Development of the Eastern Desert (Sudanese side), a concept proposal will be prepared for the promotion of this area at the planned Wadi Halfa Museum.
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008. Publicated: 17-9-2008

PDF (1.45 MB) Illicit traffic of Objects in Yemen
During a mission on 12-16 May 2008 several stakeholders were also met regarding the organization of the workshop on the illicit traffic of objects, to be held in Sana’a at the end of this year. The Yemen National Commission for UNESCO will liaise with the Yemeni Ministry of Culture. The Yemeni Social Fund for Development will be one of the main national partners in the activity. Archaeological Institutes in the country working in areas concerned with this phenomenon (French Centre for Social Science and Archaeology working in Jawf, and the German Archaeological Institute working in Marib) will also be involved. The workshop will discuss the Yemen case. However the invitation to attend the meeting will also be extended to representative of Egypt and Sudan to discuss legal frameworks for protection of moveable cultural heritage and contribute to launching joint efficient countermeasures and steps to be taken for the restitution of stolen artifacts.
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008. Publicated: 17-9-2008

PDF (1.45 MB) Conservation versus Development in Zabid (Yemen)
A mission from UNESCO Cairo Office to Zabid on 12 - 15 May 2008 to follow up on the developments in the city and within the local community after the first mission of May 2007. The mission was formed of Costanza De Simone and Hossam Mahdy who met with the different stakeholders at local and national levels. The findings of the mission were positive regarding the activities of architectural and urban conservation, the implementation of the master plan of Zabid and the activities of the local civil society for conservation and development in the city. In such context support will be given to the Society of Manuscripts of Zabid in particular regarding the preservation of the private collections recently discovered by the Society, training and networking with other institutions in the world holding this kind of manuscripts like Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt. Support will also be given to the society of the Old Souk.
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008. Publicated: 17-9-2008

Saint Anne of Fernan Vaz (Gabon)
Located in the Etimboué department of Gabon, on the banks of a lagoon 70 kilometres long and 30 kilometres wide, the unpretentious church of Saint Anne of the Fernan Vaz is rich in history. EPA carried out an evaluation mission there during 2007 on behalf of the UNESCO regional office. The church is a simply constructed, metal building. Inside, the metal walls and ceiling are lined with wood. Masonry is limited to the foundations and the base. The outside perimeter and inside floor are tiled. The building is relatively well preserved but needs to be renovated before its viability is affected. Major reinforcement work has already been carried out, particularly on the steeple, by the Gabonese army and French armed forces based in Gabon.
EPA Newsletter. No 21. Publicated: 17-9-2008

Launching of the Gongs (Benin)
EPA has just launched a major cultural initiative called the Gongs. It was officially launched during a gala and awards ceremony at the French Cultural Centre of Cotonou, on Saturday 28th June. This initiative originated from discussions around the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage on the one hand, and work carried out during the training of Beninese cultural actors on behalf of the Programme de soutien aux initiatives culturelles décentralisées-PSICD on the other hand.
EPA Newsletter. No 21. Publicated: 17-9-2008

PDF (65 KB) "Old Towns" of the north of Syria: Awareness raising workshop. Idlib, 11 April 2008
With the support of the World Heritage Fund and the CFU, the Main Directorate of Antiquities and Museums of the Syria Ministry of Culture (DGAM) organized a Workshop to increase awareness to the stakeholders and policy makers of the calcareous massif on the work in course of an appointment and to discuss on the challenges and consequences that could involve a registration in the territory. The DGAM invited several foreign participants, among them Mr. Yves Dauge, Senator of Indre et Loire, Chairperson of the French association of the world heritage properties.
WHC. Convention France-UNESCO. Newsletter N°10. Publicated: 16-9-2008

PDF (65 KB) Draft "Niger-Loire: Governance and Culture" (France)
The project "Níger-Loire: Governance and Culture" continues in Mali through a Workshop on the tangible and intangible heritage river-related census. The onsite campaigns made by the IRD continue on the different topics of the project: sand extraction, fishing… A reflection Workshop took place in Ségou - 23 and 24 June, 2008 - to discuss missions and the program of the future house of the river of Ségou. The preliminary studies on the pilot actions are in course, with the support of local and international experts and scholarship holders from French universities and Malian partners of the project. The first modules of continuous training to the attention of the territorial collectivities are in the preparation stage and the draft of the specialization modules of the postgraduate degree "Decentralization and Local Development" is in its way.
WHC. Convention France-UNESCO. Newsletter N°10. Publicated: 16-9-2008

