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MARCH 2012
PUBLISHER:
Polytechnic University of
Valencia. (UPV) Spain
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Luz Campos
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Montse Martínez
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Jose Luis Montalvá
Manuel Jesús Ramírez
Concha de Soto
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Valencia
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Just published: Spanish version of the
World Social Science Report
Social science from Western countries continues to have the greatest
global influence, but the field is
expanding rapidly in Asia and Latin
America, particularly in China
and Brazil. In sub-Saharan Africa,
social scientists from South Africa,
Nigeria and Kenya produce 75%
of academic publications. In South
Asia, barring some centres of excellence in India, social sciences as a
whole have low priority. These are a
few of the findings from UNESCO’s
World Social Science Report 2010,
which was published in English,
by the International Social Science
Council (ISSC) and UNESCO, in
June 2010. The Spanish version, just
published, has been produced with
the support of the Scientific and
UNESCO / ISSC
Technological Consultative Forum
(FCCT) and the Mexican Council
for Social Sciences (COMECSO), and was launched on Monday 27 February in
Mexico.
Now available in English, French and Spanish, the Report, entitled “Knowledge divides”, is the first comprehensive overview of the field in over a decade. Hundreds of
social scientists from around the world contributed their expertise to the publication.
“Social scientists produce work of outstanding quality and tremendous practical value,
but as this report illustrates, social scientific knowledge is often the least developed
in those parts of the world where it is most keenly needed,” said the Director-General
of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, in her foreword to the text. “Social scientific endeavour is
also poorer for its bias towards English and English-speaking, developed countries.
This is a missed opportunity to explore perspectives and paradigms that are embedded
in other cultural and linguistic traditions.”
Such “knowledge divides” make up the main theme of the World Social Science
Report: how social sciences are evolving in the face of unequal conditions and divergent trends. More than ever, as the Report underlines, the world needs social science to
address effectively the major challenges facing humanity, from poverty to epidemics
to climate change. Yet because of huge disparities in research capacity, the social sciences are not contributing
as much as they could.
The report is in part descriptive, giving facts and figures on the production and transmission of the social
sciences throughout the world; in part problem-oriented, examining their application to social problems of the
world today; and in part reflective, with essays discussing general perspectives and regional concerns.
Chapters cover such topics as social sciences and global challenges; the social science landscape in different
regions; research capacities and brain drain; internationalization; competing in the knowledge society; and
policy making. The final chapter suggests ways of reinforcing the social sciences, including more funding,
targeted research, better dissemination, and promotion of multilingualism and multidisciplinary approaches.
“The report reaffirms UNESCO’s commitment to the social sciences, and our desire to set a new global
agenda to promote them as an invaluable tool for the advancement of the internationally agreed development
goals,” said Ms Bokova.
ISBN – Spanish version: 978-607-9217-03-7
ISBN – French version: 978-92-3-204131-9
ISBN – English version: 978-92-3-104131-0
To order the publication, please contact: Cecilie Golden, [email protected].
Launch of 2012 EU-China Year of Intercultural
Dialogue
The 2012 EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue will be officially launched today by Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth,
and Cai Wu, Minister of Culture of the People’s Republic of
China. The Year will see a large number of events and projects hosted by EU Member States and China, with the aim of
strengthening intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding
through cultural exchanges and people-to-people contacts. The
EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue also offers opportunities for Chinese and EU cultural institutions, organisations
and other stakeholders to establish and develop structured and
sustainable cooperation during 2012 and beyond.
The official opening ceremony will take place this evening (from 18:00) at the Centre for Fine Arts (Bozar)
in Brussels. Commissioner Vassiliou and Minister Cai Wu will deliver the opening speeches, together with
Uffe Elbæk, the Danish Minister of Culture, representing the EU Presidency, and Crescenzio Rivellini, President of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with China. The Chinese GuangDong Modern
Dance Company and Rosas, the world-renowned ensemble created by Belgian choreographer Anna Teresa de
Keersmaeker, will perform for the VIPs and other invited guests from the cultural sector, public authorities
and diplomatic circles.
A conference launching the Year will take place on 2 February and focus on prospects for strengthening
EU-China cooperation. European and Chinese speakers will highlight a variety of projects supported by the
European Commission to promote mutual understanding between the EU and China. The conference will
gather policymakers, artists, intellectuals and representatives of cultural institutions from EU Member States
and China.
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Background
The 2012 EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue was designated by EU and Chinese leaders at the EU-China Summit in 2010. It seeks to build on the EU-China Joint Declaration on Culture of 22 October 2007, which
led to increased cultural cooperation and dialogue, as well as launching policy exchanges on education and
training, including multilingualism. In May 2011, EU and Chinese leaders agreed to extend the scope of
this cooperation by creating a 'third pillar' in the EU-China strategic partnership, through the 'EU-China
High-Level People-to-People Dialogue'. This will build on two previous cooperation agreements - the HighLevel Economic and Trade Dialogue ('first pillar') and the High-Level Strategic Dialogue ('second pillar'). The
people-to-people dialogue will enjoy the same status as the other agreements and will have flexible structure
with very low financial implications. It will be launched at the EU-China Summit on 14-15 February.
In this context, the 2012 EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue reflects a commitment by both parties to
continue opening up opportunities for mutual understanding, sustainable cooperation and long-term policy
dialogue.
Events and actions which contribute to one or more of the objectives of the EUChina Year of Intercultural
Dialogue will be able to apply for a label showing that they have signed up to its targets. To be eligible for the
label and part of the official calendar of the Year, the events must take place between 1 February and 30 November 2012, and involve partners or participants from two or more EU Member States. Other initiatives will
be registered in a related events calendar. The labelled activities will cover all cultural sectors as well as other
fields which contribute to mutual understanding and civil society exchanges, in particular education, research,
multilingualism and youth.
Though no specific funding has been foreseen for the Year, some projects can be supported through the EU’s
MEDIA Mundus cinema programme or through the EUChina Trade Project, which is managed by the European Commission and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China.
The EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue is the second in a series of thematic years in EU-China relations.
2011 was the EU-China Year of Youth.
To find out more:
EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue:
http://ec.europa.eu/eu-china-intercultural-dialogue-2012
MEDIA Mundus programme:
http://ec.europa.eu/culture/media/mundus/index_en.htm
EU-China Trade Project: http://www.euctp.org/
EU-China Year of Youth:
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/focus/2011-eu-china-year-of-youth_en.htm
Androulla Vassiliou’s website:
http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/vassiliou/index_en.htm
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UNESCO 2011 Report
2011 has presented as many opportunities as challenges – to
Member States and to UNESCO.
The Arab Spring has shown the power of aspirations for human
rights and dignity. However 2011 was also marked by devastating
natural disasters, starting with the Great East Japan Tsunami
and Earthquake on 11 March and including a drought affecting
millions in the Horn of Africa. Societies across the world have
remained gripped by a severe economic crisis that has deepened
the challenges of poverty.
2011 was marked also by the suspension of financial contributions to UNESCO by the United States, as required by United
States law. This affected immediately the Organization’s ability
to deliver programmes and will continue to do so in the future.
The rapid response within UNESCO and from supporters
across the world to compensate for this shortfall was inspiring.
Nonetheless, 2012 opened on a note of financial uncertainty.
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002155/215520e.pdf
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Archaeological Heritage
News
Agenda
Publications
National Institute of Anthropology and History experts excited to find ancient home
ruins - Mexico D.F. - Mexico
The remnants being uncovered in the hills east of Mexico City at a spot known as Amecameca
are from an ancient neighborhood — a home to regular folks. "What makes this important is
that it is a residential area, not a ceremonial or religious site," said Felipe Echenique, a
historian for the National Institute of Anthropology and History, or INAH, which is in charge of
reviewing the site.
+ info: http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=53534
Byzantine bother: Artifacts back in Berlin Bode Museum after decades
A Berlin museum is celebrating the return of dozens of Byzantine artifacts, which spent years in
Soviet Russia after World War Two. Some date back as far as the 4th century – yet it is their
recent history that reads like a real detective story.
-By the end of the war in 1945, the Byzantine collection of Berlin’s Bode Museum totaled some
6,000 objects. To save them from Soviet hands and keep them in Germany, the artifacts were
divided into groups, stored in crates and spirited away.
Almost half of the hidden treasures were however found and taken to the USSR, where they
stayed for over a decade.
In 1958, the gems were brought back to Germany. But instead of being identified and sent back where they belonged, they
got mixed up with other artifacts and ended up in Leipzig University’s Egyptian Museum for decades.
+ info: http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/lost-antique-treasures-berlin-museum-detective-717/
New Life for the Lion Man - Germany
On August 25, 1939, archaeologists working at a Paleolithic site called Stadelhole (“stable cave”) at
Hohlenstein (“hollow rock”) in southern Germany, uncovered hundreds of mammoth ivory fragments. Just
one week later, before they could complete their fieldwork and analyze the finds, World War II began. The
team was forced to quickly fill the excavation trenches using the same soil in which they found the ivory
pieces. For the next three decades, the fragments sat in storage at the nearby City Museum of Ulm, until
archaeologist Joachim Hahn began an inventory. As Hahn pieced together more than 200 fragments, an
extraordinary artifact dating to the Aurignacian period (more than 30,000 years ago) began to emerge. It
was clearly a figure with both human and animal characteristics. However, only a small part of the head and the left ear had
been found, so the type of creature it represented remained a mystery.
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1203/features/stadelhole_hohlenstein_paleolithic_lowenmensch.html
Pearl Trade - Qatar
For at least 7,000 years, people have settled along the shores of the Persian Gulf, in what one
scholar calls “one of the most inhospitable regions on the planet.” Despite its lack of natural
resources, such as water or fertile soil, what the Gulf region did have was the world’s most
reliable source of fine pearls, until they began to be grown artificially a century ago. The long
history of pearls and pearling in the Persian Gulf was, as a result, largely forgotten due to the
collapse of the natural pearl industry in the early 1900s. Soon, the region came to be known
only for exporting oil, despite the fact that some of the cities lining the Gulf’s coast actually
owe their early origins to pearls.
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1203/features/pearl_trade_zubarah_as-sabiyah_al-buhais.html
Rome's Lost Aqueduct - Italy
http://universidadypatrimonio.net/eng/noticias/newsletter_77/01_2012.html (1 de 9) [30/03/2012 12:37:43]
At the time of its dedication in A.D. 109, the Aqua Traiana ran for more than 25 miles,
beginning at a cluster of springs on the northwestern side of Lake Bracciano before heading
southeast to Rome. However, for all the aqueduct’s importance to the city, its sources and the
architecture that marked them have eluded archaeologists despite centuries of searching.
Now, thanks to an unusual set of circumstances that preserved them, the Aqua Traiana’s
sources are being brought to light at last.
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1203/features/rome_aqua_traiana_aqueduct_carestia.
html
Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
Expert Working Group meeting held in Tokyo, releases recommendations for Safeguarding
World Heritage property of the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
Following their meeting in UNESCO Headquarters in March 2011, a group of Afghan and
international experts working on the safeguarding of Bamiyan (Afghanistan), as well as
representatives of the Afghan and Japanese governments and UNESCO, have released a list of
recommendations for further activities to preserve the Bamiyan site. The 10th Expert Working
Group Meeting for the safeguarding of the cultural landscape and archaeological remains of
the Bamiyan Valley World Heritage property was successfully held in Tokyo, Japan from 6 to 8 December 2011, in close
collaboration with the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, and the Afghan authorities.
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/838/
Summary of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) -Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (USA) 5-7 January 2012
This year's Public Lecture and Opening Night Reception was held at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology, and was immediately followed by the Opening Night Reception, where nearly 800 conference guests
enjoyed a private, after-hours viewing of a truly world-class museum.
The public lecture, "Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages," was presented by Patrick McGovern,
Ph.D., of the Penn Museum's Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory. He shed light on the story of humanity's ongoing quest
for the perfect intoxicating drink, which may be fundamental to the human condition itself. McGovern outlined the history of
alcoholic beverages, beginning with the most ancient, chemically-attested alcoholic beverage, dating back to about 7,000 B.
C. He shared the story of earliest grape wine from Abydos in Egypt, ca. 3150 B.C., and how it has inspired a search for anticancer and other medicinal compounds in the fermented beverages…
+ info: http://aia.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10163
From Urban Origins to Imperial Integration in Western Syria: Umm el-Marra 2006,
2008 (Syrian Arab Republic)
The Umm el-Marra Project is investigating the genesis and early history of societal complexity
at a “second-tier” center of western Syria, focusing on the Early, Middle, and Late Bronze Age
occupations. In 2006 and 2008, important results were achieved for all three periods.
Excavation of the Early Bronze Age elite mortuary complex on the acropolis supplies new data
supporting the interpretation that the complex served to inscribe elite ideologies on the
landscape in its invocation of social memory and ancestral figures. Evidence of a hiatus of
several centuries after the Early Bronze occupation provides new information on the urban “collapse” of the era. Monumental
and defensive architecture and the remains of ritual behavior reveal the character of urban regeneration in the period of
Amorite dynasties in the Middle Bronze Age. Finally, the Late Bronze Age Mittani occupation furnishes data on the site’s
incorporation into a large international empire.
+ info: http://www.ajaonline.org/node/1032
Archaeology Magazine e-Update
Our need to know who we are pushes us to discover what we've been. Some answers come to us from a
variety of quarters and in a variety of ways in this issue. In "Saga of the Northwest Passage," reporter Allan
Woods takes us to Mercy Bay in the high Arctic, the locus of activity surrounding the excavation of HMS
Investigator. This vessel originally set out in 1850 to rescue other ships of the British Navy that were
looking for the Northwest Passage. Instead, Investigator became trapped in ice and eventually sank. Now a
Parks Canada underwater team is bringing her crew's heroic story back to life…
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1203/
Commercial exploitation of Greek Archaeological properties
WIPO Lex is an electronic database which provides access to intellectual property (IP) laws and treaties of the Members of
WIPO, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN). It also covers IP-related treaties administered by
various multilateral and regional organizations as well as bilateral treaties which contain IP-relevant provisions. WIPO Lex
aims to provide legal information which is authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date. Given the scope of coverage, the
database is a work-in-progress and updating of entries is done on a continuous and regular basis.
The legal texts are presented according to the hierarchical category of the issuing legislative authority (see Members’
Profiles). Generally, this means that the starting point of a given legal framework is the Constitution or Basic law of the land,
followed by laws enacted by the legislative branch of government (and in certain jurisdictions, those issued by the
executive). The next tier in the hierarchy is the implementing rules and regulations, which provide more details and "flesh
out" the related statutory enactment.
+ info: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=216642
FELLOWSHIPS - Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship - Deadline for
Applications: 4 March 2012
Established in honor of AIA Past President Jane Waldbaum, this scholarship is intended to help
students who are planning to participate in archaeological field work for the first time. Students
majoring in archaeology or related disciplines are especially encouraged to apply. The Scholarship
Fund provides $1000 each to help pay expenses associated with participation in an archaeological
field work project (minimum stay one month/4 weeks). The scholarship is open to students who have
begun their junior year of undergraduate studies at the time of application and have not yet
completed their first year of graduate school at a college or university in the United States or Canada. Applicants must be at
least 18 years old and must not have previously participated in archaeological field work of any kind. The committee will
consider both academic achievement and financial need in its deliberations.
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/grants/708
Archaeology to shed brighter light on history of Buddha's birthplace - Lumbini - Nepal
New findings on the origins and development of Lumbini are expected to emerge from the second season of
archaeological investigation in Buddha’s birthplace, which was completed last week. The team of
international archaeologists from Durham University, UK, working together with experts from the
Department of Archaeology and the Lumbini Development Trust were led by Robin Coningham, Pro-ViceChancellor and Professor of Archaeology at Durham University and Kosh Prasad Archarya, one of Nepal’s
top archaeologists.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/kathmandu/about-this-office/single-view/news/
archaeology_to_shed_brighter_light_on_history_of_buddhas_birthplace/
Call for Articles - European Review of History / Revue Européenne d'Histoire
The journal publishes six issues per year. Normally, three issues are dedicated to individual articles, three to
special issues. At present the journal is especially keen to solicit submission of individual articles (in English
or French) on any aspect of Greek or Roman history (including interaction with neighbouring societies) and
its modern reception. While the subject-matter may be confined to antiquity, articles submitted should
ideally raise issues of interest and relevance to historians of other periods.
+ info: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=cerh20&page=instructions&
Ancient stonework prepared for journey back to Housesteads Roman Fort - Yorkshire United Kingdom
Work to restore ancient stonework from Housesteads Roman Fort has taken place at its
temporary home in North Yorkshire, in time for the opening of a brand new visitor attraction at
Housesteads this spring. Before making the 105 mile journey back to the fort, a team of skilled
experts used cutting edge technology, to scan, cleanse and restore the 1,800 year old
stonework, at its archaeological store in Helmsley.
+ info: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/stonework-journey-to-housesteads/
Archaeoacoustics Research Explores the Amazing Sounds of Stonehenge - United
Kingdom
When blindfolded subjects listened to two English flutes being played in an open field, they
perceived that the sounds were being blocked by pillars or archways. That unexpected reaction
helped give archaeoacoustics expert Steven Waller intriguing insights into the design—and
purpose—of Stonehenge.
Waller spoke at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS). The briefing in Vancouver, British Columbia, was entitled, "Archaeoacoustics:
The Sounds of the Past."
+ info: http://news.aaas.org/2012_annual_meeting/0216hearing-the-sounds-of-stonehenge.shtml
ICOM publishes a new Emergency Red List: the Emergency Red List of Egyptian Cultural Objects
at Risk
One year on from the events that took place in Egypt in 2011, ICOM’s actions to protect the country’s
cultural heritage from the ensuing thefts of non-inventoried objects from archaeological sites and museums
have led to the publication of the Emergency Red List of Egyptian Cultural Objects at Risk.
+ info: http://icom.museum/press-releases/press-release/article/icom-publishes-a-new-emergency-red-listthe-emergency-red-list-of-egyptian-cultural-objects-at-risk-1.html
Egyptian archaeologists begin restoring 4,500-year-old wooden boat found near
pyramids
Archaeologists on Monday began restoration on a 4,500-year-old wooden boat found next to
the pyramids, one of Egypt's main tourist attractions. The boat is one of two that were buried
next to the Pharaoh Khufu, spokesmen for a joint Egyptian-Japanese team of archeologists
said. The boats are believed to have been intended to carry pharaohs into the afterlife.
Join AIA (Archaeological Institute of America) in Opposing TV Treasure Hunting Shows
Elizabeth Bartman, AIA President, sent letters to executives at National Geographic and Spike TV to express concern over
the content of two new TV shows--Diggers (National Geographic) and American Digger (Spike TV)--that promote treasurehunting and the unethical digging of archaeological sites. Below through the link you can find the letters that were sent to
the two organizations.
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/news/aianews/8256
Temple Of Diana / José María Sánchez García - 2011 - Merida - Spain
The project retrieves the environment of the Temple of Diana in Merida, which was the
forum or the city center in Roman times. The challenge of acting in a place with such
historical and archaeological relevance has meant to work with the existing trace since
the beginning, so that the finished work would recover this space from Roman times
through modern language. This situation has led to conceive the architectural design
not as something closed or completely defined before starting to run.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/201918/temple-of-diana-jose-maria-sanchez-garcia/
Stavanger Museum of Archeology / Lund + Slaatto Architects - Stavanger - Norway
Lund + Slaatto Architects, in collaboration with schmidt hammer lassen architects, were
recently awarded second place in the competition for the extension of the Stavanger Museum of
Archeology. Though very vibrant and active, the premises of the museum are currently
unsuitable and small. Therefore, the aim of the competition was to create an extension that
forms the museum’s new main facade and which primarily provides space for the exhibition and
education. More images and architects’ description after the break.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/208573/stavanger-museum-of-archeology-lund-slaattoarchitects/
National and University Library NUK II Competition - Ljubljana - Slovenia
Open to citizens of the Republic of Slovenia or other EU member states and/or
competitors who have a place of business in either, the competition of a solution for
the National and University Library NUK II must reflect the period of construction and
thus express the autonomy of architecture without attempting to exceed the spatial
context by design and dimensions.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/201612/national-and-university-library-nuk-iicompetition-2/
Archaeology: A clash of symbols
Andrew Robinson pieces together the story of who deserves the credit for deciphering the
hieroglyphs.
In archaeology, as in other sciences, assigning credit for achievements is often controversial.
The decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs in the 1820s is an intriguing case. Recognition for
this great feat is generally — and properly — given to the French linguist and archaeologist
Jean-François Champollion, who is regarded as the founder of Egyptology. But it is widely
acknowledged that crucial initial steps were taken by the English polymath Thomas Young.
Having written biographies of both men, I am convinced that the narrowly focused, hot- tempered, impecunious Champollion
learnt much from seeds of knowledge planted by the wide-ranging, cool-headed, wealthy Young. Had they chosen to
combine forces, rather than to be divided by the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte (a patron of Champollion), the problem could
well have been solved years earlier.
+ info: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v483/n7387/full/483027a.html
Awards - AIA (Archaeological Institute of America) Best Practices in Site Preservation Award: Call for
Nominations - Deadline for Applications: 1 May 2012
The AIA’s Best Practices in Site Preservation Awards are presented to groups or projects recognized by their peers for doing
exemplary work in the field of site preservation.
Nominations for this award should be submitted to AIA's Site Preservation Program Administrator, Kelly Lindberg, at
[email protected] or by mail to Site Preservation Award Program, C/O Kelly Lindberg, Archaeological Institute of
America, 656 Beacon Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02215 (electronic submission is preferred).
Winners will be selected by a committee of professional archaeologists, conservators, and heritage specialists before the
AIA’s Annual Meeting in January 2013 and a $5000 grant will be awarded to the winners to further their best practices in site
preservation. Winners will also benefit from publicity for their projects through the AIA.
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/sitepreservation/award
Urban spaces between Antiquity and Middle Ages, geoarchaeological analysis of dark earth : case studies
by Quentin Borderie
ArScAn - Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité
Dark earth is a thick, dark, urban sediment found between Roman and Medieval cultural layers of ancient urban settlements.
Its study provides a means to understand early middle age societies and their relationship with urban spaces. The
interpretation of these layers requires the use of detailed analysis primarily found within the discipline of Geoarchaeology.
For this thesis, 20 stratigraphical layers (taken from Beauvais, Metz and Noyon) have been studied using geoarchaeological
methods of analysis. Their study is based on an inventory of observations on dark earth compiled from five regions in the
north of France (Haute -Normandie, Picardie, Île-de-France, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine). The research contained
here demonstrates the high potential for the information contained within dark earth. Stratigraphical and latent feature
analysis confirms the complexity of dark earth organisation…
+ info: http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00672422
Découverte de la plus vieille gravure du continent Américain
Une gravure représentant la silhouette d'un petit personnage affublé d'un phallus géant a été retrouvée dans la grotte Lapa
do Santo (Etat du Minas Gerais). D'après le groupe de chercheurs, il s'agirait de la plus ancienne représentation retrouvée
jusqu'à présent sur le continent américain. Cette région est aussi connue pour la découverte de Luzia, le plus vieux squelette
humain découvert jusqu'à ce jour en Amérique du Sud.
+ info: http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/actualites/69376.htm
Ostéométrie et migration(s) du renne (Rangifer tarandus) dans le Sud-Ouest de la France au cours du dernier
Pléniglaciaire et du Tardiglaciaire (21500 - 13000 ca. BP)
by Delphine Kuntz
This doctoral research aims at characterizing morphological fluctuations resulting from climate change in palaeolithic
reindeers from Southwest France. Indeed, the Last Pleniglacial and the Last Glacial (between 21 500 - 13 000 cal. BP)
constituted periods of particularly strong palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental constraints, which ended, either directly or
indirectly, in repercussions on the body size of reindeer populations. The series analyzed within the framework of this work
result from both current and fossil registers…
+ info: http://www.theses.fr/2011TOU20101
Acquisition of animal resources, meat diet and social distinction in Anjou from late 10th to early 12th century.
Zooarchaeological study of Montsoreau site (Maine-et-Loire, France).
by Aurelia Borvon
Waste from human activities is regularly unearthed from the archaeological sites of medieval habitats. Generally composed
from numerous faunal remains, their analysis can often document the meat diet of the inhabitants. Montsoreau site presents
levels primarily dating from the 11th century. Archaeologists ascribe an elite status to the site through the archaeological
documentation and textual research. Thanks to an appropriate collection method (screening), this site delivered abundant
vertebrate remains, more than 30,000 of which were identified. They belonged mainly to Mammals (30%), Birds (9%) and
"fish" (61%). For the first two groups, the domestic taxa dominated…
A emergenza maltempo segue emergenza restauro - Italy
L’emergenza maltempo colpisce anche i beni culturali. Le notizie dei crolli sono passate in modo
dissimulato rispetto a quelle relative ai blocchi della circolazione e a quelle di interi paesi isolati.
Sicuramente quest’ultime hanno richiesto maggiore attenzione da parte delle autorità perché
devono essere risolte nell’immediato, tuttavia le intense nevicate di questi giorni hanno arrecato
gravi danni anche agli edifici storici e siti archeologici e una stima esatta delle conseguenze non è
ancora stata effettuata. Soprintendenze provinciali e protezione civile sono al lavoro per
effettuare un censimento nelle regioni maggiormente colpite come l’Emilia Romagna, le Marche e
l’Abruzzo…
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/02/13/a-emergenza-maltempo-segue-emergenza-restauro/
"Etruschi in Europa": l'Italia che riesce a vincere fuori casa
In tempi segnati da crolli fisici, ai danni dei grandi reperti della storia antica, e morali verso quei doveri che ogni società
dovrebbe assumersi nei confronti della propria memoria e della propria identità, in tempi che volgono alla composizione di
Manifesti della cultura per la rinascita, la conservazione e la diffusione del patrimonio culturale nel nostro Paese, vi sono
iniziative culturali che sembrano non curarsi di tanta incuria verso il nostro patrimonio archeologico e culturale.
Che sia già iniziata la rivoluzione copernicana nell’economia della cultura si saprà a breve, misurando dati oggettivi di
audience e statistiche relative alla “consumazione” dell’arte e alla possibilità di investire in cultura.
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/02/29/%E2%80%9Cetruschi-in-europa%E2%80%9D-litalia-che-riesce-a-vincere-fuoricasa/
Evoking a thousand years of civilisation - Bibracte Museum. Mont Beuvray (France)
Bibracte Museum stands on the slopes of Mount Beuvray.
In a very contemporary architectural setting, the permanent exhibits offer a fascinating
account of Celtic civilisation through its Oppida (fortified towns) which were scattered all over
Europe just over 2,000 years ago.
Archaeological objects loaned by French and foreign museums, and copies of remarkable
items, are compared with the objects discovered at Bibracte.
Numerous models, audiovisual presentations, and reconstructions make the museum very attractive and enable you to get
right to the heart of the everyday lives of our ancestors. You will thus discover the social organisation, arts and crafts,
agriculture, trade, religion, art and culture of peoples who were much less barbaric than Caesar wanted us to believe…
A whole floor is devoted to the results of the excavations carried out since 1984 at the Bibracte site by archaeologists from
all over Europe.
The museum also has a space for temporary exhibitions, an open-air amphitheatre, a shop and a tearoom.
+ info: http://www.bibracte.fr/fr/decouvrez/expositions_02_03.html
ICOMOS ICAHM (International Committee on Archaeological Heritage) Management Protests Television
Programs That Encourage Destruction of Archaeological Heritage
The ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) joins with the Society for
American Archaeology (SAA), the Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA), and other organizations that represent the
concerns of professional archaeologists in expressing our dismay and deep concern at the airing of television programs that
will encourage destruction of our common archaeological heritage. We call upon the two channels, Spike TV and the National
Geographic Channel, to stop broadcasting these programs, which celebrate and in that way encourage looting artifacts from
battlefields and historic sites…
+ info: http://www.usicomos.org/files/icahm%20protest.pdf
Agenda
Exhibition - Steppe warriors: Nomadic horsemen of the 7th-14th century from Mongolia -The LVRLandesMuseum Bonn
26 January - 29 April 2012 Bonn. Germany
Organizers: The LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn
Contact: [email protected]
+ info: http://www.landesmuseum.lvr.de/ausstellungen/sonderausstellungen/default.htm
Exhibition - Opening the Vaults: Mummies - Field Museum
17 February - 22 April 2012 Chicago, Illinois. United States of America
Organizers: Field Museum
+ info: http://fieldmuseum.org/happening/exhibits/opening-vaults-mummies
Exhibition - Ti-Ameny-Net: An ancient mummy, an Egyptian woman, and modern science
23 February - 29 June 2012 Richmond, Virginia. United States of America
Organizers: The University of Richmond Museums
+ info: http://museums.richmond.edu/exhibitions/lora-robins-gallery/ti_ameny_net.html
Exhibition - Les Gaulois reviennent à Saint Germain en Laye
09 March - 04 September 2012 Saint - German - en - Laye. France
Organizers: LE MUSÉE D’ARCHÉOLOGIE NATIONALE ET DOMAINE NATIONAL DE SAINT - GERMAIN - EN - LAYE
Contact: LE MUSÉE D’ARCHÉOLOGIE NATIONALE ET LES GAULOIS DU XIXE AU XXIE SIÈCLE
+ info: http://www.musee-archeologienationale.fr/docs/DossierPresseLesGauloisWEB.pdf
Conférence sur Rio Bec: une cité maya atypique
01 April 2012 Toronto, Ontario. Canada
Organizers: Royal Ontario Museum
+ info: http://www.rom.on.ca/programs/lectures/index.php?ref=showinfo&program_id=7579
YAKSHAGANA - Marionnettes du Karnataka . Inde - Maison des cultures du monde
07 April - 09 April 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Maison des cultures du monde
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/yakshagana.html
Durham University Archaeology Society Conference 2012: Whose Past? An Interdisciplinary debate on the
repatriation of artefacts and reburial of human remains
28 April 2012 Durham. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Durham University Archaeology Society
Contact: Jamie Davies - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/conferences/current/archsoc2012/
From Past Experience to New Approaches and Synergies: The Future of Protection Heritage Management for
Archaeological Heritage in Times of Economic Crisis
23 May - 25 May 2012 Athens. Greece
Organizers: ICOMOS Hellenic and ICAHM
DEADLINE: 29 feb 2012
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2012_en/field_en/02_06eventICOMOS_Greece.pdf
Nuit du Film d'archéologie
Une sélection de 6 à 8 films primés au 4e festival international du film d'archéologie de Besançon, projetée sur grand écran
et en plein air.
De 22 h à 4 h du matin.
25 July 2012 Bibracte, Mont Beuvray. France
Organizers: Le Musée de Bibracte
+ info: http://www.bibracte.fr/fr/decouvrez/agenda/evenements_02_02_02.html
18th EAA (European Association of Archaeologists) Annual Meeting 2012
29 August - 01 September 2012 Helsinki. Finland
Organizers: University of Helsinki, the National Board of Antiquities, the Finnish Antiquarian Society and the Archaeological
Society of Finland.
Contact: Esa Mikkola at [email protected]
DEADLINE: 31 mar 2012
+ info: http://www.eaa2012.fi/index
Popular Antiquities: Folklore & Archaeology
13 October - 14 October 2012 London. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Institute of Archaeology, UCL, U.K.
Contact: Tina Paphitis ([email protected]) and Martin Locker ([email protected])
DEADLINE: 31 may 2012
+ info: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/20111022
National Archaeology Day - USA
20 October 2012 United States of America
Organizers: Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/NAD
17th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (CHNT 2012) - "To Reach and Unveil
the Hidden Spirit of the Town: Urban Archaeology and Excavations"
05 November - 07 November 2012 Vienna. Austria
Organizers: The Urban Archaeology of Vienna
DEADLINE: 1 jun 2012
+ info: http://www.stadtarchaeologie.at/
114th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America
03 January - 06 January 2013 Seattle, Washington State. United States of America
Organizers: Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
+ info: http://aia.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10096
Publications
European Review of History: Revue europeenne d'histoire - Issue: Antiquity and the Ruin:
L'Antiquité et les ruines
1350-7486 (Print), 1469-8293 (Online)
6 issues per year
The European Review of History - Revue Européenne d’Histoire is an international journal covering European
history of all centuries and subdisciplines. It aims to create a forum for ideas from across Europe, to
encourage the most innovatory research, to make diverse historiographies better known and to practically
assist exchanges between young historians.
The journal publishes either thematic issues devoted to the key historiographical debates of today or regular issues.
+ info: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cerh20/18/5-6
Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites in sub-Saharan Africa
Volume 13, Numbers 2-3
Publisher: Maney Publishing
ISSN 1350-5033
The journal Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites (CMAS) has established itself as the
primary reference in this field, both for active professionals and for university teachers and students.
Launched in 1995, it is the only journal that covers both theoretical and practical issues in heritage site
management and conservation. Peer-reviewed papers from around the world report on new thinking and best
practice in site management and conservation. CMAS also publishes short comments, conference, book and website reviews,
and lists relevant new publications.
+ info: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/cma/2011/00000013/f0020002
Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Archaeological Heritage Management - 'Tourism and
Archaeological Heritage Management at Petra: Driver to Development or Destruction?'
Once visited only by the cognoscenti of the ancient world, over the last decade Petra has drawn almost a
million visitors in some years. Petra burst into popular consciousness with the release of enormously popular
motion picture Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1989. Moviegoers all over the world were introduced to some of the
spectacular scenic wonders of Petra: the Siq, a narrow chasm with colorful, towering sandstone walls, and AlKhazna, the exquisitely carved tomb for a Nabataean king.
For centuries, the Nabataeans controlled the trade in precious commodities across the Arabian Peninsula,
bring spices from Southeast Asia, incense from present-day Yemen, gold and ivory from Africa, and silk from the Far East
across the Empty Quarter to ports on the western Mediterranean…
+ info: http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/archaeology+%26+anthropology/book/978-1-4614-1480-3
European Journal of Archaeology - Journal of the European Association of Archaeologists
European Journal of Archaeology aims to publish the best new archaeological research undertaken in and
around Europe. It seeks to promote open debate amongst archaeologists committed to an idea of Europe in
which there is more communication across national frontiers and more interest in interpretation.
+ info: http://info.maney.co.uk/interface/external_view_email.php?P89437637572979359418386444420
EU Report - Identification Study for the Promotion of Cultural Heritage in Crimea (Ukraine)
Prepared by Prof Dr Bernd von Droste – Senior consultant and Dr Ricarda Schmidt – Junior consultant
The project of the European Union “Identification Study for the Promotion of Cultural Heritage in Crimea”
focuses on World Heritage recognition of a few well chosen properties of OUV and on measures to safeguard
them in a common effort.
The report pays particular attention to three potential World Heritage properties located in the Bakhchisaray
district. We welcome the initiative to conserve ecosystems and protect archaeological sites as part of a
future regional landscape park, a project commissioned to the Tauric National University of Vernadsky at
Simferopol by the Bakhchisaray district.
Although most parts of the potential World Heritage sites are likely to be within the limits of this future landscape
conservation area, they need special protection and management regimes for their core and buffer zones, which still have to
be defined adequately. The overall objective is to safeguard the OUV of these properties, which are likely to become affected
by increasing tourism in the future.
+ info: universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Cultural_Heritage_Crimea_Final_Draft_Report_EN.pdf
American Journal of Archaeology e-Update on books received in January 2012
The AJA Book Review Editors are always seeking to increase our cadre of reviewers; those who wish to become reviewers
should contact the Book Review Editors directly ([email protected]) and provide an up-to-date curriculum vitae that
includes credentials (generally Ph.D. or equivalent professional experience) and a list of relevant publications, as well as a
statement of research interests.
+ info: http://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/1161_BksRcvd_0.pdf.
Archaeology: Golden boy
Jo Marchant
ISBN: 9780465020201
Archaeological finds don't come much more impressive than the contents of Tutankhamun's tomb. When Howard
Carter glimpsed those “wonderful things” in 1922, his discovery captivated the world — inspiring everything from
jewellery and music to a proposal to name an extension to the London Underground Tootancamden, because it
would pass through Tooting and Camden Town. Tutmania resurfaced in the 1970s, when a record-breaking
touring exhibition of the burial goods radically changed the museum business…
Breaking Ground, Finding Graves - Report on the Excavations of Burials by the National Museum
of Ireland, 1927 - 2006
Dr. Pat Wallace, Director of the National Museum of Ireland, is pleased to announce the launch of a new book
titled Breaking Ground, Finding Graves – reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of
Ireland, 1927 – 2006, Edited by Mary Cahill and Maeve Sikor . Breaking Ground, Finding Graves, is an
account of 80 years of fieldwork by the National Museum of Ireland. Since its earliest days the National
Museum of Ireland has responded to reports of discoveries of artefacts – including ancient human remains from all over the country. Reports of discovery of ancient human remains come to the museum in many
different ways – through An Garda Síochána, farmers, quarry operators, gardeners and builders. The book contains a very
diverse body of material with the earliest burials dating from the Neolithic period c. 3500 BC. Burials can occur in almost any
location and the find circumstances vary from the construction of dividing fences by the Irish Land Commission, Irish military
operations in the 1940s, to children playing in sand dunes, and night-time ploughing in rural Limerick.
Various publications announced by the British Library - United Kingdom
McAnany, P.A.; Parks, S., ‘Casualties of Heritage Distancing: Children, Ch'orti' Indigeneity, and the Copan Archaeoscape’, in
Current Anthropology VOL 53; NUMB 1 (2012) pp.80-107
Berger, L., ‘Development and design of heritage sensitive sites strategies for listed buildings and conservation areas, by
Kenneth Williamson’, in Urban Research And Practice VOL 5; NUMB 1 (2012) pp.184-185
Bille, M., ‘Assembling heritage: investigating the UNESCO proclamation of Bedouin intangible heritage in Jordan’, in
International Journal of Heritage Studies VOL 18; NUMB 2 (2012) pp.107-123
Alivizatou, M., ‘Debating heritage authenticity: kastom and development at the Vanuatu Cultural Centre’, in International
Journal Of Heritage Studies VOL 18; NUMB 2 (2012) pp.124-143
Gillespie, J., ‘Buffering for conservation at Angkor: questioning the spatial regulation of a World Heritage property’ in
International Journal Of Heritage Studies VOL 18; NUMB 2 (2012) pp.194-208
+ info: http://www.bl.uk/
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Publications
PRIX - Le deuxième Grand prix Natura 2000 est lancé - France - Date limite: 13 avril 2012
Le 2eme Grand prix Natura 2000 vient d'être lancé par le ministère en charge de l'Ecologie. Destiné
à valoriser des actions particulièrement innovantes en faveur de la biodiversité, ce concours
récompense tous les acteurs locaux qui œuvrent au sein du réseau Natura 2000 pour préserver le
patrimoine naturel. Le dépôt des candidatures doit se faire avant le 13 avril.
Le ministère souhaite ainsi mettre en valeur l'engagement et l'exemplarité en matière de « bonnes
pratiques ». Le concours contribue aussi à soutenir une dynamique d’amélioration des actions
entreprises sur le terrain. 11 projets avaient été récompensés lors de la première édition, en 2010.
Le réseau Natura 2000 permet un partenariat exemplaire entre les élus, les associations, les professionnels et les habitants
des territoires au service de la protection et de la conservation mais aussi de sensibilisation, d’animation, de suivi
scientifique, d’échanges européens…
+ info: http://www.espaces-naturels.info/node/1056/actu
FELLOWSHIPS - Appel à propositions de recherche - Gestion et impacts du changement climatique - Date limite
de candidature: 6 avril 2012
Le programme Gestion et impacts du changement climatique ( GICC), conduit depuis 1999 par le ministère de l’Écologie, du
Développement durable, du Transport et du Logement, contribue à développer les connaissances sur les impacts du
changement climatique et aider à formuler des politiques d’adaptation au changement climatique et d’atténuation des
émissions des gaz à effet de serre.
Le programme GICC a lancé son dixième appel à propositions de recherche sur les impacts du changement climatique, les
dommages ou les bénéfices qui en résultent, les actions et politiques d’atténuation et d’adaptation en réponse à ce
changement.
L’adaptation est le thème central de cet appel décliné selon deux axes :
* l'approche globale des stratégies et actions d’adaptation en s’appuyant sur les modèles et scénarios,
* les stratégies d'actions mises en place au niveau territorial pour faire face aux changements en évaluant leur efficacité à
travers la maîtrise des impacts, la réduction des vulnérabilités et en tenant compte des incertitudes.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/gestion-et-impacts-du-changementclimatique2
FELLOWSHIPS - ANR - Émergences et évolutions des cultures et des phénomènes
culturels. Date limite : 10 avril 2012
(CULT) doit permettre de mieux analyser et comprendre les cultures et les phénomènes
culturels dans leur ensemble ou dans leurs formes particulières, à travers leur histoire et
leurs développements ainsi que de mieux appréhender les conditions de leur émergence,
de leur diffusion, voire de leur obsolescence et de leur disparition.
Quatre axes sont proposés, à titre indicatif, aux porteurs de projets :
• Origines et évolution des diversités humaines.
• Émergences et évolutions des langages, des modes de représentation et des systèmes symboliques : langage, écritures et
expressions graphiques, religions et systèmes mythiques.
• Pluralité et variabilité des cultures : invariants, les différences entre les cultures et leurs modes d'approche.
• Les dynamiques d'évolution : conditions et modalités, espaces- centres-périphéries, transferts culturels.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/anr-emergences-et-evolutions-descultures-et-des-phenomenes-culturels
PRIZES - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 'EUROPEAN CHARLES V AWARD' 2012. Deadline: 30 March
2012
The European Academy of Yuste Foundation makes public the call for nominations for the ‘Charles V
European Award’ 2012, whose aim is to reward those persons who, through their effort and dedication,
have contributed to a ‘better knowledge and dissemination of the cultural and historical values of
Europe, and/or to the unification of the European Union’.
Candidates to the ‘Charles V European Award’ 2012, who should be nationals of any European country,
may be nominated by any European institution, public entity, university, or cultural, scientific or socioeconomic body. All nominations will require previous acceptance of the Award on the part of the candidate.
+ info: http://www.fundacionyuste.es/
FELLOWSHIPS - Argentine - Appel ECOS-Sud 2012 -Date limite de candidature: 7 avril 2012
Le comité ECOS-Sud, instrument des ministères chargés des Affaires étrangères, de l’Éducation nationale et de la Recherche,
pour la coopération scientifique et universitaire avec l’Amérique hispanophone, vient de lancer l’ appel à projets au titre de la
coopération avec l’Argentine.
Ce programme d'échange de chercheurs concerne tous les champs disciplinaires.
Les actions sont retenues pour une durée de trois ans, non renouvelable. Le programme fournit un appui aux missions pour
des chercheurs confirmés, et aux frais de séjour pour des stages doctoraux ou postdoctoraux n’excédant pas trois mois.
Les dossiers de candidature doivent être envoyés à [email protected] avant le 7 avril 2012.
Les informations concernant cet appel et le formulaire de candidature sont accessibles sur le site COFECUB-ECOS.
Le partenaire argentin doit déposer un projet identique avant le 15 avril 2012 , auprès de l’institution ayant émis l’appel
dans son pays.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/argentine-appel-ecos-sud-2012
FELLOWSHIPS - Venezuela - Programme de coopération postgradué pays andins - Date limite de candidature:
31 mai 2012
Le Bureau d’assistance technique du Programme de coopération postgradué pays andins, opérateur des ministères des
Affaires étrangères et européennes, et de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche pour la coopération scientifique et
technologique avec certains pays de l’Amérique latine, vient de lancer un appel pour la réalisation de projets conjoints de
formation et de recherche appliquée.
D’une durée de quatre ans au maximum, ces projets doivent prévoir la réalisation de thèses doctorales en cotutelle. Le
programme prend en charge des échanges de chercheurs responsables des étudiants sélectionnés et la mobilité des
étudiants doctorants.
Les thématiques de recherche prioritaires sont les suivantes : santé publique, technologies de l'information et de la
communication, environnement, génie civil et habitat, énergies, biosécurité alimentaire.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/venezuela-programme-de-cooperationpostgradue-pays-andins
FELLOWSHIPS - Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship - Deadline for
Applications: 4 March 2012
Established in honor of AIA Past President Jane Waldbaum, this scholarship is intended to help
students who are planning to participate in archaeological field work for the first time. Students
majoring in archaeology or related disciplines are especially encouraged to apply. The Scholarship
Fund provides $1000 each to help pay expenses associated with participation in an archaeological
field work project (minimum stay one month/4 weeks). The scholarship is open to students who have
begun their junior year of undergraduate studies at the time of application and have not yet
completed their first year of graduate school at a college or university in the United States or Canada. Applicants must be at
least 18 years old and must not have previously participated in archaeological field work of any kind. The committee will
consider both academic achievement and financial need in its deliberations.
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/grants/708
FELLOWSHIPS - Fondation de France - Quels littoraux pour demain ? - Date limite de candidature: 30 avril 2012
L’appel « Quels littoraux pour demain ? » vise à encourager le développement de la recherche scientifique sur les littoraux
dans une logique plaçant les parties prenantes et les décideurs au cœur des problématiques et des enjeux de recherche.
L’objectif est de soutenir des propositions, des perspectives, des scénarios, des outils et des méthodes qui soient diffusés
auprès des acteurs et gestionnaires (pêcheurs, professionnels du tourisme, conchyliculteurs, décideurs locaux…). Ces
travaux de recherche doivent donc s’accompagner d’une vulgarisation de leurs apports.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/fondation-de-france-quels-littoraux-pourdemain2
FELLOWSHIPS - ANR - Adaptation aux changements environnementaux en mer
Méditerranée - Date limite de candidature: 29 juin 2012
Cet ARP s’articule autour de deux axes :
* Réfléchir aux questions prioritaires de recherche et d’innovation pour la Méditerranée au
moins dans les dix prochaines années :
Les ressources biologiques, leurs fluctuations et leurs usages, notamment la pêche,
l’aquaculture et l’exploitation de la biodiversité.
Les risques naturels et la vulnérabilité des écosystèmes et des sociétés.
Les risques d’origine anthropique.
L’évolution des transports maritimes et de leurs impacts environnementaux.
Le développement touristique et l’impact sur la santé des écosystèmes et leur préservation.
L’identité culturelle maritime et la diversité de ses expressions dans les grandes zones socioculturelles et géographiques.
*Proposer des modes opératoires pour faciliter les coopérations dans le domaine de la recherche, de la formation et de
l’innovation.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/anr-adaptation-aux-changementsenvironnementaux-en-mer-mediterranee
Fellowships - PhD Studentship in Human Geography -Polarising nature-culture: environmental values in
Svalbard
This project investigates the generation and circulation of value in the high arctic landscapes of Svalbard through three sites
that illustrate complex interrelations between nature, capital, and temporality. Pyramiden is an abandoned Russian mining
settlement, Barentsburg, is a working industrial town, and Longyearbyen houses the Global Seed Vault. The project entails
field investigation based at the University Centre in Svalbard and falls within the broad field of cultural and historical
geography. It seeks to inform policy development and contribute to wider academic debate on the landscapes most closely
associated with climate change.
+ info: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/howtoapply/apply-offline/
COMPETITIONS - 2012 Student Writing Competition in Cultural Heritage
Preservation Law. Deadline for Submissions: 8 June 2012
The Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation is pleased to announce its 2012
Student Writing Competition. In doing so, we continue to encourage and recognize
scholarship in cultural heritage law, by awarding law students for superior papers in the field.
This year's deadline for submissions is Friday, June 8, 2012.
+ info: http://www.culturalheritagelaw.org/competition
FELLOWSHIPS - Andrew W. Mellon Residency in Conservation Education at Buffalo State University. New York
State (USA) Deadline for Applications : 30 March 2012
The Art Conservation Department at Buffalo State College seeks conservators to fill a new two-year teaching residency. The
residency is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and offers exceptional professional development opportunities for
future conservation educators. Successful candidates should demonstrate a strong interest in teaching and excellent
communication skills. At least five years of work experience in conservation is preferred. Conservation specialization in the
areas of objects including wooden artifacts,
archaeological, and ethnographic materials will be preferred followed by modern/contemporary art and paintings.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2012_en/field_en/01_30_jobBuffaloState_USA.pdf
COMPETITIONS -' Me in my Museum' The International Council of Museums is sponsoring a
photo contest to celebrate the 35th anniversary of International Museum Day on 18 May
2012. Deadline for Applications: 22 April 2012
Every year since 1977, International Museum Day is organized worldwide around May 18. From
America to Oceania, through Europe, Asia and Africa, International Museum Day is a fantastic
opportunity to encourage public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society. In
2011, International Museum Day garnered record‐breaking participation with almost 30,000
museums hosting events in more than 120 countries.
Upon this occasion, ICOM is launching a photo contest for museum lovers and budding photographers of all ages. This
contest celebrates museums all over the world through each participant’s perspective and marks the IMD anniversary in an
original and playful way.
On their own, with friends or family, participants are invited to take a photo of themselves in their favourite museum with
the International Museum Day Badge on display. An international jury will reward the best picture, which must be original
and dynamic, highlighting the badge and the museum.
Submissions from all around the world are expected, and will be shared online. The best photograph will also be featured in
the June issue of ICOM News and the winner will receive a “surprise bag” full of goodies from museum stores around the
world.
+ info: http://icom.museum/press-releases/press-release/article/international-photography-contest-me-in-my-museum.html
FELLOWSHIPS - ART INSTITUTE of CHICAGO BECOMES FIRST U.S. MUSEUM TO RECEIVE GRANT FROM
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA - Funds to Be Used for Professional Exchange over Four Years. Chicago, Illinois (USA)
The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce that the Government of India has given a major grant to the Art Institute
in support of a new professional exchange program between India and the museum. The Vivekananda Memorial Program for
Museum Excellence—the first grant ever made by the Indian government to an American art museum—honors Swami
Vivekananda, who gave one of the most important speeches in modern religious history at what is now the Art Institute on
September 11, 1893. On Saturday, January 28, 2012, the Art Institute will host an Indian delegation to sign this agreement
and rededicate the site of Vivekananda’s landmark speech at the first World’s Parliament of Religions, held in conjunction
with the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893.
+ info: http://www.artic.edu/aic/aboutus/press/Vivekananda.pdf
PRIZES - WISE (World Innovation Summit forEducation): Nomination Process OPEN for 2012 WISE Prize for
Education. Deadline for nominations: 31 March 2012
The nomination process for the 2012 WISE Prize is now open. This global award recognizes an individual or a team for an
outstanding, world-class contribution to education. It raises international awareness of education's crucial role in all
societies, and gives it similar prestige to other areas for which there are major international prizes.
WISE welcomes nominations for the 2012 Laureate from individuals and institutions with a demonstrable commitment to
education. Nominations will be evaluated by the WISE Prize Committee which will make a pre- selection.
An international Jury of distinguished individuals will make the final selection of the Laureate whose name will be announced
at the 2012 WISE Summit, November 13-15, in Doha, Qatar. The winner will receive $500,000 (US) and a specially designed
gold medal.
+ info: http://euroclio.eu/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2933:wise-nomination-process-open-for2012-wise-prize-for-education&catid=1170:qatar-foundation-for-education&Itemid=1544
CONCOURS - Hyperpaysages : concours photographique du Pays Loire
Touraine (France) Date limite de participation: 1er juin 2012
Dans le cadre de la mise en valeur du patrimoine et des paysages de son
territoire que le Pays Loire Touraine, Pays d’art et d’histoire, organise ce
concours avec l’Inspection académique d’Indre et Loire et le soutien de
l’Education Nationale. Il propose de valoriser le regard des enfants sur leur
paysage quotidien et de faire découvrir les richesses patrimoniales du
territoire, par un procédé original.
+ info: http://www.valdeloire.org/Actualites/Articles/Tous/Hyperpaysages-concours-photographique-du-Pays-Loire-Touraine
Prizes - The history of the Pritzker Prize
Infographic about the history of the Pritzker Prize
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/212055/infographic-the-story-of-the-pritzker-prize/
PRIZES - Douglas Biklen, winner of theUNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah
Prize to promote Quality Education for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities : "Begin by
presuming competence"
Interview: Can you give an example of how your work has advanced the right to education for
persons with intellectual disabilities?; How will the prize affect your work in an international context?;
What policy options would you encourage for ensuring the participation of people with intellectual
disabilities in education?; Has literacy acquired a different meaning for you through the use of
facilitated communication?; Can you explain the concept of “presuming competence" and how it
relates to inclusive education?;
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/
douglas_biklen_winner_of_unesco_kuwait_prize_begin_by_presuming_competence/
Nominations open for the 2012 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity
Takuya Okada, Chairman of the AEON Environmental Foundation and Honorary Chairman of AEON Co., Ltd., announced
today the opening of nominations for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity.
The MIDORI Prize is a biennial international prize, established by the AEON Environmental Foundation, in 2010, during the
International Year of Biodiversity, that honours individuals who have made outstanding contributions for the conservation
and sustainable use of biodiversity at global, regional or local levels. The prize aims to permit the winners to extend the
developmental influence their biodiversity projects throughout the world, and to raise awareness about biodiversity.
The prize is co-organized with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and supported by the Ministry of
Environment of Japan. The year 2012 will be the second time the MIDORI Prize is awarded.
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/842
AWARDS - AIA (Archaeological Institute of America) Best Practices in Site Preservation Award: Call for
Nominations - Deadline for Applications: 1 May 2012
The AIA’s Best Practices in Site Preservation Awards are presented to groups or projects recognized by their peers for doing
exemplary work in the field of site preservation.
Nominations for this award should be submitted to AIA's Site Preservation Program Administrator, Kelly Lindberg, at
[email protected] or by mail to Site Preservation Award Program, C/O Kelly Lindberg, Archaeological Institute of
America, 656 Beacon Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02215 (electronic submission is preferred).
Winners will be selected by a committee of professional archaeologists, conservators, and heritage specialists before the
AIA’s Annual Meeting in January 2013 and a $5000 grant will be awarded to the winners to further their best practices in site
preservation. Winners will also benefit from publicity for their projects through the AIA.
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/sitepreservation/award
I Tatti Prize for Best Essay by a Junior Scholar - Deadline: 30 June 2012
Villa I Tatti - The Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies is pleased to announce an annual prize for the best
scholarly essay on an Italian Renaissance topic. The author must have obtained a PhD within the last five years. The essay
must have been published English or Italian during the previous calendar year, as either an article in a journal or a chapter
in an edited volume. The subject can be any aspect of the Italian Renaissance, broadly defined as the period ranging from
the 13th to the 17th centuries; essays could also address historiography. The selection committee will look for rigorous and
original research, and convincing results expressed in clear and effective prose. The winning article or essay will be posted
on our website, and the author will receive $1,000.
Guidelines
+ info: http://itatti.harvard.edu/research/i-tatti-prize-best-essay-junior-scholar
FELLOWSHIPS - 1,000 Independent Research Fellowship Writing Prize- University of York's Department of
Archaeology (United Kingdom) Deadline for Applications: 30 March 2012
The purpose of the competition is to attract high quality fellows to the Department of Archaeology at the University of York.
The prize is open to anyone who has been awarded a PhD or will have been examined by end July 2012.
The Department of Archaeology at York has an outstanding reputation and world-class research facilities and has hosted
more Wellcome Bioarchaeology Fellows and Marie Curie Fellows than any other Archaeology Department in Europe. We can
offer an unparalleled environment in which to hold an independent fellowship and we are keen to attract ambitious
researchers who are building a career in archaeology.
We are therefore offering a Fellowship Writing Prize which will be awarded to outstanding researchers who wish to apply for
Independent Research Fellowships. Short-listed candidates will (where possible)* be invited to present their ideas to the
Department on Tuesday June 19 2012, have the opportunity to look round our facilities, and meet academic and research
staff in your own field. The winning applicant will receive £1000 towards the cost of developing a Fellowship Application with
us.
+ info: http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/research/rfrecruit/
AWARDS - ECORD (European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling) RESEARCH GRANTS. Deadline: 15 April
2012
The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) is sponsoring merit-based awards for outstanding graduate
students to conduct research related to the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
The research may be directed toward the objectives of upcoming or past DSDP/ODP/IODP expeditions (core material and/or
data).
ECORD Research Grants cover travel and lab expenses or other approved costs related to the study. Grants will not typically
exceed 2000 Euro and will be paid at the start of the project.
Applicants can be enrolled in either a PhD or post-doc program at any institution from ECORD countries only.
Applications should take the form of a mini-proposal detailing the aims of the study, the material/data to be worked on, the
project partnership and the costs.
A final report, including balanced budget and some details on the data, must be completed within 12 months after the grant
award.
+ info: http://www.essac.ecord.org/index.php?mod=education&page=grants
JOB OFFERS - Traffic Wildlife Monitoring Network: CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY: Evaluation of forest
management capacity building project
As part of the ongoing Amazonia Viva project, TRAFFIC South America invites applications from interested individuals to
implement a series of workshops to evaluate the effectiveness of using a participatory approach to build capacity for
management, traceability and governance of forestry resources in Atalaya, Tambopata and Tahuamanu in Peru.
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/job-opportunities/
Competitions - National Museum of Afghanistan Competition / S.E.E. | office for architecture
and design - Deadline for Submission of Design Proposal: 6 June 2012
The competition is a one stage ideas competition to generate design proposals, which are due no later
than June 6th, for an architectural master plan and detailed building design for the site of the National
Museum of Afghanistan.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/214689/national-museum-of-afghanistan-competition-s-e-e-officefor-architecture-and-design/
BOURSES - Fernand Braudel-IFER outgoing (International Fellowships for Experienced Researchers) Date limite
de candidature: 31 mars 2012
La Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme offre des bourses de recherche postdoctorale en sciences humaines et sociales
d’une durée de 9 mois dans le cadre de son programme « Fernand Braudel-IFER » (International Fellowships for Experienced
Researchers).
Ce programme est soutenu par l’Union européenne (Programme Action Marie Curie – COFUND – 7ème PCRD), le Ministère
de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche (MESR), l’Institut des sciences humaines et sociales du Centre National de la
Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), la Fondation Fritz Thyssen
(Cologne) et il est réalisé en coopération avec le Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD).
+ info: http://www.auf.org/appels-offre/bourses-fernand-braudel-ifer-outgoing/
AWARDS - 2012 Cultural Policy Research Award: Call for applications now open!
Deadline for applications: 7 May 2012
The European Cultural Foundation (ECF), the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and the leading
European Network on Cultural management and cultural policy education, ENCATC, have
launched today the call for applications for the 2012 Cultural Policy Research Award. The winner
of the CPR Award 2012, worth 10.000 Euro, will be publicly announced on the 12th September
in London during the official opening of the ENCATC Jubilee Conference“Networked Culture.
The Cultural Policy Research Award was launched in 2004 by the European Cultural Foundation
(ECF) and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, and since 2008, is developed in partnership with and managed by ENCATC.
Through the CPRA annual competition, the programme partners aim to encourage and enable cultural policy researchers to
undertake comparative and cross-cultural applied research that can inform policymaking and benefit practitioners active in
the field. The Award is devoted to innovative research projects which shed light on contemporary European cultural issues
and challenges.
+ info: http://www.encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=19
PRIZES - International Prize for Architectural Restoration and Conservation University of Ferrara (Italy)
With the participation of more than a hundred entries from various countries both in and
outside Europe, the second edition of the International Fassa Bortolo “Domus Restoration and
Preservation” Prize is characterised by the strongly supranational flavour of the results. Close
evaluation of the entries in fact saw numerous international participants in the forefront.
The Panel of Judges reached a unanimous decision, drawing attention to the various projects
for their specific quality and conformity to the competition criteria: “architectural restoration
projects which have sensitively interpreted the principles of conservative restoration […] possibly using contemporary forms
of expression”.
+ info: http://www.premiorestauro.it/home-en
COMPETITIONS - Hyperlandscapes: photo competition of the Pays Loire Touraine - Val de Loire (France)
Deadline for Applications: 1 June 2012
As part of the enhancement of its region's heritage and landscapes, the Pays Loire Touraine, a region of art and history, is
organising this competition with the Indre-et-Loire Academic Inspectorate, supported by the French Department of
Education. It aims to instil a sense of worth in children's views of their daily landscape and to promote the rich heritage of
the region through an original approach…
+ info: http://loirevalley-worldheritage.org/News/Articles/All/Hyperlandscapes-photo-competition-of-the-Pays-Loire-Touraine
COMPETITIONS - LIFE+ Call for proposals 2012 - Deadline for proposals: 26
September 2012
The Commission invites entities registered in the European Union to present proposals for the
LIFE+ call for proposals 2012.
Proposals should only be created and submitted by using the online application tool
‘eProposal’. The link to ‘eProposal’ will be timely communicated via the above mentioned
website. Proposals must be presented by entities registered in the Member States of the
European Union being public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions.
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htm
FELLOWSHIPS - The Iran Heritage Fellowship in the Arts of Iran - De"adline for Applications: 31 March 2012
The Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF) Fellow at the Freer and Sackler Galleries is intended to promote collection-based
research and curatorial training in the arts of Iran. During the course of the fellowship, the incumbent will propose, develop,
and implement a project on the museums’ post-seventh-century Persian collections.
+ info: http://www.asia.si.edu/research/ihf-fellowship.asp
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La flore européenne d'altitude menacée
Une étude révèle que la végétation d’altitude située sur l’ensemble des montagnes européennes subit les impacts du
changement climatique. Jusqu’à présent, ce constat n’avait été réalisé qu’à l’échelle locale, et non continentale.
