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JUNE 2012
PUBLISHER:
Universitat Politècnica de
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InforMEA is the first project established by this Initiative. It establishes agreed to
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Recommendations, News and Events, Calendars, contact details of National Focal
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+ info: http://informea.org/treaties
Appeal by EPA (Ecole du patrimoine
africain) Save Mali’s heritage
All specialized agencies and heritage professionals join the School for African Heritage
(EPA - Ecole du Patrimoine Africain) in sending out this appeal: a heartfelt plea in
view of the urgency to protect the cultural heritage of Mali, which is the heritage of
Africa and of all humanity. The call comes following the severe crisis which, since 24
March 2012, has affected the north of the Republic of Mali with the presence of the
MNLA forces, Ansar ad-Din, AQIM and other armed fundamentalists, bringing about
a tragic situation that makes us fear the worst for the future of the cultural heritage of
Mali, a country known for its ancient civilization.
The recent desecrations (two mausoleums of Saints at Timbuktu, classified as a
UNESCO World Heritage site, on Friday 4 May, perpetrated by the fundamentalist
group, Ansar ad-Din), as well as serious threats to all cultural assets in the north, confirm
the fear by specialized heritage agencies and professionals. With great concern for the
tragic situation of Mali’s heritage, we come together to denounce and condemn these acts
with utmost resolution.
It should be remembered that Mali has an extremely rich and varied cultural heritage,
which is eloquent proof of the African contribution to world civilization. Evidence of this
includes the many ancient manuscripts of Timbuktu (intellectual and spiritual capital and
centre of the spread of Islam throughout Africa in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries), the
famous earthen buildings and structures of ancient cities, terracotta of the Inner Niger Delta: all examples of
secular traditions that have shaped the history of the great empires from the Sahel to the savannah. Today,
Mali has four sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: the ancient city of Djenné (1988); Timbuktu (1988); the
Bandiagara cliffs, Dogon Country (1989); and the Tomb of Askia, Gao (2004). There are also six examples of
intangible heritage inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and
the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, namely: the Cultural space of the
Yaaral and Degal (2008); Septennial re-roofing ceremony of the Kamablon, sacred house of Kangaba (2009);
Manden Charter, proclaimed in Kurukan Fuga (2009); the “Sanké mon” rite of collective fishing in Sanké
(2009); Cultural practices and expressions related to the balafon (xylophone) of the Sénoufo communities of
Mali and Burkina Faso (2011) and the Secret society of the Kôrêdugaw, the rite of wisdom in Mali (2011).
Many more recent markers and heritage sites such museums, monuments, memorials, conservatories, cultural
centres and spaces are all indicators that testify to the cultural and intellectual dynamism of Mali today, sadly
facing the double menace of intolerance, and looting and illicit traffic of cultural property.
There is also a serious humanitarian crisis, which manifests itself in the massive displacement of populations,
especially from the North towards the interior as well as to border countries, in extremely difficult conditions
racked with insecurity and humiliation. As of 05 April, 2012, the number of people displaced – the majority
of whom are women and children – was estimated at more than 235,000 according to the UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Along with a country’s cultural heritage, its most precious assets are its
people, especially the youth. The threats to security, economy and identity generated by this tragic situation,
and the collateral effects, are also part of more global geopolitical context that could permanently destabilize
the entire Sahel region and beyond.
Faced with this disastrous state of affairs, this appeal is intended as a unique opportunity to establish a network
for advocacy and pressure, to inform and raise awareness nationally and internationally.
To this end, the implementation of international conventions for the protection of cultural, natural and intangible heritage, depends on the international community, including UNESCO and other international and
regional institutions in charge of heritage, to act quickly; threats and damage to property should be assessed,
and professional meetings should be organised to address this issue. These think tanks would find substantial
support in the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict adopted
at The Hague in 1954; the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural
Heritage; the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer
of Ownership of Cultural Property - 1970 and the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural
Heritage – 2003.
Our appeal is also directed to all political and administrative authorities as well as the National Army of
the Republic of Mali, so that the best interest of the Malian nation takes precedence in ensuring a sustained
process for a return to constitutional order and normalization in the north. This appeal also invites all players
in the field to strictly ensure the preservation, integrity and security of cultural goods and people in all their
dimensions and components, especially crisis areas in Timbuktu, Gao, Kidal and elsewhere in Mali.
Finally, we ask Mali’s neighbouring countries, whose hospitality and African solidarity we count on, to prevent the illicit transfer of objects and works of art from Mali through efficient customs and police controls at
their borders.
Porto-Novo, 23 May 2012
+ info: http://www.epa-prema.net/en/component/content/article/32-divers/370-appel-mali.html
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At Rio+20, world must seize generational
opportunity to achieve sustainable future. United
Nations Secretary - General Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries to seize the
opportunity provided by the upcoming United Nations Conference on
Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to set the world on a path towards a
sustainable future, stressing that collective power in the form of partnerships will be crucial to address the challenges the planet is facing.