CAL FOR PAPERS. APTNE 2009 Annual Symposium. Deadline ofsubmission. 24 October 2008
20 March 2009 Boston, MA. USA
The Association of Preservation Technology - Northeast Chapter invites the submission of presentations for the March 20, 2009 Symposium to be held in Boston, MA. The focus of the Symposium will be the use of glass in architecture, including but not necessarily limited to glass spandrel/cladding, glass block, stained/art glass and structural glass. Papers on the following topics are encouraged:

• Architectural and cultural significance. The examination of glass in architecture and its use as a social, economic and cultural component of material culture.
• Glass and its development in the 20th Century. This is a history of technology session.
• Replicating, recreating and conserving glass. Papers should address the context of the use, conservation issues, and how the glass is being modified for new uses.

The Association of Preservation Technology - Northeast Chapter. Publicated: 19-9-2008

The Second Meeting of Specialists of the UNESCO Project “The Cacao Route towards and endogenous development”
The Second Meeting of Specialists of the UNESCO Project “The Cacao Route towards and endogenous development” will be held in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on 24 to 26 August 2008, organized by the UNESCO Cluster Office for Andean Countries, in coordination with the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean, the International Indo-American Center for Cultural Diversity and the UNESCO/Quito Office. Among the objectives of the Meeting are: creating a platform (of producing countries) for dialog and collaboration among actors; analysis and approval of 5 pilot projects to be implemented in the two-year period 2010-2011; devising a regional, subregional and national strategy for the project with the support and assistance of the participant countries’ governments, and designing a Plan of Action for the years 2008-2010 to progress in the organization of the international project...
UNESCO. Portal of Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean. Publicated: 18-9-2008

Oasis culture: a millennia-old example of sustainable development
The Water Tribune held the “II International Oasis and Sustainable Tourism Conference” under the slogan of “Historic irrigated landscapes”. The ecosystems of the oases, their state of conservation, the threat of plagues and the way of dealing with tourism were just some of the content to be covered over the course of this weekend in the Water Tribune Pavilion as the “II International Oasis and Sustainable Tourism Conference” takes place...
Expo Zaragoza 2008. Water tribune. News. Publicated: 12-9-2008

An audacious refuge imagined by Andreu for the protection of the archaeological vestiges
Within the framework of its research mission for the "design and experimentation of new tools and new methods of work in archaeology", in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture Bibracte carried out a study of a prototype of cover structure of excavations taking as starting point the experience and the practice from the excavations in Bibracte.
Bibracte. News. Publicated: 8-9-2008

(PDF 874 KB) Investing in Heritage A Guide to uccessful Urban Regeneration
By INHERIT, EU-funded network project
There has historically been a lack of evidence and good practice guidance to convince many cities and stakeholders of the benefits of heritage led regeneration and to show how this can be delivered and achieved. The INHERIT project, led by the European Association of Historic Towns and Regions in partnership with the cities of Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne, Göteborg, Verona, Gdansk and Ubeda fills this gap. The INHERIT report explores the value of heritage, looks at different approaches to heritage led regeneration and identifies the social and economic benefits that can be achieved. It endeavours to understand the underlying processes involved in investing in heritage and to identify the key ingredients leading to success. The key success factors identified are based on 19 detailed case studies, supplementary examples of good practice from across Europe , and an evaluation of EU regional policy in the field of cultural heritage. The guidance, while aimed at helping local and regional authorities to realise the full potential of heritage as a catalyst for the wider regeneration of their towns and cities, will have relevance to everyone working in the field of Cultural Heritage. INHERIT is an interregional project partly funded by INTERREG 3C.
ENCATC. Newsletter page 14. Publicated: 9-9-2008

PDF (1.38 MB) Revitalisation of Bark Cloth Making in Uganda
The Kingdom of Buganda, one of the largest polities in present day Uganda is a main home to the tradition of bark cloth making. This tradition was proclaimed in 2005 by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Bark cloth, which is made from the inner bark of the mituba tree (Ficus Natalensis), is also produced and used in other areas of Uganda, especially in the Kingdoms of Bunyoro, Busoga and Tooro. Bark cloth is traditionally used at burials and enthronement of kings, for ceremonial attires - sometimes with elaborate print designs - and for covering the interiors of buildings.