Une équipe de scientifiques s’est intéressée à la flore de 17 zones montagneuses, en observant 764 espèces. La trentaine de
chercheurs a noté que sur les sites prospectés, les végétaux aimant la chaleur remplacent progressivement ceux adaptés au
froid. Ils s’attendaient à arriver à ces conclusions, mais ont été surpris par l’évolution très rapide de ce phénomène, relevé
en Europe sur un laps de temps de 7 ans.
Les Pyrénées, l’Oural ou encore la Sierra Nevada feront de nouveau l’objet d’un suivi de leur flore en 2015. A noter que ce
travail s’inscrit dans le cadre du réseau GLORIA, qui suit l’évolution des milieux montagnards.
ECONNECT Project Final Results
The results achieved by the ECONNECT project will be disseminated during its Final Conference, which will be held in
Berchtesgaden (D) from September, 26th to 28th.
ECONNECT has aimed to enhance the ecological connectivity across the Alpine arch. After 3 years of work, the project is
arriving at its end. The project developed a comprehensive methodology to preserve and enhance the Alpine ecological
continuum. The actions in the field are presently being implemented within the seven Pilot Regions of the project.
The first day of the conference will put connectivity on the political Alpine agenda and will host prominent decision makers at
European, national and regional levels. During the second day the results of ECONNECT will be presented in detail and
finally, the third day will be dedicated to demonstrating the field-measures implemented by the Berchtesgaden National
Park.
+ info: http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/?q=download_area/en#Finaldocuments
Gloria Network (GLOBAL OBSERVATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE IN ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS)
The purpose of GLORIA is to establish and maintain a world-wide long-term observation network in alpine environments.
Vegetation and temperature data collected at the GLORIA sites will be used for discerning trends in species diversity and
temperature. The data will be used to assess and predict losses in biodiversity and other threats to these fragile alpine
ecosystems which are under accelerating climate change pressures.
+ info: http://www.gloria.ac.at/
Comment les escargots assurent la sauvegarde du monde végétal
Anémone des bois, Violette des bois ou Perce-neige font partie des plantes à floraison précoce dont la dissémination et la
dispersion des graines est assurée avant tout par les fourmis. En effet, ces insectes transportent les semences de ces
dernières sur les sols des forêts.
Website - W Park - Benin - Burkina Faso (Niger)
Le Parc W est une partie intégrale d'un des plus grands systèmes protégés de Savannah d'Afrique. Sur une superficie totale
de 10302 km2, il s'étend dans le territoire de trois pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Bénin, Burkina Faso et Niger). En 1926, pour
la première fois, l'administration coloniale française identifiait cet espace de savane comme une zone refuge. Entre 19521953, le W fut classé Réserve Totale de Faune avant d'être érigé en Parc National un an plus tard. Dans les années 1960, se
sont établies sur le Parc W les gestions des trois Etats riverains avec plus au moins de succès. En effet, si du côté nigérien le
W a bénéficié dès le début de l'indépendance une attention particulière des autorités forestières, dans les deux autres
composantes il montrait des signes de dégradation avancée de ses écosystèmes. L'écosystème ne connaissant pas de
frontière, les trois Etats ont décidé de mettre ensemble leurs efforts pour la gestion durable du complexe W.
+ info: http://www.parc-w.net/
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The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species
The latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ illustrates the efforts undertaken by IUCN (International
Union for Conservation of Nature) and its partners to expand the number and diversity of species assessed, improving the
quality of information in order to obtain a better picture of the state of biodiversity. With now more than 61,900 species
reviewed, another big step forward has been made toward developing the IUCN Red List into a true ‘Barometer of Life,’ as
called for by leading experts in the magazine Science in 2010.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/media/news_releases/?8548/1/Another-leap-towards-the-Barometer-of-Life
Beaty Biodiversity Centre – Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory / Patkau
Architects - Vancouver - British Columbia - Canada
The Beaty Biodiversity Centre and the Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory are located on
Main Mall, the central north/south spine of the University of British Columbia. Together they
form a complex of related environmental science functions; a new campus precinct organized
around a generous exterior courtyard space which is bisected by new cross-campus pedestrian
and bicycle connections.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/206822/beaty-biodiversity-centre-aquatic-ecosystemsresearch-labor%E2%80%8Batory-patkau-architects/
Shiny new lizard discovered in northeast Cambodia - Lygosoma
veunsaiensis
Discovered in Veun Sai-Siem Pang Conservation Area, this new lizard species is
the most recent find in a string of discoveries in the remote northeast
Cambodia, increasing the conservation value of this unique region
A diminutive iridescent lizard is the latest new species to be discovered in
Cambodia’s remote and poorly explored rainforests.
Neang Thy, Head of Biological Research (Phnom Penh) with Fauna & Flora
International (FFI), was the first herpetologist to see the lizard, a type of skink, during an expedition led by FFI and
Conservation International (CI).
The new species is unusual in having extremely short limbs and a tail considerably longer than its body. In sunlight a
refracting quality to the scales creates a rainbow-like effect along its body.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/shiny-new-lizard-discovered-in-northeast-cambodia/
Mountain gorilla found dead in poacher's snare - Virunga - Rwanda
Young gorilla struggled for days before dying in a snare set for antelope
An anti-poaching patrol in the Virunga Massif made a gruesome discovery last
week – a young mountain gorilla was dead, caught in a poacher’s snare.
The male mountain gorilla, estimated to be approximately three years old, was
determined to have been dead for a few days before it was found. A post
mortem exam conducted by the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and
veterinarians with the Rwanda Development Board revealed that the mountain
gorilla was dehydrated and its stomach empty, pointing to the likelihood that the gorilla struggled with the snare for several
days before dying. The rope snare was set to trap a small antelope for wild meat.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/mountain-gorilla-found-dead-in-poachers-snare/
Banff National Park Interactive Documentary on Wildlife Management - Bear 71
Bear 71 is an online interactive documentary “recording the intersection of humans, nature
and technology”. Created by artists Jeremy Mendes and Leanne Allison, Bear 71 has an
accompanying website introducing participants to a bear’s unique experience, as it seeks to
exist near the continuing encroachment of “civilization.”
The storyline follows a bear that is caught in a forested area, tranquilized and captured by
rangers, tagged and named Bear 71, then released for continued, life-long tracking by forest
rangers and researchers. According to Mendes and Allison, the Bear 71 project seeks to push
its participants to question “how we see the world through the lens of technology,” with the hopes that their story will “blur
the line between the wild world and the wired one.”
+ info: http://bear71.nfb.ca/#/bear71
TRAFFIC marks 20 years of support from Mazda Wildlife Fund
TRAFFIC and Mazda are today celebrating 20 years of conservation partnership. The
anniversary was marked by Humphrey le Grice of the Mazda Wildlife Fund, who handed over
the keys of a Mazda loan vehicle to David Newton, TRAFFIC’s Regional Director in East and
Southern Africa.
The first loan vehicle provided by the Mazda Wildlife Fund was a Mazda Sting saloon. It was
followed by a Mazda 626 and several Mazda Drifter Double Cabs, all fitted with differential
locks for off the beaten track destinations.
The vehicles have been used for journeys ranging from city market visits to carrying out field surveys of medicinal plants in
remote areas.
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/2/21/zoom-zoom-traffic-marks-20-years-of-support-from-mazda.html
TRAFFIC helps to claw back illegal parrot trade in India
A parrot in captivity is one of the more visible symbols of illegal trade in India, where all native wildlife is fully protected. To
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help enforcement officers identify the 12 native parrot species, and thereby clip the wings of the illegal bird trade, TRAFFIC
India with support from WWF- India has produced an identification poster entitled “Parrots of India in Illegal Trade.”
The posters will be distributed to Police, Customs, Forest Departments, Railway Protection Forces and educational institutions
including schools and colleges.
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/2/15/traffic-helps-to-claw-back-illegal-parrot-trade-in-india.html
A World of Science Newsletter 'The Biodiversity Gamble' - January / March 2012
UNESCO was instrumental in the adoption of an International Decade of Biodiversity to 2020, one aim of which will be to
explain why we, as humans, have so much to gain from maintaining the planet’s biological diversity. In an article beginning
overleaf, Thomas Lovejoy gives us a glimpse into what the future might hold for biodiversity… and hence for us.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/resources/periodical/a-world-of-science/vol-10-n-1/
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International - Inshuti's Group Splits After Lone
Silverbacks Attack
A gorilla leader who until very recently had a promising future has met a serious setback, at least
for now, after attacks by three lone silverbacks in a multiday interaction and has lost control of
two of his three females. Dominant silverback Inshuti was attacked by the lone silverbacks
Tuyizere and Turatsinze in late January and is still recovering from his wounds. Two of his females
dispersed to eventually join Giraneza, a third lone silverback, while another female and her infant
who disappeared for several days have just returned.
+ info: http://gorillafund.org/page.aspx?pid=998&srctid=1&erid=215560&trid=6e94df10-ed09-4f75-990b-f9783f070d4c
Décret relatif au fonds d'investissement pour la biodiversité et la restauration écologique (France)
Publics concernés : personnes œuvrant en faveur de la protection de la biodiversité.
Objet : création d'un fonds d'investissement pour la biodiversité et la restauration écologique.
Entrée en vigueur : le texte entre en vigueur le lendemain de sa publication.
Notice : le fonds d'investissement pour la biodiversité et la restauration écologique a pour objet d'apporter un soutien
financier aux projets favorisant la protection de la biodiversité, la préservation et la remise en état des continuités
écologiques. Les concours financiers sont octroyés sur décision du ministre chargé de la protection de la nature, après avis
d'un comité consultatif composé de représentants de l'Etat et de ses établissements publics et de représentants issus du
Comité national « trames verte et bleue ». Le comité peut émettre des recommandations quant à l'utilisation du fonds et
établir un bilan chaque année.
+ info: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000025376431&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id
CONTRAT « BIODIVERSITE EN RHONE-ALPES » « HAUT-RHÔNE » 2011 - 2015 (France)
La présente convention cadre territoriale traduit l’accord intervenu entre les différents signataires concernant le Plan
d’Actions en faveur de la Biodiversité du Haut-Rhône pour la période 2011 / 2015.
L’objectif de ce contrat est d’accompagner le SHR, structure porteuse du Plan d’Actions en faveur de la Biodiversité et maître
d’ouvrage, ainsi que l’ensemble des partenaires maîtres d’ouvrages (le SIDCEHR, les communes de Yenne et Aoste, les
conservatoires d’espaces naturels, le CORA Faune Sauvage et la Fédération de Pêche de l’Isère) dans la mise en oeuvre des
opérations.
+ info: http://biodiversite.rhonealpes.fr/documents/Biodiversite/Ht%20Rhone.pdf
Cameroon sends military to secure site of elephant slaughter
A military offensive against elephant poachers in Cameroon’s Bouba N’Djida National Park was authorized
Wednesday at a high level strategy meeting between Cameroon’s defence minister and forestry and wildlife
minister, a source tells WWF. The military operation was launched that night, and WWF’s sources confirmed
Thursday that over 100 government soldiers have entered the park to secure Cameroon’s national territory,
local people and elephant population.
+ info: http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?203763
Save China's Tigers - Website and Programme
"Save China's Tigers" has been established to protect and conserve the tiger and other
endangered cat species in China, in the knowledge that these are essential for the
maintenance of a balanced co-existence with nature.
+ info: http://english.savechinastigers.org/
Nominations open for the 2012 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity
Takuya Okada, Chairman of the AEON Environmental Foundation and Honorary Chairman of AEON Co., Ltd., announced
today the opening of nominations for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity.
The MIDORI Prize is a biennial international prize, established by the AEON Environmental Foundation, in 2010, during the
International Year of Biodiversity, that honours individuals who have made outstanding contributions for the conservation
and sustainable use of biodiversity at global, regional or local levels. The prize aims to permit the winners to extend the
developmental influence their biodiversity projects throughout the world, and to raise awareness about biodiversity.
The prize is co-organized with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and supported by the Ministry of
Environment of Japan. The year 2012 will be the second time the MIDORI Prize is awarded.
Call for expertise - Survey - The Bern Convention and the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group are
developing "Guidelines on Protected Areas and Invasive Species in Europe"
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The Bern Convention and the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group are developing “Guidelines on Protected Areas and
Invasive Species in Europe”. They have asked us to ask you to help them collect information and opinions on this topic.
The survey should only 15 minutes of your time to complete. You will be asked to respond for a specific protected area, and
to provide its WDPA ID (in case check the WDPA ID at http://www.wdpa.org/). You will also be asked to provide a lists of the
top most harmful invasive animals and plants (up to 5 for each group).
Please take the time to respond to the survey and help contribute to the guidelines. If you are not the right person for this
information please pass it on to a colleague who is.
+ info: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LG66TKT
Leopards take centre stage - Iran (Islamic Republic)
After seven months of continuous efforts, “Leopard Theatre” is finally ready to go on stage in western
Iran. This project run by the Iranian Cheetah Society, is funded by a PTES worldwide continuation
grant, and aims to ensure the long term survival of the endangered Persian leopard.
leopard theatre by Sima Babrgir Oshtorankouh and Sefidkouh are the main protected areas in the
region, holding the last main populations of the leopards as well as their main prey, including Persian
ibex and Armenian mouflon. However, weak protection measures together with misunderstanding
about the leopards have boosted their disappearance in recent years. By using fun educational
workshops such as the Leopard Theatre it is hoped nomads and local people can change their attitudes and actions towards
these rare creatures.
+ info: http://www.ptes.org/index.php?news=173&dm_i=PAJ,Q2LG,3YSXRJ,23OV4,1
Signature-whistle production in undisturbed free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Proceedings of the Royal Society
Data from behavioural observations and acoustic recordings of free–ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were
analysed to determine whether signature whistles are produced by wild undisturbed dolphins, and how whistle production
varies with activity and group size. The study animals were part of a resident community of bottlenose dolphins near
Sarasota, Florida, USA. This community of dolphins provides a unique opportunity for the study of signature–whistle
production, since most animals have been recorded during capture–release events since 1975.
+ info: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/271/1543/1043.abstract?sid=57f33e11-1e2a-4354-8c8a791c53d94755
The International Fund For Animal Welfare (IFAW) : More than 200 elephants
slaughtered in Cameroon since January - massacre continues
Poachers have slaughtered at least 200 elephants for their tusks in Cameroon in a continuing
killing spree that began in mid-January.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) said an armed gang of
Sudanese poachers had killed the free roaming elephants in the Bouba Ndjida National Park in
northern Cameroon, near the border with Chad.
+ info: http://www.ifaw.org/ca/node/49066
Mars 2012 : le troupeau de bisons de la forêt primitive de Bialowieza se renforce Pologne
Les forestiers du parc national polonais de Bialowieza ont terminé le recensement annuel
des bisons européens, espèce rare et toujours en voie de disparition. Le troupeau a résisté
au froid des mois précédents et compte dorénavant 481 bisons, dont 58 nouveaux-nés.
Pour mémoire, 473 bisons, dont 73 veaux, étaient comptés dans la partie polonaise de la
forêt primitive de Bialowieza à la fin de l'année 2010, se partageant le territoire avec
d'autres espèces également rares : aigles, tarpans et lynx.
Additional Federal Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Designation on Private Working Forests Works Against Owls and
People - Washington Forest Protection Association - Washington State (USA)
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) released its proposed critical habitat designation for the Northern Spotted
Owl, doubling the amount of land from 6.9 million acres to nearly 14 million acres across three states (Oregon, Washington
and California), and for the first time includes nearly 2 million acres of state and private working forests. Critical habitat
designation is a regulatory mechanism to contribute to the conservation of threatened and endangered species. This is the
third time the Service has designated critical habitat since 1992. In Washington State alone, there are already more than 13
million acres of federal, state, tribal, county, and private lands with designated owl conservation measures. That is more
than three times the size of the state of Hawaii…
+ info: http://www.wfpa.org/workspace/files/nso-press-release-2-29-2012.pdf
Les savants russes "ont ressuscité" une plante vieille de 30.000 ans
Des biologistes russes, sous la conduite de David Gilitchinsky, de l'Institut des problèmes physico-chimiques et biologiques
des sols, à Pouchtchino ont décongelé avec succès les graines d'une plante de Sibérie, se trouvant dans un état de
congélation éternelle depuis environ 30.000 ans. Ils ont une première fois tenté de faire pousser des plantes à partir des
graines mais ont échoué. Ils ont réitéré l'expérience mais cette fois-ci en pots, sous une température et une lumière
contrôlées, à partir du tissu placentaire de la plante. Et cette fois, les graines ont bourgeonné. Les résultats sont publiés
dans la revue Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (les références de la publication se trouvent en bas de page).
Biodiversity
"Wild thing" event highlights industry interest in
sustainable sourcing - Nürnberg - Germany
More than 80 participants attended a special event organized
by the Institute of Marketecology (IMO) and the FairWild
Foundation during February's BioFach 2012—the World Organic
Trade Fair—entitled “Wild thing: I think I love you…Wild Plants
and the Herbal Industry.”
Those attending the “Wild thing” event in Nürnberg, Germany
included representatives of collection operations, traders and manufacturers of final products, NGOs, government agencies
and intergovernmental organizations.
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/3/2/wild-thing-event-highlights-industry-interest-in-sustainable.html
Common birds facing anthropogenic changes : assessing factors of vulnerability through the structure and
variations of the ecological niche
by Jean-Yves Barnagaud
UR EFNO - Ecosystèmes forestiers
Deciphering the processes by which human activities influence the diversity of ecological systems, at various temporal and
spatial scales, is at the foreground of research in conservation biology. The ecological niche appears in that respect as a
relevant conceptual interface. My work addresses the implications of the structure and variations of this interface for our
interpretation of the consequences of changes in landscapes, habitats and climatic conditions on biotic communities. I
examine this issue through the model of European common birds, for which large-scale data bases allow quantifying the
niche in a multivariate and multiscale way. My reasoning holds with three main results.
Karnataka gears up to fight wildlife crime - India
Seventy one forests officials met last week to examine methods for Strengthening Wildlife Law
Enforcement. The meeting, which took place over the weekend of 18-19th February at Anshi
Tiger Reserve, Dandeli in Karnataka, was organized by Karnataka Forest Department with
support from TRAFFIC India.
TRAFFIC provides training and inputs to a diverse group of officials working on wildlife
enforcement and other related issues.
A lack of adequate knowledge and skills was identified as a major gap among such officers,
and therefore building capacity has become a significant component of TRAFFIC India’s strategy to help curb illegal wildlife
trade in India.
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/2/27/karnataka-gears-up-to-fight-wildlife-crime.html
Invading Antarctica via Tourists, Scientists - Seeds hitchhiking on cold-weather
clothing, gear
Antarctic tourists and scientists may be inadvertently seeding the icy continent with invasive
species, a new study says.
Foreign plants such as annual bluegrass are establishing themselves on Antarctica, whose status
as the coldest and driest continent had long made it one of the most pristine environments on
Earth.
But a boom in tourism and research activities to the Antarctic Peninsula may be threatening the
continent's unique ecosystems, scientists say…
+ info: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120305-antarctica-invasive-species-environment-sciencetourists/
September 2012
The Commission invites entities registered in the European Union to present proposals for the
LIFE+ call for proposals 2012.
Biodiversity under threat in glacier-fed river systems
by Dean Jacobsen, Alexander M. Milner, Lee E. Brown & Olivier Dangles
Freshwater biodiversity is under threat across the globe, with climate change being a significant contributor. One impact of
climate change is the rapid shrinking of glaciers, resulting in a reduction in glacial meltwater contribution to river flow in
many glacierized catchments. These changes potentially affect the biodiversity of specialized glacier-fed river communities.
Perhaps surprisingly then, although freshwater biodiversity is a major conservation priority, the effects of shrinkage and
disappearance of glaciers on river biodiversity have hitherto been poorly quantified. Here we focus on macroinvertebrates
(mainly insect larvae) and demonstrate that local (α) and regional (γ) diversity, as well as turnover among reaches (βdiversity), will be consistently reduced by the shrinkage of glaciers. We show that 11–38% of the regional species pools,
including endemics, can be expected to be lost following complete disappearance of glaciers in a catchment, and steady
shrinkage is likely to reduce taxon turnover in proglacial river systems and local richness at downstream reaches where
glacial cover in the catchment is less than 5–30%. Our analysis demonstrates not only the vulnerability of local biodiversity
hotspots but also that extinction will probably greatly exceed the few known endemic species in glacier-fed rivers.
Biodiversity
+ info: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1435.html
Les Parcs naturels régionaux français s’inquiètent de la complexité des dispositifs et des mesures en faveur de
la biodiversité
Suite à la réunion du bureau du 29 février 2012 de la Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France, présidée par JeanLouis Joseph, une motion a été votée sur la question de la complexité des dispositifs et mesures en faveur de la biodiversité.
Les Parcs se sont exprimés pour une simplification et une meilleure lisibilité des politiques environnementales.
+ info: http://www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.fr/fr/approfondir/communique-presse.asp?op=_communique_details&id=1762
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Fête de la nature 2012 sur le thème des oiseaux
09 May - 13 May 2012 France
Organizers: Terre Sauvage et le Comité français de l'UICN
+ info: http://www.fetedelanature.com/
6ème Colloque international Cigogne noire : première annonce
21 September - 23 September 2012 Châlons en Champagne. France
Organizers: l'Office national des forêts et la Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux en France
Contact: ONF: Paul BROSSAULT – [email protected] et LPO : Nicolas GENDRE – [email protected]
+ info: http://www.onf.fr/++oid++1665/++conf++1131990331/@@display_event.html
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Architecture City Guide II - Tokyo - Japan
We recently came across an opportunity to work with a friend of ArchDaily to expand our Tokyo
Architecture City Guide that we could not pass up. Carlo Fumarola shared with us his knowledge and
photographs of Tokyo. Today, we bring you twelve buildings from his list.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/206560/architecture-city-guide-tokyo-ii/
Prizes - The history of the Pritzker Prize
Infographic about the history of the Pritzker Prize
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/212055/infographic-the-story-of-the-pritzker-prize/
AD Classics: The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption / Pietro Belluschi and PierLuigi Nervi - 1971 - San Francisco - California - USA
With the fascinating fusion of traditional Catholic faith and modern technology, the Cathedral of
St. Mary of the Assumption has become a distinct landmark in the cityscape of San Francisco.
Designed by architects Pietro Belluschi and Pier Luigi Nervi using what was considered the most
top of the line engineering, the form of the chapel attracts visitors from all parts of the world
and religious spectrum.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/207439/ad-classics-the-cathedral-of-st-mary-of-theassumption-pietro-belluschi-and-pier-luigi-nervi/
Cradle to Cradle - C2C - Building Charter
In the face of our planet’s daunting challenges, C2C promotes a positive vision of the future. It celebrates the abundance of
human creativity, culture and productivity, while rejecting the false dichotomy between human growth and environmental
health. C2C reframes design as a beneficial, regenerative force – eco-effective- abandoning the standard approach of
minimising the harm we inflict – eco-efficiency. The concept is based on these main design-principles: waste equals food –
eliminate the concept of waste; use current solar income; celebrate diversity and anticipate evolution.
+ info: http://c2carchitecture.org/wp-content/uploads/C2C_charter_EN.pdf
The totalitarian architecture : A research monograph of Bucarest's civic center - Romania
by Radu Petru Racolta
EVS - Environnement Ville Société
Bucharest's civic center is the main subjetc studied in detail in this thesis. It becomes gradually the base point which allows
us to draw parallels and comparisons with other projects built up under the totalitarian regime. The direct comparisons of
various architectural answers enabled us to highlight common points between the fact of building and it's consequences to
urban atmosphere. Beyond, more than helping to identify the totalitarian architecture, these comparisons lead up to
understand the intellectual exercise done by dictators. Indeed, it brings us to understand their way of imagining and
materializing their vision of the world. Architecture is the key dimension of understanding totalitarianism.
Built Heritage
The Choir Capitals of the Third Abbey Church at Cluny (Eleventh-Twelfth Century) : an Iconological Study Cluny (France)
by Sébastien Biay
CESCM - Centre d'Etudes Supérieures de Civilisation médiévale
This doctoral thesis provides an extended formal and iconological analysis of the celebrated choir capitals of Cluny III, now
installed in the Musée Farinier. The Cluny hemicycle capitals are considered to be one of the great artistic achievements of
the Romanesque period and have been the subject of numerous studies over the years. Several generations of art historians
have identified the capitals as representations of quarternities (i.e., the seasons, the winds, the virtues, liberal arts, the
rivers of paradise, and musicians). However, there has been no extended analysis of how the capitals' sculptural form may
shed light on their meaning. The present study intends to achieve this through an examination of the complex relationships
that bind together the sculpted foliage, figures, and inscriptions.
Lisbon Architecture School faces Closure - Portugal
Last May, Portugal became the third country within the 17-country eurozone in need of a financial
rescue to avoid bankruptcy, following Greece and Ireland. Unemployment within the country has
climbed up to 14.8 percent as the recession has brought harsh conditions to architects and
architecture students alike. Now, the prestigious Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University
of Lisbon (UTL), one that has fostered many great architects such as João Luis Carrilho da Graça
and Manuel Aires Mateus, may be forced to close its doors.
At the brink of financial disruption, the College will have no money to pay salaries in June if they do
not find a way to reduce costs and increase revenue. This is a hard task considering operating costs have already been
drastically cut. António Cruz Serra, who took over as dean about two months ago, believes the College is already “at the
threshold of survival.”
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/215681
EDA, Examples of Architecture, International review of architecture - Call for paper
The magazine EdA Examples of Architecture, with the requirement of 'peer review', was created to disseminate scientific
papers published by universities and research centers, in order to focus attention on the critical reading of the projects. The
intention is to create a place for a cultural debate on interdisciplinary topics, with the aim to investigate issues related to
different fields of study ranging from history, restoration, architectural and structural design, technology, landscape and the
city.
+ info: http://www.esempidiarchitettura.it/articoli.php?mod=oggetti&o_nome=articolo
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Exhibition - Taking Flight: Audubon and the World of Birds - Berkshire Museum
21 January - 17 June 2012 Pittsfield, Massachussetts. United States of America
Organizers: Berkshire Museum
+ info: http://berkshiremuseum.org/exhibitions/taking-flight-audubon-and-the-world-of-birds/
Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería y Arquitectura para la Reducción de Desastres
26 November - 30 November 2012 La Habana. Cuba
Organizers: El Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría
+ info: http://ccia.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/reddes/reddes2012
International Conference on East Asian Architectural Culture( EAAC 2012): CONVERGENCE IN DIVERGENCE:
Contemporary Challenges in East Asian Architectural Studies
10 December - 12 December 2012 Hong Kong. China
Organizers: University of Hong Kong
+ info: http://www.arch.cuhk.edu.hk/eaac2012.html
Call for papers - Second International Conference on Structures and Architecture - Structures of the XX Century:
architectural heritage and patrimonialization
24 July - 26 July 2013 Guimaraes. Portugal
Organizers: University of Minho
DEADLINE: 10 abr 2012
+ info: http://www.icsa2013.arquitectura.uminho.pt/
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Continent-wide response of mountain vegetation to climate change
Climate impact studies have indicated ecological fingerprints of recent global warming across a wide range of habitats1, 2.
Although these studies have shown responses from various local case studies, a coherent large-scale account on
temperature-driven changes of biotic communities has been lacking3, 4. Here we use 867 vegetation samples above the
treeline from 60 summit sites in all major European mountain systems to show that ongoing climate change gradually
transforms mountain plant communities. We provide evidence that the more cold- adapted species decline and the more
warm-adapted species increase, a process described here as thermophilization. At the scale of individual mountains this
general trend may not be apparent, but at the larger, continental scale we observed a significantly higher abundance of
thermophilic species in 2008, compared with 2001. Thermophilization of mountain plant communities mirrors the degree of
recent warming and is more pronounced in areas where the temperature increase has been higher. In view of the projected
climate change5, 6 the observed transformation suggests a progressive decline of cold mountain habitats and their biota.
Fragmented forests and grasslands: plant sensitivity to habitat loss
Source: Lindborg, R., Helm, A., Bommarco. R., et al. 2011. Effect of habitat area and isolation on plant trait distribution in
European forests and grasslands. Ecography. 34: 001-008.
A new study exploring the sensitivity of grassland and forest plants to decreasing habitat size and isolation in north-central
Europe concludes that an irreversible shift in the most dominant plant species may already be underway in forests and
grassland, where forests are more vulnerable than grasslands.
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/266na7.pdf
52 Tips for Biodiversity
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment
Personal author(s): Charlotte Degueldre, Claude Desmedt
ISBN: 978-92-79-18619-6
And we can all do more to help. We all have the power to help safeguard biodiversity and we need
everyone to join in. Everyone can make small changes in their daily habits without dramatically
affecting their lifestyles. These small changes, added together, can
help.
We hope that the tips in this handy guide will help you to make that difference. Eating local foods when they are in season,
reducing wasted water, composting food waste, or getting to know more about the animal and plant species that live in your
local areas…if everyone takes just some of these simple steps it will make a big difference in preserving natural resources for
future generations.
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/info/pubs/docs/brochures/biodiversity_tips/en.pdf
Rapport de l'UICN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature) sur la compensation
écologique : Etat des lieux et recommandations
Le Comité français de l’IUCN vient de publier une étude sur la mise en œuvre du principe de compensation
écologique. Intitulé « la compensation écologique, état des lieux et recommandations », ce rapport constitue
une contribution aux travaux du comité de pilotage national sur la séquence Éviter / Réduire / Compenser
mis en place en novembre 2010 par le Ministère de l’Ecologie.
Pour la mise en œuvre d’une démarche de compensation écologique efficace, le Comité propose dans ce
rapport 9 recommandations accompagnées de pistes d’actions pour faciliter leur application. Ces
recommandations visent à dépasser les limites identifiées par les professionnels et les pouvoirs publics. Le Comité retient
quatre limites en particulier : l’inexistence d’une méthodologie permettant d’estimer de façon rigoureuse le niveau de
compensation nécessaire, la difficulté de trouver les terrains adéquats pour la réalisation des actions de compensation, le
manque de moyens financiers et humains alloués au contrôle par les services de l’Etat des mesures compensatoires et le
manque d’outils permettant de capitaliser et de partager les connaissances.
+ info: http://www.uicn.fr/Propositions-pour-la-mise-en.html
Publication of the gorilla genome opens window onto human evolution
Nature 2012;483(7388):169-75.
The sequence of the gorilla genome is published today, completing the set for the living great
apes. The findings provide a unique perspective on our own origins and are an important
resource for research into human evolution and biology, as well as gorilla biology and
conservation.
While confirming that our closest relative is the chimpanzee, the research reveals that much of
the human genome more closely resembles the gorilla than it does the chimpanzee genome.
This is the first time scientists have been able to compare the genomes of all four living great apes: humans, chimpanzees,
gorillas and orang-utans…
+ info: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTVM054614.htm
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Lanzarote, a changing climate, the envirogrammic response
Allen, LJ and Smout, M (2011)
Lanzarote has firmly established the built environment as an active component in the rewriting of our experience of
landscape. Through the island’s careful governance of its unique and dramatic landscape it has acted as a model for
managing development in a sustainable manner and shown how landscape can be critical in providing a summarized or
abbreviated vision of nature’s complexity and beauty. As a whole island UNESCO Biospere Reserve Lanzarote benefits from
its association with UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme which informs governmental strategies towards the islands use
of its natural resources. However, its vulnerability to the effects of its changing climate threatens its unique biodiversity and
its ability to manage the consequences of mass tourism. In line with local artist and architect Cesar Manrique’s influential
attitudes towards the island’s architecture and landscape we aim to demonstrate by means of 3 design proposals how the
surrounding environment can be experienced as the architecture’s energy source.
+ info: http://www.nevadaart.org/modules/assets/pdf/LANZAROTE_ClimatePoster_F.pdf
FELLOWSHIPS - Appel à propositions de recherche - Gestion et impacts du changement climatique - Date limite
de candidature: 6 avril 2012
Le programme Gestion et impacts du changement climatique ( GICC), conduit depuis 1999 par le ministère de l’Écologie, du
Développement durable, du Transport et du Logement, contribue à développer les connaissances sur les impacts du
changement climatique et aider à formuler des politiques d’adaptation au changement climatique et d’atténuation des
émissions des gaz à effet de serre.
Le programme GICC a lancé son dixième appel à propositions de recherche sur les impacts du changement climatique, les
dommages ou les bénéfices qui en résultent, les actions et politiques d’atténuation et d’adaptation en réponse à ce
changement.
L’adaptation est le thème central de cet appel décliné selon deux axes :
* l'approche globale des stratégies et actions d’adaptation en s’appuyant sur les modèles et scénarios,
* les stratégies d'actions mises en place au niveau territorial pour faire face aux changements en évaluant leur efficacité à
travers la maîtrise des impacts, la réduction des vulnérabilités et en tenant compte des incertitudes.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/gestion-et-impacts-du-changementclimatique2
L'Allemagne supporte l'Afrique de l'ouest dans son combat face au changement climatique
Les agriculteurs et autres utilisateurs de terres doivent faire face à des défis environnementaux croissants, tel que le
changement climatique. En Afrique, l'utilisation des terres représente pour une majorité de la population un important
moyen de subsistance.
FELLOWSHIPS - ANR - Adaptation aux changements environnementaux en mer
Méditerranée - Date limite de candidature: 29 juin 2012
Cet ARP s’articule autour de deux axes :
* Réfléchir aux questions prioritaires de recherche et d’innovation pour la Méditerranée au
moins dans les dix prochaines années :
Les ressources biologiques, leurs fluctuations et leurs usages, notamment la pêche,
l’aquaculture et l’exploitation de la biodiversité.
Les risques naturels et la vulnérabilité des écosystèmes et des sociétés.
Les risques d’origine anthropique.
L’évolution des transports maritimes et de leurs impacts environnementaux.
Le développement touristique et l’impact sur la santé des écosystèmes et leur préservation.
L’identité culturelle maritime et la diversité de ses expressions dans les grandes zones socioculturelles et géographiques.
*Proposer des modes opératoires pour faciliter les coopérations dans le domaine de la recherche, de la formation et de
l’innovation.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/anr-adaptation-aux-changementsenvironnementaux-en-mer-mediterranee
Fiche d'actualité scientifique de l'Institut de recherche et développement (France) - Lac
Tchad : les riverains s’adaptent à la baisse des eaux (Décembre 2011)
La surface du lac Tchad, jadis l'un des plus grands du monde, a été divisée par dix depuis les
années 1960. L’assèchement progressif du lac est devenu emblématique du changement climatique
en cours. Si le niveau du lac a de tout temps fluctué, les modifications des modes de vie des
riverains n’en demeurent pas moins profondes aujourd’hui. Pour autant, comme vient de le montrer
une équipe franco-nigérienne associant l’IRD( 1), les habitants ont su s’adapter à ces
bouleversements de leur environnement. De pêcheurs ou éleveurs, ils sont devenus agriculteurs,
souvent tournés vers l’exportation. Les nouvelles terres émergées leur ont permis de développer des cultures de décrue très
productives telles que le maïs, le riz, le niébé… Dans la vallée de la rivière Komadougou Yobe, au Niger, ils ont même
entrepris la culture intensive du poivron, très rémunératrice bien que risquée.
Remettre le lac en eau, comme proposé dans le projet international Oubangui( 5), bouleverserait une nouvelle fois fortement
le système agricole, surtout si les fluctuations annuelles du niveau du lac disparaissaient.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/la-mediatheque/fiches-d-actualite-scientifique/392-lac-tchad-les-riverains-s-adaptent-a-la-baissedes-eaux
Biodiversité, cultures et changement climatique
Le changement climatique va avoir un fort impact sur l'agriculture, la fertilité des sols, la désertification. Trois travaux
médiatisés ce mois-ci auxquels ont participé des chercheurs espagnols apportent un éclairage sur ces impacts et proposent
des solutions pour les prévenir.
WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) Information System (WIS)
The WMO Information system (WIS) is the single coordinated global infrastructure responsible for the telecommunications
and data management functions. It is the pillar of the WMO strategy for managing and moving weather, climate and water
information in the 21st century. WIS provides an integrated approach suitable for all WMO Programmes to meet the
requirements for routine collection and automated dissemination of observed data and products, as well as data discovery,
access and retrieval services for all weather, climate, water and related data produced by centres and Member countries in
the framework of any WMO Programme.
+ info: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/WIS/index_en.html
Ouch ouch ouch glaciers are melting. A fantastic play to educate youth for sustainable
development
In December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 57/254 to put in
place a United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), spanning the
years 2005 to 2014. UNESCO was designated as the lead agency for the Decade. The overall goal
of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development is the integration of the principles,
values, and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/about-this-office/single-view/news/
ouch_ouch_ouch_glaciers
Landscape fire smoke contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide, new research suggests
Worldwide, smoke from landscape fires contributed to an average of 339,000 deaths per year between 1997 and 2006,
according to new research published in Environmental Health Perspectives and released today during the Annual Meeting of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia were the hardest hit by fire-smoke deaths, with an estimated annual average of
157,000 and 110,000 deaths, respectively, attributable to landscape fire smoke exposure, said researcher Fay Johnston, who
represented a global team at the 2012 AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada.
+ info: http://www.sciencecodex.com/landscape_fire_smoke
Sols et changement climatique : plus connectés qu'on ne le pense
Les émissions de dioxyde de carbone dans l'atmosphère, nocives pour le climat ne découlent pas uniquement des rejets de
l'industrie, du transport ou des ménages domestiques. Les sols sont également d'immenses réservoirs de carbone. Que les
sols soient des sources de gaz à effet de serre dépend en grande partie de la stabilisation de la matière organique dans le
sol.
European Investment Bank makes EUR 250 million loan to China for forestry projects contributing to climate
change mitigation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 250 million loan to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for forestry
projects that contribute to climate change mitigation through carbon sinking and avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions.
The China Forestry Framework Loan (CFFL) was signed by Mrs Magdalena Álvarez Arza, Vice-President of the EIB, and Mr Li
Yong, Minister of Finance.
The proposed CFFL would be a multi-investment scheme under which the Bank would support several individual forestry
projects across China that contribute to the forestry programme (12th Five Year Plan) of the People’s Republic of China and
that have the following two objectives: (i) environmental and biodiversity preservation and improvement, (ii) climate change
adaptation and mitigation.
+ info: http://www.eib.org/projects/press/2012/2012-030-china-eur-250-million-loan-for-forestry-projects.htm
Classic Maya civilization collapse related to modest rainfall reductions
A new study reports that the disintegration of the Maya civilization may have been related to relatively
modest reductions in rainfall.
The study was led by Professors Martín Medina-Elizalde of the Yucatan Center for Scientific Research in
Mexico and Eelco Rohling of the University of Southampton in the UK.
The study combines records of past climate changes from stalagmites and shallow lakes to model 40 per
cent reductions in summer rainfall and reduced tropical storm activity over the region. The work is
published in the leading scientific journal Science.
+ info: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2012/feb/12_28.shtml
L'érosion des roches : un rôle plus important que prévu dans les changements climatiques
L’érosion chimique des roches par le dioxyde de carbone dissous dans l’eau de pluie n’a jamais été prise en compte jusqu’à
présent dans les modèles d’évolution future du climat. Pourtant, des chercheurs du laboratoire Géosciences environnement
Toulouse (CNRS / IRD / UPS), en collaboration avec le Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement (CNRS /
CEA / UVSQ) et l'université de Bergen (Norvège), ont pour la première fois démontré son importante réactivité : plus le taux
de dioxyde de carbone augmente dans l’atmosphère, plus ce puits de carbone s’intensifie, accélérant la dissolution des
roches. Ces travaux suggèrent qu’il faudrait intégrer ce mécanisme dans toute modélisation de l’évolution future du climat.
Ils font l’objet d’une publication dans la revue Nature Climate Change du mois de mars 2012.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/environnement/sols-hydrosphere-et-biosphere-continentales/l-erosion-des-roches-un-roleplus-importan
Hommes et hyènes face aux recompositions des communautés d'Ongulés (MIS 5-3) : Éléments pour un cadre
paléoécologique des sociétés du Paléolithique moyen et supérieur ancien d'Europe de l'Ouest
by Emmanuel Discamps
PACEA - de la Préhistoire à l'Actuel, Cultures, Environnement, Anthropologie
In Europe, climate is often considered as a key factor in explaining the events of the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition (e.
g. Neandertal extinction, development of innovations characteristic of "modern" behavior). However, the exact impact of
Upper Pleistocene global climatic changes on terrestrial ecosystems is still poorly documented. This study proposes to place
the evolutionary history of hominids from MIS 5 to 3 (before, during and after the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition)
within a paleoenvironmental and paleoecological context. Reconstruction of past terrestrial communities is here performed
both on an ecosystem scale (changes in herbivore communities, fluctuations of ungulate biomass, paleodemography of cave
hyenas) and on an intra-guild scale (interspecific competition between hominids and hyenas). This multi-scaled study is
permitted through taphonomic, spatial and paleoecological analyses of two hyena dens with traces of human occupation
(Camiac and La Chauverie), coupled with analyses of several databases of archeological and paleontological sites with a wide
array of methods (archeostratigraphy, GIS, Bayesian and multivariate statistics).
Le programme brésilien en Antarctique semble menacé
La base brésilienne, Comandante Ferraz située sur l'île du Roi-George (Shetland du Sud) au nord de la péninsule Antarctique
a été détruite par un incendie le 25 Février. Les scientifiques menaient des recherches sur les écosystèmes côtiers et marins,
sur les effets du changement climatique et ses conséquences pour la planète. Selon Jefferson Simões de l'Université Fédérale
du Rio Grande Do Sul, 40% du programme a été perdu par cet incident.
The Upper Rhine Graben alluvial aquifer: functionning and vulnerability under climate change conditions
by Charlotte Thierion
This Phd focuses on the hydrogeological modelling of the upper Rhine graben alluvial aquifer. This hydrosystem of regional
importance is located in the French-German part of the Rhine basin. The aquifer is characterized by important river-aquifer
interactions which have not been accurately quantified due to their high variations over space and time. The hydrogeological
model developed with the MODCOU software includes the plain where the aquifer lies, as well as mountainous catchments
characterized by heavy precipitations and subsurface flow towards the Rhine alluvial aquifer. The sensitivity of the model to
several hydrodynamic parameters was tested, and statistical analysis of simulated and observed piezometric heads and river
flows allowed estimating that rivers infiltration accounts for more than three quarters of the water table recharge.
+ info: http://pastel.archives-ouvertes.fr/pastel-00667218
L'Arctique et la recherche arctique en Suède
La collaboration franco-suédoise dans le domaine polaire est en train de se développer, notamment dans les régions
subpolaires où les deux pays disposent d'une expertise complémentaires du nord au sud. Le service scientifique de
l'ambassade de France a organisé une école d'été franco-suédoise interdisciplinaire pour les deux instituts polaires en juin
2010 sur le thème des environnements subpolaire suivie d'une conférence à destination d'un public majoritairement
scientifique sur l'Union européenne et l'Arctique en mai 2011.
+ info: http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/rapports/smm12_005.htm
Un nouvel âge de glace évité ?
C'est ce que suggèrent des recherches menées par l'équipe du Dr Luke Skinner et du professeur David Hodell, du
département des sciences de la Terre de l'Université de Cambridge, en collaboration avec le Professeur Chronis Tzedakis de
l'University College London. Elles montrent que, sans le réchauffement du climat induit par les émissions croissantes de gaz
à effet de serre (GES) dues à l'homme, la Terre aurait pu connaître une nouvelle glaciation au cours du prochain millénaire.
Multistability and critical thresholds of the Greenland ice sheet
By Alexander Robinson, Reinhard Calov & Andrey Ganopolski
Recent studies have focused on the short-term contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea-level rise, yet little is known
about its long-term stability. The present best estimate of the threshold in global temperature rise leading to complete
melting of the ice sheet is 3.1 °C (1.9–5.1 °C, 95% confidence interval) above the preindustrial climate, determined as the
temperature for which the modelled surface mass balance of the present-day ice sheet turns negative. Here, using a fully
coupled model, we show that this criterion systematically overestimates the temperature threshold and that the Greenland
ice sheet is more sensitive to long-term climate change than previously thought…
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Exhibition - The Canary Project - Landscapes of Climate Change-Nevada Museum of Art
07 January - 29 April 2012 Reno, Nevada. United States of America
Organizers: Nevada Museum of Art
+ info: http://www.nevadaart.org/exhibitions/detail?eid=211
Supporting indigenous knowledge at the Planet Under Pressure international scientific conference
26 March - 29 March 2012 London. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: UNESCO and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
+ info: http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/pup_session.asp?19173
Ocean and climate change : variations in the ocean circulation
30 March 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Colleège de France
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/files/pariscdf30mars2012.pdf
4th AMMA (African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Measures) International Conference 2012
02 July - 06 July 2012 Toulouse. France
Organizers: African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Measures Community (AMMA)
+ info: http://amma-conf2012.ipsl.fr/
Publications
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE : LES NOUVELLES SIMULATIONS FRANÇAISES POUR LE PROCHAIN RAPPORT DU
GIEC
La communauté climatique française réunissant principalement le CNRS, le CEA, Météo-France, l’UPMC et l’UVSQ
(notamment à travers l’IPSL [1] , le CNRM [2] et le CERFACS [3] ) vient de terminer un important exercice de simulations du
climat passé et futur à l’échelle globale. Ces nouvelles données confirment les conclusions du dernier rapport du GIEC [ 4]
(2007) pour ce qui est des changements de températures et de précipitations à venir. En particulier, elles annoncent à
l’horizon 2100, pour le scénario le plus sévère, une hausse de 3,5 à 5 °C des températures, et pour le plus optimiste, une
augmentation de 2 °C. Mis à disposition de la communauté internationale, ce travail sera utilisé par le GIEC pour établir son
prochain rapport, à paraître en 2013. Il donne des indications et des tendances sur le climat futur à l’horizon 2100 mais
également, fait nouveau, sur les trente prochaines années.
+ info: http://www.ipsl.fr/Actualites/Actualites-scientifiques/Changement-climatique-les-nouvelles-simulations-francaisespour-le-prochain-rapport-du-GIEC2
Changement climatique : enjeux et perspectives au Maghreb (CD-ROM)
UNESCO Office Rabat
ISBN: 978-99548068-4-5; 978-9954-523-00-1
Année : 2010
Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du plan d’action de l’équipe spéciale intersectorielle (CI/SC) chargée de
la problématique sur le changement climatique, le Bureau de l’UNESCO à Rabat a procédé à la réalisation
d’un kit sur le changement climatique au Maghreb. Cet ouvrage dévoile l’état des lieux et les perspectives
par rapport à l’évolution et au changement climatique dans la région du Maghreb (Algérie, Maroc,
Mauritanie et Tunisie), présenté par différents experts du domaine. Il s’adresse à tous les acteurs gouvernementaux, mais
aussi aux experts internationaux et régionaux du changement climatique, aux collectivités locales et régionales, aux ONG qui
œuvrent dans cette région et à la société civile.
+ info: https://asp.zone-secure.net/v2/index.jsp?id=747/937/8664&lng=fr
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Obituary - Lee Adler, former president of the Historic Savannah Foundation, dies at
88 - Savannah - Georgia - USA
Lee Adler II was never content with saving Savannah's historic homes and buildings one at a
time. In 1959, he found a way to spare entire city blocks and neighborhoods from the
wrecking ball that changed the way preservation groups did business — not just in Georgia,
but across the nation. Adler died Sunday at age 88, said Matt Weeks of Fox & Weeks Funeral
Directors. A cause of death was not immediately available.
House of the Chancellor - Huangcheng (China)
This House of the Chancellor in Huangcheng is the home of Chen Tingjing, the Wenyuange
Academician and Minister of Personnel of the Qing Dynasty, who was once a teacher of the
Emperor Kangxi and the editor-in-chief of the Dictionary Kangxi Zidian. As an eminent
chancellor, he served as a helper of the emperor for half a century.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, from the Chen family there emerged 41 students of the royal
academy, 19 winners of the provincial examination and 9 winners of the state examination, 6
academicians, and 38 officials and 33 poets. The emperor Qianlong wrote a couplet to the
family to praise all these successful persons…
+ info: http://www.hcxf.cn/English/index.asp
HELM (Historic Environment-Local Management) Newsletter January 2012 - United Kingdom
Local government have a huge role to play in the preservation and protection of our historic environment. Not only do
authorities own and run large parts of our heritage, but they also have key roles to play in ensuring that is protected both
through direct conservation and by making sure that new developments are built and designed to fit sympathetically into
their surroundings. That is why English Heritage established HELM.
HELM (Historic Environment Local Management) provides accessible information, training and guidance to decision makers in
local authorities, regional agencies and national organisations whose actions affect the historic environment. The HELM
programme was set up by English Heritage in 2004 with the aim of working with key partners to provide the tools to manage
change in the historic environment with increased skill and confidence.
+ info: http://www.helm.org.uk/server/show/nav.19718
EUROCLIO (European Association of History Educators) Newsletter January 2012
Every month EUROCLIO will release a new edition of the newsletter through our network. As a receiver of the EUROCLIO
Newsletter you can share your news with the others in our network. If you would like to do so, we would like to invite you to
send your contributions to us at [email protected]. You can find the rules on format are every new item should be no longer
then 10 lines of text accompanied with a picture and next deadline will be 20th of February 2012. Thank you in advance for
your contributions.
+ info: http://euroclio.eu/new/index.php?option=com_acymailing
"Uncomfortable Architectural Heritage of Socialism" - International Conference
15 March - 17 March 2012 Berlin. Germany
Organizers: The conference is organised by students of the postgraduate degree “European Cultural Heritage” at the
European University Viadrina in cooperation with the German Historical Museum and the state office for monument
protection in Berlin.
+ info: http://heritage-conference.comyr.com/?lang=en
Cultural Heritage
CULTURE/COMMISSION: 2012 to boost cooperation between China and EU (European Union)
2012 was designated as the EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue by the leaders of both communities at the EUChina
Summit in 2010. Among others, the main objective of this year is to promote and strengthen intercultural dialogue and
mutual understanding between the EU and China through cultural exchanges. The EU-China Year will cover not only activities
in various cultural sectors (performing arts, music, cultural heritage, translation, new media, etc.), but also in related fields
within people-to-people dialogue which contribute to mutual understanding and civil society exchanges, in particular
education, research, multilingualism and youth. The opening ceremony of the Year will be held in Brussels on 1st February
2012, hosted by Commissioner Vassiliou and Chinese Minister of Culture Cai Wu.
A conference will be held on 2nd February: based on cooperation projects supported by the EC, it will aim to discuss the
promotion of mutual understanding between the EU and China. The conference will gather stakeholders from all Member
States and from China including policy-makers, artists, intellectuals, cultural institutions, etc.
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/eu-china/intercultural-dialogue-2012_en.htm
CULTURE/ COMMISSION : Denmark and Cyprus for the European Capital of Culture 2017
Denmark and Cyprus are the two Member States hosting the European Capital of Culture event in 2017. The selection board
responsible for evaluating the applications for Denmark met on 25th November 2011 and recommended that Aarhus and
Sønderborg should be preselected for the title. The selection panel appointed to assess the cities applying to be European
Capital of Culture in 2017 for Cyprus recommended that Nicosia and Paphos are preselected as the Cypriot contenders. The
panel's decision was announced in Cyprus on 22nd December by Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for
Education and Culture. The preselected cities for Denmark and Cyprus will now flesh out and complete their applications by
the summer of 2012 for the second and final selection round. The key to a successful programme remains, above all, the
European dimension, the active participation of citizens, and a clear idea of the long-term cultural and social benefits the city
wishes to achieve…
+ info: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1458&type=HTML
COOPERA CULTURA
Recursos en red para un mejor diseño de proyectos de cooperación cultural en Iberoamérica es
una plataforma con información, documentación, asesoramiento, normativas y experiencias de
cooperación cultural a escala iberoamericana para mejorar cuantitativa y cualitativamente la
calidad e impacto de los proyectos de cooperación, desarrollar experiencias y crear sinergias.
Se trata, por tanto, de un amplio conjunto de recursos en red al servicio de los agentes
culturales: desde recomendaciones de sostenibilidad a alternativas de financiación, entrevistas a expertos, estudios de caso
… y mucho más.
+ info: www.gestioncultural.org/
European Union CULTURE/ COMMISSION: Launch of public consultation for revision of directive on cultural
heritage
The Commission launched in 2012 a public consultation on a possible revision of the directive on the return of cultural goods.
Europe's cultural heritage is protected by national law in EU countries – and by European law, such as Council Directive 93/7/
EEC of 15 March 1993 on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State. The
Directive enables EU member countries to return cultural goods classed as "national treasures" that had been unlawfully
removed from their territory and are located in another EU country. Reports evaluating the effectiveness of Directive 93/7/
EEC have demonstrated that the system does not work as well as it should. This consultation is the next stage in the process
of evaluating Directive 93/7/EEC. It will enable the national authorities responsible for protecting cultural goods and other
interested parties to give their opinion about the most effective way of ensuring the return of national treasures unlawfully
removed. In the light of this consultation and the evaluation of the Directive in general, the Commission will, if appropriate,
put forward a proposal to revise the Directive. All public authorities and other interested parties are warmly encouraged to
make their voice heard by 5 March 2012.
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemlongdetail.cfm
ICCROM eNews January 2012
ICCROM e-News is a monthly electronic news digest featuring links to items on recent ICCROM activities, forthcoming
courses and news of ICCROM programmes.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/e-news_sub_en.asp
Panel: protección del patrimonio cultural en el Caribe en la Feria Internacional del
Libro Cuba 2012 - La Habana (Cuba)
Especialistas de la Oficina Regional de Cultura para América Latina y el Caribe de la UNESCO
condujeron este sábado 18 de febrero en la fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña el panel
“Fortalecimiento de capacidades para la protección y salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural en el
Caribe”, como parte de las actividades desarrolladas en el marco de la 21ª Feria Internacional
del Libro Cuba 2012, el evento editorial más importante del país.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/es/media-services/single-view/news/sesiona_panel
Call for support of online petition - Cultural heritage research must be included in the 8th EU Framework
Programme for Research and Innovation (HORIZON 2020)
By Paulo B. Lourenço on behalf of FACH
Professor. University of Minho, Portugal
Dear Colleague, In the proposal of the European Commission for the 8th EU Framework Programme for Research and
Innovation, HORIZON 2020 cultural heritage has been omitted completely, thus taking away all the funds previously
Cultural Heritage
available for research in this field. This decision has serious consequences, since the whole basis for the conservation of
cultural heritage in Europe will be eliminated, probably for many years to come.
Against this background, members of the Focus Areas Cultural Heritage (FACH) of the European Construction Technology
Platform (ECTP) have taken action for an online petition to be addressed to the European Parliament and the European
Council in order to plead strongly for the inclusion of cultural heritage research in HORIZON 2020.
In signing this petition, the cultural heritage research community requests the EU to acknowledge fully its responsibilities,
now and in the future, to put cultural heritage research back high on its agenda and to address the topic appropriately in the
next Framework Programme. Please support this petition with your vote to ensure further promotion of cultural heritage
research and also forward this link to your personal network.
+ info: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cultural-heritage-research_8th-framework-programme/
1927 Romanesque “Cistern” Re-Discovered Under Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston - Texas - USA
Houston, Texas’s first reservoir, built in 1927 near Buffalo Bayou Park, is no exception. This is another one
of those exceptional neglected spaces within a developed city that holds the potential to be transformed
into “landscape infrastructure”, as referred to by Kevin Shanley, CEO of SWA Group, the Landscape
Architecture firm working on the park’s current 2.3-mile upgrade from Shepherd-to-Sabine, an extension to
the Sabine-to-Bagby stretch.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211418/romanesque-cistern-re-discovered-under-buffalo-bayou-park-inhouston/
Parisian Theaters by Franck Bohbot - Paris - France
French photographer Franck Bohbot has shared with us a series of photographs based on the
interiors of historical Parisian theaters. Bohbot strived to capture the cultural life of the
architecture with the absence of people, paying homage to the empty theater. Naked, the
photographs reveal a sense of grandeur and intimacy.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/202957/parisian-theaters-by-franck-bohbot/
La Lettre de l'EPA (Ecole du Patrimoine Africain, Porto-Novo,Bénin) n°23 - Janvier-mars 2012
Le dossier de ce numéro est consacré au projet de renforcement du Réseau des Etablissements Culturels de l'Afrique de
l'Ouest (RECAO). Vous trouverez également des activités récentes menées par l'EPA ainsi que des nouvelles d'ici et d'ailleurs
qui viendront compléter ce tableau qui, nous l'espérons, vous plaira.
Nous ne saurions terminer sans remercier tous les partenaires qui soutiennent et accompagnent l'EPA dans sa mission : «
contribuer au développement socio-économique des pays et peuples africains, à travers la conservation et la valorisation de
leurs patrimoines culturels ».
+ info: http://www.epa-prema.net/documents/lettre/lalettre23-2012.htm
New for 2012: part-time Master's degree in Historic Environment at the University of Cambridge - United
Kingdom
A new, part-time Master of Studies (MSt) in Historic Environment is being offered by the University of Cambridge Institute of
Continuing Education for 2012-14.
This unique postgraduate degree connects archaeological theory and research with modern policy and practice in the
management and conservation of landscapes, parks and gardens. It will provide a robust and applied qualification for the
historic environment sector.
+ info: http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=3789&ref=postgrad
Horizon 2020 & Cultural Heritage Research: Europa Nostra calls for urgent lobbying action
Europa Nostra urges all heritage stakeholders in Europe to support the campaign for the inclusion of cultural
heritage research in the future EU 8th Framework Pogramme for Research and Innovation: Horizon 2020.
Running from 2014 to 2020 with an €80 billion budget, the EU’s new programme for research and innovation
is part of the drive to create new growth and jobs in Europe.
Regretfully, cultural and natural heritage is not mentioned explicitly in the European Commission proposal,
leaving room for serious fears of a possible complete omission of this subject area from future EU funding and
related calls for project proposals…
+ info: http://www.europanostra.org/news/210/
Villa Medici: Room of the Birds restored - Rome (Italy)
In order to restore the splendour of the 16th-century Renaissance palace, a full restoration of
the building of the villa is necessary. The restorations of the years 2000s helped to find the
ivory white colour the villa used to have, fitting the marble of antique sculptures, witnessed by
paintings from Gaspar van Wittel. The current reorganisation of the gardens follows the lead of
restoring the pleasant place of the Renaissance.
+ info: http://villamedici.it/en/history/2/restauration
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage. Abu Dhabi
(United Arab Emirates) 12-15 March 2012
At its 35th session (Paris, 2011), and within the wider framework of the revisions to the Operational
Guidelines (Chapter 89 and footnote to Chapter 89 of the Operational Guidelines), the World Heritage
Committee (Decision 35 COM 13) reiterated “its request to the World Heritage Centre, in cooperation
with the Advisory Bodies, to organize an expert meeting to reflect on the integrity of cultural properties
and to seek extrabudgetary funding to support the organization of this meeting”…
Cultural Heritage
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/833
Inherit 53 - Heritage Victoria Newsletter - Victoria (Australia)
Heritage Council of Victoria provides the highest level of legal protection for cultural heritage places and objects in Victoria.
As an independent statutory authority, Heritage Council of Victoria is the State's main decision-making body on cultural (nonIndigenous) heritage issues. 10 members are appointed by the Governor-in-Council upon the recommendation of the
Minister for Planning. Heritage Council of Victoria receives professional advice and administrative support from Heritage
Victoria, and both organisations work together on a range of committees. The newsletter is available as PDF download or
subscribe [email protected] and receive as a monthly email.
+ info: http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/heritage/publications-and-research/inherit-newsletter
Journée scientifique internationale : Formations culturelles de la Nation en Equateur
et au Mexique - Instituto Cultural de México. Paris, France (9 mars 2012)
Malgré la distance géographique et temporelle, les confluences politiques, culturelles et
littéraires de Benjamín Carrión et de l’intellectuel mexicain José Vasconcelos autour de la
construction nationaliste d’une culture métisse latino-américaine sont significatives.
Vasconcelos et Carrión non seulement se rejoignaient sur la défense du métissage culturel
comme politique d’intégration nationale, mais aussi sur leur condition même de fonctionnaires
de l’Etat qui les amena à devenir, dans leur pays respectif, les mécènes officiels des arts
plastiques, de la littérature et de l’éducation publique. En outre, ces deux penseurs partageaient une vision très proche du
rôle de l’intellectuel latino-américain au XXe siècle.
Ce symposium est organisé avec le soutien du Ministère de la Culture de lÉquateur, l’Ambassade du Mexique en France et l
Ámbassade de lÉquateur en France.
+ info: http://mexiqueculture.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/program-colloq.pdf
The Nordic Centre of Heritage Learning: conférence de printemps - Östersund, Suède - 8-9 février 2012
Le Centre nordique d'apprentissage du patrimoine NCK tiendra sa conférence de printemps les 8 et 9 février à Östersund en
Suède. L'organisation, qui favorise l'apprentissage transversal au-delà des frontières physiques et mentales, consacrera cet
événement à discuter des possibilités, avantages et limites de la notion d'apprentissage transversal. La conférence est
destinée aux personnes s'intéressant à l'apprentissage qui se produit dans les archives, les musées, les galeries et les sites
historiques. La directrice d'Interarts Mercedes Gionivazzo fait partie des intervenants internationaux, avec une
communication sur les défis et perspectives de la politique européenne de la culture.
