Inaugural Symposium of the Capacity Building Workshops on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation in Asia and the Pacific
Organized by the World Heritage Studies and the Certificate Programme on Nature Conservation at the University of Tsukuba
In collaboration with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, IUCN, ICCROM and ICOMOS
The symposium introduces the series of "Capacity Building Workshops on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation in Asia and the Pacific Region" (CBWNCL) to the academic community of the University of Tsukuba, and the general public, in the framework of the Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW). The aim of this symposium and the CBWNCL is to create a platform for the exchange between cultural and natural heritage practitioners. Nature-Culture Linkages approach innovates in the context of the World Heritage system, and the symposium will be dedicated to reflect on its theoretical and practical aspects. This inaugural event counts with keynote speeches by the representatives of our international partner institutions: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, IUCN, ICCROM and ICOMOS, and discussions with representatives of heritage conservation institutions in Japan: the Agency of Cultural Affairs and the Ministry of Environment. Moreover, the participants of the CBWNCL 2016, heritage practitioners of the culture and nature sectors, will introduce a diversity of agricultural landscapes of Asia and the Pacific region and their challenges in conservation and management.
Day/Time: September, Sunday 18th and Monday, 19th, 2016 from 9.30 to 17.00
Place: Tsukuba International Congress Centre Epochal
Address: 2-20-3, Takezono,Tsukuba,Ibaraki, 305-0032, Japan
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