PDF Centro del Patrimonio Mundial. Papers No 24: Rock art in the Caribbean
It is an honor for the World heritage Center to propose the reader a balanced vision on a cultural expression of relevance for the entire Caribbean region. It is a look at a number of expressions of rock art, susceptible to begin a process of serial transnational nomination to UNESCO’s World heritage List. We now present the results of the International Meeting of Experts in Rock Art, held in Basse Terre, Island of Guadalupe, between 6-8 May, 2006, organized by the World heritage Center in close and fruitful collaboration with the Regional Council of Guadalupe.

Exhibition and Publication: Objective Heritages. 35 years of photography in the general Inventory of the Center
For 35 years, scholars, draftmen, photographers, documentalists have been leading scientific programs, the closest possible to the site. Nothing is excluded from the field of their investigation, either urban or rural, industrial or religious heritage, exceptional constructions or the most common, from the overwhelming work of art to the humblest piece of furniture. This book and the exhibition that accompanies renders tribute to these landscape surveyors, who, armed with their heavy photographic material, fixed the regional heritage in our memories.

Audio-visual communication of the Cultural heritage in Burgos
A group of Audio-visual Communication professors of the University of Burgos, coordinated by Miguel A. Moreno Gallo and funded by the Board of Castilla and Leon, has just published Comunicación (audiovisual) del Patrimonio Cultural en Burgos. The book is the result of a research project whose primary target, to explore the way to disseminate and recreate Burgos cultural heritage through new technologies, is already met. Editorial

(PDF 2.09 MB) Historic concrete structures in New Zealand: overview, maintenance and management
By Peter Reed, Kate Schoonees and Jeremy Salmond. 90 p.
ISBN 978–0–478–14440–6 (hardcopy)
ISBN 978–0–478–14441–3 (web PDF)
Early concrete structures form an important part of New Zealanders' cultural heritage. This handbook describes the historical development of concrete and its properties, and outlines the background to early concrete structures, concentrating on the early use of concrete (up to the 1940s) as a building material in New Zealand. It identifies characteristic defects and patterns of deterioration in the material, and explains how these may be recognised and described.

(PDF 1.06 MB) Conservation of iron and steelwork in historic structures and machinery: maintenance handbook
By Willie L. Mandeno. 33 p.
ISBN 978–0–478–14438–3 (hardcopy)
ISBN 978–0–478–14439–0 (web PDF)
This handbook has been prepared to provide guidance on the basic principles and techniques involved in the preservation of historic iron and steelwork standing outdoors in New Zealand. The suitability of different processes and coating materials for the protection of heritage structures and machinery are discussed. Marine structures, shipwrecks and artefacts in museum storage are not specifically included.

Conference: The rock art of the Tuaregs of the Air
Thursday October 9, 2008 at 11.00 pm. Paris, France
In the north of Niger, the mountains of the Air are one of the great centers of rock art in the Sahara, in the borders of the immense Teneré desert. This art includes almost exclusively engravings on volcanic rocks. There are thousands of them. From before the Neolithic to the modern time, the inhabitants of these regions left on rocks the testimonies of their beliefs, their environment and practices. These images, often of great quality, reveal the presence of a missing fauna (elephants, rhinos), sometimes for a short time time (giraffes, ostriches); others represent soldiers and different scenes (commerce, hunting). The Tuaregs which live or are nomadic in these regions started to be interested in this art and consider it as their heritage, although one one part – the most recent - is attributable to them. The conference will deal about not only with art and landscapes in its surroundings, but also to the Tuaregs of the Air.
Clio.fr. Conferences. Publicated: 22-8-2008

Publications available from the Australian National Park Service
The Summer 2008 issue of the National Park Service's quarterly Common Ground: Preserving Our Nation's Heritage is now available. To read online, subscribe for a hard paper copy (free), or update your subscription information, go to the title's link.
Contents:

• "Civilian Conservation Corps [and HABS] Celebrates its 75th Anniversary."
• "Eulogy in Black & White." The pioneer photographic work of Richard Nickel in documenting Chicago architecture
• "Museum Without Walls." The historic Cincinnati Spring Grove Cemetery.
• "A Storied Hotel's Second Chance." The rehabilitation and e-opening of the 1803 Bedford Springs Resort in the mountains of Pennsylvania.
• "An Island in Time." The HABS documentation of the Cane River National Heritage Area in Louisiana.