““Rio offers a generational opportunity to hit the reset button: to set
a new course toward a future that balances the economic, social and
environmental dimensions of prosperity and human well-being
well-being,” Mr.
Ban said in an opinion-piece published in the International Herald
Tribune newspaper.
More than 130 Heads of State, along with thousands of parliamentarians, mayors, UN officials, Chief Executive
Officers and civil society leaders will come together at Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next month, to shape
and adopt new policies and measures to promote prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and
environmental protection.
The conference will mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit, also held in Rio de Janeiro, which
set out the principles of sustainable development.
“We recognize that we can not continue to burn and consume our way to prosperity. Yet we have not embraced
the obvious solution – the only possible solution, now as it was 20 years ago: sustainable development,” Mr.
Ban noted in his opinion-piece.
He emphasized the importance of establishing partnerships and engaging global leaders to obtain the support
needed to ““set in motion a conceptual revolution in how we think about creating dynamic yet sustainable
growth for the 21st century and beyond
beyond.”
In particular, the Secretary-General highlighted that the conference should serve to inspire new ways of
thinking about economic models, as well as food security and employment; build on the anti-poverty targets
known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); give voice to parts of society often heard the least,
especially women and youth; and trigger action from States to better use limited resources.
““Because so many of today’s challenges are global, they demand a global response – collective power exercised in powerful partnership,”” Mr. Ban added. ““Now is not the moment for narrow squabbling. This is a
moment for world leaders and their people to unite in common purpose around a shared vision of our common
future – the future we want.”
+ info: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42069
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Archaeological Heritage
News
Agenda
Publications
Des histoires racontées par de vieux os
Treena Swanston, chercheur postdoctoral à l'Université de Saskatchewan (UofS, Saskatoon) et Tamara Varnet, archéologue
à l'Université de Lakehead (Thunder Bay) travaillent avec une équipe de scientifiques du Canadian Light Source (CLS),
synchrotron sur le site de UofS, et notamment David Cooper, titulaire d'une Chaire de Recherche Canadienne dans l'imagerie
synchrotron des os, ainsi qu'avec le service des Parcs Nationaux d'Antigua (Caraïbes)…
+ info: http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/actualites/69971.htm
Appel à expressions d'intérêt - Call for interest
Membre individuel actif du réseau international Forum UNESCO - Université et patrimoine et
du Conseil international des monuments et des sites (ICOMOS), je suis doctorant en
archéologie et en histoire auprès du Centre d'études des mondes africains de l'Université de
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne et du Centre de recherches en archéologie et patrimoine de
l'Université Libre de Bruxelles, sous la cotutelle de Jean-Loïc Le Quellec et Pierre de Maret.
Ma recherche porte sur l’art rupestre du Bas-Congo, la région la plus à l’ouest de l’actuelle
République démocratique du Congo. S’étendant de Kinshasa à la côte atlantique et du nord de
l’Angola au sud du Congo-Brazzaville, l’art rupestre du Bas-Congo est, à l’échelle de l’Afrique centrale, l’une des régions les
plus riches en art rupestre. Bien que signalé dès le XIXe siècle par James Tuckey, lors de sa reconnaissance du fleuve
Congo, il n’a pourtant jamais fait l’objet d’une recherche de grande ampleur et son âge reste toujours incertain...
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Flash_Info/Congo/20120528_Congo.html
PRIZES - Allianoi archaeologist awarded cultural heritage prize - Ahmet
Yaras’s campaign to save Turkey's ancient Roman spa town from flooding is
now in the running for one of six €10,000 “grand prizes”
A decade-long campaign led by Turkish archaeologist Ahmet Yaras to prevent the
Turkish government from flooding the ancient Roman spa town of Allianoi is one of 28
initiatives to receive a European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award.
Yaras is now in the running to receive one of six “grand prix” trophies which comes
with a €10,000 purse. The six winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in
Lisbon on 1 June scheduled to coincide with Europa Nostra's annual European Heritage Congress (30 May-2 June).
+ info: http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Allianoi-archaeologist-awarded-cultural-heritage-prize/26465
Le 12 vittime di Tutankhamon
Ritrovata il 4 novembre 1922 dall’archeologo inglese Howard Carter,
la tomba del celebre faraone Tutankhamon, sovrano della XVIII
dinastia, ha raccolto intorno a sé leggende e storie misteriose
riguardo una presunta maledizione che avrebbe colpito coloro che
l’hanno scoperta e che hanno portato alla luce, dopo migliaia di anni,
il sarcofago e il tesoro del re egizio. Considerata ancora oggi il
ritrovamento archeologico del XX secolo, poiché in quell’occasione per
la prima volta è stato possibile aprire un sarcofago intatto, all’epoca dei fatti la scoperta colpì profondamente l’opinione
pubblica a causa dell’imminente morte che colpì il finanziatore della campagna, l’inglese Lord Carnarvon.