+ info: http://www.nckultur.org/en/
Exploration en réalité virtuelle des 200 plus beaux monuments historiques français - Centre des monumlents
nationaux (CMN) - France
Le Centre des Monuments Historiques de Paris propose un formidable site de découverte des joyaux du patrimoine : Monum.
L’exploration en réalité virtuelle donne à voir sous toutes les coutures ces édifices renommés.
+ info: http://cursus.edu/institutions-formations-ressources/formation/12300/exploration-realite-virtuelle-des-200-plus/
Construction of a women's dyeing factory in Bamako - Mali
Women in Mali have developed over the last decades specific skills in terms of textile dyeing.
This activity provides many employment opportunities for women, as their production is being
exported all throughout the sub-region. However, since chemical dyeing products are being
used and polluted waste water released in water drainage canals or in the Niger River, this
activity entails water pollution and raises serious health hazards for women.
Christchurch, one year after the earthquake - New Zealand
In New Zealand on 22 February 2011 the Canterbury region, including Christchurch, suffered a 6.3
magnitude earthquake in which 185 people died and many were injured.
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission of inquiry will report on the causes of building failure as a
result of the earthquakes as well as the legal and best-practice requirements for buildings in New Zealand
Central Business Districts. The inquiry began in May 2011. The Commission's final report will be delivered to
the Governor-General by 12 November 2012.
+ info: http://canterbury.royalcommission.govt.nz/
Record of the 18th UNESCO General Conference - Resolutions - 1974
The Records of the eighteenth session of the General Conference are printed in four volumes:
The present volume, containing the Resolutions adopted by the Conference and the list of officers of the General Conference
and of the Commissions and Committees (Volume 1);
The volume Reports, which contains the reports of the Programme Commission, the Administrative Commission and the
Legal Committee (Volume 2);
The volume Proceedings, which contains the verbatim records of plenary meetings and the list of participants (Volume 3);
The volume Index, containing a subject index to all the documentation of the Conference (including working documents
which are not reprinted in the Records), an index of speakers in plenary meetings, the time-table of meetings and the list of
documents (Volume 4).
Round table "Rescuing Latin American cultural heritage" - Malaga, Spain ( 19 March 2012)
Cultural Heritage
In the framework of the celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Andalusian Institute of
Cultural Heritage (IAPH) is organising a round table meeting taking place on 19th March 2012 in Málaga, Spain.
Specialists in the field of cultural heritage, architects, archaeologists, cultural managers, ethnologists, art historians, etc. will
discuss the development of cultural policies in Latin America after the adoption of the World Heritage Convention. The round
table will reflect upon steps taken by different Latin America countries to recognise their heritage values and specifically the
work done by the Regional Project of Cultural Heritage organised by UNESCO and the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) between 1976 and 1995.
BEATLES HOMES CELEBRATED WITH GRADE II LISTING - Liverpool (United Kingdom)
Today Paul McCartney and John Lennon's childhood homes in Liverpool have been listed at Grade
II, celebrating the huge cultural and historic associations that the two houses have as the place
where The Beatles composed and rehearsed many of their early hits. They were listed by the
Tourism and Heritage Minister, John Penrose, on the advice of English Heritage.
+ info: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/beatles-homes-celebrated-with-grade-iilisting/
Researchers in Florence may have discovered lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci Florence - Italy
Researchers may have discovered traces of a lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci by poking a
probe through cracks in a 16th-century fresco painted on the wall of one of Florence's most
famous buildings. The latest findings Monday still leave much mystery in the hunt for the
"Battle of Anghiari," a wall mural painted by Leonardo in Florence's storied Palazzo Vecchio,
and possibly hidden behind a fresco done by Giorgio Vasari decades later. The hunt for the
unfinished mural has captivated art historians for centuries, and took on fresh impetus in the
last years with the employment of state-of-art scientific tools.
city.
Agenda
"Uncomfortable Architectural Heritage of Socialism" - International Conference
15 March - 17 March 2012 Berlin. Germany
Organizers: The conference is organised by students of the postgraduate degree “European Cultural Heritage” at the
European University Viadrina in cooperation with the German Historical Museum and the state office for monument
protection in Berlin.
+ info: http://heritage-conference.comyr.com/?lang=en
First meeting of the South-East European regional Centers of excellence for the safeguarding of cultural
heritage
23 March 2012 Zadar. Croatia
Organizers: UNESCO Venice Office
Contact: Anthony Krause at [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/culture-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]
=5860&cHash=1b4267e49b
EUROCLIO Annual Conference on History, Heritage and Citizenship Education
01 April - 07 April 2012 Antalya. Turkey
Organizers: The Conference is co-organized by EUROCLIO, the Turkish History Educators Association, and UNESCO-Turkey,
generously sponsored by the Comenius and Grundtvig Programmes of the European Union.
+ info: http://euroclio.eu/new/index.php/2012-antalya-turkey
International Day of Monuments and Sites 2012
International
18 April 2012 -Organizers: The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
+ info: http://www.icomos.org/fr/component/content/article/9-uncategorised/414-18-avril-2012-18-april-2012
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Heritage Studies: Stories in the making
28 April 2012 Cambridge. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: University of Cambridge Division of Archaeology's Heritage Research Group
Contact: Meghan Bowe at [email protected]
+ info: http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/heritage-seminar/chs13/Home.html
High-Tech Heritage: How are Digital Technologies Changing Our Views of the Past? - Umass
02 May - 04 May 2012 Amherst, Massachusetts. United States of America
Organizers: The University of Massachusetts
Contact: Angela Labrador - [email protected]
+ info: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/hightechheritage
Forum on Heritage in a Developing World - Focus on Asia
03 May 2012 New York City, New York State. United States of America
Organizers: Global Heritage Fund
+ info: http://globalheritagefund.org/onthewire/blog/asia_society_hong_kong_center
The Jews of Lebanon - Identity and Heritage
15 May 2012 Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District. Israel
Organizers: The Dahan Center for Culture, Society and Education in the Sephardic Heritage Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan
+ info: http://www1.biu.ac.il/File/news/file_biu_12_02_29_14_25.pdf
Jornada Patrimonio cultural y Derechos Humanos - San Cristobal de Las Casas
29 May 2012 Chiapas. Mexico
Organizers: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, el Instituto de investigaciones antropológicas y PROIMMSE
Contact: Dra. Marion Woynar - [email protected]
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/PROIMMSE.pdf
European Heritage Congress Europa Nostra 2012
30 May - 02 June 2012 Lisbon. Portugal
Organizers: Europa Nostra with the assistance of Centro Nacional de Cultura
+ info: http://www.europanostra.org/lisbon
15th annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium "Confluence of Cultures: World Heritage in the Americas"
31 May - 02 June 2012 San Antonio, Texas. United States of America
Organizers: US/ICOMOS
Contact: Donald G. Jones, [email protected]
+ info: http://www.usicomos2012.com/
YOCOCU 2012 - Youth in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
18 June - 20 June 2012 Antwerpen. Belgium
Organizers: YOCOCU
+ info: http://www.yococu.com/
Cultural Heritage and Information Technologies. Museum as an information system - ADIT-2012
19 June - 22 June 2012 Petrozavodsk. Russian Federation
Organizers: Kizhi State Open Air Museum
Contact: Kassianow Sergey ([email protected]) or Babushkina Galina ([email protected])
+ info: http://www.digitalmeetsculture.net/article/cultural-heritage-and-information-technologies-museum-as-aninformation-system/
Cultural Heritage Management and Indigenous Cultures
01 July - 08 July 2012 Florence. Italy
Organizers: Promo Florence Events
Promoter: The University of Queensland, School of Social Science and Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, Florence - Italy
+ info: http://www.lifebeyondtourism.org/wp-content/themes/k2/workshop/dett_workshop.asp?id_work=373
Contested histories and the parameters of resistance
03 July 2012 York. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: University of York
Cultural Heritage
+ info: http://contestedhistories.blogspot.com/
The Annual Conference of the Global Studies Association: Globalizing Cultures and Identities: Sport, Lifestyle,
Heritage
05 July - 07 July 2012 Manchester. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Manchester Metropolitan University
+ info: http://www.globalstudiesassociation.org/11th-gsa-conference-2012/
Call for Papers seminário Conservação do Patrimônio no Brasil: Teoria & Practica
20 August - 22 August 2012 Olinda, Pernambuco. Brazil
Organizers: Rede Conservação_BR; Centro de Estudos Avançados da Conservação Integrada (Ceci) ; Programa de PósGraduação em Desenvolvimento Urbano da UFPE (MDU)
+ info: http://www.ceci-br.org/ceci/en/noticias/610-1o-seminario-da-rede-conservacaobr.html
Preservation Education: Sharing Best Practices and Finding Common Ground
08 September - 09 September 2012 Bristol, Rhode Island. United States of America
Organizers: Roger Williams University, School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation, United States
+ info: http://www.rwu.edu/go/pec
4th Meeting of the SIEF's Working Group on 'Cultural Heritage and Property': Local Impact of Heritage-Making
13 September - 14 September 2012 Barcelona. Spain
Organizers: Meritxell Sucarrat, University of Barcelona
Luís Silva, CRIA/FCSH-UNL
+ info: http://www.siefhome.org/images/PDF/wg_barcelona_2012.pdf
Historic Structures International Conference "The Protection of Load-bearing Structures and the Society"
20 September - 22 September 2012 Cluj-Napoca. Romania
Organizers: The Transylvanian Historic Building Conservationists Society and the Transsylvania Nostra Foundation
+ info: http://australia.icomos.org/wp-content/uploads/Historic-Structures-Conference.pdf
International Conference on Cultural Heritage (CH)
29 October - 03 November 2012 Limassol. Cyprus
Organizers: European Union, CIPA, ISPRS and ICOMOS
+ info: http://www.euromed2012.eu/
Call for papers: Conceptions of heritage
19 November - 20 November 2012 Saint Etienne. France
Organizers: Centre Max Weber, Université Jean-Monnet Saint-Étienne; Canada Research Chair on Urban Heritage, Université
du Québec à Montréal in conjunction with the Groupe PARVI, the Canadian Forum for Public Research on
Heritage, the Université Jean Monnet Saint- Étienne, and the Centre Jacques Cartier.
+ info: http://respatrimoni.wordpress.com/tag/conceptions-of-heritage/
International Conference on Foodways and Heritage
03 January - 05 January 2013 Hong Kong. China
Organizers: Department of Anthropology (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) with a delegation from the UNESCO Chair
Project on Safeguarding and Promoting Cultural Food Heritage (University of Tours, France)
Contact: Ms. Jiting LUO at: [email protected]
+ info: http://cuhk.orientalecom7.com/en/news_detail.php?id=19
Publications
Cultural Heritage
Revista Hereditas - Mexico - Diciembre de 2011
© INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA
ISBN en tramite
Nada más que presentar este nuevo número de la revista Hereditas, con la misma voluntad de ser un
espacio crítico en el universo del patrimonio mundial, a la víspera del 2012, año que estará colmado de
actividades en todo el mundo, y que será el pretexto perfecto para reflexionar sobre el futuro de la
Convención.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/HEREDITAS_15_16_2011.pdf
Legitimaciones sociales de las políticas patrimoniales y museíisticas
El Servicio editorial de la UPV/EHU ha puesto a disposición de los usuarios el PDF del libro ‘Legitimaciones
sociales de las políticas patrimoniales y museísticas’ editado por Iñaki Arrieta Urtizberea. En la publicación
han colaborado varias instituciones, entre otras, la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa.
Publicado en 2011, la obra analiza aspectos como las posiciones sociales de los agentes vinculados a los
proyectos patrimoniales y museísticos, qué intereses tienen, qué valorizaciones realizan, qué acciones llevan
a cabo o cuáles son las propuestas presentadas por el poder político, además de diferentes iniciativas
desarrolladas en la península ibérica y el continente americano.
+ info: http://www.argitalpenak.ehu.es/p291-content/es/contenidos/libro/se_indice_humanpdf/es_humanpdf/adjuntos/
Legitimaciones%20Sociales.pdf
Caring for Historic Graveyard and Cemetery Monuments - English Heritage (United Kingdom)
A sound approach to the conservation of historic graveyard and cemetery monuments requires an
assessment of their form, materials and relative significance, as well as their condition and attendant risks.
The care of monuments entails a range of preventive and remedial treatments, within an effective
management framework.
This document provides guidance on best practice for the assessment, planning and implementation of
conservation work to monuments as well as legal frameworks and statutory duties. It is intended for anyone
interested in or responsible for the conservation of monuments, memorials and sculptural elements within a
churchyard, burial ground, or cemetery.
It is useful to have a standard format for recording the details of each monument; an example of a Proforma Condition
Report, with explanatory notes, is also available here to download.
+ info: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/caring-historic-graveyard-cemetery-monuments
Understanding Place: Character and context in local planning
This document offers ideas for local authorities, councils and communities on the practical uses of historic
characterisation within local and neighbourhood planning.
Twenty-two case studies have been chosen to show how the results of historic characterisation have been
used singly and in combination, and in a wide variety of ways, to inform plan-making and development
management. They will also be of interest to planners in the private sector, to developers and their agents,
and to neighbourhood planning groups.
+ info: http://www.helm.org.uk/upload/pdf/CSP_vg_final.pdf
Uncovering Diversity in History: Special Report on EUROCLIO Project in Georgia is Out
This special report from EUROCLIO details the methods, conclusions, and preliminary results of a EUROCLIO
project on Tolerance Building Through History Education In Georgia. One of the project outputs was a
teaching tool "How We Lived Together in the 20th Century in Georgia." The book is a collection of 29
modules offering innovative sources and teaching ideas for the classroom on topics related to Everyday and
Family Life, Religion, Migration and Multicultural Life in Georgia in the 20th century.
+ info: http://www.euroclio.eu/new/index.php/resources-publications-a-websites/country-reportsmainmenu-403
Articles published in International Journal of Heritage Studies
Frew, E.A. ‘Interpretation of a sensitive heritage site: the Port Arthur Memorial Garden, Tasmania’ in
International Journal Of Heritage Studies VOL 18; NUMB 1 (2012) - pp. 33-48
King, T.; Flynn, M.K. ‘Heritage and the post-apartheid city: Constitution Hill, Johannesburg ‘ in International
Journal Of Heritage Studies VOL 18; NUMB 1 (2012) pp. 65-82
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Pujol, L.; Champion, E. ‘Evaluating presence in cultural heritage projects’ in International Journal Of Heritage
Studies VOL 18; NUMB 1 (2012) pp. 83-102
Simon Sweeney (2011) "Reconstructing Spain: cultural heritage and memory after civil war", International
Journal of Heritage Studies, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 629-631.
+ info: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjca20/current
Restauración arquitectónica en el Tolima (Colombia)
Editor: Universidad de Ibagué (Colombia) Año 2012
Con contribución de Carlos Mario Yory (Pontifica Universidad Javeriana - Universidad Nacional de Colombia)
y Álvaro Gómez Amorocho (Universidad de Ibagué)
El objetivo principal del libro Restauración Arquitectónica en el Tolima. Experiencias Académicas es el de
acercar e incentivar a la comunidad, y no sólo la académica y científica, hacia una toma de conciencia sobre
la responsabilidad de cada uno de sus miembros hacia la conservación del patrimonio cultural, también a
nivel local. La condición principal para avanzar en este propósito es conocer la realidad en la que vivimos.
Los ejemplos que se proponen en este volumen tienen la intención de acercar la comunidad al respeto por las tradiciones
culturales y de considerar estos testimonios históricos como patrimonio, sea cultural o económico, para rescatar el pasado y
construir el futuro desarrollo del país.
+ info: http://www.esempidiarchitettura.it/ebcms2.lm.php?mod=news&modAzione=scheda&o_nome=news&o_id=564_ITA
Revista No. 16 del CENCREM - Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología (Cuba)
Esta publicación periódica está al servicio de la Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural, promueve las labores científico –
técnicas, metodológicas y docentes del Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología y de la Cátedra Regional
de Ciencias de la Conservación Integral de los Bienes Culturales y Naturales para América Latina y el Caribe de la UNESCO
(CRECI), así como las actividades de rescate, restauración y rehabilitación de Bienes Muebles e Inmuebles.
+ info: http://www.cencrem.co.cu/index.php?option=com_weblinks&view=category&id=13:descargas
De l'immatérialité du patrimoine culturel
Sous la direccion de Ahmed SKOUNTI et Ouidad TEBBAA
Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech
ISBN : 978-9954-30-316-0
Ce livre publié sous la direction d'Ahmed Skounti et de Ouidad Tebbaa réunit une bonne partie des
communications faites au colloque portant le même titre organisé à Marrakech en juin 2009. Il s'organise en
trois parties: la première rassemble des textes sur l'immatérialité du patrimoine culturel immatériel d'un
point de vue théorique en explorant le lien entre matériel et immatériel; la deuxième offre quelques
expériences de sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel notamment au Québec, en Tunisie, au Mali et au Maroc; la
troisième réunit les textes de la table-ronde qui a été consacrée à la Place Jamaâ El Fna de Marrakech.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/immaterialite_Skounti_Tebbaa.pdf
Children's book: A la découverte du patrimoine culturel du Sénégal (in French)
Auteur : Marie Andrée DIALLO
Illustrateur : Lamine DIEME
ISBN ; 978-92-9091-106-9
Follow the three pupils Ismail, Dior and Fabrice on a trip through Senegal to discover the country’s rich
cultural heritage.
A 20-page comic book entitled "A la découverte de l’héritage culturel du Sénégal", describes how these three
youngsters travel with their uncle to visit natural and cultural sites of interest in the 14 regions of Senegal.
He also let them discover the custodians of oral heritage and traditional knowledge…
The children's book is published by UNESCO’s Office in Dakar, Senegal. It is available online and in French only.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/single-view/news/discovering_sengals_cultural_heritage/
US Advisory Council on Historic Preservation : Measuring Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation
This study, commissioned by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, seeks to identify a finite number of indicators
that can be used to regularly, consistently, meaningfully, and credibly measure the economic impact of historic preservation
over time.
This interest in the economic aspects of historic preservation is a reflection of how the preservation movement has evolved
over time. The historic preservation movement began in the United States a century and a half ago. Many of the
philosophical and legal approaches to preservation in America were taken from countries in Western Europe. But over the
last 150 years American historic preservation has responded to the particular American political and economic context.
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+ info: http://www.achp.gov/docs/economic-impacts-of-historic-preservation-study.pdf
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Lanzarote, a changing climate, the envirogrammic response
Allen, LJ and Smout, M (2011)
Lanzarote has firmly established the built environment as an active component in the rewriting of our experience of
landscape. Through the island’s careful governance of its unique and dramatic landscape it has acted as a model for
managing development in a sustainable manner and shown how landscape can be critical in providing a summarized or
abbreviated vision of nature’s complexity and beauty. As a whole island UNESCO Biospere Reserve Lanzarote benefits from
its association with UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme which informs governmental strategies towards the islands use
of its natural resources. However, its vulnerability to the effects of its changing climate threatens its unique biodiversity and
its ability to manage the consequences of mass tourism. In line with local artist and architect Cesar Manrique’s influential
attitudes towards the island’s architecture and landscape we aim to demonstrate by means of 3 design proposals how the
surrounding environment can be experienced as the architecture’s energy source.
+ info: http://www.nevadaart.org/modules/assets/pdf/LANZAROTE_ClimatePoster_F.pdf
Stop the destruction of La Hepica Forest in Morocco
The fragility of numerous cultural landscapes requires particular attention, and a range of issues may need to be addressed
when considering how a particular cultural landscape should be treated. A legal workshop addressing these matters was
organized in Tunis few weeks ago by the RMSU (Regional Monitoring and Support Unit) of the Euromed Heritage 4
programme. It is in this framework of attention to our cultural landscape and of conscious need for preservation of this
special heritage category, that we have decided to publish the appeal coming from the Council for Saving the Forest of La
Hepica.
+ info: http://www.euromedheritage.net/intern.cfm?menuID=9&submenuID=7&idnews=656
Georgia county buys late folk artist's Paradise Garden - Atlanta - Georgia - USA
A northwest Georgia county has bought the garden where the late folk artist Howard Finster
held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world. Chattooga County, where
Paradise Garden has been based since Finster began building it in 1961, used donations and
grant money to buy the small plot for $125,000, said Jordan Poole, executive director with the
Paradise Garden Foundation. The foundation will continue to work on restoring the quirky
garden, which was featured in a 1983 R.E.M. video.
Albert Kahn Museum and Gardens Newsletter - Boulogne sur Seine - France - February 2012
The main mission of the Albert-Kahn museum, assigned by the council of the Département of Hauts-de-Seine, is to preserve
the collections and archives in order to allow as many people as possible to access them.
As a result and in accordance with the legislation in force in France and international agreements on intellectual property
rights, the Albert-Kahn museum offers access to this iconographic collection to imaging professionals according to the terms
described below.
+ info: http://albert-kahn.hauts-de-seine.net/
Cultural Landscapes
Interview de Catherine Mosbach, Paysagiste: Retrouver le lien organique entre l'homme et le
paysage - France
C'est la réhabilitation du Jardin botanique de Bordeaux (2003) qui lui assuré une reconnaissance
internationale. Avec cette expérience, elle obtient le prix européen du paysage Rosa Barba en 2003 et
participe internationale en matière de paysage contemporain en 2005. Diplômée architecte paysagiste en
1987, Catherine Mosbach réalise des commandes d'espaces publics qui lui ont valu des récompenses
nationales, comme un prix du Moniteur (1993) et le trophée du paysage décerné par le ministère de
l'environnement (1995) pour des aménagements à Issy-les-Moulineaux. Avec Marc Claramunt, Pascale
Jacotot et Vicent Tricaud, elle a crée en 1987 la revue Pages Paysages. Avec l'architecte Kazuyo Sejima et Nishizawa, elle
réalise le futur Louvre-Lens qui doit normalement ouvrir.
+ info: http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/var/culture/storage/culture_mag/198/index.htm#/15
Exploration of hydrocarbons has been suspended on the Coffee Cultural Landscape,
Colombia
Thanks to Quindío being declared as part of the UNESCO World Heritage property, Coffee
Cultural Landscape (Colombia), the exploration of hydrocarbons in this area has been stopped
by order of the Council of State. The decree was issued less than eight days ago and demands
the suspension of all exploration by the National Agency of Hydrocarbons and the Drilling
2010 consortium in the Quindío region, an exploration project which covers a large area.
Presented by Quindío’s Office of the Ombudsman, the decree supports the concerns of many
of the region’s landowners regarding land access and deterioration which would be brought about by the proposed drilling of
15 metre deep holes and insertion of an explosive product, Sismigel Plus. The project is on hold awaiting a statement by the
National Government. It must be remembered that President Juan Manuel Santos ordered that no mining projects be carried
out on property declared as UNESCO World Heritage.
Florida residents plan to unearth and restore the Mable Ringling Memorial Fountain
and Reflecting Pool in Sarasota - Florida - USA
By Gwendolyn Purdom | From Preservation | March/April 2012
Mable Ringling was no showman. Unlike her circus magnate husband, John, she made her
mark through philanthropy and community service. So when Mable died in 1929, it was only
fitting that Sarasota, Fla., the community she called home, would honor her legacy.
In 1936, the Sarasota Federation of Garden Circles erected a fountain and reflecting pool in
her memory, surrounding the memorial in Luke Wood Park with plantings and finishing it with
decorative stone lions and sandstone statues donated by John Ringling.
+ info: http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2012/mar-apr/in-mrs-ringlings-reflection.html
Into The Landscape / Rintala Eggertsson Architects (Norway)
The myth about a sea serpent in the lake of Seljord has become an integral part of how the
local people of Telemark conceive its majestic landscape. Tales about mysterious phenomena
in the lake have flourished for centuries and are a natural part of the daily life in the area. In
2008, the municipality of Seljord decided to use this mythical feature as a point of departure
for a development programme for the area.
Together with the curators Springer kulturstudio, they commissioned Rintala Eggertsson
Architects to design different lookout points around the laketo ease the access for local
population and visitors to experience the lake at some important places. The assignment was divided into two parts; first to
design three small installations in the mid- and southeast section of the lake and then to design a main viewpoint in the
southwest end of the lake, close to the small town of Seljord.
Remote sensing and landscape Atlas : a multiscalar approach of landscapes in Brittany - France
by Emilie Bourget
LETG - Costel - Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique
At the level of France or of Brittany, landscapes management and protection cannot be undertaken without an identification
of landscape units, as noted in the European Landscape Convention (2000). The present research proposes a descriptive
approach of landscape, as an area visible on a territory, which characters can be studied on several scales. A state of art
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ofthe definition and the cartography of landscape units allows reviewing the different approaches, scientific or more usual, of
landscapes delimitation, and then leads to propose a method which combines some automatic processing of a medium
spatial resolution, per-pixel classification, with expert-knowledge, in order to produce a harmonized delimitation oflandscape
sets at regional scale.
Biography of O.C. Simonds (1855-1931)
Born in a log cabin on a farm and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ossian Cole Simonds roamed the nearby
fields and forests as a boy and developed a life-long appreciation for the beauty of nature. He studied civil
engineering at the University of Michigan, where he took architecture courses taught by William LeBaron
Jenney. After graduating in 1878, he accepted an apprenticeship with Jenney in Chicago.
O.C. Simonds, ca 1900, photo courtesy Roberta Simonds Jenney had just begun a drainage and expansion
project for Graceland Cemetery, five miles north of the city center, and he put his new protégé to work on it.
Simonds became acquainted with the president of Graceland Cemetery, Bryan Lathrop, who mentored the
young civil engineer, teaching him about naturalistic English-style landscape design. Together they visited early rural
cemeteries in the east including Mt. Auburn near Boston, and Laurel Hill in Philadelphia…
+ info: http://tclf.org/pioneer/biography-oc-simonds
city.
Landslide at Risk - William E. Scripps Estate - Wildwood Farm. Lake Orion, Michigan (USA)
Known initially as Wildwood Farm and at its largest, 3,830 acres, this estate was the home of William
E. Scripps and his wife Nina A. Downey. In 1916 Scripps established an experimental working farm
which soon became famous for its stockbreeding enterprise. Architect Clarence Day was hired in 1926
to design the Tudor-style mansion, Moulton Manor, with landscape architect Bryant Fleming to design
the 75-acre core. Fleming, who spent time at the American Academy in Rome, included both formal
gardens and naturalistic woodlands in the design. Close to the mansion the landscape is more formal,
with a sculpture-lined allée, paved terraces, and planting beds that mix unique specimen plants with
naturalized natives. Walled garden rooms that open onto other gardens incorporate elaborate stone and wrought iron
architectural ornament and water features that range from elaborate fountains to waterfalls…
+ info: http://tclf.org/landscapes/scripps-estate
Help Wanted: University Partnerships to Expand What's Out There Database - The
Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) - USA
University partnerships are one of the great sources of content for TCLF’s What’s Out There
database of America’s designed landscapes, and we’re looking for more partners. Students find it
invigorating because they’re doing practical research, professors say it’s valuable for teaching,
the database benefits from more diverse content, and all WOT users benefit by having access to
a richer selection of entries, which now exceeds 1200 sites. Here’s what some of the students in
TCLF President Charles Birnbaum’s graduate seminar at Columbia University’s Graduate School of
Architecture, Planning and Preservation had to say about their experience.
+ info: http://tclf.org/news/features/help-wanted-university-partnerships-expand-whats-out-there
The Power of Place
By Barbara R. Call
There are some places that shape your entire life—whether the seeds are planted early on, and
the gifts sprout at different times during your life, or whether your life is altered from one certain
point onwards.
I call this the power of place—not only the longing that pulls you back, to return again and again,
but the piece that you take with you and hold in your being. It’s the essence that lingers in your
heart, the magic that stays in your conscious; you can’t touch it or package it but it’s the
knowledge that somehow, some way, this place has changed you forever…
+ info: http://www.viewfromthepier.com/guestroom/the-power-of-place/
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Call for Nominations: Landslide 2012: Landscape and Patronage - Deadline 31 May 2012
Organizers: The Cultural Landscape Foundation
+ info: http://tclf.org/annual-spotlight/landslide-2012-landscape-and-patronage
Exhibition - Fred Kruger - Intimate Landscapes - National Gallery of Victoria
04 February - 27 May 2012 Melbourne, Victoria. Australia
Organizers: National Gallery of Victoria
+ info: http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/exhibitions/fred-kruger-intimate-landscapes
Exhibition - Mostra “Tiziano e la nascita del paesaggio moderno”
16 February - 20 May 2012 Milan. Italy
Organizers: Palazzo Reale de Milan
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/02/14/milano-mostra-tiziano-e-la-nascita-del-paesaggio-moderno-dal-16-febbraio-al-20maggio/
Une journée d'accueil "Faire du paysage un élément fondamental des documents et projets d’urbanisme
Organizers: Mairie-conseils Paysage et urbanisme durable
+ info: http://www.mairieconseilspaysage.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=597:une-journee-daccueilqfaire-du-paysage-un-element-fondamental-des-documents-et-projets-durbanismeq&catid=31:dernieresnouvelles&Itemid=148
49th IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) World Congress
05 September - 07 September 2012 Cape Town. South Africa
Organizers: International Federation of Landscape Architects
+ info: http://www.ifla2012.com/
Conference - Bridging the Nature-Culture Divide II: Stewardship of Central Park's Woodlands
05 October 2012 New York City, New York State. United States of America
Organizers: Central Park Conservancy
+ info: http://tclf.org/event/bridging-natureculture-divide-ii
III Congreso de Ciencia y Arte del Paisaje "El Hábitat Restaurado"
08 October - 11 October 2012 Guadalajara, Jalisco. Mexico
Organizers: La "ACAMPA" Academia Mexicana de Paisaje, A.C., con sede en Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, conjuntamente con
la Universidad de Guadalajara,a través de su Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias
+ info: http://congresopaisaje.es.tl/
International Festival of Geography of Saint-Dié des Vosges - Turkey will be our guest country
11 October - 14 October 2012 Saint Dié. France
Organizers: Association pour le Développement du Festival International de Géographie
+ info: http://www.saint-die.eu/accueilfig
Civic Horticulture Conference
12 October - 13 October 2012 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. United States of America
Organizers: The Cultural landscape Foundation in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
+ info: http://tclf.org/event/civic-horticulture-conference
Publications
Cultural Landscapes
"Le paysage en préalable, Michel Desvigne, Grand Prix de l'urbanisme 2011"
ISBN : 978-2-86364-211-5
sous la direction de Ariella Masboungi
coordination éditoriale Olivia Barbet-Massin
Pour Michel Desvigne, Grand Prix de l’urbanisme 2011, le paysage initie la recomposition urbaine, notamment
celle des grands territoires, telle sa récente intervention sur le plateau de Saclay. Il remet au goût du jour les
enseignements du plus grand paysagiste américain, Frederick Law Olmsted, pour refonder une pensée du
projet durable à la bonne échelle, mêlant l’existant et l’artifice, réunissant les conditions du lien entre
hommes, espaces et fonctions. Il développe un mode d’intervention multiscalaire : jardins, parcs (Millenium à Londres),
plans directeurs (entrée de ville à Montpellier), recompositions territoriales (rive droite de la Garonne à Bordeaux), places
urbaines (à Dallas, à Anvers, à Marseille) ou ensemble des espaces publics (Lyon Confluence).
Joan Busquets, Prix spécial, élargit à l’échelle européenne l’expérience barcelonaise qui a fondé l’urbanisme sur la
recomposition de l’espace public, incluant les infrastructures lourdes et la création de nouvelles centralités.
Deux approches qui ouvrent la voie de l’urbanisme contemporain durable, posant le paysage en préalable.
+ info: http://www.laprocure.com/livres/le-paysage-prealable-michel-desvigne-grand-prix-l-urbanisme2011_9782863642115.html
Conclusions and Recommendations - Euromed Heritage Workshop on Cultural Landscapes (Hammamet - Tunisia
- 12-14 January 2012)
Participants in the Hammamet workshop have conducted a review of the situations in their respective countries with regard
to legal provisions and practices concerning the management, conservation and enhancement of Cultural Landscapes. They
referred to the guidelines recommended by the major specialised international organisations. They also considered the
results of six projects implemented in the framework of the Euromed Heritage 4 programme.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Hammamet_en.pdf
Landscape facets. Reflections and proposals for the implementation of the European Landscape
Convention
ISBN: 978-92-871-7080-4
Year: 2012
The European Landscape Convention was adopted under the auspices of the Council of Europe with the aim of
promoting the protection, management and planning of European landscape and organising European cooperation in this area. It is the first international treaty covering all aspects of landscape. It applies to the
entire territory of the contracting parties and covers natural, rural, urban and peri-urban areas. It concerns
landscapes that might be considered outstanding, commonplace or deteriorated. The convention represents an important
contribution to achieving the Council of Europe's objectives, namely to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of
law, as well as to seek common solutions to the main problems facing European society. By taking into account landscape,
culture and nature, the Council of Europe seeks to protect the quality of life and well-being of Europeans in a sustainable
development perspective.
+ info: http://book.coe.int/EN/ficheouvrage.php?PAGEID=36&lang=EN&produit_aliasid=2692
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Cultural Routes & Itineraries
Cultural Routes & Itineraries, Linear Heritage (Routes, Canals,
Railways, Rivers, etc.)
News
Agenda
Publications
Rome's Lost Aqueduct - Italy
At the time of its dedication in A.D. 109, the Aqua Traiana ran for more than 25 miles,
beginning at a cluster of springs on the northwestern side of Lake Bracciano before heading
southeast to Rome. However, for all the aqueduct’s importance to the city, its sources and the
architecture that marked them have eluded archaeologists despite centuries of searching.
Now, thanks to an unusual set of circumstances that preserved them, the Aqua Traiana’s
sources are being brought to light at last.
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1203/features/rome_aqua_traiana_aqueduct_carestia.
html
Draft for Consultation - Evaluation Report for the creation of the network
"Pilgrimage routes. The Ways of Saint James"
You can find at the link below the preliminar draft for the creation of the Network
"Ways of Saint James" in order to manage the nomination as European Cultural
Route obtained in 1987 but never implemented at European level. This is is a firts
approach considering the different institutions and associations involved in this
fascinating project. Please send to Jordi Tresserras your comments in order to
coordinate a joint proposal to be considered in the European Institute of Cultural
Routes and in the new committee of the Enlarged Partial Agreement for Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, that has
also the collaboration of the European Commission.
+ info: universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/JordiTresserra_SaintJamesWay.pdf
Agenda
Publications
Cultural Routes: Management plans and sustainable tourism - Mexico
Editors: López Morales, Francisco Javier y Vidargas, Francisco
© Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Cultural Routes as a new concept and category of heritage, have come to enrich the heritage area,
expanding its meanings, recognizing and recovering their particularities in an integrative and
multidisciplinary framework provided, allowing a better understanding of the plural and historical, social
and cultural and promoting cooperation between the authorities and communities for more effective and
conscious preservation of cultural and natural heritage.
+ info: http://openarchive.icomos.org/1037/
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News
Deserts
Deserts
News
Agenda
Publications
Le monde entier au chevet du patrimoine saharien - Tombouctou (Mali)
Depuis plus de 25 ans, la Région de Tombouctou au Mali mène des actions en partenariat
avec la région Rhône-Alpes en France. Cette coopération se traduit notamment par un
programme de numérisation des manuscrits détenus dans les bibliothèques publiques et
privées de la ville. Tombouctou jouit d'un prestige inégalé dans les esprits occidentaux
avides de grands espaces et de légendes liées au prestige des populations nomades.
Accueillant au XVe siècle l'université Sankoré, première université sub-saharienne,
Tombouctou a compté dans ses murs jusqu'à 25 000 étudiants, nous apprend Destiny
Tchehouali sur le blog Web2solidarité. Cette vaste entreprise de construction des savoirs s'est bien sûr accompagnée d'une
forte production d'écrits. Ce ne sont pas moins de 300 000 manuscrits qui dorment encore dans les bibliothèques de la ville.
+ info: cursus.edu/dossiers-articles/articles/17932/monde-entier-chevet-patrimoine-saharien/
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Documentary/Audiovisual Heritage & Archives
News
Agenda
Publications
Projet Médias 19 : culture médiatique au 19e siècle
Médias 19 est le lieu de convergence d'un projet de recherche international consacré à l'étude de la
culture médiatique au 19e siècle et en tout premier lieu au journalisme. Le site propose la réédition
annotée de textes d'époque, de corpus d'articles, de fictions ou d'essais, qui portent sur le journalisme
(section « Éditions »).
Il publie progressivement la première édition d'un dictionnaire des journalistes francophones du 19e
siècle (section « Notices biographiques »). Il offre enfin l'accès à des dossiers scientifiques portant sur
des aspects de la culture médiatique, rédigés par des spécialistes universitaires (section « Dossiers).
Médias 19 est une collaboration du Département des littératures de l'Université Laval (Québec) et le RIRRA 21 de l'Université
Paul-Valéry (Montpellier 3).
+ info: www.medias19.org/
Le mystère de la Cordelière : explorez les archives historiques - Un jeu qui invite à
découvrir les beaux documents d'archive du département de l'Aube (France)
Les archives publiques recèlent des trésors amassés depuis des siècles. Mlaheureusement, ces
documents uniques dorment dans des réserves, au point que l'on oublie souvent qu'ils existent.
Les archives départementales du département français de l'Aube sont tout aussi riches que celles
des autres départements. Comment donner à voir, surtout aux plus jeunes, les traces de la vie
passée de ce territoire ?
La réponse tient un un mot : un jeu. Dans Le Mystère de la Cordelière, une statue du Ferdinand
III sollicite le joueur afin qu'il sauve un texte confisqué par Archipages, des créatures se délectant de la documentation
ancienne. Pour y parvenir, le joueur devra se promener dans chaque pièce d'un manoir, observer les archives qui y sont
déposées et résoudre 7 énigmes dont les solutions se trouvent dans les documents.
+ info: http://www.archives-aube.com/jeux/cordeliere/mystere.php
Archives photographiques de Normandie 1939-1945 - Un fonds photographique libre
de droits sur la seconde guerre mondiale en Normandie (France)
Archives Normandie 1939-1945 est une base de données de photographies prises au cours de
différentes périodes de la seconde guerrre mondiale, à savoir l'occupation, la libération et la
reconstruction de la région Basse-Normandie. L'intérêt de cette collection réside notamment dans
le fait que ces documents peuvent être téléchargés et utilisés librement sous réserve de
mentionner la source dont le libellé exact est précisé dans les conditions d'utilisation.
La recherche s'effectue par mot-clef. Chaque photographie fait l'objet d'une fiche détaillée comportant un court descriptif et
une reproduction de l'image. Cette dernière peut être enregistrée en haute définition. A noter enfin que certains documents
ne sont pas libres de droits et ne peuvent donc pas être utilisés dans un cadre pédagogique.
Cette base de données a été mise à disposition par le Conseil régional de Basse-Normandie, à l'occasion du 60e anniversaire
de la libération de la Normandie par les forces alliées en 1944. Elle constitue une source d'information inestimable, dans la
mesure où la plupart des photographies présentées n'était pas accessible jusqu'alors, ou de manière partielle. Elle sera
directement utile aux enseignants et étudiants en histoire, ainsi qu'à tous les particuliers qui s'intéressent à la seconde
guerre mondiale sur le territoire français, et ils sont nombreux.
+ info: http://www.archivesnormandie39-45.org/index.html
Exhibition - FRIDA KAHLO: HER PHOTOS
23 February - 25 March 2012 Arlington, Virginia. United States of America
Organizers: Artisphere
+ info: http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/event-details/Visual-Arts/FRIDA-KAHLO-HER-PHOTOS.aspx
Onassis Association International Online Magazine-Issue 21
AΩ International email bulletin is published by the Scholars Association of the Alexander S.
Onassis Public Benefit Foundation. If you have any news items you would like included in a
future bulletin please contact the Editor in Chief - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.onassis.gr/online-magazine/issue-21/
Bishan Public Library / LOOK Architects - 2006 - Singapore
The metaphor of a tree house was invoked from the onset of design conceptualization to create an
environment for learning via a journey of discovery and play. The use of skylights, trellises and colored
glass transforms incoming daylight into a myriad of shades and colours, creating an intriguing dappled
light quality within the library that simulates light filtered through the foliage of trees. ‘Pods’
cantilevered off the main building façade exude a distinctive charisma on the exterior and create
suspended alcoves at an intimate scale from the building interior. The library is raised above the
anonymity of its mixed used neighborhood and sets out to stir the curiosity of the community
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/209596/bishan-public-library-look-architects/
The New York Public Library Launches a Public Engagement Process in Planning Libraries for the Future - New
York City. New York State (USA)
The New York Public Library’s plan to reimagine its libraries for the future is moving into its next phase, which includes a
public engagement process to hear what users — from researchers to families to Library staff and patrons everywhere —
want from their libraries.
The Library’s Board of Trustees authorized last night the design and implementation of key pilot projects for new and
expanded branch programming. The Board also authorized the start of the schematic design process by renowned architects
Foster + Partners for the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Both steps are central to a
system-wide vision to create open, community-focused, democratic libraries of opportunity throughout the Bronx,
Manhattan, and Staten Island.
+ info: http://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/2012/02/16/new-york-public-library-launches-public-engagement-processplanning-l
Researchers push to open United Nations archive - United Nations Headquarters New York City - New York State - USA
Locked inside U.N. headquarters is a huge but largely unknown archive documenting 10,000
cases against accused World War II criminals, from Belgian charges against Adolf Hitler to the
trial of a Japanese commander for inciting rape. Leading British and American researchers are
campaigning to make the files — hundreds of thousands of pages in 400 boxes — public for
the first time in 60 years, arguing that they are not only historically valuable but also might
unearth legal precedents that could help bring some of today's war criminals to justice. The U.
S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington is also seeking to have the archive opened.
L’immigration des Suisses en France - Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration.
Paris (France)
La colonie suisse en France est l’une des colonies les plus anciennement implantées. Il s’agit
d’une immigration qui, tout en étant constamment présente, n’a eu de cesse de se diversifier
allant du mercenariat à la colonie agricole en passant par le commerce ou la banque.
+ info: http://www.histoire-immigration.fr/des-dossiers-thematiques-sur-l-histoire-de-limmigration/l-immigration-des-suisses-en-france
La confection parisienne - Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration. Paris (France)
La mode "Made in France" ? Oui, mais de mains étrangères. Depuis plus d’un siècle, à Paris,
des femmes et des hommes venus des quatre coins du monde ont travaillé derrière les
machines à coudre : l’industrie urbaine de la confection féminine, dans la capitale française
comme à New York, est une industrie d’immigrés. Grâce à ces vagues successives d’étrangers,
la fabrication de vêtements, classiques ou fantaisie, a finalement pu résister intra muros alors
que l’activité industrielle globale reculait dans les grandes villes occidentales.
+ info: http://www.histoire-immigration.fr/des-dossiers-thematiques-sur-l-histoire-de-limmigration/la-confection-parisienne
Juifs d'Europe orientale et centrale - Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration. Paris
(France)
A la fin du XIXe siècle, les Juifs d’Europe orientale et centrale fuient l’oppression et les pogroms
de la Russie tsariste, de l’Autriche et de la Roumanie, mais aussi une situation économique
désastreuse dont ils sont les premières victimes. Ils sont attirés par la France, qui a été le
premier pays européen à émanciper les Juifs, pendant la Révolution française. Retour sur plus
d'un siècle de présence en France…
+ info: http://www.histoire-immigration.fr/des-dossiers-thematiques-sur-l-histoire-de-limmigration/juifs-d-europe-orientale-et-centrale
La Retirada ou l’exil républicain espagnol d’après guerre
La guerre d’Espagne a entraîné le départ de plusieurs vagues de réfugiés vers la France, de 1936
jusqu’en 1939 où la chute de Barcelone provoque, en quinze jours, un exode sans précédent. Près
d’un demi million de personnes franchissent alors la frontière des Pyrénées, dans de terribles
conditions. C’est la Retirada.
+ info: http://www.histoire-immigration.fr/des-dossiers-thematiques-sur-l-histoire-de-limmigration/la-retirada-ou-l-exil-republicain-espagnol-d-apres-guerre
International Conference on Education of Conservation and Restoration of Movable Cultural Heritage and
Audiovisual Works of Art-exCHange - EU Project
01 March - 02 March 2012 Kocaeli. Turkey
Organizers: Kocaeli University, Antpark Campus under the auspices of TR Deputy Minister for EU Affairs
+ info: http://exchange.kumid.eu/
Expatriate Archive Centre
Do not allow the politicians and the journalists write history alone. The memory of nations and
society is documented by the individual.Memory is vital to the individual’s sense of identity, but if
you relocate, then where can you put down your cultural roots?
The Expatriate Archive Centre preserves the experiences of life on the move, no matter where in the
world you have lived or studied. Our latest acquisitions include diaries written by Australian, Dutch,
American and Maltese expatriates during their years living and working outside their home
countries. These diaries are supplemented by photos and documents relating to expat life.
And how do we go about physically preserving those documents? At the Expatriate Archive Centre we scan every photo and
paper, plus, we keep the originals in a controlled environment. We adhere to all procedures and regulations regarding data
protection, privacy and copyright.
+ info: http://www.xpatarchive.com/
Frank Lloyd Wright archival reproductions now available at 1000Museums.com Scottsdale - Arizona - USA
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced a new licensing agreement with 1000Museums,
the premier provider of archival reproductions from museums around the world. Now, with the
help of print-on-demand technology, never-before-printed selections from the Foundation’s
Archives will be available to admirers of Wright’s work. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Archives is the most complete collection of materials related to a single artist housed under
one roof anywhere in the world.
National and University Library NUK II Competition - Ljubljana - Slovenia
Open to citizens of the Republic of Slovenia or other EU member states and/or
competitors who have a place of business in either, the competition of a solution for
the National and University Library NUK II must reflect the period of construction and
thus express the autonomy of architecture without attempting to exceed the spatial
context by design and dimensions.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/201612/national-and-university-library-nuk-iicompetition-2/
Parisian Theaters by Franck Bohbot - Paris - France
French photographer Franck Bohbot has shared with us a series of photographs based on the
interiors of historical Parisian theaters. Bohbot strived to capture the cultural life of the
architecture with the absence of people, paying homage to the empty theater. Naked, the
photographs reveal a sense of grandeur and intimacy.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/202957/parisian-theaters-by-franck-bohbot/
Taltal Public Library / Murúa-Valenzuela - 2010 - Antofagasta - Chile
The new library´s site was a municipal plot, facing Taltal´s central square, and near the recently remodeled
Alhambra Theater. The idea was to form a cultural network between the theater and the new library. The
dimensions of the site—40 meters long and 7 meters wide—highly influenced and defined the special
organization of the building.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/202080/taltal-public-library-murua-valenzuela/
Europeana e-news - European Capital of Culture 2012, Television heritage, Wiki Loves Art Nouveau and more...
February 2012
Dear reader, welcome to the February newsletter. Explore 60 years of television in our new collection, this year's European
Capital of Culture, Europeana Professional and our first user-generated virtual exhibition.
Maribor, this year's European Capital of Culture, is a city of exceptional beauty. It is also one of the cities where Europeana
will record stories, documents and artefacts from the First World War held in private hands…
+ info: http://e2.ma/message/bhj0/rpgsqb
Memory of the World celebrates its 20th anniversary
In 2012 the Memory of the World Programme (MoW) is celebrating its 20th
anniversary. UNESCO will be organizing activities throughout the year to raise
awareness of this important milestone, starting with the formal launch on 1 April.
UNESCO invites its partners to mobilize support for, and awareness of, Memory of
the World through a series of events and activities that could attract public attention
and make everyone more knowledgeable about the importance of documentary
heritage.
memory_of_the_world_celebrates_its_20th_anniversary/
Europeana: Online European Digital Library
Europeana Local brought together a consortium that represented 27 countries with broad
ranging experience of the cultural sector, digital libraries, standards and aggregation
services.
At the close of the project, the partners have contributed over 5m digital items to the
Europea live service, making Europeana the biggest contributing project to date. This is a
very large amount of content and demonstrates the potential of local and regional content
providers.
The full potential of cultural institutions at local and regional levels may be better appreciated when this figure is
extrapolated to all cultural institutions in Europe, especially when this is viewed in the context of predicted continued growth
in digitisation at local and regional levels in the years to come.
+ info: http://www.europeanalocal.eu/
UNESCO launches Memory of the World evaluation survey questionnaire
This year UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW) Programme is celebrating its 20th anniversary. One of the main items on
the celebration agenda is the experts’ meeting to be held in Warsaw, Poland, from 8 to 10 May 2012. In order to determine
the themes for the meeting to focus on, UNESCO is calling upon Memory of the World committees and other institutions
involved in the Programme to fill out a questionnaire before 15 March 2012.
unesco_launches_memory_of_the_world_evaluation_survey/
La Russie fait appel au savoir faire et à l'expertise de l'Ina (Institut national de l'audiovisuel, France)
La Russie souhaite bénéficier du savoir faire et de l’expertise de l’Ina pour la mise en place du plan de sauvegarde et de
numérisation de ses archives radio-TV.
Les 30 novembre et 1er décembre dernier, le Gosteleradiofond, fonds d’Etat des archives radio-TV russes, et l’Ina ont tenu
un séminaire de 2 jours à Moscou sur les problématiques de la numérisation des fonds d’archives (mise en place d’un plan de
sauvegarde et de numérisation, enrichissement des fonds, cadre juridique de l’exploitation des archives, valorisation des
contenus et développement de l’accès des archives aux professionnels et au grand public).
+ info: http://www.institut-national-audiovisuel.fr/presse/pdf/730.pdf
UNESCO World Digital Library
The WDL makes it possible to discover, study, and enjoy cultural treasures from around the
world on one site, in a variety of ways. These cultural treasures include, but are not limited to,
manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, and
architectural drawings.
Items on the WDL may easily be browsed by place, time, topic, type of item, and contributing
institution, or can be located by an open-ended search, in several languages. Special features
include interactive geographic clusters, a timeline, advanced image-viewing and interpretive
capabilities. Item-level descriptions and interviews with curators about featured items provide additional information.
+ info: http://www.wdl.org/en/
Record of the 18th UNESCO General Conference - Resolutions - 1974
The Records of the eighteenth session of the General Conference are printed in four volumes:
The present volume, containing the Resolutions adopted by the Conference and the list of officers of the General Conference
and of the Commissions and Committees (Volume 1);
The volume Reports, which contains the reports of the Programme Commission, the Administrative Commission and the
Legal Committee (Volume 2);
The volume Proceedings, which contains the verbatim records of plenary meetings and the list of participants (Volume 3);
The volume Index, containing a subject index to all the documentation of the Conference (including working documents
which are not reprinted in the Records), an index of speakers in plenary meetings, the time-table of meetings and the list of
documents (Volume 4).
Valuation of an industrial documentary heritage and evolution toward a knowledge management business
oriented system
by Caroline Djambian
ELICO - Equipe de recherche de Lyon en sciences de l'information et de la communication
Documentary heritage of firms has often accumulated without that they can adapt to the pace of information technologies'
developments. Collective memory ever to be produced sees its mass growing and becomes scattered and heterogeneous.
Like many companies, cross- cutting issues today impose the EDF Nuclear Engineering Division (DIN) being able to mobilize
its knowledge operationally. But the valuation of its information heritage goes far beyond technical aspects to take into
account the organization as a whole. These are indeed the core business of the company which are the starting point of our
reflection. In this engineering context the technical knowledge pass through the documentation and is expressed by specific
business concepts.
Library of Congress World Treasures - Washington DC (USA)
The international collections of the Library of Congress started with the arrival of the Thomas Jefferson library in 1815.
Jefferson's 6,487 volumes, sold to Congress for $23,950, expanded the scope of the Library far beyond the bounds of a
legislative resource. Jefferson was a man of encyclopedic interests, and his library included works on architecture, the arts,
science, literature, and geography. It contained books in French, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, and one three-volume
statistical work in Russian. Jefferson believed that the American legislature needed ideas and information on all subjects and
in many languages in order to govern a democracy. His belief, reflected in the nature of his library, transformed the Library
of Congress.
+ info: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/nature.html
Chi eredita le password del morto?
Posso affermare con certezza che chiunque sta leggendo questo articolo è un utente, più o
meno occasionale, della rete. La maggior parte di noi è dipendente da internet, ragnatela
attraverso la quale ci scambiamo ogni giorno grandi quantità di dati e informazioni; vi
abbiamo messo radici, creiamo i nostri account su diverse piattaforme, ci siamo costruiti degli
spazi nostri, che ci rappresentano, dei mondi virtuali, che per quanto immateriali, hanno
legami stretti con il nostro reale quotidiano…
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/02/24/chi-eredita-le-password-del-morto/
Agenda
UNESCO calls for nominations for Memory of the World International Register
Organizers: the Memory of the World National Committees
calls_for_new_nominations_for_memory_of_the_world_international_register-6/
Exhibition - Shadows of History: Photographs of the Civil War from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell-Corcoran
Gallery
04 February - 20 May 2012 Washington DC. United States of America
Organizers: Corcoran Gallery of Art
+ info: http://www.corcoran.org/shadows_history/index.php
Exhibition - A New Vision: Modernist Photography Currier Museum of Art
04 February - 13 May 2012 Manchester, New Hampshire. United States of America
Organizers: The Currier Museum of Art
+ info: http://www.currier.org/nowonview.aspx
Exhibition - Fred Kruger - Intimate Landscapes - National Gallery of Victoria
04 February - 27 May 2012 Melbourne, Victoria. Australia
Organizers: National Gallery of Victoria
+ info: http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/exhibitions/fred-kruger-intimate-landscapes
Exhibition - Eugène Atget: “Documents pour artistes” - Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
06 February - 09 April 2012 New York City. United States of America
Organizers: Museum of Modern Art ( MOMA)
+ info: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1216
Exhibition - Beyond Geronimo: The Apache Experience - Heard Museum
11 February 2012 - 20 January 2013 Phoenix, Arizona. United States of America
Organizers: Heard Museum
+ info: http://www.heard.org/currentexhibits/geronimo.html
EXHIBITION - The Valencian Institute for Modern Art presents exhibition of Avant-garde photography in Cuba
13 February - 06 May 2012 Valencia. Spain
Organizers: Valencian Institute for Modern Art
Exposition - Charlotte Perriand, La photographie pour un autre monde - Musée Nicéphore Niepce
18 February - 20 May 2012 Chalon, Sur-Marne. France
Organizers: Musée Nicéphore Niepce
+ info: http://www.museeniepce.com/index.php?
option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=3&lang=en
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: MUSIC AND LOS ANGELES, 1945-1975- Grammy Museum
22 February - 03 June 2012 Los Angeles, California. United States of America
Organizers: The Grammy Museum
+ info: http://www.grammymuseum.org/interior.php?section=exhibits&page=trouble_in_paradise
Exhibition - FRIDA KAHLO: HER PHOTOS
23 February - 25 March 2012 Arlington, Virginia. United States of America
Organizers: Artisphere
+ info: http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/event-details/Visual-Arts/FRIDA-KAHLO-HER-PHOTOS.aspx
Exhibition - The Ruins of Detroit: Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre exhibit at Wilmotte Gallery
24 February - 05 April 2012 Londres. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Wilmotte Gallery at Lichfield Studios
+ info: http://www.tristanhoare.co.uk/exhibitions-detroit.htm
Exhibition - Lux in arcana - The Vatican Secret Archive reveals itself - Musei Capitolini
29 February - 09 September 2012 Rome. Italy
Organizers: Zètema Progetto Cultura and in collaboration with, Roma Capitale, Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali e Centro
Storico - Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali
+ info: http://fr.museicapitolini.org/mostre_ed_eventi/mostre/lux_in_arcana_l_archivio_segreto_vaticano_si_rivela
Exhibition - Miniatures flamandes - Bibliothèque nationale de France
06 March - 10 June 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Bibliothèque nationale de France
+ info: http://www.bnf.fr/fr/evenements_et_culture/anx_expositions/f.miniatures_flamandes_bnf.html
Exhibition - Patagonie - Images du bout du monde - Musée du Quai Branly
06 March - 13 May 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Musée du Quai Branly
+ info: http://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/programmation/expositions/a-l-affiche/patagonie.html
Exhibition - Love and Devotion - From Persia and Beyond - State Library of Victoria
09 March - 01 July 2012 Melbourne, Victoria. Australia
Organizers: State Library of Victoria
+ info: http://exhibitions.slv.vic.gov.au/love-and-devotion
Cycle de conférences - Histoire(s) de... La presse. De la Belle époque à la fin des années folles
+ info: http://www.bnf.fr/fr/evenements_et_culture/auditoriums/f.histoire_presse.html?seance=1223907201658
Exhibition - Highlight on the Press - From the Gazette to the Internet - Bibliothèque nationale de France
11 April - 15 July 2012 Paris. France
+ info: http://www.bnf.fr/en/cultural_events/anx_exhibitions/f.une_presse_eng.html
The Future of the Past: Memory, History and Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century
27 April 2012 Oxford. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies
Contact: Dr Christina Kuhn ([email protected] ) or Dr Annika Kuhn ([email protected] ).
+ info: http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/futureofthepast.htm
Storage and Repositories: New Preservation and Access strategies 2012 Congress
11 August - 17 August 2012 Helsinki. Finland
Organizers: IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations
+ info: http://conference.ifla.org/ifla78
AIC (American Institute for Conservation) - PMG & ICOM-CC PMWG Photographs Conservation Joint Meeting
11 January - 15 February 2013 Wellington. New Zealand
Organizers: American Institute for Conservation – Photographic Materials Group (AIC-PMG), ICOM-CC Photographic Materials
Working Group
+ info: http://www.icom-cc.org/54/document/2013-photographic-materials-wg-interim-meeting--preliminary-notice/?
id=1054
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Refuge En Terre / Thibault Marcilly - 2011 - Aube - France
The refuge stands in the middle of an empty field, far from city, noise, and people. It is designed as a space
for meditation. A wooden door, a window looking toward the skyline, and zenithal lighting are the three
elements that give the refuge the human scale. Inside, the roof is covered with a plexiglass window,
allowing people to sit under the skylight, even when it’s raining. The plexiglass window is slightly raised,
allowing rain water to drop down along the west wall and smoke to come out of the roof when people make
a fire inside.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/201061/refuge-en-terre-thibault-marcilly/
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XI International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Architectural Heritage - TERRA 2012 // The
Ibero-American Seminar on Earthen Architecture and Construction - XII SIACOT // SismoAdobe 2012
22 April - 27 April 2012 Lima. Peru
Organizers: International Scientific Committee on Earthen Heritage (ICOMOS/ISCEAH) and the Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Perú (PUCP)
+ info: http://congreso.pucp.edu.pe/terra2012/
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Les musées viennent à vous en classe !
La tâche de l'enseignant qui veut aborder la notion d'art en classe et l'exemplifier n'est pas aisée s'il
doit organiser systématiquement des visites de musées.
+ info: http://cursus.edu/dossiers-articles/articles/17935/les-musees-viennent-vous-classe/
Les campus numériques francophones - VIDÉO
Le déploiement des technologies de l’information et leur appropriation nécessitent la présence dans
les pays les plus démunis d’infrastructures techniques à proximité des publics d’apprenants et d’enseignants. L’Agence
universitaire de la Francophonie déploie à cet effet un réseau de Campus numériques francophones, assurant à la fois des
activités de formation et de diffusion de l’information scientifique et technique. Ces structures sont implantées au cœur des
universités membres de l’Agence.
+ info: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmklf5_les-campus-numeriques-francophones_news
Le mystère de la Cordelière : explorez les archives historiques - Un jeu qui invite à
découvrir les beaux documents d'archive du département de l'Aube (France)
Les archives publiques recèlent des trésors amassés depuis des siècles. Mlaheureusement, ces
documents uniques dorment dans des réserves, au point que l'on oublie souvent qu'ils existent.
Les archives départementales du département français de l'Aube sont tout aussi riches que celles
des autres départements. Comment donner à voir, surtout aux plus jeunes, les traces de la vie
passée de ce territoire ?
La réponse tient un un mot : un jeu. Dans Le Mystère de la Cordelière, une statue du Ferdinand
III sollicite le joueur afin qu'il sauve un texte confisqué par Archipages, des créatures se délectant de la documentation
ancienne. Pour y parvenir, le joueur devra se promener dans chaque pièce d'un manoir, observer les archives qui y sont
déposées et résoudre 7 énigmes dont les solutions se trouvent dans les documents.
+ info: http://www.archives-aube.com/jeux/cordeliere/mystere.php
EUROCLIO (European Association of History Educators) Newsletter January 2012
Every month EUROCLIO will release a new edition of the newsletter through our network. As a receiver of the EUROCLIO
Newsletter you can share your news with the others in our network. If you would like to do so, we would like to invite you to
send your contributions to us at [email protected]. You can find the rules on format are every new item should be no longer
then 10 lines of text accompanied with a picture and next deadline will be 20th of February 2012. Thank you in advance for
your contributions.