Other free online or paper subscriptions to publications from the National Park Service. Overseas and international subscriptions are welcome:

• CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship, a peer-reviewed biannual periodical with articles, research reports, book reviews and more. To subscribe or read online, visit: www.cr.nps.gov/CRMJournal.
• Heritage News, a monthly e-newsletter with information on grants, laws, policies and activities of interest to the heritage community. To subscribe or read online, visit: www.cr.nps.gov/HeritageNews.

(PDF 2.98 MB) Archaeology of the Bay of Plenty
By Garry Law. 149 p.
ISBN 978–0–478–14429–1 (hardcopy)
ISBN 978–0–478–14430–7 (web PDF)
This report summarises the state of knowledge of the archaeology of the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, and reviews research themes and priorities of the past and for the future. The Bay of Plenty is favoured as a place to live today, but this has not always been the case. Its first settlement by Maori seems to have been sparse, whereas there are numerous sites from the later pre-European occupation period.

(PDF 12.12 MB) Indian Heritage Passport Program. On the Hoysala Trail in Karnataka
A Concept Paper
By UNESCO New Delhi Dr. Jyoti Hosagrahar. 86 pp.
UNESCO’s Heritage Passport Programme is a means to market quality tourism destinations, facilities and initiatives which encourage the holistic protection and promotion of local cultural and natural heritage, the education of travellers, concern for the local environment and local employment generation.

(PDF 874 KB) Interpretation / Mediation applied to heritage sites. ECANTC working group
Aimed to inform the participants about the activities developed by the working group since January 2008; to set up the agenda of the working group for the next three years (2008-2011); as well to exchange information and project proposals among the participants, this meeting gathers in Brussels 16 experts from ENCATC and other major organisations such as UNESCO and Fondation Roi Boudoin. During this meeting the participants had the opportunity to know more about the Fist Forum on “Heritage and Dialogue” organized by the Council of Europe next October in Brussels with the scientific support of ENCATC as well as to better understand the role of UNESCO and its 1972 Convention on the protection of Cultural and Natural World Heritage in this specific field. A detailed report of this meeting is available on th ENCATC's website (members’ only session).
ENCATC. Newsletter page 5. Publicated: 9-9-2008

PDF NO CITY FOR CHILDREN!
On Monday, 25 August 2008, at dead of night in an undercover operation the demolition of the Stadt des Kindes (City of the Child) began in Vienna!. Despite protests by high-ranking Austrian and international experts, campaign lists containing hundreds of signatures, and civic initiatives, the City of Vienna and building development companies hand in glove with the city authorities are refusing to maintain their cultural responsibility. Social-democratic ideology inspired this model project, the City for Children, which also proved to be an architectural jewel. It is now being destroyed by bulldozers. Here, in an act of sheer barbarianism, social-democratic ideology is simply being ignored and sacrificed to despicable maximization of profit!. Send your protest to: Dr. Michael Häupl, Mayor of the City of Vienna <michael.haeupl@wien.gv.at> Dipl.-Ing. Rudolf Schicker, Municipal Advisor <rudolf.schicker@gsv.magwien.gv.at>
Docomomo. News. Publicated: 29-8-2008

Experts in cultural heritage in the Caribbean establish a contact network for risk reduction
Participants in the International Workshop for Risk Reduction to Cultural Heritage in the Caribbean, organized in Havana, Cuba by the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean, as part of the Caribbean Capacity Building Programme (CCBP) for the World Heritage in the Caribbean of the World Heritage Center, agreed to establish a working contact network to favor permanent exchange of information and documentation on the prevention and reduction of risks to heritage in the region, thus expanding and improving their preparedness for risks and the protection of heritage...
UNESCO.Cuba. Newsletter. Publicated: 9-9-2008

UNESCO-IHP, UNESCO-IHE and International Water History Association offer course on World History of Water Management
A 5-day short course on the "World History of Water Management" will be offered in September 2008, drawing both on historical experiences from different parts of the world and on experts from the International Water History Association (IWHA). Many of these are involved in the UNESCO “History of Water and Civilization” project, and in the framework of cooperation among IWHA, UNESCO-IHP, and UNESCO-IHE.