Nella giornata odierna, a 138 anni dalla sua nascita, il Doodle di Google è dedicato proprio alla figura dell’archeologo inglese
Howard Carter, il capo spedizione nonché disegnatore, che morì di malattia una volta rientrato in Inghilterra dall’Egitto il 2
marzo 1939, all’età di 69 anni. La sua morte a diciassette anni di distanza dalla scoperta vera e propria sarebbe la prova
dell’inesistenza della presunta maledizione…
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/05/09/le-12-vittime-di-tutankhamon/
http://universidadypatrimonio.net/eng/noticias/newsletter_80/01_2012.html (1 de 5) [25/06/2012 13:43:25]
Landscape dynamics and water management in the semi-desert Phoenix basin, Arizona from prehistoric times
to the present day
By Louise Purdue
The Hohokam and their descendants the Akimel O'Odham have cultivated and irrigated the lower Salt river valley and the
middle Gila river valley in the semi-desert Phoenix basin in Arizona for almost two thousand years. The cultural history of
this tribe is based on the continuous interaction of its members and water, a rare resource in the region. To fully
comprehend the socio-environmental dynamics resulting from this interaction over a long period, we have opted for a
geoarcheological, chronological and paleoenvironmental approach to hydraulic systems and alluvial formations, together with
precise geophysical and micromorphological methods. The reconstruction of the agro-system and hydro-system brings to
light a development in Hohokam irrigation technology around 300 AD in stable environmental conditions. From 300 AD to
1050 AD (pre-Classic period) the Hohokam agro-system demonstrates efficient irrigation of the alluvial plain and low
terraces whose level rises then stabilises between 850 AD and 1000 AD (Medieval Climate Anomaly)…
+ info: http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00694627
Contribution of Palaeogenetics and Palaeogenomics to archaeological site studies
By Céline Bon
LPG - Laboratoire de Physiogénomique / NeuroTranscriptomes et Paléogénétique
Palaeogenetics aims at analysing DNA from archaeological remains. New genetic sequencing technologies revitalize the
discipline through genomic analysis. Because of cool and constant temperature, cave sites allow the preservation of ancient
DNA. We carried out DNA analysis of Pleistocene specimens originating from cave sites, especially the Chauvet cave. We
studied samples from two extinct species, the cave bear, Ursus spelaeus, and the cave hyena, Crocuta crocuta spelaea.Using
a well-preserved sample from Chauvet cave, we characterized the 16,810 bp-long mitochondrial genome of the extinct cave
bear, and established its phylogeny. We were able to ascertain that the cave bear is a sister-species to the brown and polar
bears, and that the two lineages split about 1.6 million years ago…
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
ArScAn - Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité
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. The list of species hunted and fished is long…
+ info: tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00669956
Call for Articles - Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage - Call for Publications & First Issue
The Journal invites the submission of original articles, essays and commentaries that present particular case studies,
comparative and synthesizing studies, or commentaries on the state of developments in particular topics of research and the
related theories, methods, and techniques of study. After initial review by the editor, all submitted manuscripts are subject
to anonymous peer review by researchers, scholars, and practitioners in the relevant fields of study. Authors may suggest
potential reviewers; however, the Journal will not be bound by such suggestions.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously and should not be under consideration by other
publishers. Authors are responsible for the content and accuracy of submitted manuscripts and obtaining permissions for any
copyrighted materials used or reproduced as part of the manuscript.
Submissions to the Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage are primarily electronic. Manuscripts should be sent
with an accompanying E-mail message as MS Word documents to the Editor at [email protected]. Please refer to the
Submission Guidelines at the journal website for details.
+ info: http://lcoastpress.com/journal.php?id=15
Video Gallery - Computer Applications & Quantitative Methods in Archaeology
(AA2012) - (26-30 March 2012)
The CAA conference began at the University of Birmingham in 1973 as a small UK-based
annual conference, but attendance and membership has grown over the years, and the
conference added an international component in 1992, with the first conference abroad being
held at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. The first CAA outside of Europe ran in Fargo
(USA) in 2006.
This year the CAA is back in the UK, being hosted by the Archaeological Computing Research
Group at the University of Southampton.
+ info: http://caaconference.org/caa2012/attend-online/video-gallery/
Syrian Arab Republic's cultural treasures latest uprising victim
On its towering hilltop perch, the Krak des Chevaliers, one of the world's best preserved
Crusader castles, held off a siege by the Muslim warrior Saladin nearly 900 years ago. It was
lauded by Lawrence of Arabia for its beauty and has been one of the crown jewels of Syria's
tourism. But it has fallen victim to the chaos of Syria's uprising and the crackdown against it
by President Bashar Assad's regime. Recently, gunmen broke into the castle, threw out the
staff and began excavations to loot the site, says Bassam Jammous, general director of the
Antiquities and Museum Department in Damascus. Syria's turmoil is threatening the country's
rich archaeological heritage, experts warn.