+ info: http://euroclio.eu/new/index.php
2011 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings by Subject - Environmental Sciences
1. Harvard Universy, United States
2. University of California, Berkeley (UC), United States
3. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
5. University of Oxford, United Kingdom
6. Stanford University, United States
7. California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States
8. Princeton University, United States
9. Imperial College London, United Kingdom
10. Australian National University, Australia
+ info: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011/subject-rankings/naturalhttp://universidadypatrimonio.net/eng/noticias/newsletter_77/12_2012.html (1 de 9) [30/03/2012 12:38:42]
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EDUCATION/ COMMISSION: Budget increase for education cooperation with Eastern Europe
Cooperation in the field of education with the EU's Eastern neighbours has been boosted for 2012 by significantly increased
budgets. Nearly €30 million, twice as much as in previous years, have been allocated to projects financed by the Tempus
programme in 2012 allowing Eastern Partnership countries to modernise their higher education systems.
For the 2011/2012 academic year the Erasmus Mundus programme offered 860 scholarships to students from the Eastern
Partnership region, which is 320 more than initially planned.The additional funding will lead to more opportunities for joint
projects in the field of higher education, intensified university cooperation and individual grants for studying abroad…
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc1839_en.htm
European Union EDUCATION/ COMMISSION: Erasmus Mundus funding boost for Arab Spring countries
For 2012, the European Commission has more than doubled the number of education and teaching grants available for
young people and university staff from countries involved in the 'Arab Spring' uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East.
Funding for a further 559 scholarships, on top of the 525 that were already planned for 2011-2012, are being allocated to
Southern Mediterranean countries through 'Erasmus Mundus', the international version of the European Commission's
Erasmus student and staff exchange scheme. The recipients will be able to spend part of their studies, research or a teaching
period in the European Union. The Commission is increasing its grant funding to encourage learning and training
opportunities for individuals who are viewed as key to strengthening democracy in the region. The move is part of the EU's
strategic response to the Arab Spring.
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/mundus_en.htm
La recherche valencienne s'enfonce dans la crise - Valencia - Espagne
Les Communautés Autonomes espagnoles ont vu leur dette augmenter de 125% ces quatre dernières années. Elles se
trouvent aujourd'hui dans une situation où elles ne sont pas en mesure de soutenir les investissements réalisés ces dernières
années, notamment en recherche et enseignement supérieur.
Trans Europe Express (TEE) - Master 2 « Management de la Culture, spécialité patrimoine, spectacle vivant Université Catholique de l'Ouest. Angers (France)
Trans Europe Express (TEE), mis en place par l’Université Catholique de l’Ouest en 2010, est un projet pédagogique original
en partenariat avec le réseau ENCATC, qui s’est déroulé du 12 au 22 janvier cette année. Ce projet vise à creuser un volet
social du champ culturel ; il se caractérise par sa dimension européenne, désormais incontournable, et par une démarche
d’analyse comparative ou benchmarking international.
En effet, les étudiants de Master 2 « Management de la Culture, spécialité patrimoine, spectacle vivant et action culturelle»
de l'Institut Arts, Lettres et Histoire, qui sont les rédacteurs du rapport d’étude, vont enquêter auprès de différentes
structures culturelles et de leurs acteurs dans sept villes d’Europe.
+ info: http://transeuropeexpress2012.wordpress.com/
European Union EDUCATION/ COMMISSION: Erasmus celebrates its 25th anniversary
In January 2012, the Erasmus student and staff exchange programme will celebrate its "silver" anniversary.
Erasmus is at the heart of the European Commission's education policy and its strategy to combat the crisis
and youth unemployment.
Since its launch in 1987, nearly 3 million students and staff have received grants to study or teach abroad
or undertake work placements. Studies show that this experience is invaluable for boosting skills in areas
such as language learning and adaptability, which can increase an individual's employability. The scheme
also helps to promote teaching quality and institutional cooperation. 33 European countries participate in the
Erasmus scheme (27 EU Member States, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey). Demand for
Erasmus places strongly exceeds the availability of grants in most countries. The Commission has called for a significant
increase in EU support for higher education mobility under its proposed new programme for education, training and youth
('Erasmus for All'), which is due to start in 2014.
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus-for-all/
One in four university courses axed in England but few cut in Scotland - United Kingdom
The number of full-time undergraduate courses on offer at UK universities has fallen by more than a quarter (27%) since
2006, according to a new report published by the University and College Union.
Of the four UK countries, England has suffered the greatest reduction in choice at a time when tuition fees are about to rise
to as much as £9,000 (US$14,000) a year.
The report, Choice Cuts: How choice has declined in higher education, reveals that the number of undergraduate courses
available has decreased from 70,052 in 2006 to 51,116 in 2012, despite an increase in student numbers.
The report analysed data from the universities admission service, UCAS, to determine which areas of the UK have been hit
hardest in course reduction, with large disparities emerging between regions and each of the home nations.
+ info: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120224173150480
development
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/about-this-office/single-view/news/ouch
Certificat sur la diversité culturelle - Université Laval. Québec (Canada)
Ce certificat vise à amener l'étudiant à développer une réflexion critique sur le rapport entre les cultures en situant cette
rencontre dans le contexte actuel de la mobilité des personnes, des idées et des biens.
Au terme du certificat, l'étudiant sera apte à : apprécier la richesse dont sont porteuses les cultures contemporaines;
identifier les problèmes soulevés par la rencontre de différentes cultures tant à l’international que localement, à travers
l’immigration par exemple; identifier les défis qu’une telle rencontre soulève et savoir y répondre dans une perspective de
responsabilité citoyenne;développer un regard critique sur les solutions généralement proposées et relativiser son propre
cadre de référence sans perdre de vue les enjeux globaux qui affectent la vie citoyenne et les conditions du vivre ensemble
dans un contexte national contemporain.
+ info: http://cursus.edu/institutions-formations-ressources/formation/17003/certificat-sur-diversite-culturelle/
Europe defies US in new ranking of best cities for students
Forget the Eurozone crisis and the attractions of the New World. A new ranking of the world’s best cities for students places
Europe’s cities firmly ahead of the US for quality of life, affordability and their universities’ academic reputation.
Paris pips London at the post in the survey, released for the first time today by the research specialist behind the annual QS
World University Rankings.
Boston is the top-rated US city, in third place, with Chicago (15th), San Francisco (17th) and New York (18th) performing
less well than Montreal (10th).
Six European cities are in the top 10, while Singapore (12th) is the leading Asian city ahead of Hong Kong (19th) and Tokyo
(19th). Australia is the only country with two cities (Melbourne 4th and Sydney 6th) in the top 10…
Fraud in international education - The tip of the iceberg?
By Dr Daniel J Guhr
Until recently, it has been easy to ignore the impact of fraud on international education given that little systematic data
exists on its breadth and pervasiveness. In addition, raising the issue of fraud is hardly a promising way to gain tenure or to
impress a lawmaker who is interested in maximising national income from international students.
But once comprehensively surveyed, the magnitude and reach of fraud is becoming clear.
For example, research suggests that the majority of applications from a number of large student-sending countries are either
significantly embellished or outright fraudulent. As a result, tens of thousands of international students, having passed
through visa and admissions systems, are enrolled all over the world based on school transcripts, financial support
statements, recommendation letters or test scores that are untrue…
PRIZES - WISE (World Innovation Summit forEducation): Nomination Process OPEN for 2012 WISE Prize for
Education. Deadline for nominations: 31 March 2012
The nomination process for the 2012 WISE Prize is now open. This global award recognizes an individual or a team for an
outstanding, world-class contribution to education. It raises international awareness of education's crucial role in all
societies, and gives it similar prestige to other areas for which there are major international prizes.
WISE welcomes nominations for the 2012 Laureate from individuals and institutions with a demonstrable commitment to
education. Nominations will be evaluated by the WISE Prize Committee which will make a pre- selection.
An international Jury of distinguished individuals will make the final selection of the Laureate whose name will be announced
at the 2012 WISE Summit, November 13-15, in Doha, Qatar. The winner will receive $500,000 (US) and a specially designed
gold medal.
+ info: http://euroclio.eu/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2933:wise-nomination-process-open-for2012-wise-prize-for-education&catid=1170:qatar-foundation-for-education&Itemid=1544
Lettre d'information n°20, ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (France)
+ info: http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/newsletter.php?cid=59467
LEGO® Architecture Series: Sydney Opera House by Jørn Utzon - Sydney - New
South Wales - Australia
LEGO® has just announced the newest building in their Architecture series, the iconic
Sydney Opera House designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon. The LEGO version of the
Sydney Opera House seeks to capture the essence of this grand building in a small scale.
Like the other models in the series it was created by Adam Reed-Tucker.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/210308/lego%C2%AE-architecture-series-sydneyopera-house-by-jorn-utzon/
Baisse de subventions pour la recherche scientifique au sein des universités néerlandaises - Pays-Bas
Dans une pré-publication du rapport intitulé Financement Total de la Recherche, l'Institut Rathenau annonce une baisse
considérable dans le budget alloué à la recherche. Il est prévu que de nombreux ministères diminuent leurs investissements
dans la recherche pour la période 2012-2016.
En 2016, le budget total consacré à la recherche scientifique sera de 4,4 milliards d'euros, une baisse de 400 millions d'euros
par rapport à 2012 et de 700 millions par rapport à 2010. Les causes de cette diminution sont principalement l'expiration de
projets de recherche, ainsi que les coupes budgétaires opérées dans les instituts de recherche appliquée. Nous pouvons
trouver les différentes fiches d'information sur les effets des réductions budgétaires prévues pour 2012 en ligne sur le site de
la VSNU, Conférence des présidents néerlandais…
Using the web as a global training classroom: OceanTeacher
The main advantage of web-based training is that you can reach a far larger audience than with
traditional classroom-based methods. The classes for our online professional training courses which are conducted by live video conference - can be any size we want. Students can also
revisit a class afterward by watching the recording online via our video library when it is
convenient for them.
using_the_web_as_a_global_training_classroom_oceanteacher/
Youth travel: building the future of tourism through backpacks
They busily buzz about the world in massive numbers. They descend on locations and immediately fill the
space with intense color, sound, and what could easily be described as a hive of activity. They carry on
their backs the wings of their mobility, their backpacks. The sharpness of their minds, words, and texts
can be stinging in their often vowel-less expression. And yet their youthful nature can be as sweet as
honey. Some destinations tend to (wrongly) view them as pests, overtaking the image and peacefulness
of the places they arrive into. Others, visionaries of the global Travel & Tourism (T&T) world, see these
travelers buzzing about like busy bees not as a nuisance, but as a fundamental necessity. Because it is
these travelers, Youth Travelers, who, through their journeys, are pollinating the future of the industry. Without them, there
is no hope of our sector blossoming, of the future of T&T growing across the globe.
+ info: http://www.eturbonews.com/28122/youth-travel-building-future-tourism-through-backpacks
New for 2012: part-time Master's degree in Historic Environment at the University of Cambridge - United
Kingdom
A new, part-time Master of Studies (MSt) in Historic Environment is being offered by the University of Cambridge Institute of
Continuing Education for 2012-14.
This unique postgraduate degree connects archaeological theory and research with modern policy and practice in the
management and conservation of landscapes, parks and gardens. It will provide a robust and applied qualification for the
historic environment sector.
+ info: http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=3789&ref=postgrad
French version of World Heritage Capacity Building Newsletter
L'approbation de la Stratégie de renforcement des capacités pour le Patrimoine mondial par le
Comité du Patrimoine mondial à sa 35ème session à Paris en juin 2011 marque un nouveau
chapitre dans le partenariat entre 'UICN et l'ICCROM pour le renforcement des capacités.
Développé au cours des deux dernières années par ICCROM et l'UICN, en collaboration étroite
avec l'ICOMOS et le Centre du Patrimoine mondial, ce travail a été rendu possible par des
contributions du Fonds du Patrimoine mondial et par le gouvernement Suisse.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/WHCapacityBuilding_Newsletter_2_FR.pdf
Patrimonito and Docomodake bring World Heritage sites to young people
To mark the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the UNESCOWorld Heritage Convention,
Dentsu, EVERGREEN Digital Contents and NTT DOCOMO, in collaboration with the
UNESCO World Heritage Centre, have launched a special cartoon film featuring the
friendship between “Patrimonito”, the mascot of the World Heritage Education
programme, and “Docomodake”, the mascot of NTT DOCOMO, the mobile
communications company of Japan.
In this cartoon film “Share The Beauty - Bringing the unknown to you and to the world”,
Patrimonito and Docomodake travel together around the world bringing the beauty of natural World Heritage to young
viewers.
The Nordic Centre of Heritage Learning: conférence de printemps - Östersund, Suède - 8-9 février 2012
Le Centre nordique d'apprentissage du patrimoine NCK tiendra sa conférence de printemps les 8 et 9 février à Östersund en
Suède. L'organisation, qui favorise l'apprentissage transversal au-delà des frontières physiques et mentales, consacrera cet
événement à discuter des possibilités, avantages et limites de la notion d'apprentissage transversal. La conférence est
destinée aux personnes s'intéressant à l'apprentissage qui se produit dans les archives, les musées, les galeries et les sites
historiques. La directrice d'Interarts Mercedes Gionivazzo fait partie des intervenants internationaux, avec une
communication sur les défis et perspectives de la politique européenne de la culture.
+ info: http://www.nckultur.org/en/
La désillusion française des étudiants étrangers
Pour de nombreux étudiants partout dans le monde, la France est perçue comme le haut lieu
du savoir universitaire, particulièrement en matière de sciences sociales. Après tout, le pays
porte tout l’héritage du siècle des Lumières, du romantisme et des droits de l’homme.
Malheureusement, la France du 21e siècle n’a plus son éclat intellectuel d’antan et de
nombreux jeunes adultes affrontent la désillusion française.
Une récente rencontre avec 30 étudiants de l’EHESS, décrite dans le carnet du séminaire ACT
(Aspect concret de la thèse), fait la liste des difficultés d’intégrations limitant la mobilité
étudiante en France.
+ info: cursus.edu/dossiers-articles/articles/18064/desillusion-francaise-des-etudiants-etrangers/
Etudier à l'étranger : témoignages d'étudiants
Parce que les expériences des autres permettent à tous d'apprendre énormément, voici des témoignages d'étudiants partis
étudier à l'étranger.
+ info: http://www.etudionsaletranger.fr/les-temoignages-pour-etudier-a-l-etranger/temoignages-d-etudiants-partis-etudiera-l-etranger
Linking Culture, Education and Sustainability: Good Practices from Around the World
- University of Gloucestershire - United Kingdom
he United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014)
provides an opportunity to understand and integrate Cultural Diversity and Intercultural
Dialogue perspectives into learning and education systems.
In September 2010, the UNESCO Section of Policies for Culture initiated the project “Linking
Culture, Education and Sustainability: Good Practices and Experiences from Around the World”
which aims to collect, analyse and share successful education and learning initiatives that
articulate strong links between cultural, socio-economic and environmental aspects of sustainability.
UNESCO commissioned the International Research Institute in Sustainability (IRIS), based at the University of
Gloucestershire, to undertake this project. Through a collaborative process with stakeholders, the project sought to
demonstrate concrete ways in which culture has been taken into account in ESD including policies and programmes to
showcase the added value of culture when fostering creative and inclusive approaches to ESD.
+ info: http://insight.glos.ac.uk/sustainability/Education/unescoculture/Pages/default.aspx
Heritage Schools: Part of the Government’s vision for Cultural Education
Education Secretary Michael Gove is to ask English Heritage to draw up a list of local historical
sites so schoolchildren can visit them and be inspired by "our rich island story".
Mr Gove said the part that the local historic environment has played, century after century,
would inspire pupils by "bringing history alive".
+ info: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/heritage-schools/
Renouvellement de l'Accord Cadre de coopération scientifique entre le CNRS (Centre national de la Recherche
Scientifique - France) et l'Académie polonaise des Sciences (PAN - Pologne)
Le Président du CNRS, le Professeur Alain Fuchs et le Président de l'Académie polonaise des Sciences (PAN, Polska Akademia
Nauk), le Professeur Michal Kleiber, ont signé le 16 janvier 2012, par échange de courriers, un nouvel Accord Cadre de
coopération scientifique entre les deux institutions…
1759 : Revivez la fin de la Nouvelle-France - Trois heures d'activités en ligne pour
tout comprendre d'une date cruciale dans l'histoire du Québec - Canada
Entre les intérêts de la France, de l’Angleterre et de ses colonies, l’histoire n’a pas laissé
beaucoup de place aux Amérindiens et aux Canadiens immigrants assimilés au continent
depuis des dizaines d’années.
1759 est la date de la bataille des plaines d’Abraham, bataille qui fut le début de la fin pour
la colonie française.
Le site « 1759» nous fait revivre le contexte et le dénouement de cette année selon les
différents points de vue des participants.
Esthétique et intéressant, le site constitue une ressource de qualité qui reflète au mieux le consensus actuel des historiens
sur ce qui s’est réellement passé à cette époque.
Au total, 67 activités, accessibles en français et en anglais, permettent d’interagir et de participer activement au
déroulement du jeu. Près de trois heures de plaisir et d’activités.
+ info: http://1759.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca/
The Forest is a Classroom
No matter where you live in Washington, you’re not far from acres of beautiful forestland, one
of the most enjoyable features of our state. Begin learning about our forests by reading
through the sections on this website. From the responsible forest practices in our working
forests section to the important legislation being passed in our state, you can educate yourself
by reading through the issues that are part of 21st century forestry.
+ info: http://www.wfpa.org/page/educational-resources/
Le gouvernement fédéral décide de changer la constitution allemande - Allemagne
Suite à la proposition de la Ministre fédérale de l'enseignement et de la recherche, Annette Schavan [1], de modifier la loi
fondamentale allemande pour permettre un financement institutionnel des établissements d'enseignement supérieur au
niveau fédéral, la commission de coalition du gouvernement fédéral a décidé d'abonder en ce sens et d'élargir les possibilités
de coopération entre l'Etat fédéral et les Länder sur ce sujet. Une proposition de modification de l'article 91b de la
constitution allemande devrait être adoptée durant cette législature. A l'avenir, il serait donc possible pour l'Etat fédéral et
les Länder de financer conjointement non seulement les projets, comme c'est le cas actuellement, mais aussi les
équipements de recherche dans les universités. A l'heure actuelle, l'Etat fédéral ne peut financer des équipements qu'en
dehors des établissements d'enseignement supérieur.
Lisbon Architecture School faces Closure - Portugal
Last May, Portugal became the third country within the 17-country eurozone in need of a financial
rescue to avoid bankruptcy, following Greece and Ireland. Unemployment within the country has
climbed up to 14.8 percent as the recession has brought harsh conditions to architects and
architecture students alike. Now, the prestigious Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University
of Lisbon (UTL), one that has fostered many great architects such as João Luis Carrilho da Graça
and Manuel Aires Mateus, may be forced to close its doors.
At the brink of financial disruption, the College will have no money to pay salaries in June if they do
not find a way to reduce costs and increase revenue. This is a hard task considering operating costs have already been
drastically cut. António Cruz Serra, who took over as dean about two months ago, believes the College is already “at the
threshold of survival.”
Agenda
Creating Bridges. Education for Sustainable Development in Designated Areas - Workshop
30 March - 05 April 2012 Attica and Amfissa Regions. Greece
Organizers: MIO-ECSDE / MEdIES Initiative with the support of the UNESCO Venice Office
Contact: [email protected].
creating_bridges_education_for_sustainable_development_in_designated_areas/
EUROCLIO Annual Conference on History, Heritage and Citizenship Education
01 April - 07 April 2012 Antalya. Turkey
Organizers: The Conference is co-organized by EUROCLIO, the Turkish History Educators Association, and UNESCO-Turkey,
generously sponsored by the Comenius and Grundtvig Programmes of the European Union.
+ info: http://euroclio.eu/new/index.php/2012-antalya-turkey
INVITACIÓN - Clase Inaugural de Magíster en Arte y Patrimonio a las 18.30
10 April 2012 Concepción. Chile
Organizers: Patricio Oyaneder Jara, Decano de la Facultad de Humanidades Arte y Javier Ramírez Hinrichsen, Director del
Programa de Magíster Arte y Patrimonio de la Universidad de Concepción
+ info: http://www.icomoschile.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/con-el-patrocinio-de-icomos-chile.html
Course on Investigating Modern Military Heritage: Current Professional Approaches and Practices
11 April - 12 April 2012 Oxford. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: University of Oxford
+ info: http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/details.php?id=V400-156
Course in sustainable Tourism and Local Development
Start on 23 April 2012
Organizers: International Training Centre Campus of the ILO
+ info: http://www.delnetitcilo.net/en/specialisations/course-in-sustainable-tourism-and-local-development
Heritage Studies: Stories in the making
28 April 2012 Cambridge. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: University of Cambridge Division of Archaeology's Heritage Research Group
Contact: Meghan Bowe at [email protected]
+ info: http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/heritage-seminar/chs13/Home.html
Barcelona International Peace Resource Center - Disaster Management Training Course
07 May - 11 May 2012 Barcelona. Spain
Organizers: Barcelona International Peace Resource Center
+ info: http://www.cihc.org/dmtc
Cycle de conférences du Conseil d'Etat sur Environnement et formation juridique
From 14 May 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Le Conseil d'État et la juridiction administrative de France
+ info: http://www.conseil-etat.fr/node.php?articleid=2569
2nd International Symposium on History Education
14 June - 16 June 2012 Trabzon. Turkey
Organizers: Karadeniz Technical University, Fatih School of Education, Department of History Education
+ info: http://www.historyeducation.org/ishe-2012-mainpage.html
YOCOCU 2012 - Youth in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
18 June - 20 June 2012 Antwerpen. Belgium
Organizers: YOCOCU
+ info: http://www.yococu.com/
Cultural Heritage Management and Indigenous Cultures
01 July - 08 July 2012 Florence. Italy
Organizers: Promo Florence Events
Promoter: The University of Queensland, School of Social Science and Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, Florence - Italy
+ info: http://www.lifebeyondtourism.org/wp-content/themes/k2/workshop/dett_workshop.asp?id_work=373
REGISTRATION OPEN: ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centers) and Kent
University officially launch the 2nd edition of the International Arts Professionals Summer School
02 July - 06 July 2012 Brussels. Belgium
Organizers: ENCATC and Kent University
+ info: http://www.encatc.org
HEIRNET (History Educators International Research Network) 9th International Conference
14 July - 17 July 2012 Parana, Curitiba. Brazil
Organizers: The History Educators International Research Network
Contact: Cherry Dodwell at [email protected]
+ info: http://www.euroclio.eu/new/index.php/heirnet/2939-heirnet-9th-international-conference-brasil
ICCROM International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper
27 August - 14 September 2012 Tokyo. Japan
Organizers: National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo and ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the
Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property)
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/announce_en/2012_08jpc_en.shtml
Preservation Education: Sharing Best Practices and Finding Common Ground
08 September - 09 September 2012 Bristol, Rhode Island. United States of America
Organizers: Roger Williams University, School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation, United States
+ info: http://www.rwu.edu/go/pec
Call for Applications - ICCROM Course : First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict
24 September - 26 September 2012 Rome. Italy
Organizers: ICCROM with the cooperation of UNESCO, Blue Shield and specialized international and national agencies
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/announce_en/2012_09courseCHconflict_en.shtml
University of Cairo (Egypt) - Courses for Applied Diploma in Management of Arab and African World Heritage
(Cultural and Natural Heritage) 2012-2013
01 October 2012 -Organizers: University of Cairo (Egypt)
Contact: Prof. Samir I. Ghabbour at [email protected]
DEADLINE: 30 jul 2012
+ info: http://african.cu.edu.eg/Diploma/Diploma_En.htm
I Congreso Internacional de Educación Patrimonial
15 October - 18 October 2012 Madrid. Spain
Organizers: OEPE (Observatorio de Educación Patrimonial en España) e IPCE (Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España), la
Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Bienes Culturales y de Archivos y Bibliotecas y el Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y
Deporte de España
+ info: https://sites.google.com/site/educacionpatrimonial2012/home
International Training Course on Heritage Impact Assessments
15 October - 24 October 2012 Shanghai. China
Organizers: WHITRAP and ICCROM
+ info: http://www.whitr-ap.org/index.php?classid=1509&newsid=2104&t=show
Publications
Présentation de l'ouvrage IREST 1961-2011, 50 ans de passion (Institut de
Recherche et d'Etudes Supérieures du Tourisme) - France
La création en 1961 du Centre d’Etudes Supérieures du Tourisme (CEST) fait du Centre - et
par la suite de l’Institut de Recherche et d’Etudes Supérieures du Tourisme (IREST) qui lui
succède en 1988, une des plus anciennes institutions universitaires, à l’échelle internationale,
consacrées à l’enseignement universitaire et post-universitaire du Tourisme.
Cet ouvrage collectif, rédigé à l’occasion du cinquantième anniversaire de l’Institut, réunit à la
fois des contributions d’historiens et des témoignages d’anciens étudiants de l’Institut, de
professeurs et de nombreux partenaires, nationaux et internationaux…
+ info: http://www.univ-paris1.fr/fr/ufr/irest/menu-haut-irest/50-ans-de-lirest/presentation-de-louvrage-irest-1961-201150-ans-de-passion/
Not by Bread Alone - (Council of Europe higher education series No.17)
Author(s): Sjur Bergan
ISBN: 978-92-871-6971-6
Not by bread alone gathers essays on higher education, including some written especially for this book. They
cover three key areas: the missions of higher education, public responsibility and qualifications. Together,
these essays spell out a view of higher education as a key factor in developing modern societies built on the
fundamental Council of Europe values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. They also underline
the key role of higher education in developing the ability of our societies to conduct intercultural dialogue…
+ info: http://book.coe.int/EN/ficheouvrage.php?PAGEID=36&lang=EN&produit_aliasid=2625
Global education digest 2011: comparing education statistics across the world
UNESCO Institut for Estadistics
Publ Year: 2011
ISBN: 978-92-9189-107-8
The 2011 edition of the Global Education Digest, published by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS),
presents a wide range of indicators on the extent to which girls and boys are enrolling in and completing
secondary education. To enrich policy debates, the report also examines the human and financial resources
that go into this level of education.
Building on this fruitful collaboration, at the beginning of 2012 IBE and UIS will launch a Global Survey on Instructional Time.
This survey is expected to result in a standardized global database and improve the extent to which reliable data on
instructional time is available for policy development, educational reform and research.
+ info: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/global-news-archive/single-news/news/2011-global-education-digest-coping-with-thedemand-for-secondary-education.html
World atlas of gender equality in education
With over 120 maps, charts and tables, the UNESCO World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education enables
readers to visualize the educational pathways of girls and boys in terms of access, participation and
progression from pre-primary to tertiary education.
The Atlas features a wide range of sex-disaggregated data and gender indicators from the UNESCO
Institute for Statistics. It also illustrates the extent to which gender disparities in education have changed
since 1970 and are shaped by factors such as national wealth, geographic location, investment in
education and fields of study.
Also planned for mid-2012 is an online data mapping tool for tracking trends over time, adapting the maps and exporting the
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Stop the destruction of La Hepica Forest in Morocco
The fragility of numerous cultural landscapes requires particular attention, and a range of issues may need to be addressed
when considering how a particular cultural landscape should be treated. A legal workshop addressing these matters was
organized in Tunis few weeks ago by the RMSU (Regional Monitoring and Support Unit) of the Euromed Heritage 4
programme. It is in this framework of attention to our cultural landscape and of conscious need for preservation of this
special heritage category, that we have decided to publish the appeal coming from the Council for Saving the Forest of La
Hepica.
+ info: http://www.euromedheritage.net/intern.cfm?menuID=9&submenuID=7&idnews=656
Forests and People: A Historical Relationship
The history of human existence and civilizations is intertwined with forests and trees.
Forests are crucial for the goods and services they provide, which people all over the world depend on. Strategies to enhance
the contributions of the world’s forests to social development, livelihoods and poverty eradication are vital at a time when
unsustainable practices and economic crises continue to threaten healthy forests and the people who depend upon them.
+ info: http://www.un.org/esa/forests/pdf/session_documents/unff9/Fact_Sheet_ForestsandPeople.pdf
World's biggest trees facing dire future - The combined effects of habitat
fragmentation and the changing climate are pointing to a dire future for the
world's biggest trees - James Cook University. Cairns (Australia)
BIG TREES ARE among the oldest and largest of all living organisms and store much of a
forest's carbon, locking it up safely rather than releasing it as heat-trapping greenhouses
gases. In general they comprise less than 2 per cent of a forest's trees, but due to their
wide energy- absorbing canopies, they can make up to 25 per cent of a forest's total
biomass.
As a result, they are the breadbaskets of the forest, producing abundant crops of fruits, flowers, leaves and other food that
many animals rely on for survival. And, importantly, big trees produce the lion's share of seeds that constitute the next
generation of trees, meaning degredation of these grandfathers of the forests can have wide-ranging effects.
Big trees, like Australia's mountain ash, manna gum, kauri pine and giant strangler fig, were of course felled in great
numbers in earlier land clearing and timber-cutting, but that is just part of the story. Even more insidious are a range of
other threats - habitat fragmentation, droughts, windstorms, aggressive weeds, altered fire regimes, salinisation, a decline
of their animal seed dispersers, and exotic pathogens and pests.
+ info: http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2012/s3419618.htm
The end of the line for our biggest trees?
BIG TREES ARE among the oldest and largest of all living organisms and store much of a
forest's carbon, locking it up safely rather than releasing it as heat-trapping greenhouses
gases. In general they comprise less than 2 per cent of a forest's trees, but due to their wide
energy- absorbing canopies, they can make up to 25 per cent of a forest's total biomass.
As a result, they are the breadbaskets of the forest, producing abundant crops of fruits,
flowers, leaves and other food that many animals rely on for survival. And, importantly, big
trees produce the lion's share of seeds that constitute the next generation of trees, meaning
degredation of these grandfathers of the forests can have wide-ranging effects.
Big trees, like Australia's mountain ash, manna gum, kauri pine and giant strangler fig, were of course felled in great
numbers in earlier land clearing and timber-cutting, but that is just part of the story. Even more insidious are a range of
other threats - habitat fragmentation, droughts, windstorms, aggressive weeds, altered fire regimes, salinisation, a decline
of their animal seed dispersers, and exotic pathogens and pests.
Forests
+ info: http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/the-end-of-big-trees.htm
How the Mighty are fallen
Big trees are declining throughout the world, says scientist. Already on the decline worldwide from largescale forest clearing, big trees face a dire future due to habitat fragmentation, selective harvesting by
loggers, exotic invaders, and the effects of climate change, warns a leading scientist in an article published
this week in New Scientist magazine. Reviewing research from forests around the world, William Laurance,
an ecologist at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia, provides evidence of decline among the world's
"biggest and most magnificent" trees and details the range of threats they face. He says their demise will
have substantial impacts on biodiversity and forest ecology, while worsening climate change. "To persist,
big trees need a safe place to live and long periods of stability," he said. "But time and stability are becoming very rare
commodities in our modern world."
+ info: http://www.tropicalbio.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=599:big-trees-are-beautiful-butdeclining&catid=47:general&Itemid=68
Winter newsletters from Forest Research - United Kingdom
Forest Research is one of the world’s leading centres of research into
woodlands and forestry. They aim to provide research services relevant to
United Kigdom and international forestry interests and inform and support
forestry’s contribution to United Kingdom governmental policies. Their core
roles are to provide the evidence base for United Kingdom forestry practices
and to support innovation.
+ info: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/frnews
WWF (World Wildlife Fund) campaign gains protection of Romania's virgin forests
Virgin forests in Romania will receive the status of protected areas and the Ministry of
Environment and Forests in Romania will work with WWF to identify, map and protect virgin
forests. This is stipulated in the Memorandum of understanding signed today by the Minister of
Environment and Forests Mr. Laszlo Borbely and WWF two months after the launch of WWF’s
campaign aimed at saving Romania’s virgin forests.
+ info: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/black_sea_basin/
danube_carpathian/?202898/WWF-campaign-gains-protection-of-Romanias-virgin-forests
Palaeobotany: In the shade of the oldest forest
Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud & Anne-Laure Decombeix
The uncovering of a large soil surface preserved under sediment for 390 million years has exposed plant remains which show
that the world's earliest forests were much more complex than previously thought.
European Investment Bank makes EUR 250 million loan to China for forestry projects contributing to climate
change mitigation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 250 million loan to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for forestry
projects that contribute to climate change mitigation through carbon sinking and avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions.
The China Forestry Framework Loan (CFFL) was signed by Mrs Magdalena Álvarez Arza, Vice-President of the EIB, and Mr Li
Yong, Minister of Finance.
The proposed CFFL would be a multi-investment scheme under which the Bank would support several individual forestry
projects across China that contribute to the forestry programme (12th Five Year Plan) of the People’s Republic of China and
that have the following two objectives: (i) environmental and biodiversity preservation and improvement, (ii) climate change
adaptation and mitigation.
+ info: http://www.eib.org/projects/press/2012/2012-030-china-eur-250-million-loan-for-forestry-projects.htm
Paper on Regional drought-induced reduction in the biomass carbon sink of Canada's boreal forests
by Zhihai Ma, Changhui Peng, Qiuan Zhu, Huai Chen, Guirui Yu, Weizhong Li, Xiaolu Zhou, Weifeng Wang and Wenhua Zhang
The boreal forests, identified as a critical “tipping element” of the Earth’s climate system, play a critical role in the global
carbon budget. Recent findings have suggested that terrestrial carbon sinks in northern high-latitude regions are weakening,
but there has been little observational evidence to support the idea of a reduction of carbon sinks in northern terrestrial
ecosystems. Here, we estimated changes in the biomass carbon sink of natural stands throughout Canada’s boreal forests
using data from long-term forest permanent sampling plots. We found that in recent decades, the rate of biomass change
decreased significantly in western Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba), but there was no significant trend for
eastern Canada (Ontario and Quebec).
Our results revealed that recent climate change, and especially drought-induced water stress, is the dominant cause of the
observed reduction in the biomass carbon sink, suggesting that western Canada’s boreal forests may become net carbon
sources if the climate change–induced droughts continue to intensify.
+ info: http://www.pnas.org/content/109/7/2423.short
WWF (World Wildlife Fund) : ETUDE DU BAROMÈTRE BOIS: BEAUCOUP D'ENTREPRISES EN
POSITION DE CONTREVENANTS POTENTIELS À LA RÉGLEMENTATION EUROPÉENNE DE LUTTE
CONTRE LE BOIS ILLÉGAL
A moins d’un an avant l’entrée en vigueur de la réglementation européenne de lutte contre le bois illégal, le
WWF publie l’étude du baromètre bois, une évaluation de 35 entreprises vendant des produits bois ou
Forests
dérivés du bois.
Alors que le bois illégal est l’une des causes de la déforestation qui elle-même est une cause majeure de
perte de biodiversité et d’émissions de gaz à effet de serre, les entreprises et le consommateur ont
aujourd’hui une responsabilité importante à jouer dans la conservation des forêts et la promotion d’une foresterie
responsable à travers la vente et l’achat de produits bois. Malgré cela, les résultats du baromètre bois mettent en avant
qu’une majorité d’entreprises ne font pas encore pleinement face aux enjeux de ce secteur.
+ info: http://www.wwf.fr/s-informer/actualites/etude-du-barometre-bois-beaucoup-d-entreprises-en-position-decontrevenants-potentiels-a-la-reglementation-europeenne-de-lutte-contre-le-bois-illegal
The Forest is a Classroom
No matter where you live in Washington, you’re not far from acres of beautiful forestland, one
of the most enjoyable features of our state. Begin learning about our forests by reading
through the sections on this website. From the responsible forest practices in our working
forests section to the important legislation being passed in our state, you can educate yourself
by reading through the issues that are part of 21st century forestry.
+ info: http://www.wfpa.org/page/educational-resources/
JOB OFFERS - Traffic Wildlife Monitoring Network: CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY: Evaluation of forest
management capacity building project
As part of the ongoing Amazonia Viva project, TRAFFIC South America invites applications from interested individuals to
implement a series of workshops to evaluate the effectiveness of using a participatory approach to build capacity for
management, traceability and governance of forestry resources in Atalaya, Tambopata and Tahuamanu in Peru.
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/job-opportunities/
The fuelwood supply area of Bamako: a spatial interaction modelling approach - Mali
by Laurent Gazull
Bsef - UPR Biens et services des écosystèmes forestiers tropicaux : l'enjeu du changement global
In Sahelian countries, woodfuels, fuelwood and charcoal, are the major energy sources for millions of rural and urban
dwellers. The growing demand of big cities increases the pressure on the natural resources, and would certainly causes, in
the long-term, a marked decline in the regeneration of forest resources. In this context, the understanding of the spatial
structure of urban catchment areas, is a major issue for defining new management rules of forest resources. The spatial
modelisation of Bamako's catchment area, used as an heuristic process, shows that the main determinant of the localisation,
and of the intensity, of woodfuels flows, is the type of organisation of selling places in rural areas…
Geophysical Research Letters: Effects of native forest restoration on soil hydraulic properties, Auwahi, Maui
(Hawaiian Island)
By K. S. Perkins, J. R. Nimmo and A. C. Medeiros
Over historic time Hawai‘i's dryland forests have been largely replaced by grasslands for grazing livestock. On-going efforts
have been undertaken to restore dryland forests to bring back native species and reduce erosion. The reestablishment of
native ecosystems on land severely degraded by long-term alternative use requires reversal of the impacts of erosion,
organic-matter loss, and soil structural damage on soil hydraulic properties. This issue is perhaps especially critical in dryland
forests where the soil must facilitate native plants' optimal use of limited water. These reforestation efforts depend on
restoring soil ecological function, including soil hydraulic properties. We hypothesized that reforestation can measurably
change soil hydraulic properties over restoration timescales…
+ info: http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2012/2012GL051120.shtml
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State of World Forests 2011 Report
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ISBN 978-92-5-106750-5
Rome, 2011
The year 2011 has been designated ‘The International Year of Forests’ by the United Nations General
Assembly. This builds on momentum already generated in other international arenas, such as those related
to climate change and biodiversity, to bring even greater attention to forests worldwide. Work is progressing
rapidly on international forest issues and this edition of State of the World’s Forests focuses on a number of
critical themes designed to stimulate greater analysis during the International Year of Forests.
+ info: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2000e/i2000e00.htm
Report on the Status of Tropical Forest Management 2011
Published : June 2011
Author : ITTO
ISBN : 4-902045-78-8
This report details the progress towards sustainable forest management (SFM) in ITTO producer member
countries during a period that has seen important global developments of relevance to tropical forests and
their management.
+ info: http://www.itto.int/technical_report
Vital Forest Graphics
To help communicate the value of forests to policy-makers and the wider public, three United Nations
organizations/entities UNEP, FAO and UNFF joined efforts to analyse, synthesize and illustrate topical forest
issues. The Vital Forest Graphics provides an overview of the global trends in forest cover and looks
specifically at the four largest forest ecosystems and analyses the trends and challenges in their
conservation and management. It scrutinizes some of the key drivers behind forest loss, including the
increasing demand for commodities and energy. Finally, it reviews some of the best practices for sustainable
management of forest, including regulatory regimes, participatory management and economic incentives.
+ info: http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/forest/
Report on Transboundary Conservation and Peace-building: Lessons from forest biodiversity
conservation projects - United Nations University policy document
UNU-IAS/2011/No. 4 (UNU-IAS and ITTO joint publication)
ISBN 978-92-808-4527-3
April 2011, B5, 39 pages
This policy document, jointly published by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the
United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), sets out the specific actions that
policymakers, forest managers and other stakeholders should take to improve biodiversity conservation in
forests used for the production of forest goods and services. On the ground, ITTO has funded the establishment and/or
management of a number of transboundary conservation reserves in its member countries. What lessons can be learned
from those projects on transboundary conservation? In order to answer this question, ITTO and UNU-IAS started a
partnership to analyze and present lessons from these projects.
+ info: http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=111&ddlID=1754
Fragmented forests and grasslands: plant sensitivity to habitat loss
Source: Lindborg, R., Helm, A., Bommarco. R., et al. 2011. Effect of habitat area and isolation on plant trait distribution in
European forests and grasslands. Ecography. 34: 001-008.
A new study exploring the sensitivity of grassland and forest plants to decreasing habitat size and isolation in north-central
Europe concludes that an irreversible shift in the most dominant plant species may already be underway in forests and
grassland, where forests are more vulnerable than grasslands.
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Reading rocks: 40th anniversary of UNESCO's International Geoscience Programme
A conference to mark the 40th anniversary of UNESCO’s International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) will be held at the
Organization’s Headquarters on 22 February (9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Room IV). Over the years, the IGCP has led projects to study
rocks for information about climate change, assess the impact of the geological environment on human health, improve
knowledge of water resources in karsts and much more.
reading_rocks_40th_anniversary_of_unescos_international_geoscience_programme/
International Geoscience Programme (IGCP)
The IGCP is a cooperative enterprise of UNESCO and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
and has been stimulating comparative studies in the Earth Sciences since 1972. After three decades of
successful work, the "International Geological Correlation Programme" continued, as the "International
Geoscience Programme".
To date, the IGCP has financially supported international research teams through roughly 400 projects on
geological problems of global importance. Special focus is given to projects related to a safer environment;
the relationship between natural geological factors and health problems; biodiversity; climate change; and
mineral and groundwater resources extraction. The IGCP promotes collaborative projects with a special emphasis on the
benefit provided to society, capacity-building and the advancement and sharing of knowledge between developed and
developing nations.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/earth-sciences/international-geoscience-programme/
L'érosion des roches : un rôle plus important que prévu dans les changements climatiques
L’érosion chimique des roches par le dioxyde de carbone dissous dans l’eau de pluie n’a jamais été prise en compte jusqu’à
présent dans les modèles d’évolution future du climat. Pourtant, des chercheurs du laboratoire Géosciences environnement
Toulouse (CNRS / IRD / UPS), en collaboration avec le Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement (CNRS /
CEA / UVSQ) et l'université de Bergen (Norvège), ont pour la première fois démontré son importante réactivité : plus le taux
de dioxyde de carbone augmente dans l’atmosphère, plus ce puits de carbone s’intensifie, accélérant la dissolution des
roches. Ces travaux suggèrent qu’il faudrait intégrer ce mécanisme dans toute modélisation de l’évolution future du climat.
Ils font l’objet d’une publication dans la revue Nature Climate Change du mois de mars 2012.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/environnement/sols-hydrosphere-et-biosphere-continentales/l-erosion-des-roches-un-roleplus-importan
OWEN-2, une campagne océanographique dans l'océan Indien (12 - 30 mars 2012)
La campagne OWEN-2 est programmée du 12 au 30 mars 2012 en mer d’Arabie au nordouest de l’Océan Indien, à bord du Bâtiment Hydrographique et Océanographique BeautempsBeaupré du Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine. Le BHO BeautempsBeaupré est le seul navire océanographique susceptible de naviguer actuellement dans cette
partie de l’Océan Indien. La campagne est dirigée par des chercheurs du Laboratoire de
géologie de l'ENS Paris et de l'Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/terre-solide/lithosphere-oceanique/owen-2-une-campagneoceanographique-dans-l-ocean-indien
Un an après Fukushima, une expédition germano-japonaise de recherche marine
Le 8 mars 2012, le Centre des sciences de l'environnement marin de Brême (MARUM) lance une nouvelle expédition de
recherche marine à bord du navire de recherche "Sonne" [1], au large de la côte japonaise de l'île d'Honshu, un an après les
catastrophes naturelles (tremblement de terre et tsunami) et l'accident nucléaire de Fukushima. L'objectif de l'expédition
Geological Heritage
conduite par le directeur de MARUM, Gerold Wefer, en partenariat avec des scientifiques japonais, est de mesurer l'impact du
tremblement de terre sur les fonds marins. De nouveaux instruments de mesures, dits "observateurs", seront installés avec
l'aide du robot sous-marin "MARUM-QUEST". L'installation de sismomètres dans de petits puits de forage permettra de mieux
comprendre les phénomènes de genèse et de développement des tremblements de terre sous-marins. Le submersible
MARUM-SEAL permettra, grâce à son sondeur acoustique, de cartographier très précisément les fonds marins jusqu'à
2.000m de profondeur…
Geophysical and remote sensing methodologies applied to the analysis of regolith and geology in Burkina Faso,
West Africa
by Václav Metelka
GET - Geosciences - Environnement - Toulouse
The oldest parts of continents, so-called cratons, are the focus of worldwide research not only because they represent
primary constraints for our understanding of the early evolution of the Earth, but also because of their significant mineral
potential. This work contributes to the understanding of the geological and geomorphological evolution of the West African
Craton, by an integrated analysis of airborne geophysical and satellite remote sensing data constrained by field structural,
lithological, geophysical, and geomorphological observations acquired around Houndé, Boromo and Banfora greenstone belts
and associated granitoid domains in western Burkina Faso. The results of this integration suggest that the granitoid domains
of western Burkina Faso are formed by numerous small- to medium-sized plutons, and the magnetic data provided a better
definition of the actual pluton shapes. Airborne gamma ray spectrometry data aided in the mapping process in areas with
less regolith cover. Three deformation events (D1-D3) can be distinguished in western Burkina Faso…
Etude géologique de la partie française du massif du Grand Paradis ( Région de Bonneval sur Arc, Vanoise
orientale)
par Jean Michel Bertrand
Ce travail concerne la géologie de de la région de Bonneval sur Arc replacée dans l'ensemble du massif du Grand Paradis.
Les éléments structuraux, la pétrographie, le métamorphisme , la tectonique sont abordés.
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Rock, Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Meteorite Identification Clinic
18 January - 21 November 2012 Toronto, Ontario. Canada
EXPOSICIÓN - Cavernas: Ecosistemas del Mundo Subterranéo
28 February - 29 April 2012 Bucarmanga. Colombia
Organizers: Sistema de Patrimonio Cultural y Museos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia - sede Bogotá
+ info: http://www.museos.unal.edu.co/sccs/noticias.php?mr=329&tipo=noti
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Heritage Conservation in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations
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Military History & Conflict Studies
You might be interested to hear that you can now download two FREE articles from each of our Military History and Conflict
Studies Journals! To download these articles, hand-picked by the editors, visit the journal webpages and click on the 'Top
Articles' link in the right-hand menu.
+ info: http://info.maney.co.uk/interface/external_view_email.php
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Call for Applications - ICCROM Course : First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict
24 September - 26 September 2012 Rome. Italy
Organizers: ICCROM with the cooperation of UNESCO, Blue Shield and specialized international and national agencies
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/announce_en/2012_09courseCHconflict_en.shtml
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Quanto costa la Grotta Azzurra di Capri?
L’ultima trovata che ha acceso i riflettori sulla famosa Isola di Capri è quella di pannelli
pubblicitari galleggianti davanti alla Grotta Azzurra. Antro naturale antico, conosciuto fin da
Tiberio che pose all’interno sculture ritraenti dei, è famosa per la sua colorazione azzurra
dovuta ad un gioco di rifrazione della luce solare.
Ma, come tanti luoghi in Campania, ad un certo punto della sua storia recente, dopo secoli di
tranquillità e giusto equilibrio uomo-natura, rischia di essere peggiorato dalla “mano” o meglio
dalla “mente” umana.
Un progetto, per giunta già presentato due anni fa a cui Legambiente si oppose con successo, è stato riproposto in questi
giorni per stendere una barriera galleggiante davanti all’ingresso della Grotta Azzurra, nello specchio d’acqua adiacente,
comprensivo di cartelli pubblicitari. E’ tempo di crisi dicono dal Municipio del Comune di Capri, quindi bisogna far cassa, poi
con i tagli governativi. E poi la barriera aiuterà i barcaioli ad avere un effetto “lago” davanti la Grotta.
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/02/21/quanto-costa-la-grotta-azzurra-di-capri-di-nabil-pulita-e-michele-buonomo/
Construction of a women's dyeing factory in Bamako - Mali
Women in Mali have developed over the last decades specific skills in terms of textile dyeing.
This activity provides many employment opportunities for women, as their production is being
exported all throughout the sub-region. However, since chemical dyeing products are being
used and polluted waste water released in water drainage canals or in the Niger River, this
activity entails water pollution and raises serious health hazards for women.
Alerte sur le PNB (Produit national brut) : Rapport: "Environment and Development Challenges : The Imperative
to Act"
Le 20 février à Nairobi, à l'occasion de la réunion du conseil d'administration du PNUE/FMME (Programme des Nations-Unies
pour l'Environnement/Forum ministériel mondial sur l'environnement),le professeur Sir Bob Watson, conseiller scientifique du
DEFRA (Ministère de l'Environnement de l'alimentation et du affaires rurales) a présenté les conclusions du rapport
"Environment and Development Challenges : The Imperative to Act". Ce document, cosigné par 21 lauréats du Blue Planet
Prize(1), demande urgemment aux gouvernements de remplacer le PNB comme mesure de la richesse des nations par un
autre indicateur plus adapté pour quantifier la vraie richesse d'un monde en plein chamboulement. Le PNB, inventé pour
répondre à la grande dépression des années 30 et aider les gouvernements à suivre l'état de santé économique de leur pays,
a aujourd'hui vécu. Selon Sir Bob, il est non seulement inadapté, mais dangereux ; ainsi une centrale à charbon relâchant du
CO2 dans l'atmosphère est comptée dans l'agrégat classique comme un investissement ou une dépense, la part dégradant
l'environnement n'apparaissant pas. Une nouvelle métrique doit désormais être trouvée, la Banque mondiale y travaille
d'ailleurs depuis plusieurs années.
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Heritage Legislation (National & International), Conventions,
Recommendations, Charters & Declarations
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Bern Convention - Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats - Programme of
Activities for 2012-2013
The Bern Convention is a binding international legal instrument in the field of nature conservation, which covers most of the
natural heritage of the European continent and extends to some States of Africa. Its aims are to conserve wild flora and
fauna and their natural habitats and to promote European co-operation in that field.
The Convention places a particular importance on the need to protect endangered natural habitats and endangered
vulnerable species, including migratory species.
+ info: https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=T-PVS%282011%2912&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=original&Site=DG4Nature&BackColorInternet=DBDCF2&BackColorIntranet=FDC864&BackColorLogged=FDC864#
Seminario "La convenzione delle Alpi attività svolte e progetti in corso" (Edolo- Italy - 24
January 2012)
Nell’arco alpino vivono ca. 14 milioni di persone. Per loro, ma anche per i milioni di visitatori che
ogni anno si recano in vacanza nelle Alpi, è fondamentale tutelare la natura e la cultura di queste
zone e conservare questo importantissimo ambiente di vita e quest’area economica con tutti i suoi
tesori e le sue particolarità.
A tal fine nel 1991 è stata firmata la Convenzione delle Alpi, un accordo vincolante di diritto
internazionale cui hanno aderito gli otto paesi alpini: Austria, Francia, Germania, Italia, Liechtenstein, Principato di Monaco,
Slovenia, Svizzera più l’Unione europea. Tutte le Parti contraenti si sono impegnate ad elaborare e adottare misure a favore
dello sviluppo sostenibile dell’area alpina e a tutela dei suoi ecosistemi come anche degli interessi economici e culturali della
popolazione locale. In vari protocolli sono tra l’altro stabilite disposizioni in materia di pianificazione del territorio, agricoltura
di montagna, protezione dell’ambiente, turismo e trasporti.
Le misure a favore dello sviluppo sostenibile dell’area alpina toccano diversi settori. Per esempio il turismo, ambito in cui si
vogliono incentivare forme di fruizione più eco-compatibili. Grande attenzione da parte della Convenzione delle Alpi è rivolta,
poi, anche agli abitanti dell’arco alpino, che si desidera coinvolgere attivamente nei vari progetti e nelle diverse misure. È
stato così che nel 2006 è stata approvata la Dichiarazione «Popolazione e cultura» il cui obiettivo è esplicitamente quello di
concepire e di mettere a disposizione degli abitanti un’ampia e variegata offerta di attività culturali e ricreative. In tale
contesto si pensa, naturalmente, anche ai giovani ed in particolare all’incentivazione delle attività sportive.
+ info: http://www.mountainblog.it/?p=39674
Accession by Indonesia to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the
Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Paris, 20 October 2005)
On 12 January 2012, Indonesia deposited with the Director-General its instrument of
accession to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural
Expressions.
The following declaration was attached to the instrument:
“With reference to Article 25 Paragraph (4) of this present Convention, the Government of
the Republic of Indonesia declares that it shall not be bound by the provisions of Article 25
paragraph (3) of the Convention.” [Original: English]
In accordance with the terms of its Article 29, the aforementioned Convention will enter into force with respect to Indonesia
three months after the date of the deposit of its instrument, that is to say on 12 April 2012.
+ info: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48782&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
"The 'Resurrectionists': Machu Picchu, Early Twentieth Century Americanist Archaeology, and the Creation of
Peruvian Cultural Patrimony Law" University of Texas at Austin (USA) 23 February 2012
In 1911, a Yale historian and explorer named Hiram Bingham followed a series of guides, some of them indigenous, to
ridgetop complex of Inca palaces, temples and terraces in the Andes Mountains of Southern Peru. This was Machu Picchu,
and in the years following, Bingham made the site famous in the pages of National Geographic and incited a century-long
fight between Yale and Peru over the ownership of its artifacts. In this talk, Christopher Heaneywill draw from his book,
Cradle of Gold, to detail the background of that controversy, locating it in Peruvian efforts at national patrimony protection,
North American collection methods, and local traditions of antiquarianism and study. He will also examine the collaborations
and conflicts between Yale's investigators and the farmers who lived at the site and were drafted into digging up the graves
up the Incas. Incorporating his ongoing research, he will show how the fight for Machu Picchu was a watershed moment in
the history of Peruvian cultural patrimony -- and how its resolution in 2010 suggests a new opportunity for U.S.-Peruvian
cooperation.
+ info: http://www.culturalheritagelaw.org/events?eventId=455248&EventViewMode=EventDetails
COMPETITIONS - 2012 Student Writing Competition in Cultural Heritage
Preservation Law. Deadline for Submissions: 8 June 2012
The Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation is pleased to announce its 2012
Student Writing Competition. In doing so, we continue to encourage and recognize
scholarship in cultural heritage law, by awarding law students for superior papers in the field.
This year's deadline for submissions is Friday, June 8, 2012.
+ info: http://www.culturalheritagelaw.org/competition
Accession by Poland of the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for
the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (The Hague, 26
March 1999)
On 3 January 2012, Poland deposited with the Director-General its instrument of accession
of the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural
Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
In accordance with the terms of its Article 43.2, the Protocol will enter into force with respect
to Poland three months after the deposit of the instrument of accession, that is to say on 3
April 2012.
Accession by Angola to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the
Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Paris, 20 October 2005)
On 7 February 2012, Angola deposited with the Director-General its instrument of accession to
the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
In accordance with the terms of its Article 29, the aforementioned Convention will enter into
force with respect to Angola three months after the date of the deposit of its instrument, that
is to say on 7 May 2012.
+ info: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.phpURL_ID=48804&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Ratification by Kazakhstan of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and
Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural
Property (Paris, 14 November 1970)
On 9 February 2012, Kazakhstan deposited with the Director-General its instrument of
ratification of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit
Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.
In accordance with the terms of Article 21, the Convention will enter into force with
respect to Kazakhstan three months after the deposit of the instrument of ratification,
that is to say on 9 May 2012.
THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE 2011 Conference Broadcast Online - 100th Anniversary
of Titanic. Washington DC (USA) 3 November 2011
To mark the 100th anniversary of Titanic, international experts explored the challenges facing
the world's underwater cultural heritage during our 3 November 2011 conference at the
National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC. Keeping the Lid on Davy Jones'
Locker gave the public an unprecedented opportunity to interact with the archaeologists,
explorers, and scientists behind the most important nautical expeditions of our time. Since
maritime discoveries are often hotly contested in the courts, the conference also featured top
attorneys.
+ info: http://www.culturalheritagelaw.org/
Colloque sur ' Le patrimoine immatériel des personnes publiques '
Organizers: École nationale d’administration de Paris
Accession by Angola to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the
Event of Armed Conflict (The Hague, 14 May 1954)
On 7 February 2012, Angola deposited with the Director-General its instrument of accession to
the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
In accordance with the terms of its Article 33 (2), the aforementioned Convention will enter
into force with respect to Angola three months after the date of the deposit of its instrument,
that is to say on 7 May 2012.
La cour d'appel déboute les découvreurs de la grotte Chauvet - Nimes (France)
La cour d’appel de Nîmes a refusé, mardi 28 février 2012, de reconnaître les droits revendiqués
par les trois spéléologues qui avaient découvert la grotte Chauvet en 1994. Estimant que l’État ne
les avait pas assez associés à l’exploitation de la grotte, les découvreurs de Chauvet avaient fait
appel de la décision de justice de 2009. Ils ont décidé de se pourvoir en cassation.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/98358/la-cour-d-appel-debouteles-decouvreurs-de-la-grotte-chauvet.php
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Workshop for the Implementation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Convention in Timor-Leste
10 April - 12 April 2012 Dili. Timor-Leste
Organizers: UNESCO Office Jakarta
Contact: Nagaoka, Masanori - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/culture-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=6172&cHash=81977c81a0
Third Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Body - 2001 Convention on the Protection of the
Underwater Cultural Heritagen
Organizers: UNESCO Headquarters
Contact: Guerin, Ulrike - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/2001-convention/advisory-body/thirdmeeting/
Workshop on the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in
Papua New Guinea
14 May - 18 May 2012 Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea
Organizers: National Cultural Commission of Papua New Guinea
Contact: Takahashi, Akatsuki - [email protected]
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Lo Manthang's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage List under preparation - Lo
Manthang -Mustang (Nepal)
The preparation of a nomination dossier for including the city of Lo Manthang in the World
Heritage List will start soon, as a request of the Government of Nepal for support under
UNESCO’s World Heritage Fund was recently approved.
Lying on a plateau at 3800 m above sea level, the medieval earthen walled city of Lo Manthang is
the capital of the former Kingdom of Lo in Upper Mustang. The settlement is surrounded by a 6meter high earthen wall with square towers or dzong on the corners. Within the walls there exists
a compact settlement of earthen structures.
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Architecture City Guide II - Tokyo - Japan
We recently came across an opportunity to work with a friend of ArchDaily to expand our Tokyo
Architecture City Guide that we could not pass up. Carlo Fumarola shared with us his knowledge and
photographs of Tokyo. Today, we bring you twelve buildings from his list.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/206560/architecture-city-guide-tokyo-ii/
Infrastructural Archeaology / Map 13 - Norway - Oslo
Map 13 shared with us their project, Infrastructural Archeaology. Landfills are areas of great potential which are but a mere
evidence of the uncontrolled cosumerism of this extreme society. They understand that waste should be buried and isolated,
and not be forgotten and abandoned. It is thus an open project, where the definite plan of its pieces is not the main interest,
but rather the definition of its systems and their development in time.
+ info: Noruega_Oslo_Mapa.jpg
2011 Skyscraper Trends
Every January the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat conducts a review of skyscraper construction
and compiles all the data from the previous year. The trend since 2007 has seen record breaking years for
buildings taller than 200 meters completed, with 88 skyscrapers completed in 2011. Even as the global
economy is slowly recuperating from the 2008 financial crisis, it would appear as though this trend will
remain relatively stable.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/201654/2011-skyscraper-trends/
Le projet d'église russe à Paris ne saurait convenir à l'harmonie du site classé à l'UNESCO
Par M. Bertrand DELANOË
La Fédération de Russie a déposé une demande de permis de construire auprès des services de la Préfecture de Paris, afin
de réaliser un centre culturel russe sur l'ancienne parcelle de Météo France, quai Branly.
Sans remettre en cause le principe de cet édifice, ni la place d'une architecture contemporaine inventive et respectueuse du
patrimoine de Paris, le projet tel qu'il a été déposé ne saurait convenir. En effet son architecture de pastiche relève d'une
ostentation tout à fait inadaptée au site classé au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, ou à la perspective de la Tour Eiffel. Lors
du concours, il existait des propositions bien plus satisfaisantes, soucieuses d'harmonie urbaine et respectueuses du paysage
parisien…
+ info: http://www.paris.fr/accueil/Portal.lut?page_id=1&elected_official_directory_id=1&document_id=112215&portal_component=17&actormandate=31
Gdańsk Historic Heritage Center / Mariusz Piesik + Kuba Szymański - 2012 Gdansk - Poland
Gdańsk Historic Heritage Center, designed by Mariusz Piesik and Kuba Szymański, is meant
to be a multifunctional building and a part of targ sienny / targ rakowy complex – a new
project in the very center of Gdańsk, Poland. The building’s main purpose is to host an
exhibition of a large scale model of a pre-World War II center of the city and mark the
starting point of tourist excursions around it’s streets.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/213794/gdansk-historic-heritage-center-mariusz-piesikkuba-szymanski/
Architecture City Guide: Singapore
Thanks to our readers’ help like, Jonathan Choe, we bring you an Architecture City Guide
to Singapore. The city’s “recent prosperity and extremely dense urban situation has lead
to a wealth of incredible architecture from architects around the world,” says Choe. Today
we bring you only 12 buildings as a starting point.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/214147/architecture-city-guide-singapore/
City council grants planning permission for development scheme at World
Heritage site "Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City"
On 6 March 2012, Liverpool City Council’s Planning Committee granted outline planning
permission for the Peel Holdings £5.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme. The permission is
subject to the signing of a legal agreement and has to be referred to the Government
which will decide whether a public inquiry will be held.