The course aims to:

• provide a comprehensive overview of archaeological and historical developments in water management including water harvesting, water supply, transportation, delivery, treatment, hydraulic engineering and allocation (with contributions including the physical sciences, technology, ecology, engineering, organisation, politics, law, anthropology, and governance) in different parts of the world and within various cultural contexts;
• develop an appreciation of the role of cultural factors that affect the management of water resources, especially at times of perceived water scarcity, and
• comprehend the historical antecedents of our current paradigm of water management and what can be learned from historical case studies on the basis of the knowledge and experience of several scholars from different countries and from the exchange of experiences to be generated between course participants and experts.

The course also constitutes a contribution to the UNESCO-led United Nations Decade for Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
UNESCO Water Portal Bi-monthly Newsletter No. 206: Water and Salinization/Desalination. Publicated: 5-9-2008

Atlas of the cities of the end of the Iron Age available online
Within the co-operation framework with six European partners, funded by the EU Culture 2000 program, Bibracte has coordinated the creation of the first Internet site dedicated to the oppida celts, the first true cities of the Europe of the North Alps. The oppidum (plural oppida) is the name given by Caesar to the celtic cities found during the conquest of the Galia. According to Bibracte, they are large fortifications, with a surface ranging from several tens to several hundreds of hectares, delimited by an earth wall armed with a wood set of beams. The term oppidum is used nowadays by archaeologists to designate the sites fortified in the celtic world on before the romanization, during the second half of the II and I century B.C.
Oppida. Website. Publicated: 4-9-2008

Appeal for the protection of the Cultural Heritage in Georgia as well as in the region of Caucasus
by Saadet GÜNER (Ms)
President of the Executive Board.
Friends of Cultural Heritage (FOCUH). Appeals. Publicated: 2-9-2008

Blog ICOMOS Peru
The ICOMOS Peruvian Committee invites you to the official inauguration of its new blog, which we believe will serve as an instrument of dissemination, discussion and meeting for topics on preservation of cultural heritage. Commentaries and participation are welcome in the discussions proposed, as well as news and announcements of events and alerts.
ICOMOS. Peru. Publicated: 2-9-2008

Curso de Especialização em Conservação e Restauração de Monumentos e Conjuntos Históricos
O Curso de Especialização em Conservação e Restauração de Monumentos e Conjuntos Históricos - CECRE é uma atividade regular da Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade Federal da Bahia, oferecido bianualmente por esta Instituição, desde 1981, contando com o apoio do IPHAN,- Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional, da UNESCO e de outras importantes instituições nacionais e internacionais da área da preservação cultural. Este curso é dirigido, exclusivamente, para arquitetos urbanistas e engenheiros civis.
Universidade Federal da Bahia. CECRE. Publicated: 4-9-2008

Launch meeting: LATAM - Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean Programme (2008-2019)
The new LATAM programme has been launched at a meeting held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia from 14-17 July 2008. This twelve-year programme will focus on cultural heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the aim of improving and strengthening capacities for conservation, enhancing communication and exchange and increasing awareness in the region.
ICCROM. News. Publicated: 29-8-2008

University of Groningen: Opening of the academic year 2008-2009 - Paradigms and Paradoxes in Planning the Past. Monday September 22, 2008 at 6.00 pm
A paradigm is merely a way of viewing the reality around us and thereby allowing it to be understood and analysed. However what has occurred in the short history of a century and a half of our concern for the past is the acceptance and use of a number of different paradigms by both academic analysts and practitioners in both public and private sectors. At least three such paradigms can be distinguished, which can be labelled preservation, conservation and heritage...
Raymond Lemaire Internation Centre for Conservation. News. Publicated: 2-9-2008