+ info: http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=55106
American Journal of Archaeology has launched a new search tool for its published content
To find articles, field reports, newsletters, state of the discipline essays, notes, and forums published in the AJA from 2005 to
the present, select a region on the map below or use the dropdown menus in the sidebar.
+ info: http://www.ajaonline.org/article-search
Erechtheus and the Apobates Race on the Parthenon Frieze (North XI-XII) - Greece
A reexamination of the north frieze of the Parthenon, blocks XI–XII in particular, indicates that the
leading apobates contestant is the winner in this Panathenaic contest. Evidence from James Stuart’s
1751–1753 drawing and his brief commentary support a reading of the so-called marshal beyond the
horses as the judge bestowing the victor’s wreath, and comparanda for this figure can be found in
other art forms. The emphasis of this scene then shifts from the race to the victory and reinforces the
presence of nike in the iconographic program of the Parthenon. Because of his distinctive costume, this
apobates contestant may be identified as belonging to the foremost Athenian tribe, Erechtheis.
+ info: http://www.ajaonline.org/article/1109
Petition to designate Chimney Rock Archaeological Area - Chaco Culture - Colorado (USA)
We need your help! Chimney Rock Archaeological Area in Colorado contains the ruins of ceremonial and
residential structures built 1,000 years ago by the Chacoan people. This site remains of great spiritual
significance to modern Pueblo Indians. It is the most important cultural site managed by the U.S. Forest
Service, yet has no protection or designation equal to its importance. Chimney Rock deserves national
monument designation…
+ info: http://my.preservationnation.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=50189.0&dlv_id=42549
L'Irak surveille ses sites archéologiques par satellites
Pour lutter contre le trafic de ses biens archéologiques, l’Irak a entamé une grande campagne de
protection de ses sites. Les autorités ont déjà mis en place une surveillance par satellites des
sites archéologiques du pays.
Afin d’empêcher les pillages, après lesquels la plupart des biens volés sortent clandestinement du
pays, l’Autorité générale pour le Tourisme a décidé de mettre en place un département spécialisé
pour la protection par satellites de ses sites archéologiques. Le gouvernement a également prévu
de construire des murs autour de ces sites d’ici 2 ans…
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100489/l-irak-surveille-ses-sites-archeologiques-parsatellites.php
5èmes Rencontres nationales de l'Association nationale pour l'archéologie de collectivité
territoriale (ANACT) sur "Archéologie et patrimoine monumental - Concilier étude, conservation
& présentation" Tours - France ( 10 -11 mai 2012 )
Pour la cinquième édition de ses rencontres, l'association nationale pour l'archéologie de collectivité
territoriale (Anact) en association avec le Conseil général de L'Indre-et-Loire, organise les 10 et 11 Mai 2012
à Tour et Chinon un colloque intitulé : « ARCHEOLOGIE ET PATRIMOINE MONUMENTAL Concilier étude,
conservation et présentation »
+ info: http://anact.free.fr/suite.php?suivant=1&suivre=actualite
Un Musée afghan réaffirme l'héritage bouddhiste du pays
Onze ans après que les talibans aient dynamité les Bouddhas de Bamiyan, le Musée de Kaboul
revient sur l'héritage bouddhiste de l'Afghanistan
Dès la première salle, une réplique taille réelle d'un des deux grands Bouddhas de Bamiyan fait
lever la tête du visiteur. Imposante, elle lui rappelle l'héritage bouddhiste de l'Afghanistan, alors
même qu'onze années plus tôt, les Talibans dynamitaient ces reliques pour en obliger l'oubli…
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100306/un-musee-afghanreaffirme-lheritage-bouddhiste-du-pays.php
Dassault Systèmes Recreates Giza Necropolis With its 3DExperience Platform
Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world
leader in 3D design, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, has
announced the launch of Giza 3D, an interactive 3D recreation of the world-famous Giza plateau,
home of the historic Giza Necropolis.
The free Giza 3D interactive application is available today at www.3ds.com/giza3D and is being
officially unveiled at a gala event tonight at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). Speakers at
the event will include Lawrence Berman, the Norma Jean Calderwood Senior Curator of Ancient
Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Art at the MFA and Al Bunshaft, managing director, North America, Dassault Systèmes,
who will discuss how 3D technologies can help enhance the understanding of art and preserve historical data for generations
to come…
+ info: http://www.3ds.com/company/news-media/press-releases-detail/release//single/4229/?no_cache=1&no_cache=1
Une tablette antique révèle des traces d’une langue inconnue - Turquie
Comme Champollion avec les hiéroglyphes en 1822, les chercheurs se sont servis des noms pour
déchiffrer cette langue inconnue. Sur une tablette assyrienne datant du VIIIe siècle avant J.-C.,
60 noms de femmes jusqu’alors inconnus sont la preuve, pour les spécialistes, de traces d’une
nouvelle langue.