Experts from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and from the International Council on
Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) undertook a reactive monitoring mission from 14 to 16
November 2011 to assess planning procedures and the overall development strategies for the World Heritage property
“Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City”.
The totalitarian architecture : A research monograph of Bucarest's civic center - Romania
by Radu Petru Racolta
EVS - Environnement Ville Société
Bucharest's civic center is the main subjetc studied in detail in this thesis. It becomes gradually the base point which allows
us to draw parallels and comparisons with other projects built up under the totalitarian regime. The direct comparisons of
various architectural answers enabled us to highlight common points between the fact of building and it's consequences to
urban atmosphere. Beyond, more than helping to identify the totalitarian architecture, these comparisons lead up to
understand the intellectual exercise done by dictators. Indeed, it brings us to understand their way of imagining and
materializing their vision of the world. Architecture is the key dimension of understanding totalitarianism.
Policies to rehabilitate non-regulatory areas in Morocco and mobilizing people. Case studies in the area of Rabat
(Rabat-Témara-Skhirat)
by Habiba Essahel
CITERES - Cités, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés
Based on filed surveys conducted between 2003 and 2007, this thesis examines the relationship between local government
and "ordinary" residents in non-regulatory areas - most of which are slums - located in Rabat and its southern periphery
(Témara and Skhirat). Beyond their diversity (location, genes, morphology, size, economic, social, etc.) the areas we chose
have all been the previous or recent object of public policy in terms of their restructuring or rehabilitation and are all
considering, in one way or another, moving and relocating their inhabitants. The purpose of this thesis is therefore devoted
to analyzing the reactions of these populations to these policies, understanding that beyond the individual relations, we
observe the rapid emergence of a collective response. There are likely to favor either the activation of shapes or structures
of existing organizations (j'maâ) or the emergence of new organizational forms, such as neighborhood associations.
Il IX Rapporto Civita per studiare le politiche culturali di città che cambiano - CityMorphosis
- Italy
Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI Secolo di Roma, l’Associazione Civita presenta il suo nono Rapporto,
dal titolo CITYMORPHOSIS Politiche culturali per città che cambiano, alla presenza di Gianni Letta e
Bernabò Bocca, rispettivamente Presidente Onorario e Vice Presidente dell’Associazione Civita.
Curato da Marco Cammelli, Professore di Diritto amministrativo presso l’Università di Bologna e
Presidente della Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna, e Pietro A. Valentino, Docente di
Economia Urbana presso l’Università di Roma “La Sapienza” ed edito da Giunti Editore, il volume
prende in esame il rapporto tra città e Cultura, un tema strategico per la definizione di politiche innovative per uscire dalla
crisi del mondo Occidentale. Nel corso della stessa giornata ci sarò anche un confronto tra i Sindaci Gianni Alemanno,
Vincenzo De Luca, Matteo Renzi.
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/02/15/il-ix-rapporto-civita-per-studiare-le-politiche-culturali-per-citta-che-cambiano/
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Masterplan for Marseille's Vieux Port / Foster + Partners. 2013 Marseille (France)
One of the greatest Mediterranean Ports is about to be transformed. Work has
begun on the Old Port of Marseille as part of a series of regeneration projects to
be completed in time for the city’s inauguration as European Capital of Culture
in 2013. Based on French landscape architect Michel Desvigne’s and Londonbased architects Foster + Partners’ competition-winning master plan, the
project will reclaim the quaysides as a civic space, creating new informal venues
for performances and events, while traffic is relocating traffic to a safe, semi- pedestrianised public realm…
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Une journée d'accueil "Faire du paysage un élément fondamental des documents et projets d’urbanisme
Organizers: Mairie-conseils Paysage et urbanisme durable
+ info: http://www.mairieconseilspaysage.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=597:une-journee-daccueilqfaire-du-paysage-un-element-fondamental-des-documents-et-projets-durbanismeq&catid=31:dernieresnouvelles&Itemid=148
Management of Historic Centres: "Economic Sustainability of the Historic Centre, a Shared Responsibility"
15 May - 18 May 2012 Havana. Cuba
Organizers: The Office of the Historian of Havana, the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the
Caribbean and the Latin American and Caribbean Unit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Contact: Nuria Sanz (UNESCO) [email protected]
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/850/
EURAU 12 | European Symposium on Research in Architecture and Urban Design
12 September - 15 September 2012 Porto. Portugal
Organizers: Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto
+ info: http://www.eurau12.arq.up.pt/
17th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (CHNT 2012) - "To Reach and Unveil
the Hidden Spirit of the Town: Urban Archaeology and Excavations"
05 November - 07 November 2012 Vienna. Austria
Organizers: The Urban Archaeology of Vienna
+ info: http://www.stadtarchaeologie.at/
Publications
"Le paysage en préalable, Michel Desvigne, Grand Prix de l'urbanisme 2011"
ISBN : 978-2-86364-211-5
sous la direction de Ariella Masboungi
coordination éditoriale Olivia Barbet-Massin
Pour Michel Desvigne, Grand Prix de l’urbanisme 2011, le paysage initie la recomposition urbaine, notamment
celle des grands territoires, telle sa récente intervention sur le plateau de Saclay. Il remet au goût du jour les
enseignements du plus grand paysagiste américain, Frederick Law Olmsted, pour refonder une pensée du
projet durable à la bonne échelle, mêlant l’existant et l’artifice, réunissant les conditions du lien entre
hommes, espaces et fonctions. Il développe un mode d’intervention multiscalaire : jardins, parcs (Millenium à Londres),
plans directeurs (entrée de ville à Montpellier), recompositions territoriales (rive droite de la Garonne à Bordeaux), places
urbaines (à Dallas, à Anvers, à Marseille) ou ensemble des espaces publics (Lyon Confluence).
Joan Busquets, Prix spécial, élargit à l’échelle européenne l’expérience barcelonaise qui a fondé l’urbanisme sur la
recomposition de l’espace public, incluant les infrastructures lourdes et la création de nouvelles centralités.
Deux approches qui ouvrent la voie de l’urbanisme contemporain durable, posant le paysage en préalable.
+ info: http://www.laprocure.com/livres/le-paysage-prealable-michel-desvigne-grand-prix-l-urbanisme2011_9782863642115.html
Redevelopment by Tradition: Urban Renewal in World Heritage cities (1972-2012)
Author: Karl Kupka
Year: February 2012
ISBN: 9788897418047
“Redevelopment by tradition” - the way in which our cities changed over centuries, until the period of radical
replacements. In the Historic Centres of Italy tradition has become the reference in planning. How does it
work? Private iniziative, reuse of buildings and infrastructures and policies of conservation of cultural
heritage. An inspiring challenge for inner cities with an experience of large scale investments, which is no
longer realistic. This research on several World Heritage cities, with a special focus on Amsterdam, Florence, Genoa and
Venice, offer an important contribution to the discussion on the methodologies of urban conservation. By examining the
practices of planning and realisation, this research supports the efforts for the next decades: the testing of innovative tools,
the re-connection of urban conservaion with the mainstream processes of development, management and evolution of the
city and of urban life.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/FUUPS_201202_Karl.Kupka.pdf
- 12-14 January 2012)
New issue of 'Urban Morphology' - April 2012
From a number of perspectives this issue of the journal might be entitled ‘making
connections’. Hopkins (pp. 41-54) breaks new ground in his interdisciplinary
investigation of the relationship between urban form and ecology. He takes the urban
morphological concept of the fringe belt – formulated long ago by Herbert Louis
(1936), who was primarily a geomorphologist – and explores statistically its ecological
significance, deriving his data from both fieldwork and historical records. Gil et al. (pp.
27-40), in contrast, are concerned with deriving morphological data for the purposes of
urban design, though they too adopt a quantitative approach. Morley’s perspective (pp. 5-26) is different again. Adopting a
qualitative approach, he discusses the interplay of cultural, political, artistic and environmental forces in the creation of
American colonial urban form in the previously Spanish-colonial Philippines…
+ info: http://www.urbanform.org/online_public/2012_1.shtml
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Judge rules against Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. in treasure
dispute - Tampa - Florida - USA
An attorney for the Spanish government said a federal judge's ruling Tuesday means Florida
deep-sea explorers will have to start making plans to hand over 17 tons of silver coins and
other treasure from a sunken 19th century galleon. Last year, a federal appeals court in
Atlanta affirmed a Tampa judge's ruling that Odyssey must give the treasure back to Spain.
The company then requested a stay of court proceedings as it continued its legal fight to
keep the treasure.
International Symposium on Antiquities Recovery - Saudi Arabia (12
February 2012)
Last Sunday, 12th February, 2012 and on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques, His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz President of
SCTA inaugurated an international symposium on "antiquities recovery". The
symposium took place in King Abdul Aziz Lectures Hall, King Abdul Aziz Historic
Center in Riyadh. The event was held on the sidelines of the recovered antiquities
exhibition which was organized by SCTA in the National Museum.
On his speech in the symposium, HRH President of SCTA said: "it is my great pleasure to welcome you all on behalf of the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (May Allah Protect Him) the patron of this great event. We are also proud of your
attendance and participation.
HRH further stated that the Kingdom is witnessing an exceptional phase under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two
Holy Mosques and HRH Crown Prince where under their patronage, the national heritage enjoys unlimited support through
a number of programs such as the campaign of the national antiquities recovery which falls under a larger project for the
enhancement of the Kingdom cultural dimension.
+ info: http://www.scta.gov.sa/en/mediaCenter/News/MainNews/Pages/a-2-1-2-13-12.aspx
Byzantine bother: Artifacts back in Berlin Bode Museum after decades
A Berlin museum is celebrating the return of dozens of Byzantine artifacts, which spent years in
Soviet Russia after World War Two. Some date back as far as the 4th century – yet it is their
recent history that reads like a real detective story.
-By the end of the war in 1945, the Byzantine collection of Berlin’s Bode Museum totaled some
6,000 objects. To save them from Soviet hands and keep them in Germany, the artifacts were
divided into groups, stored in crates and spirited away.
Almost half of the hidden treasures were however found and taken to the USSR, where they
stayed for over a decade.
In 1958, the gems were brought back to Germany. But instead of being identified and sent back where they belonged,
they got mixed up with other artifacts and ended up in Leipzig University’s Egyptian Museum for decades.
+ info: http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/lost-antique-treasures-berlin-museum-detective-717/
L'Allemagne rend à l'Afghanistan une sculpture du IIe siècle
L'Allemagne a remis cette semaine à un musée de Kaboul une sculpture pré-islamique pillée lors de la guerre civile
afghane.
Ce bas-relief, d'une hauteur de 30 cm et datant du IIe siècle, représente huit personnages. Les visages tournés vers leur
gauche, ils pourraient regarder Bouddha sur un trône, dans l'ancien royaume de Gandhâra, situé dans le nord-ouest de
l'actuel Pakistan et de l'est de l'Afghanistan.
http://universidadypatrimonio.net/eng/noticias/newsletter_77/17A_2012.html (1 de 4) [30/03/2012 12:39:02]
+ info: http://actualite.portail.free.fr/monde/31-01-2012/l-allemagne-rend-a-l-afghanistan-une-sculpture-du-iie-siecle/
Germany returns ancient artefact to Afghanistan
Germany has returned an 18-hundred year old stolen artifact to Afghanistan. The pre-Islamic
sculpture was looted during Afghanistan’s bloody civil war. It was spotted in Munich a year
ago. The artifact is a reminder of Afghanistan’s rich classical past as a confluence of cultures
on the crossroads of Asia. Thousands of artifacts were looted during the country’s conflictridden years. Over 8-thousand pieces have been returned since 2007, including a fifth
century wooden Buddha. Tens of thousands are still missing however.
+ info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16811110
A reward to recover two archaeological objects stolen from the Montreal Museum
of Fine Arts - Montreal - Quebec - Canada
AXA ART - the world’s only art-led insurance company – is offering a substantial reward for
the safe recovery of two small-scale archaeological fragments: an Assyrian low relief and a
marble head dating from the Roman Empire that were stolen from the Montreal Museum of
Fine Arts (MMFA) in the fall of 2011. To avoid compromising the police investigation, details
of the theft had not previously been released.
Important vol dans un musée d’Olympie, le ministre grec de la Culture offre sa
démission
Nouveau coup dur pour les musées grecs après le vol de trois œuvres à la Pinacothèque
d’Athènes le mois dernier. Deux individus ont dérobé vendredi matin une soixantaine d’objets
antiques au Musée des Jeux olympiques d’Olympie. Le ministre grec de la Culture a offert sa
démission, restée pour l’instant sans réponse du Premier ministre.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/97982/important-vol-dans-unmusee-d-olympie-le-ministre-grec-de-la-culture-offre-sa-demission.php
ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ) and CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) return
illegally exported cultural artifacts to Guatemala
Eight artifacts that were illegally exported from Guatemala in two separate incidents were officially returned to the country
at a repatriation ceremony Friday at the Guatemalan Embassy in Washington.
Officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) repatriated
the eight Maya culture ceramic artifacts, circa 600 to 900 A.D., to Guatemala's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Harold
Caballeros.
The artifacts were seized following a 2011 investigation conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Boston
and a 2009 inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Houston.
+ info: http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1202/120224washingtondc.htm
Ratification by Kazakhstan of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting
and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of
Cultural Property (Paris, 14 November 1970)
On 9 February 2012, Kazakhstan deposited with the Director-General its instrument
of ratification of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit
Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.
In accordance with the terms of Article 21, the Convention will enter into force with
respect to Kazakhstan three months after the deposit of the instrument of
ratification, that is to say on 9 May 2012.
at Risk
cultural heritage from the ensuing thefts of non-inventoried objects from archaeological sites and
museums have led to the publication of the Emergency Red List of Egyptian Cultural Objects at Risk.
+ info: http://icom.museum/press-releases/press-release/article/icom-publishes-a-new-emergency-redlist-the-emergency-red-list-of-egyptian-cultural-objects-at-risk-1.html
NGV (National Gallery of Victoria) corrects details of Bonington investigation - Melbourne.
Victoria (Australia)
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) today outlined details of its investigations into the missing, now
reported stolen, Richard Bonington painting Low Tide at Boulogne (1818-28).
Media reports today erroneously suggested that the NGV has done very little to recover the work during
the last decade.
Gerard Vaughan, Director NGV said: “All appropriate protocols and processes were followed as the
Gallery sought to locate the work, including discussions with the Trustees and Arts Ministry from 2003
with further advice to the Government, police and media from 2003–2004…
+ info: http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ngv-media/
Shipwrecked silver begins voyage back to Spain on two Spanish military C-130
cargo planes
A 17-ton haul of silver coins, lost for two centuries in the wreck of a sunken Spanish galleon,
began its journey back to its home country on Friday after the deep-sea explorers who lifted
it to the surface lost their claim to ownership. Two Spanish military C-130 cargo planes took
off after noon from a Florida Air Force base with 594,000 silver coins and other artifacts
aboard.
Join AIA (Archaeological Institute of America) in Opposing TV Treasure Hunting Shows
Elizabeth Bartman, AIA President, sent letters to executives at National Geographic and Spike TV to express concern over
the content of two new TV shows--Diggers (National Geographic) and American Digger (Spike TV)--that promote treasurehunting and the unethical digging of archaeological sites. Below through the link you can find the letters that were sent to
the two organizations.
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/news/aianews/8256
Illustrated List of Objects Stolen from the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games, Olympia - List issued
by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Greece
+ info: http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2012/02/illustrted-list-of-object-stolenfrom.html
Sept tableaux ayant appartenu à Adolf Hitler découverts dans un monastère tchèque (République tchèque)
On avait perdu leur trace depuis 1945, sept peintures ayant fait partie de la collection personnelle du dictateur allemand
ont été retrouvées dans un monastère au nord de la République Tchèque.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/98207/sept-tableaux-ayant-appartenu-a-adolf-hitlerdecouverts-dans-un-monastere-tcheque.php
Sotheby's trying to resolve 1,000-year-old relic dispute with Government of
Cambodia
Sotheby's is working to help return an ancient statue to Cambodia after the government
claimed it had been illegally removed from the country decades ago. The auction house said
Wednesday it took the 1,000-year-old relic off the auction block a day before a sale
scheduled for March 24, 2011, after Cambodia sent a letter asking Sotheby's to do so and
arrange for its return. The 5-foot (1.5-meter) -tall sandstone sculpture of a mythical warrior
in an elaborate headdress had been estimated to sell for up to $3 million.
J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles (California - USA) returns three ancient
marble fragments to Greece
Three ancient marble fragments from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los
Angeles have been repatriated to Greece following a deal last year. A culture ministry
statement says two of the 2,400-year-old pieces are parts of the same broken gravestone
decorated with relief sculptures, and will be joined onto a third section in a Greek museum.
The Getty also returned an inscribed slab related to a religious festival. The 5th century B.C.
fragments arrived in Athens Friday. Greece is discussing lending an ancient Greek inscription
to the Getty in return. In recent years, the Getty has repatriated to Athens another four significant ancient works, including
a gold wreath allegedly illegally excavated in northern Greece. Most of the Greek antiquities displayed in museums
worldwide are of uncertain provenance.
Menil Byzantine frescoes en route to Cyprus
Over the past two days, the largest intact Byzantine frescoes in the Western Hemisphere
were removed from their home in Houston, Texas. The extraordinary story of the two relics
began more than 20 years ago, when they were rescued from the black market by Menil
Collection founder Dominique de Menil after being looted from a Chapel in the Turkishoccupied north of Cyprus and dismantled into 38 pieces with a chainsaw. Following a
groundbreaking agreement between the Menil and the Archbishopric of Cyprus, the frescoes
were restored and have spent the last 15 years in the Byzantine Fresco Chapel. The
concluding leg of their journey began earlier this week, when the frescoes were removed from the Chapel and prepped for
the journey to their homeland.
PROVENANCE RESEARCH - Albertina Museum. Vienna (Austria)
The year 1998 saw the beginning of another discussion on the provenance and restitution of art objects in the possession
of the Austrian state. This led to the passing of the Art Restitution Act (BGBl. 1998/181), which provided for the return of
art objects from Austrian federal museums and collections. Members of the Provenance Research Commission were set to
work in all federal museums and collections to review the holdings in regard to their provenance…
+ info: http://www.albertina.at/en/research/projects_and_results/provenance_research
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Endangered Monuments Update: Preservation Efforts for the 510 Fifth Avenue
Manufactures Trust Company Bank Branch - New York City - New York State - USA
The Manufacturers Trust Company Bank Branch at 510 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan designed by
Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and interior designer Eleanor H. Le Maire, was
already listed under the 2012 World Monuments Fund in the 2012 World Monuments Watch as
the current owners, Vornado Realty Trust, began compromising the landmarked conditions of the
interior of the building as it was being adapted for reuse. With preservationists in an uproar,
support for the protection of the building was enough to bring Vornado Realty Trust to New York
State Supreme Court where a settlement was reached.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/210185/endangered-monuments-update-preservation-efforts-for-the-510-fifth-avenuemanufactures-trust-company-bank-branch/
ICOMOS TICCIH (International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage) - The Dublin
Principles
Adopted by the 17th ICOMOS General Assembly on 28 November 2011
Around the World, a great diversity of sites, structures, complexes, cities and settlements, areas, landscapes and routes bear
witness to human activities of industrial extraction and production. In many places, this heritage is still in use and
industrialisation is still an active process with a sense of historical continuity, while in other places it offers archaeological
evidence of past activities and technologies. Besides the tangible heritage associated with industrial technology and
processes, engineering, architecture and town‐planning, it includes many intangible dimensions embodied in the skills,
memories and social life of workers and their communities.
+ info: http://www.international.icomos.org/Paris2011/GA2011_ICOMOS_TICCIH_joint_principles_EN_FR_final_20120110.
pdf
New Life for an Original Dr. Pepper Plant - Birmingham. Missouri (USA)
By Tanner C. Latham | From Preservation |
Two years ago, the site Thigpen, a landscape designer and former garden editor at Southern Living
magazine, thought would be best for his new Garden Gallery was also the most predictable: He would locate
the shop in one of the suburban neighborhoods south of the city, where new construction—and newly planted
landscapes—flourish.
Locating near the glass, concrete, and stone of Birmingham’s city center didn’t make any sense. Thigpen
knew that most of the activity downtown ceased weekdays at 5 p.m., when workers hit the highways for
home; few of them came back at night or over the weekend. Locals who did live downtown tended to occupy warehouse lofts
with small balconies and limited growing space…
+ info: http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2012/jan-feb/new-life-for-an-orignal-dr.html
Valuation of an industrial documentary heritage and evolution toward a knowledge management business
oriented system
by Caroline Djambian
ELICO - Equipe de recherche de Lyon en sciences de l'information et de la communication
Documentary heritage of firms has often accumulated without that they can adapt to the pace of information technologies'
developments. Collective memory ever to be produced sees its mass growing and becomes scattered and heterogeneous.
Like many companies, cross- cutting issues today impose the EDF Nuclear Engineering Division (DIN) being able to mobilize
its knowledge operationally. But the valuation of its information heritage goes far beyond technical aspects to take into
account the organization as a whole. These are indeed the core business of the company which are the starting point of our
reflection. In this engineering context the technical knowledge pass through the documentation and is expressed by specific
business concepts.
Shoreham Street / Project Orange - 2012 - Shoreham - England - United Kingdom
Shoreham Street, Sheffield
192 Shoreham Street is a Victorian industrial brick building sited at the edge of the Cultural Industries
Quarter Conservation Area of Sheffield. It is not listed but considered locally significant.
The completed development seeks to rehabilitate the once redundant building, celebrate its industrial
heritage and make it relevant to its newly vibrant context. The brief was to provide mixed use combining a
desirable double height restaurant/bar within the original shell (capitalising on the raw industrial character of
the existing building) with duplex studio office units above. These are accommodated in an upward extension
of the existing building in a contrasting but complementary volume, a replacement for the original pitched roof.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/214007/shoreham-street-project-orange/
La Halle Freyssinet - Paris - France
Un site hors du commun
Située derrière la gare B.N.F., la Halle Freyssinet est un témoin de l'ancienne activité ferroviaire du quartier.
Ce bâtiment particulièrement élégant a été conçu en 1927 par Eugène Freyssinet qui y expérimentait ses deux inventions :
le compactage du béton par vibration et le béton précontraint.
Trois longues nefs, de grandes verrières, des voûtes de voile mince en béton armé, des auvents extérieurs qui courent le
long des façades, les innovations techniques mises en œuvre se doublent d'une dimension esthétique.
+ info: http://www.halle-freyssinet.com/histoire.html
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Programme de tables rondes sur le patrimoine mondial, moderne, industriel et immatériel - Cité universitaire
29 February - 06 June 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre / Collège d’Espagne / Maison Heinrich Heine / Fondation hellénique / Fondation
suisse / Cité internationale universitaire de Paris
+ info: http://www.ciup.fr/newsletter/programme-colloque-mondialisation.pdf
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Irrigators' tribunals of the Spanish Mediterranean coast: the Council of Wise Men of the plain of
Murcia and the Water Tribunal of the plain of Valencia - Spain
The irrigators’ tribunals of the Spanish Mediterranean coast are traditional law courts for water
management that date back to the al-Andalus period (ninth to thirteenth centuries). The two main tribunals
– the Council of Wise Men of the Plain of Murcia and the Water Tribunal of the Plain of Valencia – are
recognized under Spanish law. Inspiring authority and respect, these two courts, whose members are
elected democratically, settle disputes orally in a swift, transparent and impartial manner.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=es&pg=00011&RL=00171
«Stories Matter» pour collecter et mettre en valeur le patrimoine oral - Université Concordia. Montréal, Québec
(Canada)
Le Centre d’histoire orale et de récits numérisés (Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling) de l’Université Concordia
propose un logiciel professionnel d’édition, d’annotation, d’analyse, d’évaluation et de partage des collections de documents
oraux : Stories Matter
+ info: cursus.edu/dossiers-articles/articles/17942/stories-matter-pour-collecter-mettre-valeur/
FELLOWSHIPS - ANR - Émergences et évolutions des cultures et des
phénomènes culturels. Date limite : 10 avril 2012
(CULT) doit permettre de mieux analyser et comprendre les cultures et les
phénomènes culturels dans leur ensemble ou dans leurs formes particulières,
à travers leur histoire et leurs développements ainsi que de mieux
appréhender les conditions de leur émergence, de leur diffusion, voire de
leur obsolescence et de leur disparition.
Tapati Festival - Rapa Nui. Easter Island (Chile) 3 -18 February 2012
During the first two weeks of February each year, the entire island comes together for a unique
celebration of their culture, involving music, dance and traditional sports. Fortunately the
festival has always been organised by the locals for the locals, and not merely become a
commercial show put on for tourists. Nevertheless, visitors are strongly encouraged to attend,
and even participate, and if you can arrange your stay to coincide with the festival, it’s certainly
an un-missable experience.
Flights and accommodation availability both become very tight around the dates of the festival.
The earlier you can book your flight, the better chance we have of finding you somewhere to stay. However, there are many
more beds on the island than seats on the flights, so confirming your reservation with LAN is the first and most important
step…
+ info: http://www.easterislandspirit.com/tapati.html
Le patrimoine culturel immatériel comme facteur de transformations - Suisse
Intangible Heritage
Associés à plusieurs instituts de recherche pour étudier la mise en place d’une politique nationale en matière de protection
du PCI, les auteurs de présent article, respectivement conservateur du MEN et professeure à l’Institut d’ethnologie de
l’Université de Neuchâtel, développent quelques questions épineuses sur la nature politique et stratégique du nouveau
paradigme. Ils constatent notamment que la manière adoptée par l’UNESCO pour revisiter les domaines du patrimoine, de la
culture et de l’immatérialité entre en contradiction partielle ou complète avec les visions développées par l’anthropologie
depuis le début du siècle dernier. Ils n’en concluent pas moins que cette manière de revisiter au présent des territoires
diversement balisés offre aux sciences humaines l’occasion d’engager un débat essentiel avec les autorités politiques et les
associations.
+ info: http://www.museums.ch/assets/ebooks/museums-n5/index.html#/14/
BONGSAN TALCHUM - Théâtre dansé et masqué de République de Corée - Maison des cultures du monde
09 March - 10 March 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Maison des cultures du monde et Avec le soutien du Ministère de la Culture, du Sport
et de Tourisme de Corée, du Arts Council Korea et du Centre culturel coréen à Paris
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/bongsan-talchum.html
UNESCO supports Nepal safeguarding its living heritage
Nepal is among the eight countries in Asia and the Pacific to participate in UNESCO’s global
capacity-building initiative for the implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of
the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which Nepal has signed in 2010. The programme is funded by
Japan.
The support comes as Nepal recently adopted a national culture policy, which strongly focuses on
its rich and diverse living heritage and on the need to adopt concrete measures to safeguarding
in this regard. In addition, awareness of the interdependence between living heritage and
sustainable development is increasing, but appropriate policies, capacities and institutional mechanisms must be in place to
ensure its safeguarding.
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Bulletin Nº 17 du Centre Régional pour la Sauvegarde du Patrimoine Culturel
Immatériel de l'Amérique latine - CRESPIAL - Pérou (en espagnol)
Le CRESPIAL a été créé en février 2006, à partir de l'abonnement à Paris de l'Accord de
Constitution du CRESPIAL, signé entre l'UNESCO et le Gouvernement du Pérou dans le but de
promouvoir et de soutenir des actions de sauvegarde et de protection du vaste patrimoine
culturel immatériel des peuples de l'Amérique latine. Étant un Centre de Catégorie 2, il est
sous les auspices de l'UNESCO.
Le CRESPIAL a pour but de contribuer à la formulation de politiques publiques dans les pays
de la Région, à partir de l'identification, l’évaluation et la diffusion de leur culture vivante, des actions qui aboutiront à
l'enrichissement de la diversité culturelle de l'Amérique latine, et qui sont en accord avec l'esprit de la Convention pour la
Sauvegarde du Patrimoine Culturel Immatériel (2003).
+ info: http://www.crespial.org/boletin/boletin_18.php
Concerted efforts for the revitalization of Jeju language - The Republic of Korea
In 2010, Jeju was included in the Atlas of languages in danger. Also called « cheju » or «
ceycwu », this language, spoken by 5 to 10 thousand people on the Jeju Island in the Republic
of Korea, is in a critical situation because it is spoken mostly by elderly people aged 70 and
more. Since its inclusion in the Atlas, numerous measures were taken by the island’s
inhabitants in order to increase the vitality of this language and ensure its presence and
survival.
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HÁT CHÈO - Opéra populaire - Vietnam - Maison des cultures du monde
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/hat-cheo.html
Intangible Heritage
Specific Limiting Feature of Social Culture in the Local Production Systems of the South The Fès braziery, Safi
pottery and Essaouira marquetry
by Abderrahmane Bellali
PACTE - Politiques publiques, ACtion politique, Territoires
This contribution forms part of research for a doctoral thesis on the relation of Moroccan handicrafts to modernity which
clearly lies at the heart of the transition that Morocco is undergoing. It takes as its theme the evolution of handicraft
undertakings in the territories of the Medina of Fez, Safi and Essaouira where local handicraft production has deep roots
giving structure to spatio-economic organization. Having defined the territory as a place with a socio-economic and cultural
history and its own institutions where resources are built up a space given vitality and developed by the economic social and
institutional operators where those operators shape and construct specific resources and develop a synergy, this contribution
seeks to put forward a view on the link between "culture" and "resource" in terms of local development, bearing in mind that
culture is a deeper reality binding on and affecting the groups.
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Call for Papers - International Journal of Intangible Heritage - Deadline 15 December 2012
The International Journal of Intangible Heritage was first published in 2006 in response to the rapidly growing academic and
professional interested in the intangible heritage, particularly following the widespread ratification by States in all parts of
the world of UNESCO’s 2003 Intangible Heritage Convention. The IJIH is a refereed academic and professional English
language journal dedicated to the promotion of the understanding of all aspects of the intangible heritage, and the
communication of research and examples of good professional practice.
Contact: Professor Patrick Boylan, City University London - [email protected]
DEADLINE: 15 dic 2012
+ info: http://www.ijih.org
BONGSAN TALCHUM - Théâtre dansé et masqué de République de Corée - Maison des cultures du monde
Organizers: Maison des cultures du monde et Avec le soutien du Ministère de la Culture, du Sport
et de Tourisme de Corée, du Arts Council Korea et du Centre culturel coréen à Paris
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/bongsan-talchum.html
Exhibition - SHO 1 - 41 maîtres calligraphes contemporains du Japon - Musée Guimet
Organizers: Musée Guimet
+ info: http://www.guimet.fr/fr/expositions/expositions-a-venir/sho-1-41-maitres-calligraphes-contemporains-du-japon
HÁT CHÈO - Opéra populaire - Vietnam - Maison des cultures du monde
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/hat-cheo.html
L'héritage chamanique .Musique Sinawi - République de Corée - Maison des cultures du monde
23 et 25 mars 2012
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/musique-sinawi.html
Intangible Heritage
LE MALOUF DU RHUMEL d'ALGERIE - Institut du monde arabe
Organizers: Maison des Cultures du Monde
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/le-malouf-du-rhumel.html
I CANTORI DI BAGHERIA - Le chant de la fierté . Sicile - Italie - Maison des cultures du monde
01 April 2012 Paris. France
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/i-cantori-di-bagheria.html
YAKSHAGANA - Marionnettes du Karnataka . Inde - Maison des cultures du monde
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/yakshagana.html
Workshop for the Implementation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Convention in Timor-Leste
10 April - 12 April 2012 Dili. Timor-Leste
Organizers: UNESCO Office Jakarta
Contact: Nagaoka, Masanori - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/culture-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=6172&cHash=81977c81a0
AMDAH, ÔDES MYSTIQUES - Maroc - Maison des cultures du monde
28 April 2012 Paris. France
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/amdah-odes-mystiques.html
ZIKR RIFAÏ - Cérémonie soufie de Tirana - Albanie - Maison des cultures du monde
03 May - 04 May 2012 Paris. France
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/zikr-rifai.html
Chants du Pays des Aigles - Traditions musicales guègue, labe, tosque et tchame - Albanie - Maison des cultures
du monde
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/chants-du-pays-des-aigles.html
LES QHAPAQ NEGRO DE PAUCARTAMBO - Danse masquée et chants à la vierge . Pérou - Maison des cultures du
monde
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/les-qhapaq-negro-de-paucartambo.html
Workshop on the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in
Papua New Guinea
14 May - 18 May 2012 Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea
Organizers: National Cultural Commission of Papua New Guinea
Contact: Takahashi, Akatsuki - [email protected]
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VIDHA LAL, DANSE KATHAK - Inde - Maison des cultures du monde
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/vidha-lal-danse-kathak.html
Nawi - Exploring Australia's indigenous watercraft conference
31 May - 01 June 2012 Sydney, New South Wales. Australia
Organizers: Australian National Maritime Museum
Intangible Heritage
+ info: http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1921
THE ANDROS JUBILEE SINGERS + BOHOG AND THE ROOTERS- Bahamas - Maison des cultures du monde
01 June - 02 June 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Maison des cultures du monde et Ministère de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Clture des Bahamas
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/the-andros-jubilee-singers-bohog.html
Appel à communications - Symposium sur "Arts performatifs et spectaculaires des Premières Nations de l'Est du
Canada"
Organizers: Laboratoire d'Ethnoscénologie (EA1573 Scènes et savoirs) du département Théâtre de l'Université Paris 8
Contact: Jérôme Dubois, [email protected]
+ info: http://www.fabula.org/actualites/arts-performatifs-et-spectaculaires-des-premieres-nations-de-l-est-ducanada_49612.php
9e Journée du patrimoine culturel immatériel (PCI)- Forum de chercheurs du PCI
03 June 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: MCM (Maison des cultures du monde)
+ info: http://www.ichresearchers-forum.org/
SANKIRTANA -Les grands maîtres du Manipur - Inde - Musée du Quai Branly
Organizers: Maison des Cultures du Monde
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/sankirtana.html
ESCALES MUSICALES à CABO VERDE - Maison des cultures du monde et du soutien du Ministère de la jeunesse,
des Sports et de la Culture du Cap-Vert.
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/escales-musicales-a-cabo-verde.html
International Conference on Cultural Heritage (CH)
29 October - 03 November 2012 Limassol. Cyprus
Organizers: European Union, CIPA, ISPRS and ICOMOS
+ info: http://www.euromed2012.eu/
International Conference on Foodways and Heritage
03 January - 05 January 2013 Hong Kong. China
Organizers: Department of Anthropology (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) with a delegation from the UNESCO Chair
Project on Safeguarding and Promoting Cultural Food Heritage (University of Tours, France)
Contact: Ms. Jiting LUO at: [email protected]
+ info: http://cuhk.orientalecom7.com/en/news_detail.php?id=19
Publications
Aspects de la culture traditionnelle des Bunoong du Mondulkiri - Cambodge
Textes : Sylvain Vogel
Photos : Joe Garrison et Sylvain Vogel
Croquis : Um Van Chan Makara
Le présent ouvrage, bilingue français-khmer, dévoile un système culturel qui prend
appui sur la langue, l’utilisation pérenne des ressources naturelles, une spiritualité
omniprésente et une certaine vision du monde.
L’auteur, dont l’expertise linguistique est unique à ce jour, n’a pas hésité à partager le
mode de vie désormais sédentarisé des Bunoong pour collecter les informations
nécessaires à cet ouvrage qui capitalise quinze années de recherche dans les domaines
de la culture et de la littérature du peuple Bunoong.
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002152/215278m.pdf
Aux sources des musiques du monde - Musiques de tradition orale
Charles Duvelle (Auteur)
Intangible Heritage
ISBN: 978-923-204-169-2
Si les témoignages sonores de l'inépuisable variété d'instruments et de genres musicaux ne manquent
pas, bien plus rares sont les photographies aisément accessibles au public. Aux sources des musiques
du monde offre à la fois une étude très documentée sur ce sujet, mais aussi un ensemble de
photographies originales prises sur le vif, en Afrique, en Asie et en Océanie par l'auteur, dont les
pérégrinations ethnomusicologiques ont commencé il y a cinquante ans. Un CD joint au livre permet au
lecteur d'écouter ces musiques dont il peut voir en même temps les représentations en photo.
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001899/189985f.pdf
The Lost Ring : UNESCO's World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage
By Prof. Dr. Ahmed SKOUNTI
Heritage has become lately a scholarship field with multiple issues. An integral part of human cultures, heritage interests
today both the decision maker, the researcher, the public but also the international organizations. UNESCO early felt all the
potential of such a field, developing during the last half century, a normative arsenal covering various domains of heritage.
These domains are so close that the standard-setting instruments inevitably overlap each other. This is the case of the World
heritage and of the Intangible cultural heritage, respectively covered by the 1972 Convention and the 2003 Convention. This
paper will consider the links that exist or not between these two conventions. It will try to make a first census of the World
heritage List sites where elements of the Intangible cultural heritage Representative List exist and briefly examine the nature
of the link between them. It will, finally, consider what can be the modalities of cooperation between the two standardsetting instruments.
+ info: http://ahmedskounti.weebly.com/articles.html
De l'immatérialité du patrimoine culturel
Sous la direccion de Ahmed SKOUNTI et Ouidad TEBBAA
Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech
ISBN : 978-9954-30-316-0
Ce livre publié sous la direction d'Ahmed Skounti et de Ouidad Tebbaa réunit une bonne partie des
communications faites au colloque portant le même titre organisé à Marrakech en juin 2009. Il s'organise en
trois parties: la première rassemble des textes sur l'immatérialité du patrimoine culturel immatériel d'un
point de vue théorique en explorant le lien entre matériel et immatériel; la deuxième offre quelques
expériences de sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel notamment au Québec, en Tunisie, au Mali et au Maroc; la
troisième réunit les textes de la table-ronde qui a été consacrée à la Place Jamaâ El Fna de Marrakech.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/immaterialite_Skounti_Tebbaa.pdf
ISBN ; 978-92-9091-106-9
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FELLOWSHIPS - ANR - Émergences et évolutions des cultures et des phénomènes
culturels. Date limite : 10 avril 2012
(CULT) doit permettre de mieux analyser et comprendre les cultures et les phénomènes
culturels dans leur ensemble ou dans leurs formes particulières, à travers leur histoire et
leurs développements ainsi que de mieux appréhender les conditions de leur émergence,
de leur diffusion, voire de leur obsolescence et de leur disparition.
Website: Sorosoro - So the Languages of the World May Live On!
Nowadays, the Araki language is only spoken by eight speakers in Vanuatu, a small state in the Pacific
where we can find the biggest linguistic density in the world, about a hundred languages for 200 000
inhabitants.
In Araki, Sorosoro means “breath, speech, language”, and we have chosen this very symbolic word as
the name for our safeguard program of threatened languages.
For the Araki language as for many others, time is running out. The process of extinction has
accelerated considerably in recent decades and many languages with no more than a few speakers will
disappear very quickly.
+ info: http://www.sorosoro.org/
The interactive Atlas of Endangered Languages: Updates
The interactive Atlas of languages in danger is one of UNESCO’s major contributions in the field
of language safeguarding. This tool is in constant evolution. By examining closely the status
and trends of linguistic diversity in our current world, it communicates a knowledge that is
always renewed and represents a dynamic platform for dialogue and exchanges on languages
in danger. Therefore, it ensures greater visibility for these languages and contributes to
promote them.
the_interactive_atlas_of_endangered_languages_updates/
Site Web: Dis moi dix mots
L'opération "dis-moi dix mots" vous invite chaque année à découvrir dix mots choisis avec nos partenaires francophones (la
Belgique, la Suisse, le Québec et l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie). En 2011-2012, le thème de l'expression
personnelle est à l'honneur : "Dis- moi dix mots qui te racontent". Dévoiler un sentiment, consentir un aveu, raconter une
anecdote, faire part d'un rêve : la langue française est riche de ressources lexicales pour mettre en mots, son moi (et ses
émois). A votre tour, emparez-vous des dix mots pour donner libre cours à votre créativité et développez de nombreux
projets tout au long de l'année en vous aidant de nos documents : dépliant, livret, exposition... et des multiples ressources
qu'offre ce site internet.
+ info: http://www.dismoidixmots.culture.fr/
Concerted efforts for the revitalization of Jeju language The Republic of Korea
In 2010, Jeju was included in the Atlas of languages in danger.
Also called « cheju » or « ceycwu », this language, spoken by 5
to 10 thousand people on the Jeju Island in the Republic of
Korea, is in a critical situation because it is spoken mostly by
elderly people aged 70 and more. Since its inclusion in the Atlas,
numerous measures were taken by the island’s inhabitants in
order to increase the vitality of this language and ensure its presence and survival.
concerted_efforts_for_the_revitalization_of_jeju_language/
International Mother Language Day - 21 February 2012
Theme 2012 : « Mother tongue instruction and inclusive education. »
International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural
diversity and multilingualism. The date represents the day in 1952 when students demonstrating for recognition of their
language, Bangla, as one of the two national languages of the then Pakistan, were shot and killed by police in Dhaka, the
capital of what is now Bangladesh.
+ info: http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/
Escaping from Babel : a Republic of Languages in search of a "Universal Language" in the Early Modern Age ?
by Fabien Dimitri Simon
CERHIO - CEntre de Recherches HIstoriques de l'Ouest
During the Early Modern Age, Europe was the field of a protean quest for the universal language (researches on Adam's
language were carried out, encyclopedias of all the idioms spoken on earth were written, languages were created ex
nihilo...). In order to understand the social conditions presiding over the production of that linguistic knowledge, the aim of
this study is to retrace the history of the universal language planners rather than that of the language itself. It means to
elaborate a social and cultural history of these intellectual practices on a European scale, in a multidisciplinary perspective.
The social actors involved in that quest for the universal language were members of specific networks and connected with
institutions which actively participated in the transformation of the modern world (the Royal Society, the Jesuits...).
A Grammar of Movima
by Haude Katharina
SeDyL - Structure et Dynamique des Langues
The first comprehensive grammatical description of Movima, a seriously endangered, unclassified indigenous language of
Amazonian Bolivia. It comprises phonology, morphology, and syntax.
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Why Language Matters for the Millennium Development Goals
Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2012, 45 p.
ISBN 978-92-9223-386-0 (Print version)
ISBN 978-92-9223-387-7 (Electronic version)
For the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be effective, all people need to be included. Language is
the key to inclusion and at the center of human activity, self-expression and identity. This publication
recognizes the importance that people place on their own language in achieving the MDG Goals. It
showcases how language fosters participation in development with lasting results.
Convinced that language is a vital tool for the achievement of the MDGs, hundreds of educators, development workers,
linguists, government workers and civil society delegates gathered at a conference in Bangkok in 2010. Participants reported
on the many ways in which language makes a difference to people’s lives across Asia and beyond and affirmed the
significant role of languages in tackling poverty, gender inequality, HIV and AIDS, and maternal and child health. This
publication gathers good practice, success stories and lessons learned in promoting language as primary participatory tool
for development.
+ info: http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/e-library/publications/article/why-language-matters-for-the-millenniumdevelopment-goals/
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Tara's stop-over in New York and meeting with the Secretary General of the United
Nations
For the last and most important stop-over in the USA, the Tara team had a series of strategic
meetings in New York, before heading out to sea for the return trip to Lorient, France.
Besides the many schools that came aboard to visit, public conferences, and various
encounters with prominent Americans, the stop-over in New York represents an important
step for Tara in consolidating our partnership with the United Nations in view of the Rio+20
conference in June – an international meeting that will accord a large place to negotiations
about the future of the world's oceans.
+ info: http://oceans.taraexpeditions.org/en/tara-s-stop-over-in-new-york-and-meeting-with-the-secretary-general-of-theunited-nations.php?id_page=930
Oceana concerned over possible spill from Costa Concordia wreck
Proximity to largest Italian National Park could damage critical marine species and habitats.
Oceana is calling for increased security measures to minimize waste generated by stricken ship.
Oceana is concerned by the effects of a possible spill from the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship on the nearby
Tuscan Archipelago National Park. Fuel spills, oil and sewage could seriously affect the protected area, which is the largest
marine park in Italy and an area of great importance due to the presence of cetaceans, corals and seagrass beds.
The wreck’s proximity to the shore, and hence to the numerous species inhabiting the rocky island of Giglio, including
corals, molluscs and sea fans, and the western stretch of seagrass Posidonia oceanica, an endemic species of the
Mediterranean, raises further concerns.
+ info: http://oceana.org/en/eu/media-reports/press-releases/oceana-concerned-over-possible-spill-from-costa-concordiawreck
European Union failing threatened Mediterranean sharks
The EU, with the largest reported shark catches in the world, is blocking other Mediterranean countries from protecting
threatened sharks.
Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, denounces the European Commission for blocking efforts to
protect threatened and endangered sharks and rays in the Mediterranean Sea, under the Barcelona Convention. The
protection of ten species of sharks and rays is one of the key issues for discussion at the biennial meeting of the
Convention, which begins today in Paris. Non-EU nations within the Convention have already expressed their support for
protecting these species.
The potential inclusion of these fish on a list of strictly protected species hinges on the EU’s vote. Yet, despite having had
months to do so, the European Commission has not yet adopted a common position on the issue with European Member
States. Meanwhile, in 2009, EU Member States together accounted for the highest level of reported shark catches globally
(16%), which were caught in European, high seas, and third-country waters.
+ info: http://oceana.org/en/eu/media-reports/press-releases/european-union-failing-threatened-mediterranean-sharks
Parc marin du Bassin d’Arcachon : le projet n’est pas satisfaisant - France
Vendredi se terminait l’enquête publique sur le projet de parc naturel marin sur le
Bassin d’Arcachon. Pour FNE et sa fédération régionale la SEPANSO, le projet n’est pas
à la mesure des espoirs suscités par sa création.
Le Bassin d’Arcachon est un espace exceptionnel mais fragile et soumis à de multiples
pressions : urbanisation, tourisme, nautisme… FNE, et la SEPANSO sont favorables à la
création d’un parc naturel marin, qui doit permettre la protection de la biodiversité, la
mise en œuvre d’une gestion équilibrée des usages, et l’amélioration des
connaissances. Malheureusement, le projet proposé à l’enquête publique n’est pas satisfaisant… Pour un parc marin
efficace et ambitieux, FNE et la SEPANSO demandent l’intégration des recommandations suivantes.
+ info: http://www.fne.asso.fr/fr/parc-marin-du-bassin-d-arcachon-le-projet-n-est-pas-satisfaisant.html?
cmp_id=33&news_id=12639&vID=916
Séminaire final de restitution du projet AMPHORE (Aires Marines Protégées et gestion
Halieutique par Optimisation des Ressources et des Ecosystèmes ) 10 février 2012.
Paris, France
L’Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) organise, le 10 février 2012 à l’Aquarium
tropical de la Porte Dorée à Paris, le séminaire de clôture du projet Aires Marines Protégées et
gestion Halieutique par Optimisation des Ressources et des Ecosystèmes (AMPHORE). Ce
séminaire sera l’occasion de présenter les principaux résultats du projet, mené entre 2008 et 2012
dans le cadre du programme « Biodiversité » de l’Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR).
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/actualites/communiques-et-dossiers-de-presse/seminaire-final-de-restitution-duprojet-amphore
Création de l'Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO) - France
Le laboratoire "Institut Méditerranéen d’Océanologie (MIO)" (CNRS/Aix-Marseille Université/
IRD/Université du Sud Toulon-Var) vient être créé au 1er janvier 2012 afin de regrouper le
potentiel de recherche dans le domaine de l'Environnement marin de Marseille à Toulon.
Afin de présenter les grandes lignes du projet, une réunion de présentation est organisée le
27 janvier 2012 à 14h dans l’amphithéâtre de l’ESIL/POLYTECH, bâtiment C, sur le Campus
de Luminy.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/actualites/communiques-et-dossiers-de-presse/
creation-de-l-institut-mediterraneen-d-oceanologie-mio
FELLOWSHIPS - Fondation de France - Quels littoraux pour demain ? - Date limite de candidature: 30 avril
2012
L’appel « Quels littoraux pour demain ? » vise à encourager le développement de la recherche scientifique sur les littoraux
dans une logique plaçant les parties prenantes et les décideurs au cœur des problématiques et des enjeux de recherche.
L’objectif est de soutenir des propositions, des perspectives, des scénarios, des outils et des méthodes qui soient diffusés
auprès des acteurs et gestionnaires (pêcheurs, professionnels du tourisme, conchyliculteurs, décideurs locaux…). Ces
travaux de recherche doivent donc s’accompagner d’une vulgarisation de leurs apports.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/appels-a-propositions-appels-a-projets/fondation-de-france-quels-littoraux-pourdemain2
Marine environment: Press release - Atlantic seamount becomes the first case added to international
repository of EBSA (Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas)
The Josephine Seamount, located in the Horse-shoe Seamount Group of the Atlantic Ocean has been added to the
prototype online repository that scientifically describes Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs,
available at http://ebsa.cbd.int).
At the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Nagoya, Japan in 2010, the Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD) sets out a process to identify Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs)
based upon agreed scientific criteria.
+ info: http://www.ospar.org/content/news_detail.asp?menu=00600725000000_000019_000000
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Newsletter - January - February 2012
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is responsible for managing the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park so it's
protected for the future. During 2012-13, Australia is hosting the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), in partnership
with the Government of Belize. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority will be managing this hosting on behalf of the
Australian Government. They work is guided by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, Corporate Plan, Australian
Government policies, Portfolio Budget Statement, Outlook Report and government priorities. They use the best available
scientific information to guide them, and engage with experts and the community. This includes four Reef Advisory
Committees and 11 Local Marine Advisory Committees.
+ info: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/14840/Issue-43-SeaRead-JanuaryFebruary2012.pdf
Public Comments sought on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
(GBRMPA) strategic assessment - Deadline 13 April 2012
Draft Terms of Reference for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) strategic assessment and the draft
Terms of Reference for the Queensland coastal zone strategic assessment have been developed and are currently available
for public comment until Friday 13 April 2012.
The Terms of Reference define what the assessments are to cover and the approach used to conduct them: View the draft
Terms of Reference for the GBRMPA strategic assessment and View the GBRMPA strategic assessment agreement with the
Minister
+ info: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/outlook-for-the-reef/strategic-assessment/draft-terms-of-reference
Décret de création du Parc naturel marin des Glorieuses - Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (France)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - NON AU RENOUVELLEMENT DU PERMIS RHÔNE MARITIME (France)
Les associations et fondations signataires de ce communiqué de presse demandent au gouvernement de ne pas renouveler
le Permis Rhône Maritime et d’effectuer ainsi un geste fort en faveur de la cohérence de son action pour la protection de la
Méditerranée depuis 50 ans, et plus largement de décréter un moratoire sur l’ensemble des prospections d’hydrocarbures
en cours.
+ info: http://www.wwf.fr/s-informer/actualites/non-au-renouvellement-du-permis-rhone-maritime
Aires marines protégées - ressources halieutiques - Séminaire final de restitution du
projet AMPHORE (10 février 2012)
Zones délimitées en mer associées à des mesures de préservation des écosystèmes, les aires
marines protégées (AMP) assurent la sauvegarde des habitats essentiels à la reproduction et à
la croissance des espèces juvéniles. Elles jouent ainsi un rôle primordial dans la conservation de
la biodiversité. Dans le contexte actuel de surexploitation des ressources vivantes aquatiques,
le projet AMPHORE avait pour objectif d’étudier l’efficacité des AMP à des fins halieutiques.
Financé entre 2008 et 2012 dans le cadre du programme « Biodiversité » de l’ANR, le projet a
réuni neuf équipes de recherche françaises et quatre équipes d’Afrique de l’Ouest.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/toute-l-actualite/actualites/communiques-et-dossiers-de-presse/seminaire-final-de-restitution-duprojet-amphore
Twelve percent of marine species in tropical eastern Pacific threatened
Twelve percent of marine species surveyed in the Gulf of California, the coasts of Panama and Costa Rica
and the five offshore oceanic islands and archipelagos in the tropical eastern Pacific are threatened with
extinction, according to a study by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and its partners.
Main threats to the region’s marine flora and fauna include over-fishing, habitat loss and increasing impacts
from the El Nino Southern Oscillation.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/news_homepage/?9248/Twelve-percent-of--marine-species-in-tropical-easternPacific-threatened
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science / Grimshaw Architects - Miami Florida - USA
After years of planning and widespread community support, the new Patricia and Phillip
Frost Museum of Science, designed by Grimshaw Architects, broke ground in Downtown
Miami’s Museum Park just last week. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the
museum’s new site overlooking Biscayne Bay, marking the continuation of Miami’s rise
as one of the world’s most culturally rich cities. The groundbreaking event marks the
beginning of construction, with the new museum scheduled to open to the public by
early 2015.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211870/patricia-and-phillip-frost-museum-of-science-grimshaw-architects/
Using the web as a global training classroom: OceanTeacher
The main advantage of web-based training is that you can reach a far larger audience than with
traditional classroom-based methods. The classes for our online professional training courses which are conducted by live video conference - can be any size we want. Students can also
revisit a class afterward by watching the recording online via our video library when it is
convenient for them.
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L'Ocean Health Index, un indice de santé appliqué aux océans
Est-il possible de représenter la santé des océans avec un seul indice composite ? C'est en tout cas ce qu'a tenté de
démontrer la soixantaine d'experts d'un groupe de travail initié par Conservation International, l'une des principales ONG
environnementales américaines. A l'occasion d'une session spéciale au sein de la conférence annuelle de l'American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), le 18 février, ce groupe a présenté la méthodologie utilisée pour
aboutir à un indice unique…
Presentation by UNESCO of a blueprint for the ocean and coasts for Rio+20 to the European
Parliament
Our ocean covers over 70% of the globe. Its health and the wellbeing of humanity and the living
environment that sustains us all are inextricably linked. Yet neglect, ocean acidification, climate change,
polluting activities and over exploitation of marine resources have made ocean one of the earth’s most
threatened ecosystems. This has put in peril not only the life forms that inhabit the planet, but the
aspirations of humankind for prosperity and economic growth within the context of sustainable
development.
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New Alliance calling for fully protected marine reserve in Antarctica's Ross Sea
A new coalition of environmental groups and notable people, the Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA),
launched its first report, “Antarctic Ocean Legacy: A Marine Reserve for the Ross Sea”, at a reception
for Parliamentarians and guests in Wellington today. The report outlines a proposal and rationale for
a fully protected marine reserve in the Ross Sea, to become the keystone of the world’s largest
network of marine protected areas and no-take marine reserves in the Southern Ocean around
Antarctica.
+ info: http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/search_wwf_news/?203727/New-Alliance-calling-forfully-protected-marine-reserve-in-Antarcticas-Ross-Sea
E-Reef Pilot Funding : A quantum Leap in Understanding the Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
The Queensland Government, Telstra, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and CSIRO are proud to announce a new
$500,000 funding partnership for the pilot of a new project called eReefs.
This project to begin developing a state of the art, integrated decision support and communication tool for managing the
Great Barrier Reef, will be launched this Friday, 5 March by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Chairman, Dr John
Schubert.
The pilot phase will demonstrate the potential for eReefs to enhance our understanding of the delicate ecosystem of the
Great Barrier Reef and increase our ability to communicate how the Reef will respond to threats such as climate change.
The Reef is complex. It is affected by what happens on land, in the water, and with the weather, and many ecological
factors.
+ info: http://www.barrierreef.org/Home/SiteMap/eReefsPilotFundingAnnounced.aspx
Campagne aux Marquises : le dernier volet consacré à l'étude des poissons du large et du
plancton confirme la richesse et l'équilibre du milieu - Polynésie française
La campagne océanographique "Pakaihi i te moana" (respect de l’océan en marquisien), s’est
terminée le 24 février 2012, sur l’île de Nuku Hiva. Le dernier volet de la campagne portait sur
l’étude des deux extrémités de la chaîne alimentaire : le plancton et les poissons pélagiques
(poissons de pleine eau). Sous la responsabilité de Marc Taquet, directeur du Centre Ifremer du
Pacifique, l’équipe, constituée de huit scientifiques, a embarqué à bord du Braveheart, le 2 février
dernier. A son actif : 658 milles parcourus (plus de 1200 km), une vingtaine de plongées
scientifiques et une dizaine d’explorations profondes par robot (entre 100 et 500 mètres), plus de 400 échantillons
hydrologiques et 70 prélèvements effectués sur de grands poissons pélagiques. Les premiers résultats confirment la
richesse des eaux marquisiennes en plancton et thonidés.
+ info: http://www.aires-marines.fr/
Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage property Australia
A joint international expert mission to the World Heritage property of Great Barrier Reef by
the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), and the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) is taking place from 5 to 14 March 2012.
The objective of this monitoring mission is to assess the overall state of conservation of the
Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Great Barrier Reef; and to assist the Australian
Government with the strategic assessment they are undertaking to provide for the long-term
sustainable conservation of the World Heritage property.
TARA OCEANS : The Expedition returns to Lorient, France
March 31 & April 1: a weekend to celebrate Tara's return with all participants of the mission.
A two-days festival to share collected treasures
+ info: http://oceans.taraexpeditions.org/en/tara-oceans-the-expedition-returns-to-lorientfrance-d-26.php?id_page=953
and vital ecosystem services.
+ info: http://www.globalpartnershipforoceans.org/
Global Partnership for Oceans
The Global Partnership for Oceans is a growing alliance of
governments, international organizations, civil society groups, and
private sector interests committed to addressing the threats to the
health, productivity and resilience of the world’s oceans.
It aims to tackle widely documented problems of overfishing, pollution,
and habitat loss. Together these problems are contributing to the
depletion of a natural resource bank that provides nutrition, livelihoods
Modelisation of the diffusive transport of algal blooms in a coastal environment using a stochastic method
by Antoine Joly
Saint-Venant Laboratory for Hydraulics
The aim of this PhD thesis was to develop a model to predict the motion of algae in sea waters along a coastline. The
method chosen was to use a large Eulerian industrial code to model the mean flow, and add Lagrangian model to predict
the motion of individual particles. This Lagrangian modelis a three-step model. In the first modelling step, the mean flow
characteristics at the location of the particles (solid bodies modelling the algae) are extracted from the Eulerian model and
imputed into a stochastic model to find the turbulent fluid velocities…
Invasive success of two alien insects at the Kerguelen Islands: role of morphological and ecophysiological
adjustments to the novel environmental conditions (France)
by Mathieu Laparie
Station biologique de Paimpont
The success of invasive species depends on the adequacy between their life history traits and the environmental
characteristics (biotic and abiotic) of their new habitats. The invasive success may then rely on pre-adaptation, be
triggered by the release of some selection pressures, perturbations, or quick responses of the organism to the new
selection pressures. Phenotypic plasticity and evolutionary processes are then prime components in biological invasions, so
that invasive species can be considered as key models for monitoring ecological and evolutionary processes in real time.
We thus investigated morphological and ecophysiological responses produced in time and space during the invasion of the
sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands by the predatory ground beetle Merizodus soledadinus and the saprophagous blowfly
Calliphora vicina, which possess contrasted life strategies…
Le programme brésilien en Antarctique semble menacé
La base brésilienne, Comandante Ferraz située sur l'île du Roi-George (Shetland du Sud) au nord de la péninsule
Antarctique a été détruite par un incendie le 25 Février. Les scientifiques menaient des recherches sur les écosystèmes
côtiers et marins, sur les effets du changement climatique et ses conséquences pour la planète. Selon Jefferson Simões de
l'Université Fédérale du Rio Grande Do Sul, 40% du programme a été perdu par cet incident.
Pelagic planktonic ecosystem modelling on the North-Western Mediterranean Sea: Impact of Rhone River
loads on the Gulf of Lion shelf and interannual to decadal variability offshore
by Pierre-Amaël Auger
LA - Laboratoire d'aérologie
The pelagic planktonic ecosystem dynamics of the north-western Mediterranean Sea has been studied by a realistic
modelling approach. The dynamics of coastal ecosystems sustained by the Rhone River nutrient loads, and offshore
ecosystems are considered separately. Through an high resolution modelling of the Rhone River plume, a specific
calibration dedicated to river plume ecosystems has been proposed and validated on in situ data. Our results suggest a
positive influence of river loads on the zooplankton biomass, which in turn limits the organic carbon deposition on the Gulf
of Lion shelf through grazing on organic detritus.
Surfrider Foundation Awareness program against marine litter pollution through beach, lake, river and
submarine clean-ups
22 March - 25 March 2012 -Organizers: Surfrider Foundation Europe
+ info: www.initiativesoceanes.org/
Smithsonian Scientists Discover Multiple Species of Seacows Once Coexisted
Sirenians, or seacows, are a group of marine mammals that include manatees and dugongs;
today, only one species of seacow is found in each world region. Smithsonian scientists have
discovered that this was not always the case. According to the fossil record of these marine
mammals, which dates back 50 million years ago, it was more common to find three, or
possibly more, different species of seacows living together at one time. This suggests that the
environment and food sources for ancient seacows were also different than today. The team’s
findings are published in the journal PLoS ONE.
+ info: http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-scientists-discover-multiple-species-seacows-once-coexisted
La Grande barrière de corail australienne photographiée façon Google Street
Explorer la Grande barrière de corail australienne comme si vous y étiez: des scientifiques
vont cartographier le site en partenariat avec Google, sur le modèle de l'application Street
View, afin de mesurer les effets du réchauffement climatique.
Le projet de l'université du Queensland "Seaview Survey" utilisera des robots sous-marins et
des appareils photo spécialement conçus pour observer des profondeurs jamais explorées de
la Grande barrière, au large de la côte nord-est australienne.