UNESCO and Asahi Shimbun of Japan to collaborate on visibility of Intangible Cultural Heritage
On Thursday, 28 August 2008, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura and the President of the Asahi Shimbun Company, one of the leading newspaper publishers in Japan, Mr Kotaro Akiyama, signed a Media Partnership Agreement through which they will collaborate to raise awareness about intangible cultural heritage among the general public worldwide...
UNESCO. Office of the Spokesperson. Flash Info N° 104-2008. Publicated: 28-08-2008

Link to Heritage South Australia’s Enews
The Heritage Branch of the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage is responsible for the development of strategies and polices relating to the Department's Heritage program. The Department aims to identify, protect, conserve and promote State Heritage Places and Maritime Heritage within the context of relevant legislation - the Heritage Places Act 1993, the State Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981 and the Australian Government Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976.
Heritage South Australian. Newsletter. Publicated: 22-8-2008

International Network Chapter: INTBAU Australia
The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) formed an Australian chapter this June. INTBAU is a worldwide organisation under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales, dedicated to the support of traditional building, architecture and places, and those who create, maintain and study traditional building through education. By supporting practitioners, artisans and students, INTBAU encourages people to maintain and restore traditional buildings, and to build environments that improve the quality of life in cities, towns and villages. Closer working is anticipated with The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, the UK's leading environmental and urban design charity.
INTBAU. Presentation. Publicated: 22-8-2008

Link to Heritage Tasmania’s E-newsletter
The Heritage Council is a statutory body separate to government responsible for the administration of the Act and the establishment of the Tasmanian Heritage Register. Its primary task is as a resource management and planning body, focused on heritage conservation issues. As such, any development on heritage listed places require the approval of the Heritage Council before works can commence.
Heritage Tasmania. Newsletter. Publicated: 22-8-2008

ICOMOS-UK – new website launched
The new site is based around a blog which is an international heritage and conservation news service. Here you will find stories, features and reviews about events, projects and members, as well as news from around the world on conferences, campaigns and reports. Please feel free to send their your stories and news about conferences and special events so they can include them on the news section which will be updated regularly (please send all material to: camillamassara@icomos-uk.org). We hope you'll enjoy browsing the new site. Remember you can leave comments after any of the stories and features.
ICOMOS UK. News. Publicated: 22-8-2008

LATAM introduced to the 'Young Guides for Heritage' programme
The launch meeting for the long-term programme for conservation of cultural heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAM), held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia on 14-17 July 2007, provided an occasion for participants to visit this site, a World Heritage city since 1984. The organized visits, led by well-informed young guides, introduced the participants to a successful Colombian initiative: 'Vigías del Patrimonio Cultural'...
ICCROM. News. Publicated: 22-8-2008

1,985 Urban Heritage Sites in the KSA Provinces
Within the cultural program of the second round of the Award of Prince Sultan bin Salman for Urban Heritage, Dr. Ali Al-Ghabban, the deputy Secretary General for antiquities and museums, presented a working paper about the SCTA's role in the urban heritage preservation. Dr. Al-Ghabban stated the SCTA's new organization involved the conservation and development of urban heritage such as towns, districts, villages, buildings, handicrafts, and historical landmarks. Dr. Al-Ghabban confirmed that the SCTA, through the support of HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman, the SCTA Secretary General, concentrated its attention on the urban heritage classification, documentation, and development.
eTurboNews. Middle East. Publicated: 18-8-2008

The Lord of Ucupe: A Middle Moche Tomb at Huaca el Pueblo, Zaña Valley
Canadian-led team of archaeologists has unearthed the 1,700 year-old tomb of a leader of the pre-Columbian Moche culture in northern Peru, the scientists said. Canadian archaeologist Steve Bourget said the tomb was discovered in the Ucupe dig 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Chiclayo on Peru's northern coastal plain. The leader's remains were found, decorated with pieces of copper, in a wooden sarcophagus. Inside the researchers found bracelets, a staff and a breastplate made of smaller metal plates, according to Bourget, an expert in Peru's ancient Moche culture which flourished in the area during the first millennium AD. During their excavations at the Pepe Quinones site in Ucupe, they also found crowns, earflaps, nose pieces and other gold and copper objects.
Google News. Publicated: 18-8-2008