La tablette en argile a été découverte sur le site de Ziyaret Tepe (en actuelle Turquie), à l’endroit
où l’on pense avoir trouvé le palais antique de Tušhan datant de l’époque assyrienne. Cette
tablette présente près de 150 noms rédigés avec des caractères cunéiformes, seuls 60 sont
lisibles. Si une quinzaine de ces noms proviennent des langues égyptienne, élamite ou encore sémitique occidental, 45 ne
montrent aucune similitude avec les milliers de noms anciens connus et répertoriés par les spécialistes du Moyen-Orient
antique.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100501/turquie--une-tablette-antique-revele-des-traces-dune-langue-inconnue.php
Ma dove vanno i Bronzi dorati di Pergola? - Italy
Da quando i bronzi dorati di Pergola hanno rivisto la luce nel lontano 1946, non hanno più trovato pace e
stabile residenza: contesi tra il piccolo Comune in provincia di Pesaro-Urbino, dove sono stati rinvenuti e
in cui attualmente si trovano, e il capoluogo marchigiano, ora l’intervento del MiBAC vorrebbe
definitivamente che tornassero nel Museo nazionale archeologico di Ancona. I concittadini del gruppo
statuario non ci stanno però a lasciare che queste illustri opere lascino Pergola.
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/05/16/ma-dove-vanno-i-bronzi-dorati-di-pergola/
In Egypt turmoil, thieves hunt pharaonic treasures; authorities scramble to prevent
smuggling
Taking advantage of Egypt's political upheaval, thieves have gone on a treasure hunt with a
spree of illegal digging, preying on the country's ancient pharaonic heritage. Illegal digs near
ancient temples and in isolated desert sites have swelled a staggering 100-fold over the past
16 months since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak's 29-year regime and security fell
apart in many areas as police simply stopped doing their jobs. The pillaging comes on top of a
wave of break-ins last year at archaeological storehouses — and even at Cairo's famed
Egyptian Museum, the country's biggest repository of pharaonic artifacts. Horrified archaeologists and antiquities authorities
are scrambling to prevent smuggling, keeping a watch on European and American auction houses in case stolen artifacts
show up there.
+ info: http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=55328
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The Society for Medieval Archaeology Student Colloquium 2012 - Cardiff University
08 September - 09 September 2012 Cardiff. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Cardiff University
Contact: [email protected]
DEADLINE: 7 sep 2012
+ info: http://www.medievalarchaeology.co.uk/?page_id=1264
HERITY International Conference 2012 - How Cultural Heritage is communicated?
05 December - 07 December 2012 Rome. Italy
Organizers: HERITY International, in partnership with ICCROM, UNESCO-WHC, UN-WTO
DEADLINE: 14 jul 2012
+ info: http://www.herity.it/HERITY2012.htm
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Awards
Wat Thepthidaram received the Award of Merit in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards
for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2012
From a state of serious disrepair, the scriptures hall of Wat Thepthidaram has been restored
with an outpouring of public support and a united effort from the Thai conservation
community, the monastery and the local neighborhood.
The scriptures hall has been refurbished with exemplary use of traditional craftsmanship and
materials, worthy of its stature as a historically significant royal monastery. The methodology
of restoration was also praiseworthy, demonstrating meticulous research, documentation and
continual learning throughout the course of the project.
The award ceremony will be scheduled for 27 May 2012 at Wat Thepthidaram, Bangkok, Thailand started at 09.00
+ info: http://www.unescobkk.org/culture/culture-news/culture-news-details/article/wat-thepthidaram-received-the-awardof-merit/
Indianapolis Museum of Art Receives a Grant to Digitize Miller House and Garden Archive Materials Indianapolis, Indiana (USA)
The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced today it received a $190,000 grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities to digitize, catalog, and make accessible online a multitude of primary materials about Miller House and Garden.
Part of the IMA Archives, the Miller House and Garden Collection includes materials such as architectural drawings and
blueprints, correspondence, textile samples, sketches and photographs that document the design, construction and
maintenance of the property. Located in Columbus, Ind., Miller House is one of the country’s most highly-regarded examples
of midcentury Modernist residential architecture and was designed by Eero Saarinen, with interiors by Alexander Girard, and
landscape design by Dan Kiley…
+ info: http://www.imamuseum.org/sites/default/files/MHarchives_May102012_FINAL.pdf
Wienerberger Brick Award 2012 and “Brick’12″ Book
The winners of the Wienerberger Brick Award 2012 have been announced at a ceremony in
Vienna’s City Hall. Five international architects were awarded for their outstanding work, for
projects using brick as a construction material. The five-person jury chose South African architect
Peter Rich as grand prize winner and winner of the category “Special Solution with Brick” for the
Mapungubwe Interpretation Center in South Africa. Additionally, the accompanying book
“Brick’12” features the award-winning buildings as well as the 45 other nominated projects from
28 countries and five continents, presented by renowned architecture writers from around the
world…
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/233028/wienerberger-brick-award-2012-and-brick12-book
2012 WTTC (World Travel & Tourism Council) Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Winners
Unveiled
Three companies and one destination, from four continents, have been recognised for their best
practices in sustainable tourism at this year’s World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Tourism for
Tomorrow Awards.