Un appareil doté de quatre objectifs, qui peut se faufiler entre et au-dessus des coraux,
établira un "recensement visuel instantané" de toutes les formes de vie, sur vingt sites le long des 2.300 km de la barrière.
+ info: http://www.goodplanet.info/Contenu/Depeche/La-Grande-barriere-de-corail-australienne-photographiee-faconGoogle-Street/%28theme%29/291
Deep Sea Challenge: National Geographic Explorer James Cameron Embarks on a Dive to the
Ocean's Deepest Point
Diving to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench is something like riding a cramped elevator that starts in a
steamy tropical forest and ends in the dead of night at the North Pole.
The temperature will drop from sauna-like at the surface to meat-locker cold at the bottom. As the sun’s
rays cannot penetrate the ocean’s deepest parts, the water goes from brightly lit to inky black. The sub will
take about two hours to reach the seafloor and will have six hours or more to explore the deep-ocean
frontier for clues about new life-forms and the forces that shape our planet. On ascent, due to the sub’s unique design, the
time from bottom back to the surface will be only an hour, at speeds over 7 knots. James Cameron will pilot several dives
during the expedition in the single-person sub, but here’s a snapshot of what the team expects during his journey to the
Challenger Deep…
+ info: http://deepseachallenge.com/
Agenda
Surfrider Foundation Awareness program against marine litter pollution through beach, lake, river and
submarine clean-ups
22 March - 25 March 2012 -Organizers: Surfrider Foundation Europe
+ info: www.initiativesoceanes.org/
Publications
Implications of Extreme Life Span in Clonal Organisms: Millenary Clones in Meadows of the Threatened
Seagrass Posidonia oceanica
By Sophie Arnaud-Haond, Carlos M. Duarte, Elena Diaz-Almela, Núria Marbà, Tomas Sintes, Ester A. Serrão
The maximum size and age that clonal organisms can reach remains poorly known, although we do know that the largest
natural clones can extend over hundreds or thousands of metres and potentially live for centuries. We made a review of
findings to date, which reveal that the maximum clone age and size estimates reported in the literature are typically
limited by the scale of sampling, and may grossly underestimate the maximum age and size of clonal organisms. A case
study presented here shows the occurrence of clones of slow-growing marine angiosperm Posidonia oceanica at spatial
scales ranging from metres to hundreds of kilometres, using microsatellites on 1544 sampling units from a total of 40
locations across the Mediterranean Sea. This analysis revealed the presence, with a prevalence of 3.5 to 8.9%, of very
large clones spreading over one to several (up to 15) kilometres at the different locations. Using estimates from field
studies and models of the clonal growth of P. oceanica, we estimated these large clones to be hundreds to thousands of
years old, suggesting the evolution of general purpose genotypes with large phenotypic plasticity in this species. These
results, obtained combining genetics, demography and model-based calculations, question present knowledge and
understanding of the spreading capacity and life span of plant clones. These findings call for further research on these life
history traits associated with clonality, considering their possible ecological and evolutionary implications.
+ info: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0030454
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House of the Chancellor - Huangcheng (China)
This House of the Chancellor in Huangcheng is the home of Chen Tingjing, the Wenyuange
Academician and Minister of Personnel of the Qing Dynasty, who was once a teacher of the
Emperor Kangxi and the editor-in-chief of the Dictionary Kangxi Zidian. As an eminent
chancellor, he served as a helper of the emperor for half a century.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, from the Chen family there emerged 41 students of the royal
academy, 19 winners of the provincial examination and 9 winners of the state examination, 6
academicians, and 38 officials and 33 poets. The emperor Qianlong wrote a couplet to the
family to praise all these successful persons…
+ info: http://www.hcxf.cn/English/index.asp
Archives photographiques de Normandie 1939-1945 - Un fonds photographique libre
de droits sur la seconde guerre mondiale en Normandie (France)
Archives Normandie 1939-1945 est une base de données de photographies prises au cours de
différentes périodes de la seconde guerrre mondiale, à savoir l'occupation, la libération et la
reconstruction de la région Basse-Normandie. L'intérêt de cette collection réside notamment dans
le fait que ces documents peuvent être téléchargés et utilisés librement sous réserve de
mentionner la source dont le libellé exact est précisé dans les conditions d'utilisation.
La recherche s'effectue par mot-clef. Chaque photographie fait l'objet d'une fiche détaillée comportant un court descriptif et
une reproduction de l'image. Cette dernière peut être enregistrée en haute définition. A noter enfin que certains documents
ne sont pas libres de droits et ne peuvent donc pas être utilisés dans un cadre pédagogique.
Cette base de données a été mise à disposition par le Conseil régional de Basse-Normandie, à l'occasion du 60e anniversaire
de la libération de la Normandie par les forces alliées en 1944. Elle constitue une source d'information inestimable, dans la
mesure où la plupart des photographies présentées n'était pas accessible jusqu'alors, ou de manière partielle. Elle sera
directement utile aux enseignants et étudiants en histoire, ainsi qu'à tous les particuliers qui s'intéressent à la seconde
guerre mondiale sur le territoire français, et ils sont nombreux.
+ info: http://www.archivesnormandie39-45.org/index.html
Military History & Conflict Studies
You might be interested to hear that you can now download two FREE articles from each of our Military History and Conflict
Studies Journals! To download these articles, hand-picked by the editors, visit the journal webpages and click on the 'Top
Articles' link in the right-hand menu.
+ info: http://info.maney.co.uk/interface/external_view_email.php
Museum of the Great War in the Meaux Region inaugrated on 11 November 2011 France
The Great War Museum's collection approaches the conflict from every angle with nearly 200
uniforms representing many participating countries-France, Germany, Great Britain, the
United States, Russia, Serbia, Canada, Australia and New Zealand-not to mention the
characteristic outfits of the Tirailleurs Sénégalais and North Africans involved in the fighting.
The collection continues adding new, sometimes unusual and often unique objects, addressing
every aspect of soldiers' and civilians' lives.
+ info: http://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/page/affichelieu.php?idLieu=6071&idLang=en
Lo Manthang's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage List under preparation - Lo
Manthang -Mustang (Nepal)
The preparation of a nomination dossier for including the city of Lo Manthang in the World
Heritage List will start soon, as a request of the Government of Nepal for support under
UNESCO’s World Heritage Fund was recently approved.
Lying on a plateau at 3800 m above sea level, the medieval earthen walled city of Lo Manthang is
the capital of the former Kingdom of Lo in Upper Mustang. The settlement is surrounded by a 6meter high earthen wall with square towers or dzong on the corners. Within the walls there exists
a compact settlement of earthen structures.
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"The Heritage of the Great War in Flanders: a Case Study of an Integrated Heritage Strategy" - 'The Great War
Centenary (2014-18)'
By Luc Vandael
On the eve of the centenary of the First World War (2014-18) Flanders has set up a unique commemoration project.
Heritage occupies a key position in this project.
Tangible and intangible traces of the Great War are still numerous and widespread in Flanders. This heritage is truly our last
witness. It’s the last bridge between past and present. A strategy for managing the heritage of the First World War is
therefore the strategy par excellence of ‘lest we forget’.
Probably the most interesting, but also the most complex, debate revolves around the landscape heritage of the Great War
in the Westhoek, the westernmost tip of Flanders. The real “Flanders Fields” where four years of bloody trench warfare was
fought. I will first discuss the importance of this landscape, I will then sketch the challenges this landscape faces, next I will
explain the heritage strategy that Flanders is developing in response to these challenges and I will end by discussing some
projects that illustrate this strategy, focusing mainly on the proposal of Belgium and France to nominate the ‘memorial
landscapes and sites of the Great War’ as UNESCO World Heritage.
+ info: http://iv.vlaanderen.be/2014-18
New Orleans celebrates anniversary of steamboat - Louisiana - USA
The museum has a related exhibit: New Orleans Bound 1812: The Steamboat that Changed
America. "It was the first that could operate against the current, and that's what made the
port of New Orleans what it is today." These days, more than 6,000 vessels move through the
port each year. In 1812, there were only flat boats coming down the Mississippi, and vessels
under sail struggling up from the Gulf of Mexico.
International Survey implemented by the World Heritage Tourism Research Network (WHTRN) in anticipation of
the Centennial of the First World War (1914-1918)
In anticipation of the Centennial of the First World War (1914-1918), the World Heritage Tourism Research Network
(WHTRN), an independent academic research group, is implementing an international survey project to learn more about
present day reflections, views and perspectives regarding the First World War. We cordially invite your participation.
Participants can take the survey once only. It should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. The survey is available in
English, French and Dutch.
To take the survey, please visit the following link:
+ info: http://app.fluidsurveys.com/s/Centennial-Centenaire-of-the-First-World-War/
Projeto Fortalezas Multimidia - Novidades nº58 - Montevideo (Uruguay)
O Projeto Fortalezas Multimídia é uma realização da Universidade Federal de Santa
Catarina (UFSC) e tem como objetivo promover o estudo, a preservação, a
divulgação e a valorização das Fortificações Históricas no Brasil e no Mundo, por
intermédio da utilização de recursos computacionais multimídia.
+ info: http://www.fortalezasmultimidia.com.br/adm/novidades/
newsletters_visualizar.php?id=81
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Exhibition - Napoleon’s Wars - Louis François Lejeune, général et peintre - Château de Versailles
14 February - 13 May 2012 Versailles. France
Organizers: Château de Versailles
+ info: http://en.chateauversailles.fr/news-/events/expositions/les-guerres-de-napoleon-en/louis-francois-lejeune/louisfrancois-lejeune-general-et-peintre-1-en
Course on Investigating Modern Military Heritage: Current Professional Approaches and Practices
11 April - 12 April 2012 Oxford. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: University of Oxford
+ info: http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/details.php?id=V400-156
Peacetime loan of former war booty: Maritime masterpiece temporarily returned to England after 350 years by
the Rijksmuseum (The Netherlands)
27 April 2012 London. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: National Maritime Museum
+ info: http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nieuwsenagenda/royal-charles-terug-naar-engeland?lang=en
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German architect Mies van der Rohe's Modernist masterpiece Tugendhat to reopen
again - Brno - Czech Republic
The Villa Tugendhat was completed in 1930, a Modernist masterpiece by legendary German
architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Now, a two-year renovation that cost $9 million is almost
complete. In March, the glass-fronted building that houses a thick, honey-colored onyx wall,
floor-to-ceiling windows, winter garden and clean white lines throughout will be open to the
public. Czech officials are confident it will become one of the most popular tourism venues in
the region.
AD Classics: Unite d' Habitation / Le Corbusier- Marseilles - France
After World War II, the need for housing was at an unprecedented high. The Unite d’ Habitation in Marseille,
France was the first large scale project for the famed architect, Le Corbusier. In 1947, Europe was still feeling
the effects of the Second World War, when Le Corbusier was commissioned to design a multi-family
residential housing project for the people of Marseille that were dislocated after the bombings on France.
Completed in 1952, the Unite d’ Habitation was the first of a new housing project series for Le Corbusier that
focused on communal living for all the inhabitants to shop, play, live, and come together in a “vertical garden
city.”
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/85971/ad-classics-unite-d-habitation-le-corbusier/
Bishan Public Library / LOOK Architects - 2006 - Singapore
The metaphor of a tree house was invoked from the onset of design conceptualization to create an
environment for learning via a journey of discovery and play. The use of skylights, trellises and colored
glass transforms incoming daylight into a myriad of shades and colours, creating an intriguing dappled
light quality within the library that simulates light filtered through the foliage of trees. ‘Pods’
cantilevered off the main building façade exude a distinctive charisma on the exterior and create
suspended alcoves at an intimate scale from the building interior. The library is raised above the
anonymity of its mixed used neighborhood and sets out to stir the curiosity of the community
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/209596/bishan-public-library-look-architects/
President Obama speaks at the ground breaking ceremony for the National
Museum of African American History and Culture - Washington DC - USA
President Obama attended the official ground breaking ceremony of the National
Museum for African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) on February 22,
commemorating this milestone for the Smithsonian Institution’s new museum on
Washington’s National Mall. The Tanzanian-born, London-based architect David Adjaye
serves as Lead Designer for the Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup (FAB) team that was
selected by the Smithsonian Institute back in 2009 in the international competition for
the design of the nation’s new prestigious building.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211387/obama-speaks-at-the-ground-breaking-ceremony-for-the-national-museum-ofafrican-american-history-and-culture/
AD Classics: Vitra Design Museum and Factory / Frank Gehry - 1989 - Weil am Rhein Germany
An independent private foundation, the Vitra Museum was founded in 1989 by the CEO Rolf
Fehlbaum. Focusing mainly on furniture and interior design, the museum features work from
Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Alvar Aalto, Verner Panton, Dieter Rams, Richard
Hutten and Michael Thonet. The modern architecture which houses these collections was the
first building of Frank Gehry in Europe, and included the museum for Rolf Fehlbaum’s private
collection, production hall, and gatehouse for the factory of Vitra.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211010/ad-classics-vitra-design-museum-and-factory-frank-gehry/
Frank Lloyd Wright archival reproductions now available at 1000Museums.com Scottsdale - Arizona - USA
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced a new licensing agreement with 1000Museums,
the premier provider of archival reproductions from museums around the world. Now, with the
help of print-on-demand technology, never-before-printed selections from the Foundation’s
Archives will be available to admirers of Wright’s work. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Archives is the most complete collection of materials related to a single artist housed under
one roof anywhere in the world.
Schlossmuseum Linz / HoG Architektur - Linz - Austria
In the year 1800, a devastating fire occurred in Linz during which also the Southern
wing of the „Linzer castle“ fell victim to the flames. The castle on the hill between the
old city and the Danube lost its city-facing wing and, therefore, its presence within
the urban fabric. Since 1965, the castle has been home to the Upper Austrian
national museum. The requirement for additional and large exhibition space led to
the new construction of the Southern wing.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211688/schlossmuseum-linz-hog-architektur/
Fire Update and Interior Tour of Le Corbusier’s Unité d’ Habitation in Marseille France
On February 9th, the building was overcome by a large fire that was said to have been started
due to a heating problem. Eight residential units and four hotel rooms were destroyed, and
approximately 35 other units were severely damaged by smoke or action relief. Most residents
have returned home to the Unité d’ Habitation, Le Corbusier‘s thesis on domestic life, as they
continue to live the communal life that the renowned architect dreamt up.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/209913/unite-dhabitation-marseille-le-corbusier-viaplataforma-arquitectura/
Ordos Art & City Museum / MAD Architects 2011. Ordos - Inner Mongolia (China)
Conceived as a reaction to the strict geometry of the master plan, the Art & City museum by
MAD Architects is an amorphous building that seems like it has landed on the earth. Its
surrounding dunes, monumental stairways and belvederes have been generated from the
empty Gobi desert which was here just a few years ago. Located in the new city center of
Ordos, the space itself is deeply rooted into the local culture. Although it has contemporary
presence, there is a chance to think over what the term “local culture” means, where it is
rooted and what it can become in the future.
The structure is wrapped in polished metal louvers to reflect and dissolve the planned surroundings. This results in a solid,
windowless, building firmly anchored to the ground. This shell encloses a interior totally separate from the urban reality. On
entering, the logic changes and the spaces begin to buzz: heights are disproportionate, holes buckle upwards, surfaces creep
sinuously around, creating openings and interstices which tone down the effect of the sheer quantity of light streaming down
to the floor.
Video: Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut - Ronchamp - France
A short film was compiled after the students: Danielle Bakkes, Tjeerd Hermsen, Rudi Koster, Viet Le, Wouter Rooijackers and
Kor Zijnstra, from the Academy of Architecture Arnhem, them completed a workshop at the Chapel back in 2007.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/203150/video-chapel-of-notre-du-haut/
Museum Santiago Ydáñez Proposal / Matteo Cainer Architects - Puente de
Génave - Spain
Matteo Cainer Architects shared with us their proposal for the Museum Santiago Ydáñez
in the town of Puente de Génave, Spain which expresses the relationship between the
work of the artists, the site and the building program. Through an engaging, energetic
and permeable design, they conceive a musical rhythm where the new museum becomes
a reactive and interactive part of its landscaped setting through the intersection of the
integrated and sculpted grids.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/209837/museum-santiago-ydanez-proposal-matteo-cainer-architects/
viewers.
Flashback: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth / Tadao Ando - 2002 - Fort
Worth - Texas - USA
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth exemplifies the work of Japanese architect Tadao
Ando through it’s simple geometry, incorporation of the natural environment, and very
minimal material selections. Five long, flat-roofed pavilions appear to float atop the 1.5acre reflecting pond, which is reminiscent of other Ando projects.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/213084/flashback-modern-art-museum-of-fort-worthtadao-ando/
Docomomo Belgium: Launch Event - Brussels - Belgium (15 March 2012)
LECTURES BY HUBERT-JAN HENKET (NL), JOHN ALLAN (GB) & JEAN-LOUIS COHEN (FR)
The Belgian committee of DOCOMOMO (DOcumentation and COnservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the
Modern Movement) will introduce itself to the general
public with international guest speakers on the 15th of March and the 16th of April.
+ info: http://docomomo.be/2012/01/07/launching-docomomo-belgium/
AD Classics: Muuratsalo Experimental House / Alvar Aalto - 1953- Muuratsalo Finland
The most basic understanding of the house is it’s courtyard scheme which focuses inwards on
the space while also directing careful views of the nearby Lake Paijanne. The walls of this
courtyard reflect the very nature of the experimental home, as there are more than fifty
different types of bricks which are arranged in various patterns. This allowed Aalto to test the
aesthetics of different arrangements while also monitoring how they reacted in the rough
climate.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/214209/ad-classics-muuratsalo-experimental-house-alvar-aalto/
Conversion of Mies van der Rohe Gas Station / Les Architectes FABG - 2011 - Verdun
- Québec - Canada
The station consists of two distinct volumes, one for car servicing and the other for sales, with
a central pump island covered by a low steel roof that unifies the composition. The beams and
columns were made of welded steel plates painted black that contrast with the white
enamelled steel deck and bare fluorescent tubes.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/214540/conversion-of-mies-van-der-rohe-gas-station-lesarchitectes-fabg/
Paul Rudolph's Masterpiece at Risk - Orange County Government
Centre - 1970. New York State (USA)
Considered one of Paul Rudolph’s greatest achievements, the 1970’s Orange
County Government Center is an icon of the late modernist era. Poor
maintenance has lead to deterioration and in September a large flood caused
extensive damage to the structure, forcing county officials to close the center.
Since then, the county government has been calling for the building to be
demolished. Last week, Orange County Executive Ed Diana proposed to replace
the cultural icon with a $75 million, 175,000 square-foot mediocre building, offering only 22,000 square-feet of space more
than the existing building. With renovation estimates around $67.2 million, or $40.9 million for a “less extensive upgrade”,
the architectural and preservationist communities are outraged…
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/216267/
The Iconic U.N. Headquarters Makeover - New York City - New York State (USA)
Planned for completion in 2014, the iconic United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) is in the middle of a
$1.876 billion refurbishment project, known as the Capital Master Plan, which seeks to update the aging
building with a more safe, modern and sustainable work environment. Located on the 18-acre site that
was donated by John D. Rockefeller in the 1950s, the Manhattan UNHQ was designed by an international
team of eleven architects who worked together in a post-World War II world to create an landmark
building through collaboration rather than competition…
Agenda
Exhibition - City of Mirages: Baghdad, 1952-1982
22 February - 05 May 2012 Barcelona. Spain
Organizers: Col•legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya in Barcelona
+ info: http://aiany.aiany.org/files/City_of_Mirages_CHANGE_PR_02-14-12_Final.pdf
EXHIBITION - PHILOSOPHY OF THE MAESTRO - Angelo Mangiarotti's works and his relationship with Japanese
staff
13 June - 30 June 2012 Tokyo. Japan
Organizers: Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Studio Mangiarotti (Trust Fondazione Angelo Mangiarotti) & Mangiarotti Associati
Giapponesi
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/MANGIAROTTI _JAPAN.pdf
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La flore européenne d'altitude menacée
Une étude révèle que la végétation d’altitude située sur l’ensemble des montagnes européennes subit les impacts du
changement climatique. Jusqu’à présent, ce constat n’avait été réalisé qu’à l’échelle locale, et non continentale.
Une équipe de scientifiques s’est intéressée à la flore de 17 zones montagneuses, en observant 764 espèces. La trentaine de
chercheurs a noté que sur les sites prospectés, les végétaux aimant la chaleur remplacent progressivement ceux adaptés au
froid. Ils s’attendaient à arriver à ces conclusions, mais ont été surpris par l’évolution très rapide de ce phénomène, relevé
en Europe sur un laps de temps de 7 ans.
Les Pyrénées, l’Oural ou encore la Sierra Nevada feront de nouveau l’objet d’un suivi de leur flore en 2015. A noter que ce
travail s’inscrit dans le cadre du réseau GLORIA, qui suit l’évolution des milieux montagnards.
ECONNECT Project Final Results
The results achieved by the ECONNECT project will be disseminated during its Final Conference, which will be held in
Berchtesgaden (D) from September, 26th to 28th.
ECONNECT has aimed to enhance the ecological connectivity across the Alpine arch. After 3 years of work, the project is
arriving at its end. The project developed a comprehensive methodology to preserve and enhance the Alpine ecological
continuum. The actions in the field are presently being implemented within the seven Pilot Regions of the project.
The first day of the conference will put connectivity on the political Alpine agenda and will host prominent decision makers at
European, national and regional levels. During the second day the results of ECONNECT will be presented in detail and
finally, the third day will be dedicated to demonstrating the field-measures implemented by the Berchtesgaden National
Park.
+ info: http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/?q=download_area/en#Finaldocuments
development
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Siglata la convenzione tra il Corpo Forestale dello Stato e la Facoltà di Agraria dell'Università degli Studi di
Milano
Lo scorso venerdì 24 febbraio 2012 è stata siglata dal Capo del Corpo forestale dello Stato, Cesare Patrone e dal Rettore
dell'Università di Milano Enrico Decleva, la convezione tra il Corpo Forestale e la Facoltà di Agraria dell'Università degli Studi
di Milano.
Grazie alla convenzione 20 studenti iscritti al Corso di Laurea in Valorizzazione e Tutela dell'Ambiente e del Territorio
Mountains
Montano, parteciperanno ad un seminario di una settimana presso il Centro di Formazione Forestale di Ceva (CN). Il
seminario sarà l'occasione per approfondire studi sulla selvicoltura, gli incendi boschivi, le sistemazioni idraulico-forestali, la
tutela dal dissesto idrogeologico, la sicurezza ambientale e agroalimentare e la tutela delle aree protette e della biodiversità…
+ info: http://www.agraria.unimi.it/bacheche/dettaglio.php?table=news&id=261
Le laboratoire situé sous le glacier de Engabreen a 20 ans - Norvège
Le laboratoire subglaciaire de Svartisen est installé à 200 mètres sous la surface du glacier Engabreen, dans la région du
Nordland. Un ensemble de tunnels creusé dans la roche permet aux chercheurs d'accéder directement à la face inférieure du
glacier. Le laboratoire, qui appartient aujourd'hui à la Direction norvégienne des Ressources en Eau et Energie (NVE), a 20
ans cette année. Il a été mis en place en 1992, profitant des travaux effectués par la société Statkraft pour l'installation un
système de drainage d'eau sous le glacier pour l'alimentation d'une centrale hydroélectrique…
Des laboratoires néerlandais s'installent en Antarctique - Pays-Bas
Les Pays-Bas installent cette année leurs premiers laboratoires en Antarctique. Les quatre
laboratoires ont pris la mer le 16 janvier dernier. Halbe Zijlstra, secrétaire pour l'éducation
accompagné de Jos Engellen, président de l'Organisation néerlandaise pour la recherche
scientifique (NWO), ont participé à leur mise en eaux.
Les quatre laboratoires sont à bord de conteneurs et seront construits sur place aux abords du
laboratoire Rothera Gerritsz.
Séoul lance la construction d'une seconde base de recherche scientifique en Antarctique République de Corée
La Corée du Sud a commencé à construire sa seconde station de recherche en Antarctique, conformément
au calendrier défini, et afin d'améliorer la compréhension scientifique de l'écosystème local. La base,
nommée Jang Bo-go en l'honneur d'un amiral du XIXème siècle ayant renforcé le pouvoir maritime du pays
en Asie de l'Est, devrait être achevée à l'horizon mars 2014, selon les dires du ministre des Transports et
des Affaires Maritimes.
Invading Antarctica via Tourists, Scientists - Seeds hitchhiking on cold-weather
clothing, gear
Antarctic tourists and scientists may be inadvertently seeding the icy continent with invasive
species, a new study says.
Foreign plants such as annual bluegrass are establishing themselves on Antarctica, whose status
as the coldest and driest continent had long made it one of the most pristine environments on
Earth.
But a boom in tourism and research activities to the Antarctic Peninsula may be threatening the
continent's unique ecosystems, scientists say…
+ info: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120305-antarctica-invasive-species-environment-sciencetourists/
Multistability and critical thresholds of the Greenland ice sheet
By Alexander Robinson, Reinhard Calov & Andrey Ganopolski
Recent studies have focused on the short-term contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea-level rise, yet little is known
about its long-term stability. The present best estimate of the threshold in global temperature rise leading to complete
melting of the ice sheet is 3.1 °C (1.9–5.1 °C, 95% confidence interval) above the preindustrial climate, determined as the
temperature for which the modelled surface mass balance of the present-day ice sheet turns negative. Here, using a fully
coupled model, we show that this criterion systematically overestimates the temperature threshold and that the Greenland
ice sheet is more sensitive to long-term climate change than previously thought…
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UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) - 7th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism
11 April - 12 April 2012 La Massana. Andorra
Organizers: UNWTO, in collaboration with the Principality of Andorra
+ info: www.congresdeneu.ad/
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On Valentine's day, the Museum of Broken Relationships expects visits to almost
double- Zagreb - Croatia
What becomes of a garden gnome hurled in fury at a car during a stormy breakup? Or a teddy
bear that was once a Valentine's Day present? A wedding dress from a marriage gone awry?
An ax that smashed through household furniture? All are on display at the Museum of Broken
Relationships in the Croatian capital, each with written testimonies telling tales of passion,
romance and heartbreak.
Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum - Philadelphia. Pennsylvania (USA)
Do you see it as the home of powerful nations? Do you think of intricately carved masks or fine
art? Maybe you’re interested in the peoples living in Africa today.
Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum is a twelve-month project investigating your thoughts.
Visitors will see a small selection from the Penn Museum’s extraordinary African collection, and
will be asked for their feedback on what they see. Community groups will be invited to give us
more detailed feedback. In this way, we will form a picture of what most visitors want to know
about the vast continent of Africa. With this feedback, the museum will plan a re-installation of
the African collection, informed by academic and community perspectives.
+ info: http://www.penn.museum/sites/imagineafrica/
Les musées viennent à vous en classe !
La tâche de l'enseignant qui veut aborder la notion d'art en classe et l'exemplifier n'est pas aisée s'il
doit organiser systématiquement des visites de musées.
+ info: http://cursus.edu/dossiers-articles/articles/17935/les-musees-viennent-vous-classe/
"Human Zoos, the Invention of the Savage" questions today's ethics in tourism - Quai Branly
Museum - Paris - France
Posters of laughing and dancing Black people display their vivid colors in the special exhibition room of the
Museum Quai Branly, Paris’ latest cultural institution dedicated exclusively to all cultures outside Europe.
However, they do not advertise to visit some exotic countries and learn about local cultures. This is quite the
contrary. These pictures are part of a fascinating exhibition about human zoos, a creation of the Western
world.
+ info: http://www.eturbonews.com/27093/human-zoos-invention-savage-questions-todays-ethics-tourism
Uganda Heritage Museum - Kampala - Uganda
The Uganda Museum (founded in 1908) in Kampala has exhibits of traditional culture, archeology,
history, science, and natural history. It regularly presents performances of traditional music.
Makerere University's main library in Kampala has a general collection, which is the largest in
Uganda. The most important specialized collections, all in Kampala, are found in the Albert Cook
Library at Makerere Medical School (at Makerere University), the Institute of Teacher Education,
the Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (formerly Uganda Technical College), the Makerere Institute of
Social Research, and the Cabinet Office.
+ info: http://www.ugandatourism.org/Uganda%20Museum.php
Museum of the Great War in the Meaux Region inaugrated on 11 November 2011 France
The Great War Museum's collection approaches the conflict from every angle with nearly 200
uniforms representing many participating countries-France, Germany, Great Britain, the
United States, Russia, Serbia, Canada, Australia and New Zealand-not to mention the
characteristic outfits of the Tirailleurs Sénégalais and North Africans involved in the fighting.
The collection continues adding new, sometimes unusual and often unique objects, addressing
every aspect of soldiers' and civilians' lives.
+ info: http://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/page/affichelieu.php?idLieu=6071&idLang=en
A reward to recover two archaeological objects stolen from the Montreal Museum of
Fine Arts - Montreal - Quebec - Canada
AXA ART - the world’s only art-led insurance company – is offering a substantial reward for
the safe recovery of two small-scale archaeological fragments: an Assyrian low relief and a
marble head dating from the Roman Empire that were stolen from the Montreal Museum of
Fine Arts (MMFA) in the fall of 2011. To avoid compromising the police investigation, details of
the theft had not previously been released.
Last newsletter from the Uganda Community Museums Association - Uganda
The 27th edition of our newsletter is focusing on key issues owners of Community Museums can propose for a National
Heritage Policy. The Department of Museums and Monuments has started on preliminary process to collect ideas that will be
used to formulate a National Heritage Policy.
Some of the Community Museums have already been contacted. These include Igongo Cultural Centre and Museum and
Ankore Cultural Drama Actors Museum. Many others will also be consulted in due course. See page 2 for details.
As has been our tradition, let us first find out what has been happening at the different museums, at CCFU and with UCOMA.
+ info: http://www.crossculturalfoundation.or.ug/downloads/issue_27.pdf
Infolettre du LAMIC - Février 2012
Le 14 décembre dernier, le LAMIC a eu l’honneur et le bonheur de recevoir la visite de M. Rémi Quirion, premier scientifique
en chef du Québec. Sa visite s’inscrivait dans le cadre du déploiement de la Stratégie québécoise de la recherche et de
l’innovation (SQRI) qui vise notamment une restructuration majeure du financement de la recherche publique par la création
du Fonds de recherche Québec dans lequel sont regroupés dorénavant les 3 fonds de recherche du Québec connus sous les
noms de Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé, celui de Nature et technologies et celui de Société et culture. M. Quirion a
visité différents laboratoires d’innovation de l’Université Laval dont le LAMIC où il a pris connaissance de nos installations, de
nos besoins et nos projets. Il a également eu une présentation du nouveau regroupement des trois laboratoires du CELAT,
réunis sous le vocable le CELab.
+ info: http.//universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/INFOLETTREvol4no1.pdf
XX Congreso Nacional de Amigos de los Museos
08 March - 11 March 2012 Murcia. Spain
Organizers: Federación Española de Amigos de los Museos
+ info: http://www.feam.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=66
Un appel international pour sauver les fresques de Giotto menacées par un programme
immobilier - Padoue (Italie)
Des historiens italiens s’opposent au projet immobilier prévu à proximité de l’église de l’Arena qui
abrite un des cycles de fresques les plus importants de Giotto. Si les autorités locales estiment
qu’il n’y a aucun risque pour l’édifice du XIVe siècle, le monde culturel proteste et tente de
sensibiliser la population.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/97979/un-appel-internationalpour-sauver-les-fresques-de-giotto-menacees-par-un-programme-immobilier.php
Tangshan Museum Expansion / Urbanus - 2011 - Tangshan - Hebei Province - China
Tangshan, an industrial city 200 km east of Beijing. The city is well known by the 1976
earthquake that nearly devastated all of its urban structures. Tangshan’s reconstruction
happened about the same time as Shenzhen, one of China’s advanced cities, but took a more
banal approach. Today, with the high expectation for face-lifting, the city is undergoing an
urban beautification movement in an effort to replace ordinary buildings with fancy ones. It
has been more destructive to Tangshan’s urban history than the great earthquake.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/207499/tangshan-museum-expansion-selected-urbanus/
UN NOUVEAU MUSÉE POUR L'INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE (IMA), un musée vivant du monde arabe. Paris
(France)
Tout visiteur ayant soif de découvrir la culture des sociétés du monde arabe dans ses origines, son élaboration et la
continuité de ses vivantes racines, disposera enfin d’un lieu unique, qui lui sera consacré : le nouveau musée de l’Institut du
monde arabe. Jusqu’à ce jour dédié uniquement aux développements de l’art islamique dans sa plus grande extension, le
nouveau musée se concentrera désormais sur l’aire géographique des vingt-deux pays arabes cofondateurs de l’IMA avec la
France.
La vocation initiale de l’IMA trouve ici sa pleine expression en offrant au public le musée repensé du monde arabe, lui
donnant sa singularité au coeur des institutions dédiées à ses cultures. Pour qui veut en effet recevoir une connaissance
globale, synthétique et intégrée du monde arabe dans sa diversité, la tâche était jusqu’à ce jour difficile. L’information
émiettée dans différents établissements, à travers les collections des différents départements du Louvre et du Quai Branly,
manquait de lisibilité.
+ info: http://www.imarabe.org/musee
AD Classics: Vitra Design Museum and Factory / Frank Gehry - 1989 - Weil am Rhein Germany
An independent private foundation, the Vitra Museum was founded in 1989 by the CEO Rolf
Fehlbaum. Focusing mainly on furniture and interior design, the museum features work from
Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Alvar Aalto, Verner Panton, Dieter Rams, Richard
Hutten and Michael Thonet. The modern architecture which houses these collections was the
first building of Frank Gehry in Europe, and included the museum for Rolf Fehlbaum’s private
collection, production hall, and gatehouse for the factory of Vitra.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211010/ad-classics-vitra-design-museum-and-factory-frank-gehry/
Newsletter from MINOM - ICOM - International Movement for a New Museology
First issue of MINOM Newsletter 2012.
+ info: http://www.minom-icom.net/images/stories/Newsletter/1en.pdf
President Obama speaks at the ground breaking ceremony for the National
Museum of African American History and Culture - Washington DC - USA
President Obama attended the official ground breaking ceremony of the National
Museum for African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) on February 22,
commemorating this milestone for the Smithsonian Institution’s new museum on
Washington’s National Mall. The Tanzanian-born, London-based architect David Adjaye
serves as Lead Designer for the Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup (FAB) team that was
selected by the Smithsonian Institute back in 2009 in the international competition for
the design of the nation’s new prestigious building.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211387/obama-speaks-at-the-ground-breaking-ceremony-for-the-national-museum-ofafrican-american-history-and-culture/
COMPETITIONS -' Me in my Museum' The International Council of Museums is sponsoring a
photo contest to celebrate the 35th anniversary of International Museum Day on 18 May
2012. Deadline for Applications: 22 April 2012
Every year since 1977, International Museum Day is organized worldwide around May 18. From
America to Oceania, through Europe, Asia and Africa, International Museum Day is a fantastic
opportunity to encourage public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society. In
2011, International Museum Day garnered record‐breaking participation with almost 30,000
museums hosting events in more than 120 countries.
Upon this occasion, ICOM is launching a photo contest for museum lovers and budding photographers of all ages. This
contest celebrates museums all over the world through each participant’s perspective and marks the IMD anniversary in an
original and playful way.
On their own, with friends or family, participants are invited to take a photo of themselves in their favourite museum with
the International Museum Day Badge on display. An international jury will reward the best picture, which must be original
and dynamic, highlighting the badge and the museum.
Submissions from all around the world are expected, and will be shared online. The best photograph will also be featured in
the June issue of ICOM News and the winner will receive a “surprise bag” full of goodies from museum stores around the
world.
+ info: http://icom.museum/press-releases/press-release/article/international-photography-contest-me-in-my-museum.html
at Risk
cultural heritage from the ensuing thefts of non-inventoried objects from archaeological sites and museums
have led to the publication of the Emergency Red List of Egyptian Cultural Objects at Risk.
+ info: http://icom.museum/press-releases/press-release/article/icom-publishes-a-new-emergency-red-listthe-emergency-red-list-of-egyptian-cultural-objects-at-risk-1.html
Imagining the Balkans. Preparations for a regional travelling
exhibit by National History Museums of South-East Europe
The UNESCO Venice Office is organizing on 8-9 March 2012, in cooperation with the Slovenian National History Museum, and with the
support of the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, a regional meeting of SouthEast European National History Museums in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The
meeting will take place at the Slovenian National History Museum, and
will serve to discuss the preparations for a regional travelling historical
exhibit, tentatively entitled “Imagining the Balkans”.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/about-this-office/single-view/news/imagining_the_balkans
Cooper-Hewitt Releases Dataset to Broaden Access to Online Collection - New York City. New York State (USA)
The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced the release of its collection dataset, which will
broaden access and allow for increased analysis of the museum’s object holdings. Basic museum data for more than 60
percent of the collection (more than 120,000 records) is now available as a single downloadable file at cooperhewitt.org/
data. This open data release is the first of its kind for the Smithsonian Institution.
International in scope and possessing one of the most diverse and comprehensive collections of design works in existence,
the museum’s rich holdings range from the Han Dynasty (200 B.C.) to the present day and total more than 200,000 objects.
The museum’s collections are organized in four curatorial departments: Product Design and Decorative Arts; Drawings, Prints
and Graphic Design; Textiles; Wallcoverings; and are supported by design archives and the National Design Library.
+ info: http://media.cooperhewitt.org.s3.amazonaws.com/2012/02/23/Cooper-Hewitt
Restoration Of The Palais Des Gouverneurs Museum / Daniel Cléris & Jean-Michel Daubourg
- 2011. Bastia (France)
The origine of the construction of the Palace goes back to the XVth century, it was the residency of
the Governor who was the representative of the Republic of Genoa on the island of Corsica. The
Palace was also used as a court house, a prison and a fort. It was heavily fortified and suffered
several attacks. It was several time remodeled.
Albania's National Museum opens new exhibition on communist regime's abuses
Albania's National Museum opened a new wing Monday on the abuses of the former
communist regime, timing the dedication to the 21st anniversary of the toppling of former
communist dictator Enver Hoxha's monument. Some 100,000 Albanians were imprisoned, sent
to internment camps or executed during the 46 years of Hoxha's repressive regime. Hoxha
died in 1985. The museum has photographs of mass graves where many of the executed were
buried, as well as handcuffs, chains and victim's clothes and personal belongings.
FELLOWSHIPS - ART INSTITUTE of CHICAGO BECOMES FIRST U.S. MUSEUM TO RECEIVE GRANT FROM
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA - Funds to Be Used for Professional Exchange over Four Years. Chicago, Illinois (USA)
The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce that the Government of India has given a major grant to the Art Institute
in support of a new professional exchange program between India and the museum. The Vivekananda Memorial Program for
Museum Excellence—the first grant ever made by the Indian government to an American art museum—honors Swami
Vivekananda, who gave one of the most important speeches in modern religious history at what is now the Art Institute on
September 11, 1893. On Saturday, January 28, 2012, the Art Institute will host an Indian delegation to sign this agreement
and rededicate the site of Vivekananda’s landmark speech at the first World’s Parliament of Religions, held in conjunction
with the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893.
+ info: http://www.artic.edu/aic/aboutus/press/Vivekananda.pdf
Louvre building new galleries for Islamic art; single largest expansion project since
pyramid - Paris - France
The creation of a new wing dedicated to Islamic art at the Louvre represents a decisive phase
in the architectural history of the palace and in the development of the museum. The design
and installation of these new galleries is the museum’s single largest expansion project since
I. M. Pei created the now-famous Pyramid twenty years ago. The new department will soon be
home to one of the most exceptional collections of Islamic art in the world, owing to its
geographic diversity, the historical periods covered, and the wide variety of materials and
techniques represented.
Milhous Collection - BocaRaton - Florida - USA
The collections are the lifelong efforts of Robert Milhous and his brother and business partner Paul Milhous. One can find
specialty automobiles, mechanical musical instruments, and a wide variety of unique Americana. Much effort has been made
to professionally restore ALL of the collection items to a level of extreme excellence!
Automotive treasures are displayed in settings related to the period of time when they were “new cars”. Galleries include the
fabulous fifties “walk thru time”, a complete 1920’s filling station, the villager square, and a 1935 era automotive salon
(patterned after the famous Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg showroom located in Auburn, Indiana).
+ info: EEUU_Florida_BocaRaton_Milhous.jpg
Schlossmuseum Linz / HoG Architektur - Linz - Austria
In the year 1800, a devastating fire occurred in Linz during which also the Southern
wing of the „Linzer castle“ fell victim to the flames. The castle on the hill between the
old city and the Danube lost its city-facing wing and, therefore, its presence within
the urban fabric. Since 1965, the castle has been home to the Upper Austrian
national museum. The requirement for additional and large exhibition space led to
the new construction of the Southern wing.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211688/schlossmuseum-linz-hog-architektur/
New Orleans celebrates anniversary of steamboat - Louisiana - USA
The museum has a related exhibit: New Orleans Bound 1812: The Steamboat that Changed
America. "It was the first that could operate against the current, and that's what made the
port of New Orleans what it is today." These days, more than 6,000 vessels move through the
port each year. In 1812, there were only flat boats coming down the Mississippi, and vessels
under sail struggling up from the Gulf of Mexico.
Mizuta Museum Of Art / Studio SUMO - Sakado - Japan
The 7,000sf Mizuta Museum of Art lines the main pedestrian route near the campus entry of a
private Japanese university. The building is: 1- A museum to display a valuable collection of
Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodcuts) and other art in highly controlled environment and… 2- A
campus visitor information center to welcome the general public. The compressed site
contains seventeen existing trees and a nine meter height limit.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/209631/mizuta-museum-of-arts-studio-sumo/
Stavanger Museum of Archeology / Lund + Slaatto Architects - Stavanger - Norway
Lund + Slaatto Architects, in collaboration with schmidt hammer lassen architects, were
recently awarded second place in the competition for the extension of the Stavanger Museum of
Archeology. Though very vibrant and active, the premises of the museum are currently
unsuitable and small. Therefore, the aim of the competition was to create an extension that
forms the museum’s new main facade and which primarily provides space for the exhibition and
education. More images and architects’ description after the break.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/208573/stavanger-museum-of-archeology-lund-slaattoarchitects/
Ordos Art & City Museum / MAD Architects 2011. Ordos - Inner Mongolia (China)
Conceived as a reaction to the strict geometry of the master plan, the Art & City museum by
MAD Architects is an amorphous building that seems like it has landed on the earth. Its
surrounding dunes, monumental stairways and belvederes have been generated from the
empty Gobi desert which was here just a few years ago. Located in the new city center of
Ordos, the space itself is deeply rooted into the local culture. Although it has contemporary
presence, there is a chance to think over what the term “local culture” means, where it is
rooted and what it can become in the future.
The structure is wrapped in polished metal louvers to reflect and dissolve the planned surroundings. This results in a solid,
windowless, building firmly anchored to the ground. This shell encloses a interior totally separate from the urban reality. On
entering, the logic changes and the spaces begin to buzz: heights are disproportionate, holes buckle upwards, surfaces creep
sinuously around, creating openings and interstices which tone down the effect of the sheer quantity of light streaming down
to the floor.
AD Round Up: Museums Part IX
The best from the best for our 9th selection of previously featured museums. Main image
belongs to SANAA’s New Art Museum in New York, with great photos from Iwan Baan. Also in
this selection: UN Studio’s Mercedes Benz Museum and Delugan Meissl’s Porsche Museum,
both in Germany. Don’t miss the M.H. de Young Museum designed by Herzog & de Meuron
and our In Progress of Salvador Dalí Museum, designed by HOK + Beck Group.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/210324/ad-round-up-museums-part-ix/
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science / Grimshaw Architects - Miami Florida - USA
After years of planning and widespread community support, the new Patricia and Phillip
Frost Museum of Science, designed by Grimshaw Architects, broke ground in Downtown
Miami’s Museum Park just last week. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the
museum’s new site overlooking Biscayne Bay, marking the continuation of Miami’s rise as
one of the world’s most culturally rich cities. The groundbreaking event marks the
beginning of construction, with the new museum scheduled to open to the public by early
2015.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211870/patricia-and-phillip-frost-museum-of-science-grimshaw-architects/
In Progress: Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame / Trahan Architects Natchitoches - Louisiana - USA
The Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame (LSMSHOF) celebrates two seemly
disconnected subjects within one contemporary venue, combining North Louisiana’s profound
history with its influential world of sports. Designed by Trahan Architects, in coordination with
Method Design and CASE, the new $12.6 million venue will house donated memorabilia that
embodies “the contributions of the diverse cultures that have shaped the state and are crucial to
understanding the unique traditions and legacy of Louisiana and the Gulf South". A complex
design, generated with the help of BIM technology, reflects the disparate subjects in one fluid structure encased within a
locally inspired facade.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/202678/in-progress-louisiana-state-museum-and-sports-hall-of-fame-trahan-architects/
Museum Santiago Ydáñez Proposal / Matteo Cainer Architects - Puente de
Génave - Spain
Matteo Cainer Architects shared with us their proposal for the Museum Santiago Ydáñez
in the town of Puente de Génave, Spain which expresses the relationship between the
work of the artists, the site and the building program. Through an engaging, energetic
and permeable design, they conceive a musical rhythm where the new museum becomes
a reactive and interactive part of its landscaped setting through the intersection of the
integrated and sculpted grids.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/209837/museum-santiago-ydanez-proposal-matteo-cainer-architects/
Natural History Museum of Utah / Ennead Architects - Salt Lake City - Utah - USA
The design for the new Natural History Museum of Utah embodies the Museum’s mission to
illuminate the natural world through scientific inquiry, educational outreach, mutual cultural
experience and human engagement of the present, past and future of the region and the world.
Together with the interpretive exhibit program and landscape design, the architecture is intended
to create an inspirational visitor experience and sponsor curiosity and inquiry. The building
provides much-needed space to preserve, study and interpret the Museum’s extraordinary
collection of artifacts, and its exhibits explore and articulate natural history and the delicate
balance of life on earth.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/201933/natural-history-museum-of-utah-ennead-architects/
San Telmo Museum / Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos - San Sebastian - Spain
The successful architectural rehabilitation and expansion project for the historical San Telmo
Museum by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos emphasizes its connection with society both artistically
and historically. Recognized internationally for recovering the original building to make it a
contemporary work, the architects made it possible for the museum to reopen by providing a
museum as well as a place to spread knowledge and create thought.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/208764/san-telmo-museum-nieto-sobejano-arquitectos/
The National World War II Museum / Voorsanger Architects - New Orleans - Louisiana USA
The National World War II Museum is a multi-phase project located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The US Congress mandated that the museum stands as tribute to all who made the campaigns in
Europe, Africa and the Pacific theaters successful. The location was selected because it was New
Orleans that Andrew Higgins built the landing craft used in the amphibious invasions; the landing
craft which President Eisenhower believed was one of the five key inventions that helped us win
the war for the Allies.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/209361/the-national-world-war-ii-museum-voorsanger-architects/
Contemporary Art Museum / Brooks + Scarpa, Clearscapes - 2010 - Raleigh - North
Carolina - USA
Located in Raleigh’s revitalizing Historic Depot District, an unlikely butterfly has emerged from its
decades-long cocoon. The historic 1910 two-story brick structure built for Allen Forge & Welding
Company and enlarged around 1927 for the Brogden Produce Company — and more recently
home to longtime occupant Cal-Tone Paints — has emerged from its asbestos clad sheathing into
a new incarnation as the home of Raleigh’s Contemporary Art Museum (CAM).
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/201394/contemporary-art-museum-brooks-scarpaclearscapes/
Steilneset Memorial of the 17th Century Finnmark Witchcraft Trials / Peter Zumthor
and Louise Bourgeois, photographed by Andrew Meredith - Barents Sea - Vardo Norway
In memory of those persecuted in the seventeenth-century Finnmark Witchcraft Trials, the
Steilneset Memorial rests along the jagged coastline of the Barents Sea in Vardø, Norway.
Photographer Andrew Meredith has shared with us his photo series documenting this masterpiece
created by a unique collaboration between the world-famous Swiss architect Peter Zumthor
(Basel, 1943) and the influential contemporary artist Louise Bourgeois (Paris, 1911-2010).
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/213222/steilneset-memorial-peter-zumthor-and-louise-bourgeois-photographed-byandrew-meredith/
Corning Museum of Glass new Website - Corning, New
Yoek State (USA)
Founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works (now Corning
Incorporated) as a gift to the nation for the company’s 100th
anniversary, The Corning Museum of Glass is a not-for-profit
museum dedicated to telling the story of a single material:
glass.
The concept seems so simple. How much can you say about
glass?
Actually, quite a lot. Glass is a versatile, ancient material that is still being explored and understood by artists, scientists,
and historians today. The story of glass is a story about art, history, culture, technology, science, craft and design. And we
tell that story at The Corning Museum of Glass.
+ info: http://www.cmog.org/
Flashback: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth / Tadao Ando - 2002 - Fort
Worth - Texas - USA
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth exemplifies the work of Japanese architect Tadao
Ando through it’s simple geometry, incorporation of the natural environment, and very
minimal material selections. Five long, flat-roofed pavilions appear to float atop the 1.5acre reflecting pond, which is reminiscent of other Ando projects.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/213084/flashback-modern-art-museum-of-fort-worthtadao-ando/
Personal ornaments: a proxy for tracing cultural geography and population dynamics at the Mesolithic-Neolithic
transition in Europe
by Solange Rigaud
Multiple scenarios, including a variety of cultural processes and population dynamics, have been proposed to explain the
neolithization of Europe. The potential of personal ornaments to reconstruct cultural and population geographies,
interactions, boundaries, replacements at this turning point in European prehistory has as yet not been explored. Here we
provide the first attempt to extract such information from this category of the archaeological record. In this aim, we
performed a detailed first-hand analysis of more than 4000 perforated shells and animal teeth from four archaeological burial
sites: three dated to the final Mesolithic (Brana-Arintero, Spain; Hohlenstein-Stadel and Grosse Ofnet, Germany) and one to
the Early Neolithic (Essenbach-Ammerbreite, Germany). In addition, we have created a comprehensive georeferenced
database of Mesolithic and Early Neolithic personal ornaments used in Europe and submitted it to a spatial and statistical
analyses combining GIS, correspondence - and neighbor-joining analyses.
Competitions - National Museum of Afghanistan Competition / S.E.E. | office for architecture
and design - Deadline for Submission of Design Proposal: 6 June 2012
The competition is a one stage ideas competition to generate design proposals, which are due no later
than June 6th, for an architectural master plan and detailed building design for the site of the National
Museum of Afghanistan.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/214689/national-museum-of-afghanistan-competition-s-e-e-officefor-architecture-and-design/
Private sponsor supports digitisation, cataloguing and online project at the Museum
of Islamic Art. Berlin (Germany)
The National Museums in Berlin and the sponsor of the arts Yousef Jameel recently signed an
agreement to finance the digitisation, cataloguing and online presentation of large parts of the
collections of the Museum of Islamic Art. Thanks to the generous support of Yousef Jameel,
the Museum of Islamic Art can now finance six temporary positions for the duration of the fiveyear project, as well as additional activities necessary for the undertaking. The goal of the
project is to digitise 11,000 Islamic objects of art and cultural artefacts from the museum's
collections and make them accessible to a global audience on the planned Islamic Art Online portal. Hermann Parzinger,
President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, explains: "This project is an essential part of the Foundation's plans
for the future, which include the digitisation of large parts of the collections of its museums, libraries and archives in the
coming years in order to make them accessible to people around the world. The generous support from a private donor is an
exemplary contribution to this endeavour." In a separate statement Yousef Jameel added: "Knowledge should be accessible
to everyone, at all times and in all places. Islamic Art Online is an essential step toward achieving this goal."
Renovated Tulip Museum - Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Enjoy the beauty of spring year-round at the all new Amsterdam Tulip Museum.
Conveniently located in the heart of historic Amsterdam, near many fine shops,
galleries and cafes, the museum features exhibits and films devoted to the
tulip, the unofficial national flower of the Netherlands.
From Sultans of the Ottoman Empire and Dutch Merchants of the Golden Age,
to gardeners today, the tulip has captivated people around the world for
centuries. This fascinating flower has inspired artists and brought great wealth
and even economic ruin to people who have fallen under its spell. Explore the tulip's history and discover the remarkable
journey it has taken from the wilds of the Himalayan highlands to a garden like yours.
+ info: http://www.amsterdamtulipmuseum.com/index.php?mode=EN
Evoking a thousand years of civilisation - Bibracte Museum. Mont Beuvray (France)
Bibracte Museum stands on the slopes of Mount Beuvray.
In a very contemporary architectural setting, the permanent exhibits offer a fascinating
account of Celtic civilisation through its Oppida (fortified towns) which were scattered all over
Europe just over 2,000 years ago.
Archaeological objects loaned by French and foreign museums, and copies of remarkable
items, are compared with the objects discovered at Bibracte.
Numerous models, audiovisual presentations, and reconstructions make the museum very attractive and enable you to get
right to the heart of the everyday lives of our ancestors. You will thus discover the social organisation, arts and crafts,
agriculture, trade, religion, art and culture of peoples who were much less barbaric than Caesar wanted us to believe…
A whole floor is devoted to the results of the excavations carried out since 1984 at the Bibracte site by archaeologists from
all over Europe.
The museum also has a space for temporary exhibitions, an open-air amphitheatre, a shop and a tearoom.
+ info: http://www.bibracte.fr/fr/decouvrez/expositions_02_03.html
Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces scientists name two new species of horned
dinosaur. Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Two new horned dinosaurs have been named based on fossils collected from Alberta, Canada.
The new species, Unescopceratops koppelhusae and Gryphoceratops morrisoni, are from the
Leptoceratopsidae family of horned dinosaurs. The herbivores lived during the Late Cretaceous
period between 75 to 83 million years ago. The specimens are described in research published
online January 24, 2012 in the journal Cretaceous Research.
Second author Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the Royal Ontario
Museum and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, said, “Small-bodied dinosaurs are typically poorly represented
in the fossil record, which is why fragmentary remains like these new leptoceratopsids can make a big contribution to our
understanding of dinosaur ecology and evolution.”
Agenda
Exhibition - God (s) a User's Guide - Musée de la Civilisation - Québec et Gâtineau
02 December 2011 - 03 September 2012 Québec. Canada
Organizers: Musée de la Civilisation
+ info: http://www.civilization.ca/gods/
Exhibitions - Duncan Phyfe - Master Cabinetmaker in New York - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
20 December 2011 - 06 May 2012 New York City. United States of America
Organizers: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
+ info: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2011/duncan-phyfe-master-cabinetmaker-in-new-york
Rock, Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Meteorite Identification Clinic
18 January - 21 November 2012 Toronto, Ontario. Canada
Exhibition - Taking Flight: Audubon and the World of Birds - Berkshire Museum
21 January - 17 June 2012 Pittsfield, Massachussetts. United States of America
Organizers: Berkshire Museum
+ info: http://berkshiremuseum.org/exhibitions/taking-flight-audubon-and-the-world-of-birds/
Exhibition - Steppe warriors: Nomadic horsemen of the 7th-14th century from Mongolia -The LVRLandesMuseum Bonn
26 January - 29 April 2012 Bonn. Germany
Organizers: The LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn
+ info: http://www.landesmuseum.lvr.de/ausstellungen/sonderausstellungen/default.htm
Exhibition - The Invention of Glory-Alfonso V and the Pastrama Tapestries
05 February - 13 May 2012 Dallas, Texas. United States of America
Organizers: The National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Fundación Carlos de Amberes, Madrid, in association with the
Embassy of Spain, the Spain-USA Foundation, and the Embassy of Portugal and with the cooperation of the Embassy of
Belgium and the Embassy of Morocco in Washington, D.C. Generous financial support from The Meadows Foundation has
helped to make the Dallas venue possible.
+ info: http://smu.edu/meadowsmuseum/about_Pastrana.htm
Exhibition - Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931).A Passion for Finland - Musée d'Orsay
07 February - 06 May 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Musée d'Orsay
+ info: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/events/exhibitions/in-the-musee-dorsay/exhibitions-in-the-musee-dorsay/article/
akseli-gallen-kallela-30636.html?cHash=8d44613863
Exhibition - Beyond Geronimo: The Apache Experience - Heard Museum
11 February 2012 - 20 January 2013 Phoenix, Arizona. United States of America
Organizers: Heard Museum
+ info: http://www.heard.org/currentexhibits/geronimo.html
EXPLORING ART OF THE ANCIENT AMERICAS: THE JOHN BOURNE COLLECTION GIFT- The Walters Art Museum
12 February - 20 May 2012 Baltimore, Mayland. United States of America
Organizers: The Walters Art Museum
+ info: http://thewalters.org/exhibitions/ancient-americas/boxoffice.aspx?e=2208
Exhibition - Napoleon's Wars. Louis François Lejeune, general and painter - Palace of Versailles
Organizers: Palace of Versailles
+ info: http://en.chateauversailles.fr/news-/events/expositions/les-guerres-de-napoleon-en
Exhibition - Napoleon’s Wars - Louis François Lejeune, général et peintre - Château de Versailles
Organizers: Château de Versailles
+ info: http://en.chateauversailles.fr/news-/events/expositions/les-guerres-de-napoleon-en/louis-francois-lejeune/louisfrancois-lejeune-general-et-peintre-1-en
Exhibition - Mostra “Tiziano e la nascita del paesaggio moderno”
16 February - 20 May 2012 Milan. Italy
Organizers: Palazzo Reale de Milan
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/02/14/milano-mostra-tiziano-e-la-nascita-del-paesaggio-moderno-dal-16-febbraio-al-20maggio/
Royal Journeys - 1905- 2005 - Exhibition
16 February - 26 August 2012 Oslo. Norway
Organizers: Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
+ info: http://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/
Exhibition - Opening the Vaults: Mummies - Field Museum
17 February - 22 April 2012 Chicago, Illinois. United States of America
+ info: http://fieldmuseum.org/happening/exhibits/opening-vaults-mummies
Exposition - Charlotte Perriand, La photographie pour un autre monde - Musée Nicéphore Niepce
18 February - 20 May 2012 Chalon, Sur-Marne. France
Organizers: Musée Nicéphore Niepce
+ info: http://www.museeniepce.com/index.php?
option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=3&lang=en
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: MUSIC AND LOS ANGELES, 1945-1975- Grammy Museum
22 February - 03 June 2012 Los Angeles, California. United States of America
Organizers: The Grammy Museum
+ info: http://www.grammymuseum.org/interior.php?section=exhibits&page=trouble_in_paradise
Exhibition - Memory and Markets: Pueblo Painting in the Early 20th Century - Cantor Arts Centre - Stanford
University
22 February - 27 May 2012 California. United States of America
Organizers: Cantor Arts Centre - Stanford University
Contact: [email protected] and [email protected]
+ info: http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/pueblo-painting.html
Exhibition - Ti-Ameny-Net: An ancient mummy, an Egyptian woman, and modern science
23 February - 29 June 2012 Richmond, Virginia. United States of America
Organizers: The University of Richmond Museums
+ info: http://museums.richmond.edu/exhibitions/lora-robins-gallery/ti_ameny_net.html
Exhibition - Genghis Khan - Field Museum
24 February - 03 September 2012 Chicago, Illinois. United States of America
+ info: http://genghiskhan.fieldmuseum.org/#mainstage
Exhibition - Beauty and Belief - Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture - Brigham Young University
Museum of Art
24 February - 29 September 2012 Provo, Utah. United States of America
Organizers: museum in the Mountain West and most attended university art museum in North America, the Brigham Young
University Museum of Art (MOA) in Provo, Utah
+ info: http://beautyandbelief.byu.edu/
EXPOSICIÓN - Cavernas: Ecosistemas del Mundo Subterranéo
28 February - 29 April 2012 Bucarmanga. Colombia
Organizers: Sistema de Patrimonio Cultural y Museos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia - sede Bogotá
+ info: http://www.museos.unal.edu.co/sccs/noticias.php?mr=329&tipo=noti
Exhibition - Lux in arcana - The Vatican Secret Archive reveals itself - Musei Capitolini
29 February - 09 September 2012 Rome. Italy
Organizers: Zètema Progetto Cultura and in collaboration with, Roma Capitale, Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali e Centro
Storico - Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali
+ info: http://fr.museicapitolini.org/mostre_ed_eventi/mostre/lux_in_arcana_l_archivio_segreto_vaticano_si_rivela
Exhibition - Americans in Florence. Sargent and the American Impressionists (Palazzo Strozzi)
03 March - 15 July 2012 Florence. Italy
Organizers: Palazzo Strozzi
Exhibition - La Pluie - Musée du Quai Branly
+ info: http://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/programmation/expositions/a-l-affiche/la-pluie.html
Exhibition - Patagonie - Images du bout du monde - Musée du Quai Branly
+ info: http://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/programmation/expositions/a-l-affiche/patagonie.html
Exhibition - Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan - New York University
07 March - 03 June 2012 New York City. United States of America
Organizers: New York University
+ info: http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2012/02/28/important-exhibition-explores-ancient-nomadicculture-of-kazakhstan-includes-spectacular-never-exhibited-object-from-elite-burial-site.html
XX Congreso Nacional de Amigos de los Museos
08 March - 11 March 2012 Murcia. Spain
Organizers: Federación Española de Amigos de los Museos
+ info: http://www.feam.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=66
Exhibition - Passions - Five Centuries of Art and the Emotions
08 March - 12 August 2012 Stockholm. Sweden
Organizers: Nationalmuseum
+ info: http://www.nationalmuseum.se/sv/English-startpage/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/Passions--Five-Centuries-of-Artand-the-Emotions-/
Exhibition - Art Deco Chic: Extravagant glamour between the wars - Museum of Vancouver
08 March - 23 September 2012 Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada
Organizers: Museum of Vancouver
+ info: http://museumofvancouver.ca/exhibitions/exhibit/art-deco-chic
Exhibition - Les Gaulois reviennent à Saint Germain en Laye
09 March - 04 September 2012 Saint - German - en - Laye. France
Organizers: LE MUSÉE D’ARCHÉOLOGIE NATIONALE ET DOMAINE NATIONAL DE SAINT - GERMAIN - EN - LAYE
Contact: LE MUSÉE D’ARCHÉOLOGIE NATIONALE ET LES GAULOIS DU XIXE AU XXIE SIÈCLE
+ info: http://www.musee-archeologienationale.fr/docs/DossierPresseLesGauloisWEB.pdf
Exhibition - Arles, Record of the Rhône - Twenty years of underwater excavations - The Louvre
Organizers: The Louvre Museum
+ info: http://www.louvre.fr/en/expositions/arles-record-rhone-br-twenty-years-underwater-excavations
Exhibition - THE AGE OF IMPRESSIONISM - Great French Paintings from the Clark - Kimbell Art Museum
11 March - 17 June 2012 Fort Worth, Texas. United States of America
Organizers: Kimbell Art Museum
+ info: http://impressionism.kimbellart.org/exhibit
Exhibition - SHO 1 - 41 maîtres calligraphes contemporains du Japon - Musée Guimet
+ info: http://www.guimet.fr/fr/expositions/expositions-a-venir/sho-1-41-maitres-calligraphes-contemporains-du-japon
Exhibition - GUSTAV KLIMT. THE DRAWINGS - Albertina Museum
14 March - 10 June 2012 Vienna. Austria
Organizers: Albertina Museum
+ info: http://www.albertina.at/jart/prj3/albertina/main.jart?rel=en&content-id=1202307119260&reservemode=active&ausstellungen_id=1287026238568
Exhibition - Byzantium and Islam - Age of Transition - Metropolitan Museum of Art
14 March - 08 July 2012 New York City. United States of America
Organizers: Metropolitan Museum of Art
+ info: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam
Exhibition - Beaded "Bug" Showcases Native Mexican Art on Wheels- Smithsonian National Museum of the
American Indian
20 March - 06 May 2012 Washington DC. United States of America
Organizers: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
+ info: http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/beaded-bug-showcases-native-mexican-art-wheels
Exhibition - The Rylands Haggadah - Medieval Jewish Art in Context - Metropolitan Museum of Art
27 March - 30 September 2012 New York City. United States of America
+ info: http://www.metmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/listings/2012/rylands-haggadah
Exposition - Rochers de lettrés, itinéraires de l'art en Chine - Musée Guimet
+ info: http://www.guimet.fr/fr/expositions/expositions-a-venir/rochers-de-lettres-itineraires-de-lart-en-chine
Exhibition - The Dawn of Egyptian Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art
10 April - 05 August 2012 New York City. United States of America
+ info: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/dawn-of-egyptian-art
European workshop on education 'J'ai besoin du visiteur'
12 April - 13 April 2012 Dunkirk. France
Organizers: Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain (FRAC)
+ info: http://www.fracnpdc.fr/EVENEMENT_2012_Workshop_europeen_de_mediation.html
I Congreso REMAI (Red Europea de Museos de Arte Islamico)
25 April - 27 April 2012 Granada. Spain
Organizers: El Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, en colaboración con el Museo del Louvre y el Victoria and Albert
Museum
+ info: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es/blog/index.php/la-alhambra-sede-del-i-congreso-internacional-de-la-red-europeade-arte-islamico/
Peacetime loan of former war booty: Maritime masterpiece temporarily returned to England after 350 years by
the Rijksmuseum (The Netherlands)
27 April 2012 London. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: National Maritime Museum
+ info: http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nieuwsenagenda/royal-charles-terug-naar-engeland?lang=en
The Future of the Past: Memory, History and Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century
27 April 2012 Oxford. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies
Contact: Dr Christina Kuhn ([email protected] ) or Dr Annika Kuhn ([email protected] ).
