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2019 ICOMOS Scientific Symposium on Rural Heritage

2019 ICOMOS Scientific Symposium on Rural Heritage

Rural landscapes is the theme of the Scientific Symposium of the 2019 ICOMOS General Assembly in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 17th.  Titled “Rural Heritage: Landscapes and Beyond,”  the Symposium brings together heritage experts from around the world to share case

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The Future of Our Pasts released at the 43rd Meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, July 3, 2019

The Future of Our Pasts released at the 43rd Meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, July 3, 2019

On July 3rd, 2019, the Climate Change and Heritage Working Group of ICOMOS delivered a new report on the critical importance of  heritage issues to international climate change policy, to the States Parties of the World Heritage Committee.  Titled “The Future

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