The four winners were selected from 12 Award finalists and announced onstage during the opening
ceremony of the WTTC Global Summit in Tokyo, Japan on 17 April…
+ info: http://www.responsibletravelreport.com/component/content/article/2616
Europa Nostra ENewsletter May 2012
Europa Nostra circulates an email Newsletter among its member organisations, associate members and interested individual
members.
The Newsletter informs readers about the latest news from our federation (policy issues, events, heritage at risk etc). It also
contains heritage related news of European interest. These include policy developments, events and announcements from
the European Institutions and European News from Europa Nostra's member organisations. In this way, the Newletter strives
to be a two way communication platform to keep heritage professionals abreast of European heritage news.
+ info: http://ymlp.com/zRSNpZ
Prizes
Allianoi archaeologist awarded cultural heritage prize - Ahmet Yaras’s
campaign to save Turkey's ancient Roman spa town from flooding is now in
the running for one of six €10,000 “grand prizes”
A decade-long campaign led by Turkish archaeologist Ahmet Yaras to prevent the
Turkish government from flooding the ancient Roman spa town of Allianoi is one of 28
initiatives to receive a European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award.
Yaras is now in the running to receive one of six “grand prix” trophies which comes
with a €10,000 purse. The six winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in
Lisbon on 1 June scheduled to coincide with Europa Nostra's annual European Heritage Congress (30 May-2 June).
+ info: http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Allianoi-archaeologist-awarded-cultural-heritage-prize/26465
Panda landscape project on sustainable use of wild medicinal plants wins Equator
Prize
A project to promote sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal plants in the mountains of China’s
Upper Yangtze ecoregion has won the prestigious Equator Prize 2012.
The Equator Prize recognizes outstanding local initiatives working to advance sustainable
development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities in countries receiving
support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
It is the second time the success of the project has been publicly acknowledged; in October
2011, the project received an “Outstanding Contribution Award” from the Chinese State Ministry of Environmental Protection,
EU-China Biodiversity Programme (ECBP), Ministry of Commerce and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/5/16/panda-landscape-project-on-sustainable-use-of-wild-medicinal.html
Fellowships
Appel à candidatures dans le cadre du projet « Mobilité de chercheurs 2012 » - Date limite de candidature: 13
juillet 2012
Le Centre de la francophonie des Amériques (CFA) et le Bureau des Amériques de l'Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
(AUF) ont le plaisir de lancer l'appel à candidatures « Mobilité des Chercheurs 2012 » pour soutenir l'organisation de
conférences portant sur la francophonie et les francophones des Amériques.
Cette initiative vise à développer les connaissances et à encourager la diffusion dans les Amériques tant du point vue
universitaire que du grand public. Toute personne intéressée est invitée à soumettre un projet avant le 13 juillet 2012.
L'objectif principal de ce projet est de susciter une réflexion aussi large que possible sur divers aspects de la francophonie
dans les Amériques. Le présent appel à proposition vise à développer le thème de la francophonie sous un angle qui appelle
au développement de liens entre divers groupes, communautés et individualités francophones.
+ info: http://www.auf.org/bureau-ameriques/actions-regionales/mobilite-chercheurs/
Competitions
RIBA Photography Competition - Deadline : 6 June 2012
RIBA recently launched a new photography competition open to entries from all RIBA members in any
category. With the theme, Architecture 2012, the RIBA invites images that capture any interpretation of
architecture in whatever form – the inspiring, the beautiful, the intriguing or even the bizarre. Ten winning
images will be selected by judges including Morley von Sternberg, architectural and portrait photographer
and Angela Brady, RIBA President. The closing date for entries is June 6 at 12pm.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/234429/riba-photography-competition/
Do ONE thing for Diversity and Inclusion - 2nd global campaign
UN Alliance of Civilizations calls citizens worldwide to ‘Do ONE thing for Diversity and Inclusion’
through 2nd global campaign
In 2002 The UN General Assembly declared May 21 as the World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development following the adoption in 2001 of the Universal Declaration on Cultural
Diversity by UNESCO.
To celebrate this Day, the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC) will be launching the second
edition of the “Do ONE Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” campaign in partnership with UNESCO.
Based on the successful model of the Earth Day that encourages people to take concrete action to preserve the planet, the
Do One Thing campaign invites people from around the world to “do one thing” to support cultural diversity through cultural
exchanges, music, food, cinema, languages or art.
+ info: http://www.facebook.com/DoOneThingforDiversityandInclusion
European Architectural Competition 'Re-think Athens'. Submissions Now
Open - Deadline: 7 September 2012
The Onassis Foundation is organizing and funding a European Architectural
Competition for the creation of a new city centre, a project centered around
Panepistimiou Street. The competition is organized under the auspices and in
collaboration with the Ministries of Environment, Energy and Climate Change and of
Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, the Attiko Metro S.A., the Region of Attica
and the Municipality of Athens.