+ info: http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/futureofthepast.htm
Exhibition - The Printed Image in China, 8th-21st Century - Metropolitan Museum of Art
05 May - 29 July 2012 New York City. United States of America
+ info: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/printed-image-in-china
Final Call - Moving in Three Dimensions: Re-writing the Objects and Histories of Sculpture
11 May - 12 May 2012 London. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: The Courtauld Institute of Art
+ info: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/researchforum/events/2011/autumn/threedimensions.shtml
Cultural Heritage and Information Technologies. Museum as an information system - ADIT-2012
19 June - 22 June 2012 Petrozavodsk. Russian Federation
Organizers: Kizhi State Open Air Museum
Contact: Kassianow Sergey ([email protected]) or Babushkina Galina ([email protected])
+ info: http://www.digitalmeetsculture.net/article/cultural-heritage-and-information-technologies-museum-as-aninformation-system/
Call for Papers - International Conference 'Placing' Europe in the Museum: people(s), places, identities
03 September - 04 September 2012 Newcastle. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Newcastle University
+ info: http://www.mela-project.eu/events/details/-placing-europe-in-the-museum-people-s-places-identities
Call for papers - Museums and Communities. The Heritage of Belonging
08 November - 10 November 2012 Rotterdam. Netherlands
Organizers: Erasmus University Rotterdam - Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
+ info: http://www.museumcommunities.com/weblog/call-for-papers-international-conference-museums-and-communitiesthe-heritage-of-belonging/73
Publications
Legitimaciones sociales de las políticas patrimoniales y museíisticas
El Servicio editorial de la UPV/EHU ha puesto a disposición de los usuarios el PDF del libro ‘Legitimaciones
sociales de las políticas patrimoniales y museísticas’ editado por Iñaki Arrieta Urtizberea. En la publicación
han colaborado varias instituciones, entre otras, la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa.
Publicado en 2011, la obra analiza aspectos como las posiciones sociales de los agentes vinculados a los
proyectos patrimoniales y museísticos, qué intereses tienen, qué valorizaciones realizan, qué acciones llevan
a cabo o cuáles son las propuestas presentadas por el poder político, además de diferentes iniciativas
desarrolladas en la península ibérica y el continente americano.
+ info: http://www.argitalpenak.ehu.es/p291-content/es/contenidos/libro/se_indice_humanpdf/es_humanpdf/adjuntos/
Legitimaciones%20Sociales.pdf
Making History: African Collectors and the Canon of African Art
This volume of photographs and commentary brings together artworks from one of the most outstanding
African-owned private collections of African art, the Femi Akinsanya African Art Collection.
Publications focusing on African collectors of African art are very rare and this limits our understanding of
how Africans engage indigenous art and cultural production, or questions about cultural patrimony, in their
own contexts. The analysis of this unique collection provides a significant insight into an unexplored aspect
of African art collections and the role and relevance of African collectors in shaping the discourse on this
art.
+ info: http://akinsanyaartcollection.com/index.php?id=4
MUSEUM DESIGN: The FUTURE
Author: George Jacob
Foreword by President, National Building Museum, Washington DC
Introduction by Smithsonian Institution, Director, Facilities Planning and Design
ISBN: 1-4392-3574-0
Museum Design: The Future, explores the myriad iconic museum projects unfolding around the world
and associated changing process methodology, regional development, changing learning patterns and
visitor experiences.
+ info: http://www.amazon.com/Museum-Design-Future-George-Jacob/dp/1439235740
EXHIBIT DESIGN: The FUTURE
Author: George Jacob
Foreword by Director General Design Expo 2000
Introduction by American Association of Museums
ISBN: 13-978-1466253698
Exhibit Design: The FUTURE is a sequel to Museum Design: The FUTURE by the same author. With essays
on projects and design-build experiences from around the world with some of the finest museum
designers, the book follows defining trends that will shape the future of exhibit design. With processes,
methods and creative thoughts, exhibits will continually evolve in unexplored dimensions to enrich and augment learning
experiences.
+ info: http://www.amazon.com/EXHIBIT-DESIGN-mr-george-jacob/dp/146625369X
Breaking Ground, Finding Graves - Report on the Excavations of Burials by the National Museum
of Ireland, 1927 - 2006
Dr. Pat Wallace, Director of the National Museum of Ireland, is pleased to announce the launch of a new book
titled Breaking Ground, Finding Graves – reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of
Ireland, 1927 – 2006, Edited by Mary Cahill and Maeve Sikor . Breaking Ground, Finding Graves, is an
account of 80 years of fieldwork by the National Museum of Ireland. Since its earliest days the National
Museum of Ireland has responded to reports of discoveries of artefacts – including ancient human remains from all over the country. Reports of discovery of ancient human remains come to the museum in many
different ways – through An Garda Síochána, farmers, quarry operators, gardeners and builders. The book contains a very
diverse body of material with the earliest burials dating from the Neolithic period c. 3500 BC. Burials can occur in almost any
location and the find circumstances vary from the construction of dividing fences by the Irish Land Commission, Irish military
operations in the 1940s, to children playing in sand dunes, and night-time ploughing in rural Limerick.
Le NetArt au Musée
ISSN 1715-8877
Le net art - la création artistique par et pour Internet - rejoint depuis quelques années les collections des
musées, posant de nouvelles et complexes questions de conservation et d'exposition.
D'une part, les matériaux numériques de ces oeuvres sont fragiles; d'autre part, le déploiement complet de
leur dispositif suppose qu'elles soient en ligne et activées par leurs visiteurs. Il faut donc tenir compte à la
fois de la matérialité particulière des oeuvres et de la façon dont la conservation dialogue avec les autres
fonctions du musée…
+ info: http://cursus.edu/institutions-formations-ressources/formation/18081/net-art-musee-strategies-conservation-des/
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Grand Canyon National Park - Go "Green" and Refill Your Water Bottles
Did you know that disposable plastic bottles comprise an estimated 20% of Grand Canyon's
waste stream and 30% of the park's recyclables?
As a Climate Friendly Park, Grand Canyon National Park's staff, partners and stakeholders have
made a commitment to take a leadership roll in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and
educating the public about what they can do to reduce their impacts on the park. In order to
reduce plastics in the park's waste stream, litter along trails and walkways and green house gas
emissions Grand Canyon National Park will soon be eliminating the sale of water packaged in
individual disposable containers and encourages everyone to reduce, reuse, refill.
Grand Canyon National Park will eliminate the sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers by March 10,
2012.
+ info: http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/refilling_stations.htm
Forum 2011 des gestionnaires des espaces naturels - Gestion des risques naturels, industriels et sanitaires
dans les espaces naturels (France)
Les gestionnaires d’espaces naturels ont eu, et auront sans nul doute à l’avenir, à gérer des risques et à faire face à des
situations de crise (Erika et pollution de la Crau, Xynthia, grippe aviaire…). Force est de constater qu’ils n’y sont pas
toujours préparés.
La prise en compte du risque n’est pas toujours intégrée dans les documents de gestion et de planification des sites et
espaces protégés. Le risque lui-même n'est pas forcément bien identifié en amont. D'un autre côté, les procédures et
documents de prévention et de gestion des accidents n’identifient pas toujours les espaces protégés, et n'associent pas
systématiquement les gestionnaires à leur élaboration.
+ info: http://forumdesgestionnaires.espaces-naturels.fr/
Coeurs de nature - France
"Cœurs de Nature en France" est un projet de production photographique inédit, initié par Réserves
Naturelles de France et le magazine Terre Sauvage.
L'objectif : photographier les "cœurs de nature" de France, les lieux de nature protégée, pour les
révéler au public. Les photos réalisées donneront lieu à plusieurs expositions, avec en premier lieu 80
photos exceptionnelles présentées à Paris sur les grilles du Jardin du Luxembourg, en partenariat avec
le Sénat, durant tout l'automne 2011.
Sous la direction de l'agence Sipa Press, une douzaine de photographes, spécialisés en photographie
animalière, de paysage, professionnels du photojournalisme, ont parcouru 66 espaces naturels français pour saisir leurs
caractères uniques et témoigner des actions des hommes et femmes qui gèrent ces lieux…
+ info: http://www.coeursdenatureenfrance.com/
Création du PNR (Parc naturel régional) des Ardennes, 47e Parc en France !
Créé officiellement le 21 décembre dernier, le Parc naturel régional des Ardennes vient reconnaître l’intérêt et la diversité
du patrimoine naturel, culturel et paysager de ses 91 communes.
Au nord des Ardennes, entre Charleville-Mézières et la frontière avec la Belgique, règnent des paysages aussi inattendus
qu’insolites : méandres boisés des Vallées de Meuse et de Semoy, landes tourbeuses du Plateau de Rocroi ou doux vallons
bocagers de la Thiérache ardennaise… C’est pour valoriser ce patrimoine exceptionnel, développer durablement ce
territoire, que les acteurs locaux se sont rassemblés afin de créer un Parc naturel régional.
+ info: http://www.parc-naturel-ardennes.fr/actualite/divers/2012/02/10/pnr-des-ardennes-47e-parc-en-france.html
National Park Djerdap - Serbia
The National Park Djerdap is situated in the south-east of Europe, in the north-east of the Republic of
Serbia, along the international border with Rumania.Tortal surface of the National Park is 63.608 ha,
and the protective area surrounding the Park has surface of 93.968 ha.
The Park stretches along the right bank of Danube, for about 100 km, from Golubac to Karatas near
Kladovo, covering a narrow strip of forested hills, which is about 2-8 km wide, in altitude range from
50 to 800 meters.
Its most characteristic feature are forests (covering more that 64% of total surface) and exceptional
wealth and diversity of flora, fauna, geomorphologic objects and cultural monuments from varous historical periods. That
part of the river Danube which belongs to Serbia accounts for about 9% of surface of the National Park, i.e. 5500 ha.
Therefore the National Park Djerdap is also a river national park.
+ info: http://www.npdjerdap.org/en_index.html
Répertoire des métiers des espaces naturels
Le document produit en 2007 n'a pas vocation à être figé dans le temps. Les métiers évoluent, le répertoire les
accompagnera. L'exemple des Parcs nationaux en est une bonne illustration : les changements apportés par la Loi n° 2006436 du 14 avril 2006, impliquent nécessairement de revisiter le descriptif métier datant de 1997. Cela a été fait de juin à
décembre 2009 et cette nouvelle analyse des métiers des Parcs nationaux sera introduite dans le Répertoire dès qu'elle
sera disponible, c'est à dire une fois validée (courant 2010).
+ info: http://www.espaces-naturels.fr/Metiers/Outils-metiers/Repertoire-des-metiers
Bern Convention - Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats - Programme of
Activities for 2012-2013
The Bern Convention is a binding international legal instrument in the field of nature conservation, which covers most of
the natural heritage of the European continent and extends to some States of Africa. Its aims are to conserve wild flora
and fauna and their natural habitats and to promote European co-operation in that field.
The Convention places a particular importance on the need to protect endangered natural habitats and endangered
vulnerable species, including migratory species.
+ info: https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=T-PVS%282011%2912&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=original&Site=DG4Nature&BackColorInternet=DBDCF2&BackColorIntranet=FDC864&BackColorLogged=FDC864#
Roses & Rhinos - Conservation through Trade - How to Marry Business and
Environmental Interests. Naivasha (Kenya)
In Naivasha, Kenya, one flower company’s commitment to “conservation through trade”
demonstrates how to marry business and environmental interests.
Dashing through the supermarket on the way to a dinner party, you grab a bottle of wine
and a bunch of roses for the hostess. In that moment, the image of white rhinos grazing in
central Kenya probably does not cross your mind. What’s the connection? The flowers.
Kenya is one of the world’s leading flower exporters. The shores of Lake Naivasha in the
central Rift Valley are home to massive farms that produce tens of millions of stems a day destined primarily for shops in
Europe. These operations support well over half a million people, and make a major contribution to Kenya’s economy.
+ info: http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?203452/Roses--Rhinos
Fiche d'actualité scientifique de l'Institut de recherche et développement (France) - Lac
Tchad : les riverains s’adaptent à la baisse des eaux (Décembre 2011)
La surface du lac Tchad, jadis l'un des plus grands du monde, a été divisée par dix depuis les
années 1960. L’assèchement progressif du lac est devenu emblématique du changement
climatique en cours. Si le niveau du lac a de tout temps fluctué, les modifications des modes de
vie des riverains n’en demeurent pas moins profondes aujourd’hui. Pour autant, comme vient de
le montrer une équipe franco-nigérienne associant l’IRD( 1), les habitants ont su s’adapter à ces
bouleversements de leur environnement. De pêcheurs ou éleveurs, ils sont devenus agriculteurs,
souvent tournés vers l’exportation. Les nouvelles terres émergées leur ont permis de développer des cultures de décrue
très productives telles que le maïs, le riz, le niébé… Dans la vallée de la rivière Komadougou Yobe, au Niger, ils ont même
entrepris la culture intensive du poivron, très rémunératrice bien que risquée.
Remettre le lac en eau, comme proposé dans le projet international Oubangui( 5), bouleverserait une nouvelle fois
fortement le système agricole, surtout si les fluctuations annuelles du niveau du lac disparaissaient.
+ info: http://www.ird.fr/la-mediatheque/fiches-d-actualite-scientifique/392-lac-tchad-les-riverains-s-adaptent-a-la-baissedes-eaux
Le Parc W est une partie intégrale d'un des plus grands systèmes protégés de Savannah d'Afrique. Sur une superficie
totale de 10302 km2, il s'étend dans le territoire de trois pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Bénin, Burkina Faso et Niger). En
1926, pour la première fois, l'administration coloniale française identifiait cet espace de savane comme une zone refuge.
Entre 1952-1953, le W fut classé Réserve Totale de Faune avant d'être érigé en Parc National un an plus tard. Dans les
années 1960, se sont établies sur le Parc W les gestions des trois Etats riverains avec plus au moins de succès. En effet, si
du côté nigérien le W a bénéficié dès le début de l'indépendance une attention particulière des autorités forestières, dans
les deux autres composantes il montrait des signes de dégradation avancée de ses écosystèmes. L'écosystème ne
connaissant pas de frontière, les trois Etats ont décidé de mettre ensemble leurs efforts pour la gestion durable du
complexe W.
Décret n° 2012-83 du 24 janvier 2012 relatif aux parcs naturels régionaux et portant diverses dispositions
relatives aux parcs naturels marins et aux réserves naturelles - Journal officiel (France)
Le décret apporte, à titre principal, des modifications à la procédure de classement des PNR. Il précise les critères devant
fonder la décision de classement d'un territoire en PNR : la pertinence et la cohérence des limites du territoire sont
retenues comme critères déterminants, au même titre que l'intérêt naturel ou culturel du classement. Il est précisé que les
périmètres des PNR, qui peuvent désormais s'étendre en mer, ne peuvent néanmoins se superposer à ceux des parcs
naturels marins. Le décret confie également au Conseil national de la protection de la nature et à la Fédération des parcs
naturels régionaux de France, saisis par le ministre chargé de la protection de la nature à l'occasion d'un projet de création
de parc, le soin d'émettre un avis d'opportunité sur l'intérêt même de cette création. A l'occasion d'un renouvellement de
classement, le décret vient préciser que la détermination du périmètre d'étude doit intervenir au plus tard trois ans avant
l'expiration du classement. Il précise enfin le contenu de la charte du PNR, qui doit dorénavant intégrer des objectifs visant
à assurer la préservation et la remise en bon état des continuités écologiques.
2011 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings by Subject - Environmental Sciences
1. Harvard Universy, United States
2. University of California, Berkeley (UC), United States
3. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
5. University of Oxford, United Kingdom
6. Stanford University, United States
7. California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States
8. Princeton University, United States
9. Imperial College London, United Kingdom
10. Australian National University, Australia
+ info: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011/subject-rankings/naturalsciences/environmental-sciences
Festival international du Film d'environnement - Paris - France (7-17 février
2012)
Pour les citoyens attentifs au sort de la planète, le cinéma est parfois un vecteur de
prise de conscience écologique. C'est ce rôle principal qui lui est confié au Festival
international du film d'environnement, afin qu'il informe, éduque et sensibilise le
public au monde tel qu'il est et risque d'être. Face aux défis et aux incertitudes, les
hommes réagissent et agissent. De plus en plus de films présentent des initiatives,
des tentatives, des solidarités qui veulent faire évoluer les choses, construire un
avenir durable et respectueux des hommes et de la nature. Ils rapportent des images du monde entier, de l'Arctique au
coeur de l'Afrique, des enjeux d'aujourd'hui aux solutions de demain.
+ info: http://www.iledefrance.fr/festival-film-environnement/
Circulaire du 26 décembre 2011 relative au régime d'autorisation administrative propre à Natura 2000 France
le principe de l’évaluation des incidences d’une activité sur les sites Natura 2000 est instauré par le droit de l’Union
européenne. La France, suite à une condamnation de la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne, a fini de transposer l’article
6 de la directive 92/43/CEE du Conseil du 21 mai 1992 concernant la conservation des habitats naturels ainsi que de la
faune et de la flore sauvages par la loi no 2010-788 du 12 juillet 2010 portant engagement national pour l’environnement
(loi « Grenelle 2 ») et le décret no 2011-966 du 16 août 2011 relatif au régime d’autorisation administrative propre à
Natura 2000, publié au JO le 18 août 2011. La présente circulaire expose les modalités d’application de ce nouveau
dispositif et complète la circulaire du 15 avril 2010 relative à l’évaluation des incidences Natura 2000. Les deux nouveautés
principales sont l’élaboration d’une seconde liste locale d’activités pouvant être soumises à l’évaluation des incidences
Natura 2000 et les conditions d’application d’une disposition « filet », prévue au IV bis de l’article L. 414-4 du code de
l’environnement (disposition permettant de demander l’évaluation des incidences d’un plan ou projet non identifié dans les
différentes listes prises pour l’application des III et IV de l’article L. 414-4). Compte tenu des engagements pris par le
Gouvernement vis-à-vis de la Commission européenne, l’ensemble des listes nationales et locales doit lui être communiqué
d’ici mars 2012.
+ info: http://www.bulletin-officiel.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/fiches/BO20122/met_20120002_0100_0028.pdf
Fellowships - PhD Studentship in Human Geography -Polarising nature-culture: environmental values in
Svalbard
This project investigates the generation and circulation of value in the high arctic landscapes of Svalbard through three
sites that illustrate complex interrelations between nature, capital, and temporality. Pyramiden is an abandoned Russian
mining settlement, Barentsburg, is a working industrial town, and Longyearbyen houses the Global Seed Vault. The project
entails field investigation based at the University Centre in Svalbard and falls within the broad field of cultural and historical
geography. It seeks to inform policy development and contribute to wider academic debate on the landscapes most closely
associated with climate change.
+ info: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/howtoapply/apply-offline/
US National Park Service (NPS) International Programs Quarterly Bulletin - USA
The National Park Service is dedicated to conserving unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the
National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The Service is also
responsible for managing a great variety of national and international programs designed to help extend the benefits of
natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.
+ info: http://www.nps.gov/oia/new/quarterly_bulletin.htm
Banff National Park Interactive Documentary on Wildlife Management - Bear 71
Bear 71 is an online interactive documentary “recording the intersection of humans, nature
and technology”. Created by artists Jeremy Mendes and Leanne Allison, Bear 71 has an
accompanying website introducing participants to a bear’s unique experience, as it seeks to
exist near the continuing encroachment of “civilization.”
The storyline follows a bear that is caught in a forested area, tranquilized and captured by
rangers, tagged and named Bear 71, then released for continued, life-long tracking by forest
rangers and researchers. According to Mendes and Allison, the Bear 71 project seeks to push
its participants to question “how we see the world through the lens of technology,” with the hopes that their story will “blur
the line between the wild world and the wired one.”
+ info: http://bear71.nfb.ca/#/bear71
European Commission Geoportal - INSPIRE
The INSPIRE Directive requires the Commission to establish a community geo-portal and the Member States shall provide
access to their infrastructures through the geo-portal as well as through any access points they themselves decide to
operate.
Search, discover and access geographic information provide by European governmentañ, commercial, and non-commercial
organizations.
The INSPIRE geoportal provides the means to search for spatial data sets and spatial data services, and subject to access
restrictions, to view spatial data sets from the EU Member States within the framework of the INSPIRE Directive.
Additional functionalities are foreseen in subsequent releases while at the same time the operational INSPIRE geo-portal
procured to an external company, Planetek, is under development.
+ info: http://inspire-geoportal.ec.europa.eu/
Annulation par le Conseil d'Etat de la création du Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges (France)
Vu la requête, enregistrée le 1er octobre 2008 au secrétariat du contentieux du Conseil d'Etat, présentée pour l'UNION
DES INDUSTRIES DE CARRIERES ET MATERIAUX DE CONSTRUCTION DE RHONE-ALPES, dont le siège est Parc Club du
Moulin à Vent, 33, rue du Docteur Georges Lévy, Bâtiment 51 à Vénissieux (69693 Cedex) ; l'UNION DES INDUSTRIES DE
CARRIERES ET MATERIAUX DE CONSTRUCTION DE RHONE-ALPES demande au Conseil d'Etat :
1°) d'annuler pour excès de pouvoir l'article 2 du décret du 30 juillet 2008 portant classement du parc naturel régional du
massif des Bauges, en tant qu'il adopte les dispositions de la charte du parc naturel régional figurant dans le document
intitulé Spécifications particulières des carrières du territoire du Parc, qui imposent aux exploitants de carrière des
obligations de procédure et de fond ;
2°) de mettre à la charge de l'Etat la somme de 5 000 euros au titre de l'article L. 761-1 du code de justice
administrative ;
+ info: http://arianeinternet.conseil-etat.fr/arianeinternet/getdoc.asp?id=193543&fonds=DCE&item=1
Les Grands Lacs envahis par une algue verte : Cladophora - Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Les Grands Lacs, présents sur les territoires américain et canadien, sont composés de cinq lacs : Supérieur, Michigan,
Huron, Erié et Ontario. Ils occupent une superficie de plus de 240.000 km2 pour un volume d'eau douce de près de 23.000
km3 qui représente 18% des réserves d'eau douce mondiales. Ces lacs sont une véritable ressource aquacole mais
également d'importantes voies de communication fluviale.
Depuis près de 100 ans, les côtes des Grands Lacs se sont industrialisées avec la construction d'usines métallurgiques,
chimiques ou de papeterie mais également de bâtiments pour la production automobile et de produits manufacturés. Ces
constructions ont participé à l'accroissement de la pollution au sein des Grands Lacs avec notamment leurs rejets de
métaux lourds et de produits chimiques.
Call for expertise - Survey - The Bern Convention and the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group are
developing "Guidelines on Protected Areas and Invasive Species in Europe"
The Bern Convention and the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group are developing “Guidelines on Protected Areas
and Invasive Species in Europe”. They have asked us to ask you to help them collect information and opinions on this topic.
The survey should only 15 minutes of your time to complete. You will be asked to respond for a specific protected area,
and to provide its WDPA ID (in case check the WDPA ID at http://www.wdpa.org/). You will also be asked to provide a lists
of the top most harmful invasive animals and plants (up to 5 for each group).
Please take the time to respond to the survey and help contribute to the guidelines. If you are not the right person for this
information please pass it on to a colleague who is.
+ info: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LG66TKT
Atelier de formation sur les catégories UICN d'aires protégées
Organizers: Muséum d'histoire naturelle
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Programme_Atelier_UICN_14032012.pdf
Quanto costa la Grotta Azzurra di Capri?
L’ultima trovata che ha acceso i riflettori sulla famosa Isola di Capri è quella di pannelli
pubblicitari galleggianti davanti alla Grotta Azzurra. Antro naturale antico, conosciuto fin da
Tiberio che pose all’interno sculture ritraenti dei, è famosa per la sua colorazione azzurra
dovuta ad un gioco di rifrazione della luce solare.
Ma, come tanti luoghi in Campania, ad un certo punto della sua storia recente, dopo secoli di
tranquillità e giusto equilibrio uomo-natura, rischia di essere peggiorato dalla “mano” o
meglio dalla “mente” umana.
Un progetto, per giunta già presentato due anni fa a cui Legambiente si oppose con successo, è stato riproposto in questi
giorni per stendere una barriera galleggiante davanti all’ingresso della Grotta Azzurra, nello specchio d’acqua adiacente,
comprensivo di cartelli pubblicitari. E’ tempo di crisi dicono dal Municipio del Comune di Capri, quindi bisogna far cassa, poi
con i tagli governativi. E poi la barriera aiuterà i barcaioli ad avere un effetto “lago” davanti la Grotta.
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/02/21/quanto-costa-la-grotta-azzurra-di-capri-di-nabil-pulita-e-michele-buonomo/
Geochemistry of salted soils and irrigation waters. Land planning of the lower valley of the Euphrates in Syria
by Mireille Dosso
GERSAR - Groupement d'Etudes et de Réalisations des Sociétés d'Aménagement Régional
Entre 1975 et 1978 l'association GERSAR-SCET, à la suite d'un appel d'offres international emlS par le Gouvernement
Syrien, réalisait une étude de projet d'aménagement du secteur de la Basse Vallée de l'Euphrate. Les objectifs de cette
mise en valeur étaient les suivants - répondre, dans le domaine de la production agricole, aux objectifs nationaux tout en
assurant les équilibres nutritionnels de la population de la Basse Vallée ; - améliorer le revenu familial des exploitations
agricoles maintenir un niveau d'emplois suffisant dans le secteur par le maintien des agriculteurs à la terre et par la
création d'emplois dans les secteurs para-agricoles et les industries de transformation…
Assessing the contribution of the main aquifer of Loire basin to the river discharge during low flow
by Céline Monteil
GEOSCIENCES - Centre de Géosciences
The evolution of the Loire river low flows is a key issue for various uses such as water supply, irrigation or industrial needs.
Power production is a major activity in the Loire basin with four nuclear power plants using the river water for the cooling
system. To estimate the evolution of long term in-stream low flow distribution, it is necessary to have a good estimate of
the contribution of a complex aquifer system to the river discharge. Three main overlaying aquifer units covering an area
of 38000 km² are considered: Beauce Limestones (Oligocene), Chalks (Seno-Turonian) and Sands (Cenomanian). A
distributed hydrogeological model (Eau-Dyssée) is implemented with the coupling of five modules: surface water budget,
watershed routing, river routing, unsaturated zone transfer, and groundwater flow. The model is calibrated over a 10-yr
period, validated over another 10-yr period, and then a test simulation is run over 35 years…
Etude géologique de la partie française du massif du Grand Paradis ( Région de Bonneval sur Arc, Vanoise
orientale)
par Jean Michel Bertrand
Ce travail concerne la géologie de de la région de Bonneval sur Arc replacée dans l'ensemble du massif du Grand Paradis.
Les éléments structuraux, la pétrographie, le métamorphisme , la tectonique sont abordés.
Alerte sur le PNB (Produit national brut) : Rapport: "Environment and Development Challenges : The
Imperative to Act"
Le 20 février à Nairobi, à l'occasion de la réunion du conseil d'administration du PNUE/FMME (Programme des NationsUnies pour l'Environnement/Forum ministériel mondial sur l'environnement),le professeur Sir Bob Watson, conseiller
scientifique du DEFRA (Ministère de l'Environnement de l'alimentation et du affaires rurales) a présenté les conclusions du
rapport "Environment and Development Challenges : The Imperative to Act". Ce document, cosigné par 21 lauréats du
Blue Planet Prize(1), demande urgemment aux gouvernements de remplacer le PNB comme mesure de la richesse des
nations par un autre indicateur plus adapté pour quantifier la vraie richesse d'un monde en plein chamboulement. Le PNB,
inventé pour répondre à la grande dépression des années 30 et aider les gouvernements à suivre l'état de santé
économique de leur pays, a aujourd'hui vécu. Selon Sir Bob, il est non seulement inadapté, mais dangereux ; ainsi une
centrale à charbon relâchant du CO2 dans l'atmosphère est comptée dans l'agrégat classique comme un investissement ou
une dépense, la part dégradant l'environnement n'apparaissant pas. Une nouvelle métrique doit désormais être trouvée, la
Banque mondiale y travaille d'ailleurs depuis plusieurs années.
September 2012
The Commission invites entities registered in the European Union to present proposals for
the LIFE+ call for proposals 2012.
Les Parcs naturels régionaux français s’inquiètent de la complexité des dispositifs et des mesures en faveur de
la biodiversité
Suite à la réunion du bureau du 29 février 2012 de la Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France, présidée par
Jean-Louis Joseph, une motion a été votée sur la question de la complexité des dispositifs et mesures en faveur de la
biodiversité. Les Parcs se sont exprimés pour une simplification et une meilleure lisibilité des politiques environnementales.
+ info: http://www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.fr/fr/approfondir/communique-presse.asp?
op=_communique_details&id=1762
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Atelier de formation sur les catégories UICN d'aires protégées
Organizers: Muséum d'histoire naturelle
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Programme_Atelier_UICN_14032012.pdf
Creating Bridges. Education for Sustainable Development in Designated Areas
30 March - 05 April 2012 Attika and Amfissa regions. Greece
Organizers: MIO-ECSDE / MEdIES Initiative with the support of the UNESCO Venice Office
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European Day of Parks - See the sky. Touch a tree. Feel the air. Find yourself - 24 May
24 May 2012 -- Europe
Organizers: EUROPARC Federation
+ info: http://www.europarc.org/whats-on/european-day-of-park
Europarc Conference 2012 : (Re)Connect
22 October - 25 October 2012 Genk. Belgium
Organizers: EUROPARC Fedetation
+ info: http://www.europarc2012.com/
Organizers: Centre Max Weber, Université Jean-Monnet Saint-Étienne; Canada Research Chair on Urban Heritage,
Université du Québec à Montréal in conjunction with the Groupe PARVI, the Canadian Forum for Public Research on
Publications
What influences our commitment to the environment?
Researchers have used the psychological concept of ‘commitment’, normally used to understand relationships between
people, to investigate our relationship with the environment. The results indicate that an individual’s commitment to the
environment is important in their ecological behaviour, for example, their willingness to use public transport and make
sacrifices for the environment.
52 Tips for Biodiversity
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment
Personal author(s): Charlotte Degueldre, Claude Desmedt
ISBN: 978-92-79-18619-6
And we can all do more to help. We all have the power to help safeguard biodiversity and we need
everyone to join in. Everyone can make small changes in their daily habits without dramatically
affecting their lifestyles. These small changes, added together, can
help.
We hope that the tips in this handy guide will help you to make that difference. Eating local foods when they are in season,
reducing wasted water, composting food waste, or getting to know more about the animal and plant species that live in
your local areas…if everyone takes just some of these simple steps it will make a big difference in preserving natural
resources for future generations.
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/info/pubs/docs/brochures/biodiversity_tips/en.pdf
Le pôle-relais tourbières sort un guide pour les entreprises (France)
La Fédération des Conservatoires d’espaces naturels édite un guide de pratiques
respectueuses des zones humides pour les entreprises. L'objectif est de réduire les
nombreuses dégradations directes ou indirectes causées par les professionnels, les
associations et les particuliers lors de travaux. Le pôle-relais tourbières propose avec ce
guide un outil simple d’utilisation, pratique et opérationnel qui permet une prise en compte
efficace de la fragilité de ces réservoirs exceptionnels de biodiversité.
Fruit d’échanges et de recherches avec les acteurs concernés par les travaux en zones
humides, ce vade-mecum des bonnes pratiques est constitué d’une plaquette d’information accompagnée de 18 fiches
techniques et méthodologiques.
Sont par exemple abordés les travaux de curage ou l'exploitation forestière, les espèces végétales exotiques
envahissantes, la préparation des chantiers, le fonctionnement des tourbières, mares, prairies humides.
Living Parks - 100 Years of National Parks in Europe
oekom verlag, München 2009
ISBN-13: 978-3-86581-187-5
Europe’s national Parks are part of the continents complex system of protected areas. The
reason for their creations, their purpose and history, their management, size and the species
that they protect may differ – Yet for the past 100 years they have been reservoirs of
biodiversity; sources of water, cultural and economic assets; and places of recreation and
spiritual replenishment. They all face similarchallenges in their management today but remain
the living repositories of Europe’s natural and cultural heritage for future generations.
This book was created by the EUroPArC federation to celebrate 100 Years of national Parks in Europe. it marks a centenary
of European national Parks since the first nine were established in 1909 in sweden.
The book takes its readers on a journey through the last 100 year’s of national park history. it looks at what national parks
are and examines their past, present and future. detailed profiles of the first parks founded in many European countries
highlight the diversity, beauty and complexity of these green gems.
+ info: http://www.oekom.de/nc/buecher/themen/politikgesellschaft/archiv/buch/living-parks.html
Guide to sustainable tourism in protected areas
Connecting people, place and nature is at the heart of protected area managements. Saving our
natural inheritance to future generations can only succeed by understanding its meaning to us. A
sustainable nature tourism – respecting the preservation objectives – within and around protected
areas can be an important element of regional economies.
The Baltic Sea Region holds many sites of typically Baltic and outstanding natural heritage which is
preserved in protected areas. But how can we secure this protection if people are not aware of their
value? The PARKS & BENEFITS project partners chose an approach that
includes both – protection and sustainable management of the natural resources.
Our mission is to point out the economic, ecological and social benefits that a sustainable tourism can generate for
protected areas and the regional economy.
+ info: http://www.europarc.org/uploaded/documents/858.pdf
Rapport de l'UICN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature) sur la compensation
écologique : Etat des lieux et recommandations
Le Comité français de l’IUCN vient de publier une étude sur la mise en œuvre du principe de compensation
écologique. Intitulé « la compensation écologique, état des lieux et recommandations », ce rapport
constitue une contribution aux travaux du comité de pilotage national sur la séquence Éviter / Réduire /
Compenser mis en place en novembre 2010 par le Ministère de l’Ecologie.
Pour la mise en œuvre d’une démarche de compensation écologique efficace, le Comité propose dans ce
rapport 9 recommandations accompagnées de pistes d’actions pour faciliter leur application. Ces
recommandations visent à dépasser les limites identifiées par les professionnels et les pouvoirs publics. Le Comité retient
quatre limites en particulier : l’inexistence d’une méthodologie permettant d’estimer de façon rigoureuse le niveau de
compensation nécessaire, la difficulté de trouver les terrains adéquats pour la réalisation des actions de compensation, le
manque de moyens financiers et humains alloués au contrôle par les services de l’Etat des mesures compensatoires et le
manque d’outils permettant de capitaliser et de partager les connaissances.
+ info: http://www.uicn.fr/Propositions-pour-la-mise-en.html
Ecological Applications - Ecological Society of America (ESA) - January 2012 Issue
Ecological Applications, published eight times per year, contains ecological research and discussion
papers that have specific relevance to environmental management and policy.
Full text is available here for all issues since 1997. See Subscriptions tab for more access information.
+ info: http://www.esajournals.org/toc/ecap/current
Actes du Congrès annuel des Parcs naturels régionaux français en 2011
Les Parcs naturels régionaux ont adopté un fonctionnement et un mode de gouvernance qui leur
permettent de relever les défi s du développement durable tout en s’appuyant sur les richesses et les
savoir-faire du passé. Les élus, chargés d’ouvrir le congrès, l’ont rappelé.
Le site d’accueil de cette édition 2011 du congrès des Parcs naturels régionaux - la Grande Halle verrière
de Meisenthal dans les Vosges - était particulièrement symbolique de la thématique choisie : une culture
par nature. « Le site verrier de Meisenthal puise ses origines dans les métiers et le travail du verre.
+ info: http://www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.fr/upload/doc_telechargement/grandes/ACTES%20CONGRES%202011%
20VF.pdf
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Chemical study and characterisation of dyes historically employed in the manufacture of "indiennes" in
Provence - France
by Guillaume Cuoco
LCBOSMV - Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique et des Systèmes Moléculaires Vectoriels
This work concerns the study of three tinctorial plants: madder, buckthorn and weld. These plant species produced many
cultures in Provence and represented the principal raw material in red and yellow dyes for dyers and artists. An optimisation
of extraction conditions for madder dyes, using ultrasounds, was carried out with a statistical model. This easy, fast and
effective extraction process was compared with two other conventional techniques. A cytohistological study on madder roots
permits to examine effects produced by the different extraction processes. Cells reveal, after ultrasonic extraction, profound
structural alterations, explaining the high yield in extracted dyes in comparison with classical methods…
Agenda
Barcelona International Peace Resource Center - Disaster Management Training Course
07 May - 11 May 2012 Barcelona. Spain
Organizers: Barcelona International Peace Resource Center
+ info: http://www.cihc.org/dmtc
Seminar on Lichens, Biofilms, and Gravestones
08 July - 14 July 2012 Steuben, Maine. United States of America
Organizers: Humboldt Field Research Institute - Eagle Hill Foundation
+ info: http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/seminar-flyer-pdfs/Jacob-Schmull.pdf
ICOM-CC Leather and Related Materials Working Group - 10th Interim Meeting
29 August - 31 August 2012 Offenbach. Germany
Organizers: ICOM-CC
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2012_en/field_en/01_19_eventICOMCCleather.pdf
International Conference on Modern Chemical Technology in the Protection of Cultural Heritage (MCTPCH) 2012
21 September - 22 September 2012 Xi'An. China
Organizers: Xi’an Jiaotong University
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2012_en/field_en/02_02_eventMCTPCH_China.pdf
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Refurbishment of an old Marketplace / Miquel Mariné Núñez + César Rueda Boné Alcaniz - Spain
The old marketplace of Alcañiz has not been home to a market for some years, but now it has
once again become a part of the town square, an area for socialising, passing time, and
education. The enormous space inside the building has been reconnected to its environment
via the introduction of a newly built element. Independent of the existing structure, it is an
exercise of occupation strategic, respectful and reversible. Its two levels are enclosed within a
homogenous and continuous skin.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/211542/refurbishment-of-an-old-marketplace-miquel-marine-nunez-cesar-rueda-bone/
Unprecedented imaging project supported by the Getty reveals master work in
minute detail-online - Los Angeles - California - USA
It is now possible to zoom into the intricate, breathtaking details of one of the most important
works of art in the world, thanks to a newly completed website focused on the Ghent
Altarpiece.
A stunning and highly complex painting composed of separate oak panels, The Mystic Lamb of
1432 by Hubert and Jan van Eyck, known as the Ghent Altarpiece, recently underwent muchneeded emergency conservation within the Villa Chapel in St. Bavo Cathedral in Ghent. As part
of this work, the altarpiece was removed from its glass enclosure and temporarily dismantled—a rare event which also made
it possible to undertake a comprehensive examination and documentation, supported by the Getty Foundation in Los
Angeles.
Restoration Of The Palais Des Gouverneurs Museum / Daniel Cléris & Jean-Michel Daubourg
- 2011. Bastia (France)
The origine of the construction of the Palace goes back to the XVth century, it was the residency of
the Governor who was the representative of the Republic of Genoa on the island of Corsica. The
Palace was also used as a court house, a prison and a fort. It was heavily fortified and suffered
several attacks. It was several time remodeled.
Revitalization Of The Crucifix Bastion / MCA atelier - 2011 - Horska ulice - Prague Czech Republic
Our goal was the landscaping of the public area, the addition of an open-air café and gallery on
the site of a ruined building of 19th-century date, and linking the spaces inside and outside the
medieval fortification line that has kept the area of gardens and the university campus separate
from the other sections of the city.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/202821/revitalization-of-the-crucifix-bastion-mca-atelier/
Baroque Court Apartments / OFIS arhitekti - Ljubljana - Slovenia
This project involves the renovation of three Baroque block houses with an enclosed internal court
in the old city center next to the City Hall, opposite the Robba Fountain and close to Plecnik’s three
bridges.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/203848/baroque-court-apartments-ofis-arhitekti/
Temple Of Diana / José María Sánchez García - 2011 - Merida - Spain
The project retrieves the environment of the Temple of Diana in Merida, which was the
forum or the city center in Roman times. The challenge of acting in a place with such
historical and archaeological relevance has meant to work with the existing trace since
the beginning, so that the finished work would recover this space from Roman times
through modern language. This situation has led to conceive the architectural design
not as something closed or completely defined before starting to run.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/201918/temple-of-diana-jose-maria-sanchez-garcia/
House Renovation In Treia / Wespi de Meuron- 2010 - Treia - Marche - Italy
Intention of the project was the renovation and transformation of the property into a contemporary dwelling
and holiday house, with attached guest house and pool. The masonry has been largely preserved and
restored, whereas all the wood structure (intermediate floors and roof) where replaced. As part of the
renewal of the static structure, the necessary reinforcing precautions for seismic safety, were integrated in
an invisible manner.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/213103/house-renovation-in-treia-wespi-de-meuron/
Conversion of Mies van der Rohe Gas Station / Les Architectes FABG - 2011 - Verdun
- Québec - Canada
The station consists of two distinct volumes, one for car servicing and the other for sales, with
a central pump island covered by a low steel roof that unifies the composition. The beams and
columns were made of welded steel plates painted black that contrast with the white
enamelled steel deck and bare fluorescent tubes.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/214540/conversion-of-mies-van-der-rohe-gas-station-lesarchitectes-fabg/
PRIZES - International Prize for Architectural Restoration and Conservation University of Ferrara (Italy)
With the participation of more than a hundred entries from various countries both in and
outside Europe, the second edition of the International Fassa Bortolo “Domus Restoration and
Preservation” Prize is characterised by the strongly supranational flavour of the results. Close
evaluation of the entries in fact saw numerous international participants in the forefront.
The Panel of Judges reached a unanimous decision, drawing attention to the various projects
for their specific quality and conformity to the competition criteria: “architectural restoration
projects which have sensitively interpreted the principles of conservative restoration […] possibly using contemporary forms
of expression”.
+ info: http://www.premiorestauro.it/home-en
Policies to rehabilitate non-regulatory areas in Morocco and mobilizing people. Case studies in the area of Rabat
(Rabat-Témara-Skhirat)
by Habiba Essahel
CITERES - Cités, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés
Based on filed surveys conducted between 2003 and 2007, this thesis examines the relationship between local government
and "ordinary" residents in non-regulatory areas - most of which are slums - located in Rabat and its southern periphery
(Témara and Skhirat). Beyond their diversity (location, genes, morphology, size, economic, social, etc.) the areas we chose
have all been the previous or recent object of public policy in terms of their restructuring or rehabilitation and are all
considering, in one way or another, moving and relocating their inhabitants. The purpose of this thesis is therefore devoted
to analyzing the reactions of these populations to these policies, understanding that beyond the individual relations, we
observe the rapid emergence of a collective response. There are likely to favor either the activation of shapes or structures
of existing organizations (j'maâ) or the emergence of new organizational forms, such as neighborhood associations.
Shoreham Street / Project Orange - 2012 - Shoreham - England - United Kingdom
Shoreham Street, Sheffield
192 Shoreham Street is a Victorian industrial brick building sited at the edge of the Cultural Industries
Quarter Conservation Area of Sheffield. It is not listed but considered locally significant.
The completed development seeks to rehabilitate the once redundant building, celebrate its industrial
heritage and make it relevant to its newly vibrant context. The brief was to provide mixed use combining a
desirable double height restaurant/bar within the original shell (capitalising on the raw industrial character of
the existing building) with duplex studio office units above. These are accommodated in an upward extension
of the existing building in a contrasting but complementary volume, a replacement for the original pitched roof.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/214007/shoreham-street-project-orange/
Researchers in Florence may have discovered lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci Florence - Italy
Researchers may have discovered traces of a lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci by poking a
probe through cracks in a 16th-century fresco painted on the wall of one of Florence's most
famous buildings. The latest findings Monday still leave much mystery in the hunt for the
"Battle of Anghiari," a wall mural painted by Leonardo in Florence's storied Palazzo Vecchio,
and possibly hidden behind a fresco done by Giorgio Vasari decades later. The hunt for the
unfinished mural has captivated art historians for centuries, and took on fresh impetus in the
last years with the employment of state-of-art scientific tools.
A emergenza maltempo segue emergenza restauro - Italy
L’emergenza maltempo colpisce anche i beni culturali. Le notizie dei crolli sono passate in modo
dissimulato rispetto a quelle relative ai blocchi della circolazione e a quelle di interi paesi isolati.
Sicuramente quest’ultime hanno richiesto maggiore attenzione da parte delle autorità perché
devono essere risolte nell’immediato, tuttavia le intense nevicate di questi giorni hanno arrecato
gravi danni anche agli edifici storici e siti archeologici e una stima esatta delle conseguenze non è
ancora stata effettuata. Soprintendenze provinciali e protezione civile sono al lavoro per
effettuare un censimento nelle regioni maggiormente colpite come l’Emilia Romagna, le Marche e
l’Abruzzo…
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/02/13/a-emergenza-maltempo-segue-emergenza-restauro/
The Iconic U.N. Headquarters Makeover - New York City - New York State (USA)
Planned for completion in 2014, the iconic United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) is in the middle of a
$1.876 billion refurbishment project, known as the Capital Master Plan, which seeks to update the aging
building with a more safe, modern and sustainable work environment. Located on the 18-acre site that
was donated by John D. Rockefeller in the 1950s, the Manhattan UNHQ was designed by an international
team of eleven architects who worked together in a post-World War II world to create an landmark
building through collaboration rather than competition…
La Pallissa / Cubus - Carrer del Baix Emporda - Spain
The project was based in the rehabilitation and improvement of the northern part of an old masia from the
XVI th century and the hayloft annex, located in the Baix Empordà (Catalonia). Due to the partition in
different parts of the masia between the family members, the proposal was based on adapting the
correspondant north area to create three new apartments designed for use in summer, mainly.
According to the traditional masia typology, the north side was relegated to accommodate secondary uses,
because of the hard weather conditions that includes exposure to the Tramontana wind. Basically the
parts to rehabilitate consisted of: the “Cort del Nino” (where the old family horse, Nino, used to live) and
“la Pallissa” (independent building used as the old hayloft), both on the ground floor. Upstairs there was a defficient
extension containing an old bathroom (now obsolete). This floor level was connected with the “dalt-de-tot” (space above the
top floor of the central nave of the masia)…
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Conservation in the XIXth Century
13 May - 16 May 2012 Copenhagen. Denmark
Organizers: National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, DK
+ info: http://natmus.dk/
International workshop "Latin America and good practices in World Heritage conservation"
28 May - 31 May 2012 Morelia, Michoacan. Mexico
Organizers: World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH)
ICCROM International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper
27 August - 14 September 2012 Tokyo. Japan
Organizers: National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo and ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the
Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property)
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/announce_en/2012_08jpc_en.shtml
Historic Structures International Conference "The Protection of Load-bearing Structures and the Society"
20 September - 22 September 2012 Cluj-Napoca. Romania
Organizers: The Transylvanian Historic Building Conservationists Society and the Transsylvania Nostra Foundation
+ info: http://australia.icomos.org/wp-content/uploads/Historic-Structures-Conference.pdf
International Conference on Modern Chemical Technology in the Protection of Cultural Heritage (MCTPCH) 2012
21 September - 22 September 2012 Xi'An. China
Organizers: Xi’an Jiaotong University
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2012_en/field_en/02_02_eventMCTPCH_China.pdf
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LIBRO EXPERIENCIAS Y MÉTODOS DE RESTAURACIÓN EN COLOMBIA - Volumen 2
Editado por Rubén Hernández Molina y Olimpia Niglio
ISBN 978-88-548-4625-8
Con la publicación de este nuevo libro se amplía el panorama de lo que viene sucediendo en Colombia en el
ejercicio práctico de la salvaguarda del Patrimonio; se muestran ejemplos representativos en los cuales se
asumen criterios y procedimientos respetuosos; se indican intervenciones como tema de reflexión, que
conforman un texto sobre patrimonio, restauración y rehabilitación, cual conjunto de datos que permitirían
establecer juntos un mejor camino, unas eficaces herramientas para entender y tratar mejor nuestro acerbo
cultural. No se pretende con ello dictar un complejo sistema de normas para la restauración ni mostrar métodos exactos, lo
que el lector podrá encontrar aquí, en una proporción de elementos y experiencias (cuyas conclusiones el lector procurará),
es una serie de propuestas inspiradas por la observación y la experiencia.
+ info: http://store.aracneeditrice.com/it/libro_new.php?id=6806
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New Life for the Lion Man - Germany
On August 25, 1939, archaeologists working at a Paleolithic site called Stadelhole (“stable cave”) at
Hohlenstein (“hollow rock”) in southern Germany, uncovered hundreds of mammoth ivory fragments. Just
one week later, before they could complete their fieldwork and analyze the finds, World War II began. The
team was forced to quickly fill the excavation trenches using the same soil in which they found the ivory
pieces. For the next three decades, the fragments sat in storage at the nearby City Museum of Ulm, until
archaeologist Joachim Hahn began an inventory. As Hahn pieced together more than 200 fragments, an
extraordinary artifact dating to the Aurignacian period (more than 30,000 years ago) began to emerge. It
was clearly a figure with both human and animal characteristics. However, only a small part of the head and the left ear
had been found, so the type of creature it represented remained a mystery.
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1203/features/stadelhole_hohlenstein_paleolithic_lowenmensch.html
L'homme de Neandertal était-il déjà un artiste ? - Grotte de Nerja - Espagne
Des analyses effectuées sur des restes organiques situés à proximité des peintures rupestres de la grotte de Nerja
(Malaga) découvertes en 1970 conduisent à dater ces prélèvements à environ 43.000 ans.
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Indian tribes join forces to save petroglyph site dating as far back as A.D. 1200 Arizona - USA
The site contains some 5,000 petroglyphs of Hopi clan symbols, the largest known collection
of such symbols in the American Southwest. According to researchers with the Hopi Cultural
Preservation Office, the many etchings on the boulders of Tutuveni date as far back as far
back as A.D. 1200.
La cour d'appel déboute les découvreurs de la grotte Chauvet - Nimes (France)
La cour d’appel de Nîmes a refusé, mardi 28 février 2012, de reconnaître les droits revendiqués
par les trois spéléologues qui avaient découvert la grotte Chauvet en 1994. Estimant que l’État
ne les avait pas assez associés à l’exploitation de la grotte, les découvreurs de Chauvet avaient
fait appel de la décision de justice de 2009. Ils ont décidé de se pourvoir en cassation.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/98358/la-cour-d-appeldeboute-les-decouvreurs-de-la-grotte-chauvet.php
Oldest rock carving of the Americas found in Brazil
A stick figure man with a giant phallus is the oldest rock carving found yet in the Americas, researchers say. Scientists
discovered the ancient carving in a cave named Lapa do Santo in central-eastern Brazil. The region is home to Luzia, the
oldest human skeleton found to date in South America.
Lapa do Santo is one of the largest rock shelters excavated yet in the region, a limestone cave covering an area of about
14,000 square feet (1,300 square meters). Here, researchers have found buried human remains, tools made of stone and
bone, ash from hearths, and leftovers from meals of fruit and small game.
+ info: http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/004730.html
New insights into the Tyrolean Iceman's origin and phenotype as inferred by wholegenome sequencing
The Tyrolean Iceman, a 5,300-year-old Copper age individual, was discovered in 1991 on the
Tisenjoch Pass in the Italian part of the Ötztal Alps. Here we report the complete genome
sequence of the Iceman and show 100% concordance between the previously reported
mitochondrial genome sequence and the consensus sequence generated from our genomic data.
We present indications for recent common ancestry between the Iceman and present-day
inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea, that the Iceman probably had brown eyes, belonged to blood
group O and was lactose intolerant. His genetic predisposition shows an increased risk for coronary heart disease and may
have contributed to the development of previously reported vascular calcifications. Sequences corresponding to ~60% of
the genome of Borrelia burgdorferi are indicative of the earliest human case of infection with the pathogen for Lyme
borreliosis.
+ info: http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v3/n2/full/ncomms1701.html
Palaeobotany: In the shade of the oldest forest
Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud & Anne-Laure Decombeix
The uncovering of a large soil surface preserved under sediment for 390 million years has exposed plant remains which
show that the world's earliest forests were much more complex than previously thought.
Estimating maximum bite performance in Tyrannosaurus rex using multi-body dynamics - Biology Letters The Royal Society (United Kingdom)
Authors: K. T. Bates and P. L. Falkingham
Bite mechanics and feeding behaviour in Tyrannosaurus rex are controversial. Some contend that a modest bite
mechanically limited T. rex to scavenging, while others argue that high bite forces facilitated a predatory mode of life. We
use dynamic musculoskeletal models to simulate maximal biting in T. rex. Models predict that adult T. rex generated
sustained bite forces of 35 000–57 000 N at a single posterior tooth, by far the highest bite forces estimated for any
terrestrial animal. Scaling analyses suggest that adult T. rex had a strong bite for its body size, and that bite performance
increased allometrically during ontogeny. Positive allometry in bite performance during growth may have facilitated an
ontogenetic change in feeding behaviour in T. rex, associated with an expansion of prey range in adults to include the
largest contemporaneous animals.
+ info: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/02/25/rsbl.2012.0056
Kairuku Waitaki : Reconstitution d'un pingouin préhistorique géant
(Nouvelle Zélande)
Kairuku waitaki était un pingouin qui vivait il y a entre 27 et 24 millions d'années
en Nouvelle-Zélande.
Cet animal mesurait 1,30 mètre et pesait 60 kilos. Il était donc bien plus grand et
plus lourd que le manchot Empereur.
Mais, d’autres découvertes effectuées en 2010 montrent qu’il existait des pingouins
encore plus imposants qui mesuraient environ 1,50 m de haut.
Les premiers fossiles de Kairuku waitaki ont été découverts en 1977 en Nouvelle-Zélande. La couche sédimentaire
contenant les fossiles est vieille de 25 millions d’années soit à l’époque de l’Oligocène.
D’après les fossiles mis au jour, plusieurs espèces de pingouins cohabitaient dans cette région à cette époque.
+ info: http://www.dinosoria.com/pingouin.html
Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology
The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is the flagship publication of the Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology. The first issue of the journal appeared in 1981 and had 422 published pages. The total
pages published yearly has increased steadily since then, but recent increases have been dramatic,
leading to an all time high of 1245 published pages in 2008.
The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is published bimonthly by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
in partnership with the Taylor & Francis Group. Frequently Asked Questions about the JVP's transition to
publisher Taylor & Francis.
+ info: http://www.vertpaleo.org/JVP.htm
Ancient Fossil remains reveal Velociraptor's last meal - University College Dublin (Ireland)
Scientists have discovered a bone from a pterosaur (giant flying reptile or ‘pterodactyl’) in the guts of
the skeletal remains of a Velociraptor (small predatory theropod dinosaur) that lived in what is now the
Gobi Desert in Mongolia some 75 million years ago.
The findings published online in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, and Palaeoecology, support the
idea that Velociraptor, a carnivore with a specialised sickle shaped slashing talon on the second toe of
each foot and large grasping hands, would also scavenge on available carcasses rather than turn down
a free meal.
They also indicate that small non-avian dinosaurs were capable of consuming relatively large bones, something that we see
in modern crocodiles.
+ info: http://www.ucd.ie/news/2012/03MAR12/080312-Preserved-bone-of-Pterosaur-in--stomach-of-Velociraptor.html
Découverte de la plus vieille gravure du continent Américain
Une gravure représentant la silhouette d'un petit personnage affublé d'un phallus géant a été retrouvée dans la grotte Lapa
do Santo (Etat du Minas Gerais). D'après le groupe de chercheurs, il s'agirait de la plus ancienne représentation retrouvée
jusqu'à présent sur le continent américain. Cette région est aussi connue pour la découverte de Luzia, le plus vieux
squelette humain découvert jusqu'à ce jour en Amérique du Sud.
Hommes et hyènes face aux recompositions des communautés d'Ongulés (MIS 5-3) : Éléments pour un cadre
paléoécologique des sociétés du Paléolithique moyen et supérieur ancien d'Europe de l'Ouest
by Emmanuel Discamps
PACEA - de la Préhistoire à l'Actuel, Cultures, Environnement, Anthropologie
In Europe, climate is often considered as a key factor in explaining the events of the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition
(e.g. Neandertal extinction, development of innovations characteristic of "modern" behavior). However, the exact impact of
Upper Pleistocene global climatic changes on terrestrial ecosystems is still poorly documented. This study proposes to place
the evolutionary history of hominids from MIS 5 to 3 (before, during and after the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition)
within a paleoenvironmental and paleoecological context. Reconstruction of past terrestrial communities is here performed
both on an ecosystem scale (changes in herbivore communities, fluctuations of ungulate biomass, paleodemography of
cave hyenas) and on an intra-guild scale (interspecific competition between hominids and hyenas). This multi-scaled study
is permitted through taphonomic, spatial and paleoecological analyses of two hyena dens with traces of human occupation
(Camiac and La Chauverie), coupled with analyses of several databases of archeological and paleontological sites with a
wide array of methods (archeostratigraphy, GIS, Bayesian and multivariate statistics).
Un poisson fossilisé de 260 millions d'années découvert dans une mine -Parana - Brésil
Une chercheuse brésilienne vient de décrire précisément un poisson du Permien d'une nouvelle espèce.