Study on the management methods of the heritage cultural sites in Europe
The study on the management of cultural sites in Europe (museums, monuments, archaeological sites, interpretation centers…) - whose synthesis appears here - has been carried out in 2002-2003 at the request of the French Agency of tourist engineering (AFIT, now ODIT France), in relation to the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and the Ministry of Culture and Communication. Referring to seven countries (Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom), it was directed by Juan-Michel Tobelem (Option Culture), with the collaboration of Fabrice Thuriot and the participation of an international team formed by David Alcaud, Patrick Boylan, Véronique Charléty, Jean-Michel Decroly, Margarita Ruyra de Andrade, Maria Dolores Rivero Rivas, Greg Richards and Ludovico Solima.
ODIT-France. Services On-line. Publicated: 18-8-2008

The mesoamerican heritage in the intangible cultural Heritage of Morelos
Conference - Cultural Institute of Mexico, Paris. France – Tuesday, September 9 at 7.00 pm by Lourdes Arizpe, Doctor in social anthropology of the Regional Center of Multidisciplinar Investigations of the Independent National University of Mexico (UNAM). In Mexico, the mesoamerican intangible cultural heritage continued developing throughout the centuries. Many social practices, festivities and rituals whose meanings - cultural and emotional - have been redefined in every period of History. In the state of Morelos, south of the valley of Mexico, numerous practices were conserved, which related to the new languages and the new participation of young people, maintain alive the historical memory. Dr Arizpe’s conference will be the occasion to analyze some of these practices in the light of the new world discussions directed by UNESCO around intangible cultural heritage.
Mexican Cultural Centre. Conferences. Publicated: 18-8-2008

Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe
TAPE (Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe), funded under the Culture 2000 programme of the EU, is a 3-year project for raising awareness and training by expert meetings, research, publications and workshops. TAPE focuses on audiovisual collections held outside the major national institutions with specific responsibilities for audiovisual heritage. Through a programme of activities TAPE aims to explore the requirements for continued access to audiovisual materials and the application of new technologies for opening up collections that provide living documentation of the world of the 20th century.
European Commission on Preservation and Access. TAPE-Online. The Netherlands. Publicated: 18-8-2008

The Jewels of the Campana Collection, from Antiquity to Pastiche
Scientific Direction: Françoise Gaultier et Catherine Metzger
ISBN : 2-904187-20-0
Year : 2007
Echoing the Louvre exhibition ?Classical Treasures, Jewels from the Campana Collection,? this new publication addresses the question of original versus pastiche by emphasizing themes and approaches used not only in art history and archaeology, but also in the history of taste, techniques, and restoration. This multidisciplinary approach offers a new look at the 19th century, a time when authenticity and forgery, imitation, copy, replica, original, and reinterpretation combine to create a romantic vision of archaeology.
Louvre School. Publications. Rencontres

Arte y Arqueología: Civilizaciones del Cercano Oriente antiguo
Author: Agnès Benoit
Editors: RMN
ISBN: 2-7118-4443-9
The firts synthesis in French of the ancient Near East civilisations, this textbook is unique due to its multiple approach, the geogaphic area and the chronology covered. The author addresses the great moments of the prehistory and history, from 12,500 B.C. to the fall of the Persian Empire in 330 B.C. as well as the various steps behind of the discipline.
Louvre School. Publications. Text books

Arte y Arqueología: Antiguo Egipto
Author: Jean-Luc Bovot, Christiane Ziegler
Editors: La Documentation Française
ISBN: 2-11-004914-6
This book brings together in a condensed, manageable and clear from the documents and references necessary for those who wish to introduce themselves to or further their knowledge of Egyptian art. It presents and analyses the emblematic works of art of the Egypcian universe, from prehistory to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras.
Louvre School. Publications. Text books

Ancient art history: Roman Art
Author: François Baratte
Editors: La Documentation Française
ISBN : 2-11-003633-8
Año: 1996
This book deals with the most significant aspects of Roman art, from the last century of the Republic to the end of Atiquity. From the most monumental constructions to the decorations of private life, it offers an array of exemplary sites and works of art. (out of print)
Louvre School. Publications. Text books