ICOMOS Germany (ICOMOS.de) 201d ago

On November 8, 2024, the conference "Procedures and Mechanisms to Strengthen World Heritage Protection" took place at the denkmal fair in Leipzig. It was organized by ICOMOS Germany with the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office. The conference convened World Heritage experts to demonstrate World Heritage procedures and instruments, including the challenges in their use, and to discuss possible further solutions to strengthen World Heritage protection. This first of three video recordings shows the Opening and section 1 in English version (see programme below): Opening and Welcome • Tino Mager, Präsident ICOMOS Deutschland • Friederike Hansell, Coordination UNESCO-World Heritage, Federal Foreign Office Section 1: Monitoring and Quality Control at International Level • Moderation: Friederike Hansell, Coordination UNESCO-World Heritage, Federal Foreign Office • Keynote: The World Heritage Convention as a Globally Significant Instrument for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage by Berta de Sancristóbal, Head of Europe and North America Unit, World Heritage Centre, Culture Sector • Procedures and methods for strengthening World Heritage protection by Tamás Fejérdy, ICOMOS • World Heritage in Danger: the Example of Vienna as Good Practice? by Florian Meixner, National Commission of Austria to UNESCO • World Heritage Resources and Capacity Building: Guidelines, Tools and Other Resources for World Heritage Management by Nicole Franceschini, Programme Officer, World Heritage Leadership Programme, ICCROM