C'est à partir du seul spécimen connu, découvert à l'état fossile en 1989, dans les déchets d'une mine du bassin du Paraná
qu'une autre scientifique, Eliseu Vieira Dias, (Université d'Etat du Paraná), a auparavant décrit ce poisson des profondeurs.
Baptisé Paranaichthys Longianalis, le spécimen représente une nouvelle espèce au sein de la sous-classe des
Actinoptérygiens Long (suqlette osseux). Mesurant environ 21,5 centimètres, le Paranaichthys Longianalis doit son nom à
la longueur de sa nageoire anale, une caractéristique inconnue chez les poissons de ce type.
Ostéométrie et migration(s) du renne (Rangifer tarandus) dans le Sud-Ouest de la France au cours du dernier
Pléniglaciaire et du Tardiglaciaire (21500 - 13000 ca. BP)
by Delphine Kuntz
This doctoral research aims at characterizing morphological fluctuations resulting from climate change in palaeolithic
reindeers from Southwest France. Indeed, the Last Pleniglacial and the Last Glacial (between 21 500 - 13 000 cal. BP)
constituted periods of particularly strong palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental constraints, which ended, either directly
or indirectly, in repercussions on the body size of reindeer populations. The series analyzed within the framework of this
work result from both current and fossil registers…
+ info: http://www.theses.fr/2011TOU20101
Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces scientists name two new species of
horned dinosaur. Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Two new horned dinosaurs have been named based on fossils collected from Alberta,
Canada. The new species, Unescopceratops koppelhusae and Gryphoceratops morrisoni, are
from the Leptoceratopsidae family of horned dinosaurs. The herbivores lived during the Late
Cretaceous period between 75 to 83 million years ago. The specimens are described in
research published online January 24, 2012 in the journal Cretaceous Research.
Second author Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the Royal Ontario
Museum and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, said, “Small-bodied dinosaurs are typically poorly
represented in the fossil record, which is why fragmentary remains like these new leptoceratopsids can make a big
contribution to our understanding of dinosaur ecology and evolution.”
Agenda
Exhibition - Préhistoire : l'enquête - Palais de la découverte
13 December 2011 - 17 June 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Palais de la découverte
Contact: Murielle COLIN, [email protected]
+ info: http://www.palais-decouverte.fr/index.php?id=2126
Conference on Troglodytic Architecture
26 April - 29 April 2012 Maymand, Kerman Province. Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Organizers: The Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization
Publications
European Journal of Archaeology - Journal of the European Association of Archaeologists
European Journal of Archaeology aims to publish the best new archaeological research undertaken in and
around Europe. It seeks to promote open debate amongst archaeologists committed to an idea of Europe in
which there is more communication across national frontiers and more interest in interpretation.
+ info: http://info.maney.co.uk/interface/external_view_email.php?P89437637572979359418386444420
Review: The Deep Structure of Biology - Reports of the National Center for Science
Education - USA
This volume offers twelve contributions of mixed quality by scientists, philosophers, and
theologians, including one paper by Conway Morris. Especially noteworthy is the paper by
Richard Lenski, whose research team at Michigan State University has done experiments
that replay the tape of evolution using populations of E coli bacteria in the lab. Following
Lenski’s piece, paleontologist and theoretical morphologist George McGhee offers some
intriguing speculations about the possibility of developing a “periodic table of life”.
McGhee’s paper comes closest to making good on the promise of the title of this book, which is that evolutionary
convergence has something to do with the “deep structure” of biology.
+ info: http://ncse.com/rncse/30/review-deep-structure-biology
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Sustainable Tourism Project gets even larger - EUROPARC Consulting
Earlier this year, a large contract for one of Europe’s most important UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Dutch and German
stretch of the famous Wadden Sea, was awarded to EUROPARC Consulting (full article August 2011). The Wadden Sea region
requires a sustainable tourism strategy that will help reduce the negative impact of visitors whilst improving the economic
contribution of visitors to this part of the Dutch and German North Sea coast.
Now this important project has been extended to include the Danish Wadden Sea area. As nature knows no boundaries, this
makes real sense and EUROPARC Consulting is looking forward to involving our Danish colleagues in the work already carried
out.
+ info: http://www.europarc-consulting.org/news-update-and-recent-work/sustainable-tourism-project-gets-even-larger
Insecula, visitez les hauts lieux du patrimoine mondial avant de partir
Un site pour préparer ses voyages à la découverte du patrimoine mondial. Des visites supplémentaires sont ajoutées
régulièrement.
Insecula est un site qui se définit comme "le plus grand site au monde de visites en ligne". Il a été créé et est alimenté par la
société du même nom, localisée en Thaïlande.
Sur la page d'accueil du site, on trouve la liste des pays, lieux et monuments que l'on peut visiter. En cliquant sur un nom,
on est dirigé vers une page qui donne quelques informations sur l'élément et surtout en propose de nombreuses photos.
Ainsi peut-on par exemple visiter la mosquée Hassan II à Casablanca au Maroc et plusieurs de ses éléments majeurs :
minaret, salle des ablutions, salle de prière, etc.
+ info: http://www.insecula.com/
"Human Zoos, the Invention of the Savage" questions today's ethics in tourism - Quai Branly
Museum - Paris - France
Posters of laughing and dancing Black people display their vivid colors in the special exhibition room of the
Museum Quai Branly, Paris’ latest cultural institution dedicated exclusively to all cultures outside Europe.
However, they do not advertise to visit some exotic countries and learn about local cultures. This is quite the
contrary. These pictures are part of a fascinating exhibition about human zoos, a creation of the Western
world.
+ info: http://www.eturbonews.com/27093/human-zoos-invention-savage-questions-todays-ethics-tourism
Galapagos hospitality company creates tortoise reserve - Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
Ecuador's hospitality company for active adventure, Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges, is
creating Red Mangrove Tortuga Reserve, the first such reserve in the Galapagos.
According to Hernan Rodas, founder and owner, his company has purchased 20 acres adjacent to the
Galapagos National Park, a short drive from the company's Aventura Lodge on Santa Cruz. Here
animals have free and unobstructed movement. While there are a number of tortoise farms dotting
the islands, Red Mangrove's will be the first actual reserve for these giant reptiles.
+ info: http://www.eturbonews.com/27914/galapagos-hospitality-company-creates-tortoise-reserve
STEP Is Now Recognized By The Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Sustainable Travel International (STI) is pleased to announce that its STEP ecocertification standard has been officially recognized by the Global Sustainable
Tourism Council. As a result, STEP is now considered equivalent to the Global
Sustainable Tourism Criteria, the worldwide minimum sustainability requirements
for tourism businesses of all sizes.
To achieve this recognition, STEP underwent a rigorous review and authorization procedure.
+ info: http://www.responsibletravelreport.com/component/content/article/2579
Eco-tourism company gives conservation boost to Kenyan communities
New agreement between Kenya’s Sera Conservancy and tourist operator offers
a pioneering approach to conservation
When eco-tourism specialists Alex and Diana Hunter first visited the Sera
Conservancy (a member of the Northern Rangelands Trust) in 2008, they were
immediately captivated by the area.
It was very dry at the time, with not a blade of grass, or a leaf or flower in
sight. Nevertheless, they were struck by its stark beauty; the red sand, white
quartz rocks, kopjes, and occasional glimpses of gerenuk, elephant, jackal and giraffe.
On a return visit, after the December rains, they found an equally striking, verdant landscape – a complete contrast to what
they’d fallen for, but every bit as compelling.
Alex and Diana run Insiders Africa, which has just signed a ground-breaking lease agreement with the Sera Conservancy
Trust.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/eco-tourism-company-gives-conservation-boost-to-kenyan-communities/
The Siamese Heritage Protection Programme - Tourism and Heritage: A Tense Relationship
To commemorate the 84th Royal Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Patron of the Siam
Society and protector of fine arts and cultural heritage of Thailand, the Council of the Society approved the establishment of
a new program, Siamese Heritage Protection Program, or โครงการพิทักษ์มรดกสยาม in Thai. Through a series of public events,
associated lectures, tours, and media opinion pieces, the Program will highlight issues and problems in the management of
the cultural heritage of Thailand, both tangible and intangible, with the aim of contributing to heritage conservation,
generating ideas on how heritage management can be improved, and raising the visibility of cultural heritage management
as a national issue of general public interest.
+ info: http://cf05.travel-impact-newswire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Keynote-speech-on-Tourism-Dr.-SurinPitsuwan-.pdf
Label Tourisme et handicap pour le Château royal d'Amboise - Val de Loire (France)
Ce grand site patrimonial du Val de Loire vient d’obtenir le label pour les handicaps auditif et mental. Il travaille depuis
quelques années sur son accessibilité à tous les publics, notamment dans le cadre de la démarche d’excellence des grands
sites du Val de Loire. Dans ce cadre, il avait d’ailleurs accueilli une journée de sensibilisation à cet enjeu en décembre 2011.
+ info: http://www.valdeloire.org/Actualites/Articles/Tous/Label-Tourisme-et-handicap-pour-le-Chateau-royal-d-Amboise
Ecotourism Center In France / Inca Architectes - 2011 - Fontainebleau (France)
The site of the “Gorges de Franchard” is the most popular in the forest area of
Fontainebleau (the biggest listed site in France).
This very sensitive site of high quality within the new nature reserve « biosphère » is
supported by the European program « PROGRESS »
The goal of the site, which is also the very first Eco tourism center within the île de
France region, is the better management of the traffic flow in the area, as much as
increasing the public awareness of its great fragility. Organized around a reception and
exhibition area, the project includes a large hall designed for welcoming groups and conducting pedagogical activities.
Youth travel: building the future of tourism through backpacks
They busily buzz about the world in massive numbers. They descend on locations and immediately fill the
space with intense color, sound, and what could easily be described as a hive of activity. They carry on
their backs the wings of their mobility, their backpacks. The sharpness of their minds, words, and texts
can be stinging in their often vowel-less expression. And yet their youthful nature can be as sweet as
honey. Some destinations tend to (wrongly) view them as pests, overtaking the image and peacefulness
of the places they arrive into. Others, visionaries of the global Travel & Tourism (T&T) world, see these
travelers buzzing about like busy bees not as a nuisance, but as a fundamental necessity. Because it is
these travelers, Youth Travelers, who, through their journeys, are pollinating the future of the industry. Without them, there
is no hope of our sector blossoming, of the future of T&T growing across the globe.
+ info: http://www.eturbonews.com/28122/youth-travel-building-future-tourism-through-backpacks
EDN - European Destinations of Excellence - Collection of Good Practices
The EDEN initiative aims not only to bring greater visibility to lesser known but excellent tourist
destinations, but also to help professionals and interested localities to maximise their potential
and develop tourism services in line with sustainable development principles.
On the basis of experience gained through the information received from the awarded
destinations, the European Commission provides all interested parties with a list of good
practices in the field of sustainable tourism.
By following these good practices you will clearly improve the quality of your tourism offer. You can get in touch with the
relevant local authorities of the winning destinations in order to receive more details and suggestions and to start
exchanging your experience.
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/tourism/eden/good-practices/index_en.htm
Mashrek tourist renewal in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
by Samer Alhaji
ICEE - Intégration et Coopération dans l'Espace Européen (ICEE) Etudes Européennes
In an increasingly competitive context, strongly influenced by the international geopolitical events, and the evolution of the
tastes and the aspirations, Mashrek always occupies a major tourist position on the regional and international levels. Does
this project facilitate the dialogue between the cultures? It is wise to lean again on the common inheritance of the
Mediterranean basin. The 1st important aspect, it is to rediscover this shared inheritance so that each one can re-adapt his
own inheritance (one of the objectives of the UFM "Union For the Mediterranean"). There is a great link between Mashrek
and the needs of the Euro-Mediterranean Partners in the tourist field. Even if the tourism, especially in the context of cooperation, allows people to have a dialogue and to overcome the question of the borders, one should not occult obstacles of
another nature.
Le Rhin suisse dans la littérature de voyage européenne du XVe au XIXe siècle
par Delphine Marinot-Marchand
Au coeur de la culture et de l'histoire européennes depuis plus de deux mille ans, le Rhin faitl'objet d'une abondante
littérature. La fascination qu'il exerce s'accompagne généralementd'une focalisation sur certains secteurs de son cours dont
la Suisse semble exclue, alors que lefleuve prend sa source dans ce pays et qu'il le traverse ou le longe sur environ 250
kilomètres.La Suisse étant, surtout depuis le milieu du XVIIIe siècle, une destination de voyage trèsprisée, l'objectif de notre
recherche a été de savoir si l'intérêt apparemment limité pour leRhin helvétique valait également dans le domaine de la
littérature de voyage. Basé surl'analyse de guides, d'ouvrages descriptifs et iconographiques et de récits de voyage,
leprésent travail a pour objet de mettre en lumière les représentations du fleuve depuis sessources jusqu'à Bâle telles
qu'elles ont été véhiculées par la littérature viatique européenne duXVe au XIXe siècle…
Ecotourism in Gabon
Central Africa which has the second biggest forest in the world (1,840,000 km2), the lungs of the earth, is a paradise for
botanists and zoologists. It is therefore a special place for naturalist tourists and for ecotourism.
In Gabon the forest covers 80% of the territory, and the average population density is only 4 people per square km., a
major part of whom live in the cities. Since the area is so sparsely populated, and the roads so few and poorly built because
of the difficult climatic conditions, there is therefore little pressure on nature…
+ info: http://www.tourisme-gabon.com/
ITB (Internationale Turismus Börse) - Ecotourism Events ( 7-11 March 2012)
The whole variety of travelling is present at ITB Berlin: Destinations, tour operators, booking systems, carriers, hotels and all
other suppliers who want to embellish their customers' most beautiful weeks of the year. ITB Berlin brightens your business.
ITB Berlin is THE B2B- Platform for trade visitors – an excellent opportunity to meet business partners and to do business.
For all other visitors ITB Berlin is a wonderful possibility to discover the whole world within a few hours.
+ info: http://www.itb-berlin.de/en/Events/Termindetailseite.jsp?eventDateId=203785
International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) Newsletter - March 2012
The International Institute For Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) is a not for profit organization dedicated to fostering and
facilitating tourism initiatives which contribute to international understanding and cooperation, an improved quality of
environment, the preservation of heritage, and through these initiatives, helping to bring about a peaceful and sustainable
world.
It is based on a vision of the world's largest industry, travel and tourism - becoming the world's first global peace industry;
and the belief that every traveler is potentially an "Ambassador for Peace.
A primary goal of IIPT is to mobilize the travel and tourism industry as a leading force for poverty reduction.
+ info: http://www.iipt.org/newsletter/2012/march.html
Agenda
UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) - 7th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism
11 April - 12 April 2012 La Massana. Andorra
Organizers: UNWTO, in collaboration with the Principality of Andorra
+ info: www.congresdeneu.ad/
13th Conference on Sustainable Tourism (STC-13)
15 April - 18 April 2012 Georgetown. Guyana
Organizers: Caribbean Tourism Organization
+ info: http://www.caribbeanstc.com/
Course in sustainable Tourism and Local Development
Start on 23 April 2012
Organizers: International Training Centre Campus of the ILO
+ info: http://www.delnetitcilo.net/en/specialisations/course-in-sustainable-tourism-and-local-development
Dark Tourism Symposium 2012
24 April 2012 Lancashire. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: The Institute for Dark Tourism Research (iDTR) and University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
+ info: http://www.dark-tourism.org.uk
Publications
Présentation de l'ouvrage IREST 1961-2011, 50 ans de passion (Institut de
Recherche et d'Etudes Supérieures du Tourisme) - France
La création en 1961 du Centre d’Etudes Supérieures du Tourisme (CEST) fait du Centre - et
par la suite de l’Institut de Recherche et d’Etudes Supérieures du Tourisme (IREST) qui lui
succède en 1988, une des plus anciennes institutions universitaires, à l’échelle internationale,
consacrées à l’enseignement universitaire et post-universitaire du Tourisme.
Cet ouvrage collectif, rédigé à l’occasion du cinquantième anniversaire de l’Institut, réunit à la
fois des contributions d’historiens et des témoignages d’anciens étudiants de l’Institut, de
professeurs et de nombreux partenaires, nationaux et internationaux…
+ info: http://www.univ-paris1.fr/fr/ufr/irest/menu-haut-irest/50-ans-de-lirest/presentation-de-louvrage-irest-1961-201150-ans-de-passion/
Guide to sustainable tourism in protected areas
Connecting people, place and nature is at the heart of protected area managements. Saving our
natural inheritance to future generations can only succeed by understanding its meaning to us. A
sustainable nature tourism – respecting the preservation objectives – within and around protected
areas can be an important element of regional economies.
The Baltic Sea Region holds many sites of typically Baltic and outstanding natural heritage which is
preserved in protected areas. But how can we secure this protection if people are not aware of their
value? The PARKS & BENEFITS project partners chose an approach that
includes both – protection and sustainable management of the natural resources.
Our mission is to point out the economic, ecological and social benefits that a sustainable tourism can generate for protected
areas and the regional economy.
+ info: http://www.europarc.org/uploaded/documents/858.pdf
Cultural Routes: Management plans and sustainable tourism - Mexico
Editors: López Morales, Francisco Javier y Vidargas, Francisco
© Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Cultural Routes as a new concept and category of heritage, have come to enrich the heritage area,
expanding its meanings, recognizing and recovering their particularities in an integrative and
multidisciplinary framework provided, allowing a better understanding of the plural and historical, social
and cultural and promoting cooperation between the authorities and communities for more effective and
conscious preservation of cultural and natural heritage.
+ info: http://openarchive.icomos.org/1037/
ILO (International Labour Organization) Toolkit on Poverty Reduction Through
Tourism Available Free
ISBN 978-92-2-125707-3 (print)
ISBN 978-92-2-125708-0 (web pdf)
The toolkit outlines the background to poverty reduction approaches and how the ILO is
involved within the context of decent work and the United Nations Millennium Development
Goals. Recent developments in tourism and a vision for an inclusive, pro-poor tourism industry
are summarized.
A toolkit on poverty reduction through tourism has been produced. It aims at assisting developing and least developed
countries to create a sustainable tourism industry and businesses based on decent employment. It is oriented towards SMEs
and local communities in rural areas and includes case studies, training sessions and best practices. The toolkit illustrates
the links between the ILO Decent Work Agenda, poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals. French and
Spanish versions of the toolkit will be available soon.
+ info: http://www.ilo.org/sector/Resources/training-materials/WCMS_162289/lang--en/index.htm
Introduction: Heritage management and tourism in Africa - Journal of Contemporary African
Studies
By Rosabelle Boswella & David O'Kane
Volume 29, Issue 4, 2011 - pp. 361-369
Special Issue: Heritage Management and Tourism in Africa
This thematic issue on postcolonial heritage management and tourism in Africa offers a selection of case
studies that reveal the significance of heritage to the construction of identity in postcolonial and postapartheid African states. Drawing insights from the critical literature on heritage, as well as from the
discussion on identity as discursive and continually rejuvenated, the authors reveal the complexities of heritage management
on the continent and in its nearby Diaspora in the southwest Indian Ocean in the post-independence period. In South Africa,
post 1994, heritage management and tourism are still heavily influenced by the legacy of apartheid. There appear to be two
processes at play. The one continues the representation of identity as bounded, primordial and ready to advance ethnic
chauvinism. The other seeks to anchor new identity projects in the post-apartheid discourse of liberation and freedom…
+ info: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02589001.2011.600845
Articles published in Journal of Contemporary African Studies: Special Issue: Heritage
Management and Tourism in Africa - European heritage and cultural diversity: the bricks and
mortar of Ghana's tourism industry
By Edward Addo
Volume 29, Issue 4, 2011 - pages 405-425
European heritage, and traditional institutions and festivities constitute the bricks and mortar of Ghana's
tourism industry. Diaspora-related events such as the biennial Panafest (Pan African arts festival),
Emancipation Day and the Joseph Project, and the 50th Independence Anniversary in 2007 have underscored the importance
and indispensability of European heritage and cultural diversity in Ghana's tourism industry. European heritage, and
traditional institutions and festivities also constitute cultural capital attracting domestic and international tourists.
Interestingly, justifiably and timely, Ghana was the host country of the international World Tourism Day event in 2009, the
first country to do so in sub-Saharan Africa…
Managing heritage in Antananarivo, Madagascar - in Journal of Contemporary African Studies:
By Rosabelle Boswell
Volume 29, Issue 4, 2011 - pages 455-472
This paper discusses heritage management in Antananarivo, Madagascar. It is argued that in this city, which
contains a significant African Diaspora, heritage is part of everyday practice. Heritage is also influenced by
global processes of change which include the inscription of sites on a UNESCO World Heritage List and the
advent of international tourism and commoditisation. The 2009/2010 political and economic crisis is also
affecting heritage management in Madagascar. However, these processes do not necessarily make heritage less salient in
the lives of or relevant to the local Malagasy people. Instead heritage, which is defined as enduring cultural practices,
remains a fundamental and enduring aspect of identity in Madagascar…
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Underwater Cultural Heritage/Archaeology
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U.S. Navy Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck, the USS Revenge, off Rhode
Island - USA
Researchers from the U.S. Navy are hoping to confirm what the men who discovered the
wreck believe: that the sunken ship off the coast of Rhode Island is the USS Revenge,
commanded by Oliver Hazard Perry and lost on a stormy January day in 1811. "The Revenge
was forgotten, it became a footnote," said Charlie Buffum, a brewery owner from Stonington,
Conn., who found the shipwreck while diving with friend Craig Harger. "We are very confident
this is it."
Judge rules against Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. in treasure
dispute - Tampa - Florida - USA
An attorney for the Spanish government said a federal judge's ruling Tuesday means Florida
deep-sea explorers will have to start making plans to hand over 17 tons of silver coins and
other treasure from a sunken 19th century galleon. Last year, a federal appeals court in
Atlanta affirmed a Tampa judge's ruling that Odyssey must give the treasure back to Spain.
The company then requested a stay of court proceedings as it continued its legal fight to keep
the treasure.
Saga of the Northwest Passage - British Columbia - Canada
Harris and a small team of archaeologists had discovered Investigator in 2010 and returned in 2011 with a
larger team to dive, study, and document the wreck, which holds a critical place in the history of Arctic
exploration. Twenty-five feet below the surface, Investigator sits upright, intact, and remarkably well
preserved. Silt covers everything below the main deck, entombing the officers’ cabins, the ship’s galley, and
a full library. The archaeologists had intended to leave the wreck and its artifacts where they had lain since
the polar ship was abandoned, trapped in ice, on June 3, 1853. Artifact recovery was not part of their original
plan, but that plan changed after their
first few dives.
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1203/features/hms_investigator_shipwreck_arctic_exploration.html
THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE 2011 Conference Broadcast Online - 100th Anniversary
of Titanic. Washington DC (USA) 3 November 2011
To mark the 100th anniversary of Titanic, international experts explored the challenges facing
the world's underwater cultural heritage during our 3 November 2011 conference at the
National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC. Keeping the Lid on Davy Jones'
Locker gave the public an unprecedented opportunity to interact with the archaeologists,
explorers, and scientists behind the most important nautical expeditions of our time. Since
maritime discoveries are often hotly contested in the courts, the conference also featured top
attorneys.
+ info: http://www.culturalheritagelaw.org/
The galleon Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes
Compiled by Pascal Kainic
Captain Graham Moore was commanding "Her Majesty Ship Indefatigable" and three more
frigates when a Spanish flotilla was intercepted at Cape Saint Mary (Portugal), on 5th October
1804. Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Moore (1764-1843) was a British sailor and a career officer in
the Royal Navy. He was the younger brother of General Sir John Moore. He entered the Navy
in 1777 at the age of 13, gaining promotion to Lieutenant in 1782. He was made Post-Captain
in 1794, soon after the start of the Revolutionary War, commanding the 36 gun frigate "HMS
Melampus" from 1800, before being appointed to "HMS Indefatigable" (44) in 1803.
Moore commanded the squadron of four Royal Navy frigates - "Indefatigable" (44), "Medusa" (32), "Lively" (38) and
"Amphion" (32) - that captured a Spanish treasure fleet of four frigates - "Medea" (40), "Clara" (34), "Fama" (34) and
"Mercedes" (36) - carrying bullion from the Caribbean back to Spain off Cadiz in October 1804.
+ info: http://www.oceantreasures.org/pages/content/famous-wrecks/the-explosion-and-foundering-of-the-spanish-galleonnuestra-senora-de-las-mercedes.html
Shipwrecked silver begins voyage back to Spain on two Spanish military C-130 cargo
planes
A 17-ton haul of silver coins, lost for two centuries in the wreck of a sunken Spanish galleon,
began its journey back to its home country on Friday after the deep-sea explorers who lifted it
to the surface lost their claim to ownership. Two Spanish military C-130 cargo planes took off
after noon from a Florida Air Force base with 594,000 silver coins and other artifacts aboard.
Interaction in Mixed Reality applied to Underwater Archeology
by Mahmoud Haydar
IBISC - Informatique, Biologie Intégrative et Systèmes Complexes
The interest in archeology virtual reality is growing. Virtual reality has become a necessary tool for exploration and study of
archaeological sites, and more specifically, the underwater archaeological sites that sometimes prove difficult to access.
Current studies suggest solutions in virtual reality or augmented reality in the form of virtual environments with virtual
interaction and/or augmented interaction but no studies have really tried to compare these two aspects of interaction. We
present in this thesis three environments in virtual reality and an environment in augmented reality when we propose new
methods of interaction. Thus, we evaluate their archaeological functionality, we study the influence of level of immersion on
performance of the interaction and we make a comparison between interaction in virtual reality and interaction in augmented
reality.
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Exhibition - Arles, Record of the Rhône - Twenty years of underwater excavations - The Louvre
Organizers: The Louvre Museum
+ info: http://www.louvre.fr/en/expositions/arles-record-rhone-br-twenty-years-underwater-excavations
Third Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Body - 2001 Convention on the Protection of the
Underwater Cultural Heritagen
Organizers: UNESCO Headquarters
Contact: Guerin, Ulrike - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/2001-convention/advisory-body/thirdmeeting/
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UNESCO Director-General's activities in the field of cultural and natural
heritage
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Discours de Irina Bokova, Directrice générale de l'UNESCO à l'occasion de sa participation au débat à
l'Assemblée du Conseil de l'Europe: Le droit à participer à la vie culturelle
...C’est un plaisir et un honneur de prendre part à ce débat sur le droit à participer à la vie culturelle. L’UNESCO oeuvre
directement pour promouvoir les droits culturels, les décliner et transcrire ces droits dans les politiques publiques. C’est le
coeur de notre action.
Les droits culturels font partie intégrante des droits de l’homme.
Le droit de participer à la vie culturelle, c'est-à-dire de bénéficier, d’accéder et de contribuer à la vie culturelle de son
choix, est un élément essentiel du plein exercice des droits de la personne. Ces droits sont reconnus par la déclaration
universelle de 1948…
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002152/215263f.pdf
Heritage Heals in Hiraizumi - Japan
It is rare for a Director-General to present a certificate of World Heritage in person, but the
temples, gardens and archaeological site of Hiraizumi, inscribed on the List in 2011, marked an
exception.
Located in north-east Japan, the 12th-century site, representing the Buddhist Pure Land gained
its world heritage status three months after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the
surrounding region.
Launching Ceremony for the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Japan
This event will launch the 40th Anniversary celebrations in Japan. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will be in
attendance, along with high-level representatives of the Japanese government and international World Heritage experts.
A commemorative symposium on Disaster and Heritage will be part of the activities.
Address by UNESCO Director-General on the occasion of the Ceremony of the designation of Dr Sen Genshitsu
as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - Japan
… One of the honours I have as Director-General is to meet men and women from across the world, who are deeply
committed to promoting solidarity and peace.
This is one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.
It is also the most inspiring.
UNESCO is an international organization – but it is also something of a family, united by aspirations and values.
It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr Sen Genshitsu to this family, whom I had the pleasure to meet in Japan during my
recent official visit.
I must say this was a deeply moving visit.
I had the privilege to present to the Mayor of Hiraizumi and the Governor of Iwate Prefecture the World Heritage certificate
for the Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites representing the Buddhist Pure Land.
I was honoured to visit Sendai, including the Nakano Elementary School and Tohoku University, and to meet with members
of the Sendai UNESCO Association…
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Lettre d'information de la Fondation du Patrimoine n° 23 | Le 01/02/2012 - France
La Fondation du Patrimoine a pour but essentiel de sauvegarder et de valoriser le patrimoine rural non protégé. Maisons,
églises, ponts, lavoirs, moulins, patrimoine industriel, mobilier, naturel… tous les types de patrimoine de proximité sont
éligibles à l'action de la Fondation. Aux côtés de l'Etat et des principaux acteurs du secteur, elle aide les propriétaires publics
et associatifs à financer leurs projets, permet aux propriétaires privés de défiscaliser tout ou partie de leurs travaux, et
mobilise le mécénat d’entreprise.
+ info: http://fondation-patrimoine.org/
Lettre d'information de la Fondation du Patrimoine n° 24 | Le 15/02/2012 - France
Lettre d'information de la Fondation du Patrimoine n° 25 | Le 01/03/2012
House Renovation In Treia / Wespi de Meuron- 2010 - Treia - Marche - Italy
Intention of the project was the renovation and transformation of the property into a contemporary dwelling
and holiday house, with attached guest house and pool. The masonry has been largely preserved and
restored, whereas all the wood structure (intermediate floors and roof) where replaced. As part of the
renewal of the static structure, the necessary reinforcing precautions for seismic safety, were integrated in
an invisible manner.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/213103/house-renovation-in-treia-wespi-de-meuron/
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Vernacular Heritage
Building Skills Programmes - The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism
(INTBAU)
June - September 2012
Mesendorf. Romania
Organizers: The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU)
Contact: Aura Woodward - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.intbau.org/
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Grand Canyon National Park - Go "Green" and Refill Your Water Bottles
Did you know that disposable plastic bottles comprise an estimated 20% of Grand Canyon's waste
stream and 30% of the park's recyclables?
As a Climate Friendly Park, Grand Canyon National Park's staff, partners and stakeholders have
made a commitment to take a leadership roll in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and educating
the public about what they can do to reduce their impacts on the park. In order to reduce plastics
in the park's waste stream, litter along trails and walkways and green house gas emissions Grand
Canyon National Park will soon be eliminating the sale of water packaged in individual disposable
containers and encourages everyone to reduce, reuse, refill.
Grand Canyon National Park will eliminate the sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers by March 10, 2012.
+ info: http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/refilling_stations.htm
La lettre de la Convention France-UNESCO n°21 - janvier 2012
The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement is a technical and financial treaty. It is an original framework which allows
UNESCO to benefit from the technical support of experts from the French government, French institutions, and local
authorities and associations. It is not a simple funds in trust, as is for example the funds in trust for Angkor.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Lettre_CFU_n21.pdf
Heritage Heals in Hiraizumi - Japan
It is rare for a Director-General to present a certificate of World Heritage in person, but the
temples, gardens and archaeological site of Hiraizumi, inscribed on the List in 2011, marked an
exception.
Located in north-east Japan, the 12th-century site, representing the Buddhist Pure Land gained
its world heritage status three months after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the
surrounding region.
International Workshop on Large-scale Natural Disaster and Protected Areas - Tokyo - Japan (17 February
2012)
The event will bring together national and international experts to exchange views on roles of Protected Areas, including
World Heritage natural properties, for prevention of and recovery from the damage caused by large-scale natural disasters,
such as the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the tsunami they triggered.
The workshop will be organized by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of the Environment (the government of Japan), with
the support of IUCN-Japan and WCPA-Japan.
World Heritage
Parc éolien à proximité de Provins, ville classée au Patrimoine mondial : double victoire (France)
Nous venons d'apprendre une double victoire pour Provins, ville classée au Patrimoine mondial par l'UNESCO. Deux avis
défavorables ont été émis :
*l'un sur le permis de construire un parc de 5 éoliennes et un poste de livraison sur le territoire de la commune de
Chalautre- la-Grande (77), situé à 8,5 km à l'est de Provins,
*le second sur la création d'une Zone de Développement Eolien (8 éoliennes) à Villenauxe-la-Grande et Montpothier (Aube),
située de 12 à 15 km à l'est de Provins.
La Fédération Environnement Durable (FED) salue à nouveau la détermination du Service Territorial de l'Architecture et du
Patrimoine (STAP) de Fontainebleau et remercie tous ceux qui l'ont aidée.
+ info: http://associations-patrimoine.org/article.php?id=1900&dossier=21
La Fondation du Patrimoine alloue un financement exceptionnel au Conseil
Général de l’Yonne pour la restauration des remparts de la Maison Jules
Roy à Vézelay - France
Lors de son déplacement à Vézelay en septembre 2010, le Président de la
République a déclaré son intention de mobiliser l'État et des partenaires publics et
privés afin d'engager une opération d'envergure permettant de redonner à la ville et
à sa basilique, classées au patrimoine mondial de l'Humanité par l'Unesco, un lustre
en rapport avec son passé prestigieux et sa réputation internationale.
Les travaux, qui se dérouleront sur plusieurs années, porteront sur la mise en valeur de la basilique, des remparts, du village
de Vézelay et du site classé du Vézelien (qui réunit 12 communes et 10 000 hectares autour de la colline).
La Fondation du Patrimoine a décidé de s'engager activement en faveur du renouveau du patrimoine vézelien et d'y
consacrer des moyens financiers pluriannuels venant en complément de l'effort consenti par l'État et les collectivités
territoriales.
+ info: http://www.fondation-patrimoine.org/fr/national-0/espace-presse-30/communiques-et-dossiers-31/detail-lafondation-du-patrimoine-alloue-un-financement-exceptionnel-de-200000-au-conseil-general-de-lyonne-pour-la-restaurationdes-remparts-de-la-maison-julesInsecula, visitez les hauts lieux du patrimoine mondial avant de partir
Un site pour préparer ses voyages à la découverte du patrimoine mondial. Des visites supplémentaires sont ajoutées
régulièrement.
Insecula est un site qui se définit comme "le plus grand site au monde de visites en ligne". Il a été créé et est alimenté par la
société du même nom, localisée en Thaïlande.
Sur la page d'accueil du site, on trouve la liste des pays, lieux et monuments que l'on peut visiter. En cliquant sur un nom,
on est dirigé vers une page qui donne quelques informations sur l'élément et surtout en propose de nombreuses photos.
Ainsi peut-on par exemple visiter la mosquée Hassan II à Casablanca au Maroc et plusieurs de ses éléments majeurs :
minaret, salle des ablutions, salle de prière, etc.
+ info: http://www.insecula.com/
Sub-Regional Meeting for the Caribbean Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin
America and the Caribbean (Dominican Republic)
Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting of Latin America and the Caribbean, the
World Heritage Centre/Latin America and Caribbean Unit, in cooperation with the Government of the
Dominican Republic and the UNESCO Office in Havana, is organizing a sub-regional meeting for the
Caribbean in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from the 15-17 February 2012.
Tapati Festival - Rapa Nui. Easter Island (Chile) 3 -18 February 2012
During the first two weeks of February each year, the entire island comes together for a unique
celebration of their culture, involving music, dance and traditional sports. Fortunately the
festival has always been organised by the locals for the locals, and not merely become a
commercial show put on for tourists. Nevertheless, visitors are strongly encouraged to attend,
and even participate, and if you can arrange your stay to coincide with the festival, it’s certainly
an un-missable experience.
Flights and accommodation availability both become very tight around the dates of the festival.
The earlier you can book your flight, the better chance we have of finding you somewhere to stay. However, there are many
more beds on the island than seats on the flights, so confirming your reservation with LAN is the first and most important
step…
+ info: http://www.easterislandspirit.com/tapati.html
Galapagos hospitality company creates tortoise reserve - Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
Ecuador's hospitality company for active adventure, Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges, is
creating Red Mangrove Tortuga Reserve, the first such reserve in the Galapagos.
According to Hernan Rodas, founder and owner, his company has purchased 20 acres adjacent to the
Galapagos National Park, a short drive from the company's Aventura Lodge on Santa Cruz. Here
animals have free and unobstructed movement. While there are a number of tortoise farms dotting
the islands, Red Mangrove's will be the first actual reserve for these giant reptiles.
+ info: http://www.eturbonews.com/27914/galapagos-hospitality-company-creates-tortoise-reserve
World Heritage
Le Parc W est une partie intégrale d'un des plus grands systèmes protégés de Savannah d'Afrique. Sur une superficie totale
de 10302 km2, il s'étend dans le territoire de trois pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Bénin, Burkina Faso et Niger). En 1926, pour
la première fois, l'administration coloniale française identifiait cet espace de savane comme une zone refuge. Entre 19521953, le W fut classé Réserve Totale de Faune avant d'être érigé en Parc National un an plus tard. Dans les années 1960, se
sont établies sur le Parc W les gestions des trois Etats riverains avec plus au moins de succès. En effet, si du côté nigérien le
W a bénéficié dès le début de l'indépendance une attention particulière des autorités forestières, dans les deux autres
composantes il montrait des signes de dégradation avancée de ses écosystèmes. L'écosystème ne connaissant pas de
frontière, les trois Etats ont décidé de mettre ensemble leurs efforts pour la gestion durable du complexe W.
Archaeology to shed brighter light on history of Buddha's birthplace - Lumbini - Nepal
New findings on the origins and development of Lumbini are expected to emerge from the second season of
archaeological investigation in Buddha’s birthplace, which was completed last week. The team of
international archaeologists from Durham University, UK, working together with experts from the
Department of Archaeology and the Lumbini Development Trust were led by Robin Coningham, Pro-ViceChancellor and Professor of Archaeology at Durham University and Kosh Prasad Archarya, one of Nepal’s
top archaeologists.
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Second phase of conservation of Lumbini monuments starts - Nepal
Conservation work on Lumbini’s most emblematic monuments, namely the Marker Stone, the Nativity
Sculpture and the Asoka Pillar has gone in its second phase last week at the birthplace of Buddha, a World
Heritage Site since 1997.
Following the urgent restoration of the three monuments undertaken last year, the international
conservation team led by Italian conservator Costantino Meucci together with a national conservation team
from the Department of Archaeology and the Lumbini Development Trust has started an additional threeweek long conservation endeavor last Monday…
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Draft for Consultation - Evaluation Report for the creation of the network
"Pilgrimage routes. The Ways of Saint James"
You can find at the link below the preliminar draft for the creation of the Network
"Ways of Saint James" in order to manage the nomination as European Cultural
Route obtained in 1987 but never implemented at European level. This is is a firts
approach considering the different institutions and associations involved in this
fascinating project. Please send to Jordi Tresserras your comments in order to
coordinate a joint proposal to be considered in the European Institute of Cultural
Routes and in the new committee of the Enlarged Partial Agreement for Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, that has
also the collaboration of the European Commission.
+ info: universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/JordiTresserra_SaintJamesWay.pdf
"The 'Resurrectionists': Machu Picchu, Early Twentieth Century Americanist Archaeology, and the Creation of
Peruvian Cultural Patrimony Law" University of Texas at Austin (USA) 23 February 2012
In 1911, a Yale historian and explorer named Hiram Bingham followed a series of guides, some of them indigenous, to
ridgetop complex of Inca palaces, temples and terraces in the Andes Mountains of Southern Peru. This was Machu Picchu,
and in the years following, Bingham made the site famous in the pages of National Geographic and incited a century-long
fight between Yale and Peru over the ownership of its artifacts. In this talk, Christopher Heaneywill draw from his book,
Cradle of Gold, to detail the background of that controversy, locating it in Peruvian efforts at national patrimony protection,
North American collection methods, and local traditions of antiquarianism and study. He will also examine the collaborations
and conflicts between Yale's investigators and the farmers who lived at the site and were drafted into digging up the graves
up the Incas. Incorporating his ongoing research, he will show how the fight for Machu Picchu was a watershed moment in
the history of Peruvian cultural patrimony -- and how its resolution in 2010 suggests a new opportunity for U.S.-Peruvian
cooperation.
+ info: http://www.culturalheritagelaw.org/events?eventId=455248&EventViewMode=EventDetails
Kingdom
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Newsletter - January - February 2012
World Heritage
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is responsible for managing the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park so it's protected
for the future. During 2012-13, Australia is hosting the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), in partnership with the
Government of Belize. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority will be managing this hosting on behalf of the Australian
Government. They work is guided by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, Corporate Plan, Australian Government
policies, Portfolio Budget Statement, Outlook Report and government priorities. They use the best available scientific
information to guide them, and engage with experts and the community. This includes four Reef Advisory Committees and
11 Local Marine Advisory Committees.
+ info: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/14840/Issue-43-SeaRead-JanuaryFebruary2012.pdf
Colloque - PATRIMOINE MONDIAL : MODE OU MODÈLE - EVOLUTIONS ET TENDANCES D'UNE RECONNAISSANCE
OBJET DE TOUTES LES CONVOITISES (Paris. France - 29 février 2012)
De Brasilia aux sites du Bauhaus de Weimar et Dessau, des oeuvres de Gaudi en Espagne au plan urbain de la Cité horlogère
du Locle en Suisse, trente sites du patrimoine architectural du XIXe et XXe siècles ont, depuis 1984, été inscrits sur la liste
du Patrimoine mondial.
En parallèle, en 2001, le Centre du Patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO, l’ICOMOS (Conseil international des monuments et des
sites), et DO - COMOMO (groupe de travail international dédié à la documentation et à la conservation des édifices, sites et
ensembles urbains du mouvement moderne) lancent le « Programme du patrimoine moderne ».
+ info: http://ciup.net/actuel/citescope/patrimoine_mondial_et_modernite_de_la_prise_de_conscience_a_la_legitimation
Public Comments sought on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
(GBRMPA) strategic assessment - Deadline 13 April 2012
Draft Terms of Reference for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) strategic assessment and the draft
Terms of Reference for the Queensland coastal zone strategic assessment have been developed and are currently available
for public comment until Friday 13 April 2012.
The Terms of Reference define what the assessments are to cover and the approach used to conduct them: View the draft
Terms of Reference for the GBRMPA strategic assessment and View the GBRMPA strategic assessment agreement with the
Minister
+ info: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/outlook-for-the-reef/strategic-assessment/draft-terms-of-reference
Label Tourisme et handicap pour le Château royal d'Amboise - Val de Loire (France)
Ce grand site patrimonial du Val de Loire vient d’obtenir le label pour les handicaps auditif et mental. Il travaille depuis
quelques années sur son accessibilité à tous les publics, notamment dans le cadre de la démarche d’excellence des grands
sites du Val de Loire. Dans ce cadre, il avait d’ailleurs accueilli une journée de sensibilisation à cet enjeu en décembre 2011.
+ info: http://www.valdeloire.org/Actualites/Articles/Tous/Label-Tourisme-et-handicap-pour-le-Chateau-royal-d-Amboise
UNESCO Marine and World Heritage Centre / Najjar & Najjar Architects 2011 - Krems - Austria
The new UNESCO Marine and World Heritage Centre in Krems (Austria) designed by
Najjar-Najjar Architects was recently completed. The design is based on a proposal,
ranked first in an architectural competition in 2008.
The building is located in the small town of Krems right at the river Danube’s
waterfront. In this area the Danube meanders through the hilly landscape of the
Wachau region in Lower Austria. With its vineyards, gardens, picturesque villages
and old forests on the riversides, the region became a major destination for tourists, cruising the Danube. In 2004 the region
was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
World Heritage
AD Classics: Sydney Opera House / Jørn Utzon -1957-1973 - Sydney - New South
Wales - Australia
There are few buildings as famous as the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. Arguably
considered the eighth wonder of the world, the opera house has a long history behind its
design. The story behind this magnificent structure began in 1956 when the New South Wales
Government called an open competition for the design of two performance halls, for opera and
for symphony concerts, that would put Sydney on the map. The Danish architect Jørn Utzon
was unknown for his work at the time, yet his entry for the competition which consisted of a
few simple sketches intrigued the famous Eero Saarinen who was part of the jury. The drawings submitted for this scheme
are simple to the point of being diagrammatic,” observed the jury. “Nevertheless, we are convinced that they present a
concept of an opera house that is capable of becoming one of the great buildings of the world.”
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/65218/ad-classics-sydney-opera-house-j%C3%B8rn-utzon/
10e Rencontres des biens français du patrimoine mondial
08 March - 09 March 2012 Albi. France
Organizers: Association des biens français du patrimoine mondial
+ info: http://www.cite-episcopale-albi.fr/assemblee-generale-2012/bienvenue.html
E-Reef Pilot Funding : A quantum Leap in Understanding the Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
The Queensland Government, Telstra, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and CSIRO are proud to announce a new $500,000
funding partnership for the pilot of a new project called eReefs.
This project to begin developing a state of the art, integrated decision support and communication tool for managing the
Great Barrier Reef, will be launched this Friday, 5 March by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Chairman, Dr John Schubert.
The pilot phase will demonstrate the potential for eReefs to enhance our understanding of the delicate ecosystem of the
Great Barrier Reef and increase our ability to communicate how the Reef will respond to threats such as climate change.
The Reef is complex. It is affected by what happens on land, in the water, and with the weather, and many ecological
factors.
+ info: http://www.barrierreef.org/Home/SiteMap/eReefsPilotFundingAnnounced.aspx
Le projet d'église russe à Paris ne saurait convenir à l'harmonie du site classé à l'UNESCO
Par M. Bertrand DELANOË
La Fédération de Russie a déposé une demande de permis de construire auprès des services de la Préfecture de Paris, afin
de réaliser un centre culturel russe sur l'ancienne parcelle de Météo France, quai Branly.
Sans remettre en cause le principe de cet édifice, ni la place d'une architecture contemporaine inventive et respectueuse du
patrimoine de Paris, le projet tel qu'il a été déposé ne saurait convenir. En effet son architecture de pastiche relève d'une
ostentation tout à fait inadaptée au site classé au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, ou à la perspective de la Tour Eiffel. Lors
du concours, il existait des propositions bien plus satisfaisantes, soucieuses d'harmonie urbaine et respectueuses du paysage
parisien…
+ info: http://www.paris.fr/accueil/Portal.lut?page_id=1&elected_official_directory_id=1&document_id=112215&portal_component=17&actormandate=31
French version of World Heritage Capacity Building Newsletter
L'approbation de la Stratégie de renforcement des capacités pour le Patrimoine mondial par le
Comité du Patrimoine mondial à sa 35ème session à Paris en juin 2011 marque un nouveau
chapitre dans le partenariat entre 'UICN et l'ICCROM pour le renforcement des capacités.
Développé au cours des deux dernières années par ICCROM et l'UICN, en collaboration étroite
avec l'ICOMOS et le Centre du Patrimoine mondial, ce travail a été rendu possible par des
contributions du Fonds du Patrimoine mondial et par le gouvernement Suisse.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/WHCapacityBuilding_Newsletter_2_FR.pdf
Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage property Australia
A joint international expert mission to the World Heritage property of Great Barrier Reef by
the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), and the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) is taking place from 5 to 14 March 2012.
The objective of this monitoring mission is to assess the overall state of conservation of the
Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Great Barrier Reef; and to assist the Australian
Government with the strategic assessment they are undertaking to provide for the long-term
sustainable conservation of the World Heritage property.
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viewers.
Exploration of hydrocarbons has been suspended on the Coffee Cultural Landscape,
Colombia
Thanks to Quindío being declared as part of the UNESCO World Heritage property, Coffee
Cultural Landscape (Colombia), the exploration of hydrocarbons in this area has been stopped
by order of the Council of State. The decree was issued less than eight days ago and demands
the suspension of all exploration by the National Agency of Hydrocarbons and the Drilling
2010 consortium in the Quindío region, an exploration project which covers a large area.
Presented by Quindío’s Office of the Ombudsman, the decree supports the concerns of many
of the region’s landowners regarding land access and deterioration which would be brought about by the proposed drilling of
15 metre deep holes and insertion of an explosive product, Sismigel Plus. The project is on hold awaiting a statement by the
National Government. It must be remembered that President Juan Manuel Santos ordered that no mining projects be carried
out on property declared as UNESCO World Heritage.
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage. Abu Dhabi
(United Arab Emirates) 12-15 March 2012
At its 35th session (Paris, 2011), and within the wider framework of the revisions to the Operational
Guidelines (Chapter 89 and footnote to Chapter 89 of the Operational Guidelines), the World Heritage
Committee (Decision 35 COM 13) reiterated “its request to the World Heritage Centre, in cooperation
with the Advisory Bodies, to organize an expert meeting to reflect on the integrity of cultural properties
and to seek extrabudgetary funding to support the organization of this meeting”…
Durham Cathedral 25th Anniversary of Inscription on the World Heritage List - Valuing Heritage
09 March 2012 Durham. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, Durham World Heritage Site, Durham University and Durham Cathedral
+ info: http://www.whitr-ap.org/themes/69/userfiles/download/2012/2/22/m87lpilo0qqabbc.pdf
3-month trip to India's 28 World Heritage sites
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, two young Indian
men, Aniketh MJ and Sulesh Kumar, are planning to visit India’s 28 World Heritage sites over a
span of 3 months starting March 5th, 2012, travelling mainly by bus and train.
City council grants planning permission for development scheme at World
Heritage site "Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City"
On 6 March 2012, Liverpool City Council’s Planning Committee granted outline planning
permission for the Peel Holdings £5.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme. The permission is
subject to the signing of a legal agreement and has to be referred to the Government
which will decide whether a public inquiry will be held.
Experts from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and from the International Council on
Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) undertook a reactive monitoring mission from 14 to 16
November 2011 to assess planning procedures and the overall development strategies for the World Heritage property
“Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City”.
10èmes rencontres de l'Association des biens français du patrimoine mondial: 19722012 Patrimoine mondial et développement durable : "Traductions locales de la
World Heritage
Convention du patrimoine mondial"- Albi - France - (8-9 mars 2012)
Les 10èmes rencontres de l'Association des biens français du patrimoine mondial (A.B.F.P.M)
et ainsi qu'un colloque auront lieu à les 8 et 9 mars 2012 à Albi, a l’occasion du 40e
anniversaire de la Convention du patrimoine mondial.
Les 10èmes rencontres annuelles se dérouleront au Musée Toulouse Lautrec dans le Palais de
la Berbie avec, le 8 mars, l'Assemblée générale de l'Association et, le 9 mars, le colloque qui
aura pour thème le 40e anniversaire de la Convention du patrimoine mondial :"1972-2012 Patrimoine mondial et
développement durable : “Traductions locales de la Convention du patrimoine mondial”. "
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/fr/evenements/846/
Aztec Ruins hosts World Heritage celebration - Chaco Culture (USA)
Aztec Ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987 as part of the Chaco Culture designation,
celebrated the 25th anniversary of its inscription on February 24 2012, joining the celebration of
the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
More information about the event, organized in collaboration with the National Parks Service
(NPS), can be found in the document attached.
Sub-Regional Meeting for Central America, Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting
Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean, Zacatecas, Mexico (12-14 March
2012)
Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting of Latin America and the
Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America and the Caribbean Unit with the generous
support from Mexico, the Government of Zacatecas and the Zacatecas Regional Centre for
World Heritage in Mexico and Central America organizes a Sub-Regional meeting for Central
America, from 12 to 14 March 2012.
Assets and Opportunities - OurPlace Assets March 2012 newsletter
Our Place is now offering a service to National Commissions and WH Site Management teams to help them upskill their onthe-ground personnel to enable them to generate a selection of usable pictures which can become a valuable promotional
tool for future use.
World Heritage listing is only the beginning of the ongoing challenge of a site increasing its profile in the minds of the local
community and travelling public.
Holding imaginative (and well run) complimentary events on the site, and creating a comprehensive visual archive that
shows the location at its best, are becoming essential tools for a site wanting to compete for the tourist income.
At OUR PLACE are willing to help supply expertise in these areas... They believe that for many World Heritage sites, extra
tangible benefits can be created which will generate additional income and increased community support.
+ info: http://cloud.webconception.co.nz/t/ViewEmail/r/A6F10C1E50280EB9/1D5F921F7F09E9E23EDEEDC46EB9B960
Launch of a Regional Innovation Platform on the world of caves - Val de Loire (France)
The Pays de la Loire Regional Council is funding up to €65,000 of the Regional Innovation
Platform's first year in operation. This Platform will assist the Rural Excellence Cluster (PER) on
Troglodytism in the Saumur Region, but will also take a more general approach to the world of
caves and its economic future.
The Regional Platform's planned initiatives include: developing research, pooling knowledge and
passing on know-how, through training in particular.
The Platform will piggyback on the SPL (Société Publique Locale), which already manages the
Centre Culturel de L’Ouest (Fontevraud Abbey), and will be managed by David Martin.
+ info: http://loirevalley-worldheritage.org/News/Articles/All/Launch-of-a-Regional-Innovation-Platform-on-the-world-ofcaves
Launching Ceremony for the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Japan
This event will launch the 40th Anniversary celebrations in Japan. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will be in
attendance, along with high-level representatives of the Japanese government and international World Heritage experts.
A commemorative symposium on Disaster and Heritage will be part of the activities.
Explorations aéromagnétiques et aérogravimétriques au Parc National des Virunga (RDC) : le
Centre du patrimoine mondial exprime sa préoccupation
The World Heritage Centre has just been informed that a Ministerial Order, signed on 1 September 2011,
delivers to SOCO (South Africa Congo Oil) a Certificate of Environmental Acceptability in order to exercise
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an oil exploration campaign by the acquisition of aeromagnetic and aerogravimetric data in block V of the
Albertine Rift (Virunga National Park), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
La Grande barrière de corail australienne photographiée façon Google Street
Explorer la Grande barrière de corail australienne comme si vous y étiez: des scientifiques vont
cartographier le site en partenariat avec Google, sur le modèle de l'application Street View,
afin de mesurer les effets du réchauffement climatique.
Le projet de l'université du Queensland "Seaview Survey" utilisera des robots sous-marins et
des appareils photo spécialement conçus pour observer des profondeurs jamais explorées de la
Grande barrière, au large de la côte nord-est australienne.
Un appareil doté de quatre objectifs, qui peut se faufiler entre et au-dessus des coraux,
établira un "recensement visuel instantané" de toutes les formes de vie, sur vingt sites le long des 2.300 km de la barrière.
+ info: http://www.goodplanet.info/Contenu/Depeche/La-Grande-barriere-de-corail-australienne-photographiee-faconGoogle-Street/%28theme%29/291
Agenda
Exhibition - Napoleon's Wars. Louis François Lejeune, general and painter - Palace of Versailles
Organizers: Palace of Versailles
+ info: http://en.chateauversailles.fr/news-/events/expositions/les-guerres-de-napoleon-en
Exhibition - Alturas de Macchu Picchu: Martín Chambi - Álvaro Siza at work - Canadian Centre for Architecture
(CCA)
26 February - 22 April 2012 Montreal, Quebec. Canada
Organizers: Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)
+ info: http://www.cca.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/1609-alturas-de-macchu-picchu
10e Rencontres des biens français du patrimoine mondial
08 March - 09 March 2012 Albi. France
Organizers: Association des biens français du patrimoine mondial
+ info: http://www.cite-episcopale-albi.fr/assemblee-generale-2012/bienvenue.html
Durham Cathedral 25th Anniversary of Inscription on the World Heritage List - Valuing Heritage
09 March 2012 Durham. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, Durham World Heritage Site, Durham University and Durham Cathedral
+ info: http://www.whitr-ap.org/themes/69/userfiles/download/2012/2/22/m87lpilo0qqabbc.pdf
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on criterion (vi)
27 March - 30 March 2012 Warsaw. Poland
Organizers: World Heritage Committee
Contact: Alessandro Balsamo at [email protected]
Lecture: UNESCO Loire Valley - heritage and town planning
05 April 2012 Orléans. France
Organizers: By Frédéric Aubanton, Head of the Loiret Territorial Department of Architecture and Heritage, Centre Regional
Department of Cultural Affairs (DRAC), Bâtiments de France architect.
+ info: http://loirevalley-worldheritage.org/News/Calendars/Lectures-and-seminars/Lectures/UNESCO-Loire-Valley-heritageand-town-planning
"Living with World Heritage", Interregional conference
14 May - 16 May 2012 Roros. Norway
Organizers: Norvegian Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Research, the
Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Directorate for Nature Management and the National Commission for UNESCO.
Contact: Giovanni Boccardi (UNESCO) [email protected]
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World Heritage and Impacts of Developments in the Africa region
23 May - 25 May 2012 Gauteng. South Africa
Organizers: African World Heritage Fund
International Conference "Africa Day 2012" on "Politics and Economics of African World Heritage"
23 May - 24 May 2012 Cairo. Egypt
Organizers: the Institute of African Research and Studies (IARS) of Cairo University
Contact: Prof. Samir I. Ghabbour - [email protected]
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/WH_IARS_Conf Circular.doc
International workshop "Latin America and good practices in World Heritage conservation"
28 May - 31 May 2012 Morelia, Michoacan. Mexico
Organizers: World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH)
15th annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium "Confluence of Cultures: World Heritage in the Americas"
31 May - 02 June 2012 San Antonio, Texas. United States of America
Organizers: US/ICOMOS
Contact: Donald G. Jones, [email protected]
+ info: http://www.usicomos2012.com/
Chemin de Compostelle - Programmation culturelle (janvier-septembre 2012) et Dévoilement de plaque
commémorative
30 June 2012 Pons. France
Organizers: Association de Coopération Interrégionale "Les chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle"
+ info: http://www.chemins-compostelle.com
University of Cairo (Egypt) - Courses for Applied Diploma in Management of Arab and African World Heritage
(Cultural and Natural Heritage) 2012-2013
01 October 2012 -Organizers: University of Cairo (Egypt)
Contact: Prof. Samir I. Ghabbour at [email protected]
DEADLINE: 30 jul 2012
+ info: http://african.cu.edu.eg/Diploma/Diploma_En.htm
International Training Course on Heritage Impact Assessments
15 October - 24 October 2012 Shanghai. China
Organizers: WHITRAP and ICCROM
+ info: http://www.whitr-ap.org/index.php?classid=1509&newsid=2104&t=show
Annual Conference of German World Heritage Sites
24 October - 26 October 2012 Würzburg. Germany
Organizers: the German Association of World Heritage sites In co-operation with the German Commission for UNESCO
Organizers: Centre Max Weber, Université Jean-Monnet Saint-Étienne; Canada Research Chair on Urban Heritage, Université
du Québec à Montréal in conjunction with the Groupe PARVI, the Canadian Forum for Public Research on
850e anniversaire de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
12 December 2012 - 11 December 2013 Paris. France
Organizers: Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, du Maire de Paris et de Monsieur Jacques CHIRAC.
+ info: http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/spip.php?rubrique134
World Heritage
Publications
Redevelopment by Tradition: Urban Renewal in World Heritage cities (1972-2012)
Author: Karl Kupka
Year: February 2012
ISBN: 9788897418047
“Redevelopment by tradition” - the way in which our cities changed over centuries, until the period of radical
replacements. In the Historic Centres of Italy tradition has become the reference in planning. How does it
work? Private iniziative, reuse of buildings and infrastructures and policies of conservation of cultural
heritage. An inspiring challenge for inner cities with an experience of large scale investments, which is no
longer realistic. This research on several World Heritage cities, with a special focus on Amsterdam, Florence, Genoa and
Venice, offer an important contribution to the discussion on the methodologies of urban conservation. By examining the
practices of planning and realisation, this research supports the efforts for the next decades: the testing of innovative tools,
the re-connection of urban conservaion with the mainstream processes of development, management and evolution of the
city and of urban life.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/FUUPS_201202_Karl.Kupka.pdf
The Lost Ring : UNESCO's World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage
By Prof. Dr. Ahmed SKOUNTI
Heritage has become lately a scholarship field with multiple issues. An integral part of human cultures, heritage interests
today both the decision maker, the researcher, the public but also the international organizations. UNESCO early felt all the
potential of such a field, developing during the last half century, a normative arsenal covering various domains of heritage.
These domains are so close that the standard-setting instruments inevitably overlap each other. This is the case of the World
heritage and of the Intangible cultural heritage, respectively covered by the 1972 Convention and the 2003 Convention. This
paper will consider the links that exist or not between these two conventions. It will try to make a first census of the World
heritage List sites where elements of the Intangible cultural heritage Representative List exist and briefly examine the nature
of the link between them. It will, finally, consider what can be the modalities of cooperation between the two standardsetting instruments.
+ info: http://ahmedskounti.weebly.com/articles.html
- 12-14 January 2012)
The World's Heritage co-published by UNESCO and Collins
UNESCO Publishing / HarperCollins
Year: 2012
ISBN: 978-92-3-104231-7
A unique guide to 936 UNESCO World Heritage sites, this single volume of the World’s Heritage is illustrated
World Heritage
with over 650 stunning full-colour photographs. Location maps for every site are also included.
2012 is the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention – this book is a memorable way to
commemorate forty years of promoting, supporting and highlighting the wonders of the world.
The prestigious list includes some of the most celebrated and breathtaking places on earth, for example, the ancient
Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan, the legendary Acropolis in Athens, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Machu Picchu
(the ‘Lost City of the Incas’), in Peru. The 25 new sites added to the List in 2011 are included in the book. For instance, the
Persian Garden in Iran, the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, Selimiye Mosque Complex in Turkey and the Citadel of
the Ho Dynasty in Vietnam.
The World Heritage is the ultimate book for those interested in the world’s spectacles, those wishing to traverse the globe,
and for those who would like to understand the planet better.
ISBN ; 978-92-9091-106-9
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