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Expert meeting on community involvement in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage : towards the implementation of the 2003 Convention, 13-15 March 2006, Tokyo, Japan : report

| cop. 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UNESCO. Division of cultural heritage, sector for culture. Intangible heritage section [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural heritage, community participation, indigenous knowledge, unesco, international instruments, customs and traditions
Report of the expert meeting on community involvement, focuses especially on three themes: identification communities, inventorying heritage by local communities, nominations by communities of their heritage for UNESCO's list.

Cultural rights : culture and development

| cop. 2005-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Interarts
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: culture, right to development, cultural exchanges
This is a portal launched by Interarts to provide information in accord with the agency's focus on cultural rights, policies and development. It also provides information on relevant projects and news and serves as a platform for interaction.

INTACH : The Indian national trust for art and cultural heritage

| cop. 2005-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: The Indian national trust for art and cultural heritage (INTACH)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: arts, cultural heritage, cultural property protection, india
INTACH was set up to protect and conserve India's vast natural and cultural heritage.

UNESCO : United nations educational, scientific and cultural organization : memory of the world

| cop. 2005-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UNESCO
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  • Keywords: cultural heritage, libraries, archives, unesco
UNESCO has launched the Memory of the World Programme to guard against collective amnesia calling upon the preservation of the valuable archive holdings and library collections all over the world ensuring their wide dissemination.

AFRICOM : International council of African museums

| cop. 2005-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International council of African museums (AFRICOM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: museums, museology, cultural heritage, cultural co-operation, international co-operation, africa
AFRICOM, an international NGO located in Nairobi, Kenya, seeks to contribute to the positive development of African societies by encouraging the role of museums as generators of culture and as agents of cultural cohesion.
 

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The portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on culture for development. It is also an unique entry point for all other internet resources, including newsletters, discussion groups, websites, bibliographic databases, and directories of organizations and projects. Our ambition is to provide (almost) full coverage on the aforementioned themes.