The Competition starts today, Monday, May 21st, 2012. Those who wish to participate in the Competition may visit the
Competition's website at www.rethinkathenscompetition.org in order to submit their registration forms and download the
technical folder of the Competition.
+ info: http://www.rethinkathenscompetition.org/uploads/competition-notice/COMPETITION-NOTICE-EN.pdf
Job Offers
Smithsonian Museum Internships - Washington, D.C. (USA)
The Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex, is always looking for the brightest
and most talented people to help us produce our world-class programs, exhibits, and research.
Smithsonian interns have opportunities to make an impact, develop personally and professionally, and
learn from people who are experts in their fields.
Find descriptions of Smithsonian internships, listed in alphabetical order by sponsoring museums,
research institutes, and offices. Or internship opportunities by the following subjects: Art, History and
Culture, Libraries, Archives and Preservation, Professional Services, and Science and Research.
+ info: http://www.si.edu/interns
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Join NABU (Birdlife - Germany) on May 21 to celebrate and learn about Natura 2000 in
Germany
NABU (BirdLife in Germany) is inviting people to celebrate 20 years of the Natura 2000 network on
21st of May, at its conference “20 years, 20 percent – how to proceed with Natura 2000?”
Held in NABU headquarters in Berlin, the event will take place on the 20th anniversary of the EU
Habitats Directive, which came into force in 1992. The Habitats Directive, the Birds Directive and
Natura 2000, the network of areas protected under both Directives, are the main pillars of biodiversity
conservation in the EU. Currently, Natura 2000 protected sites represent 20% of the EU territory…
+ info: http://www.birdlife.org/community/2012/05/join-nabu-on-may-21-to-celebrate-and-learn-about-natura-2000-ingermany/
Exhibition - North American Landscape: Kew at the British Museum
10 May - 25 November 2012 London. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Kew Royal Botanic Gardens and the British Museum
+ info: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/north_american_landscape.aspx
Bird-Watching Can Help Eco-Tourism Fly High in a Green Economy - World Migratory Bird Day 2012 Highlights
Multiple Benefits of Safeguarding Bird Habitats
Migratory birds undertake some of the most daring journeys in the animal kingdom, often covering thousands of kilometers
to migrate. And the growing fan base of these winged adventurers is now presenting economic opportunities through
sustainable tourism.
On 12-13 May 2012, the economic benefits of supporting the world’s migratory bird species will be one of the key themes of
celebrations to mark World Migratory Bird Day 2012 (WMBD).
Under the slogan Migratory birds and people – together through time, WMBD will also emphasize the important cultural and
environmental role played by birds.
Many regions are now recognizing the economic potential of bird-related tourism in response to an increasing interest from
the wider public.
+ info: http://www.cms.int/news/PRESS/nwPR2012/pressreleases/wmbd_100512_e.pdf
App to fight wildlife trafficking in Cambodia
A new iPhone app informing travellers to Cambodia about species threatened by trade and
letting them take action in the fight against wildlife trafficking has been launched by a
partnership that includes TRAFFIC.
The educational app developed by Wildlife Alliance, Trigger LLC, Jeff Corwin Connect and
TRAFFIC provides both a catalogue of South-East Asian animal and plant species, showcases the
forms in which endangered wildlife is most frequently traded, which are the most threatened and
how to pick them out by their unique features…
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/5/9/app-to-fight-wildlife-trafficking-in-cambodia.html
Loango, a baby crown male Mangabey monkey born in the Muséum National
d'Histoire Naturelle - Paris (France)
La star se prénomme Loango. C’est un petit mâle Mangabey couronné, cercocebus atys
lunulatus, né le 05 Mars 2012. Une naissance rare en captivité, chez une espèce qui fait l’objet
d’un programme d’élevage européen (EEP). Rejeté à sa naissance par sa mère Chensie, les
vétérinaires et les soigneurs du zoo ont décidé de l’élever à la main. Notre équipe animalière
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lui produit des soins minutieux. Loango se porte très bien et pèse 616 grammes soit plus de
200 grammes qu’à sa naissance ! Le public peut assister à ses repas à 12h00 et 16h00, des
biberons agrémentés de fruits et légumes cuits. Joueur et espiègle, Loango fait le bonheur de tous les enfants en visite au
zoo ! Il est en contact visuel permanent avec sa famille qu’il rejoindra dans quelques semaines.
+ info: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/commPresse/43151_CP_Quoi_de_neuf.pdf
Congo rebels threaten rare mountain gorillas - Virunga National Park - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
There are only about 800 mountain gorillas left in the world and most of them live in Virunga National Park, in northeastern
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
But their home territory is occupied by heavily armed rebels fighting the Congolese government.
According to conservation officials, four different armed groups are in the park. While the rebels most likely do not intend to
harm the critically endangered primates, park officials say that the situation means that conservation efforts are on hold.
"We cannot do our job in the area until the rebels leave," Cai Tjeenk Willink, in charge of tourism and development at
Virunga, said in a telephone interview.
For now, the Virunga team says two gorilla families are caught up in the middle of the fighting. Officials are able to monitor
the situation only from the air, as ground patrols are too dangerous. The rangers can only hope that the gorillas will be
clever enough to stay away from any gun battles.
The park, which UNESCO designated a World Heritage Site in 1979, has been closed to tourists until the security situation
improves.
+ info: http://www.africanconservation.org/201205132596/conservation-news-section/congo-rebels-threaten-rare-mountaingorillas
New report shows butterfly recovery - United Kingdom
Last year's record-breaking spring helped some of the UK's rarest butterflies recover following
years of decline, a scientific study today revealed.
Duke of Burgundy male. Photo: Peter Eeles.
The hot, dry weather provided perfect conditions for early spring specialists enabling them to
benefit from extended flight periods as they emerged weeks earlier than usual.
The threatened Duke of Burgundy bucked a trend of recent declines as its population rose by
65% between 2010 and 2011.
Other rare spring butterflies prospered - the Grizzled Skipper recorded a rise of 96% and the scarce Pearl-bordered Fritillary
saw numbers jump by 103%.
But despite last year's much-needed respite, many of our most threatened butterflies remain in a state of long-term decline
and need further targeted conservation work to turn their fortunes around permanently…
+ info: http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/article/9/284/record_spring_respite_for_rare_butterflies.html
Syntactic structure and geographical dialects in the songs of male rock hyraxes
By Arik Kershenbaum, Amiyaal Ilany, Leon Blaustein and Eli Geffen
Few mammalian species produce vocalizations that are as richly structured as bird songs, and this greatly restricts the
capacity for information transfer. Syntactically complex mammalian vocalizations have been previously studied only in
primates, cetaceans and bats. We provide evidence of complex syntactic vocalizations in a small social mammal: the rock
hyrax (Procavia capensis: Hyracoidea). We adopted three algorithms, commonly used in genetic sequence analysis and
information theory, to examine the order of syllables in hyrax calls. Syntactic dialects exist, and the syntax of hyrax calls is
significantly different between different regions in Israel. Call syntax difference is positively correlated to geographical
distance over short distances. No correlation is found over long distances, which may reflect limited dispersal movement.
These findings indicate that rich syntactic structure is more common in the vocalizations of mammalian taxa than previously
thought and suggest the possibility of vocal production learning in the hyrax.
+ info: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/04/15/rspb.2012.0322
Outlining a sustainable future for the Po Delta area as a MaB Biosphere Reserve
The gentle giant river Po, runs through the Po Plain and flows into the Adriatic Sea, forming a delta
and one of the largest wetlands in Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea. The Po Delta is the most
recent stretch of territory in Italy. In its indisputable unique frame, it is possible to find an area
created both by the sedimentation of the river and the work of man who, during the centuries, has
controlled its course and drained the land around it…
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/about-this-office/single-view/news/
outlining_a_sustainable_future_for_the_po_delta_area_as_a_mab_biosphere_reserve/
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) : New Intergovernmental Body
Established to Accelerate Global Response towards Sustainable Management of World’s Biodiversity and
Ecosystems
A new international organization to protect biodiversity by placing science at the service of policy-makers was launched
yesterday. After several years of international negotiations, the final operational design of the Intergovernmental Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was agreed at a meeting in Panama City.
The German city of Bonn won the bid to host the secretariat of the new independent body. Bonn already hosts environmental
treaties such as the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Convention on Migratory Species.
IPBES aims to tackle head-on the accelerating worldwide loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem service by
bridging the gap between accurate, impartial and up to date science and policy-makers.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/new_intergovernmental_body
Simultaneous mastering of two abstract concepts by the miniature brain of bees
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By Aurore Avarguès-Webera, Adrian G. Dyer, Maud Combe and Martin Giurfa
Sorting objects and events into categories and concepts is a fundamental cognitive capacity that reduces the cost of learning
every particular situation encountered in our daily lives. Relational concepts such as “same,” “different,” “better than,” or
“larger than”—among others—are essential in human cognition because they allow highly efficient classifying of events
irrespective of physical similarity. Mastering a relational concept involves encoding a relationship by the brain independently
of the physical objects linked by the relation and is, therefore, consistent with abstraction capacities. Processing several
concepts at a time presupposes an even higher level of cognitive sophistication that is not expected in an invertebrate. We
found that the miniature brains of honey bees rapidly learn to master two abstract concepts simultaneously, one based on
spatial relationships (above/below and right/left) and another based on the perception of difference. Bees that learned to
classify visual targets by using this dual concept transferred their choices to unknown stimuli that offered a best match in
terms of dual-concept availability: their components presented the appropriate spatial relationship and differed from one
another. This study reveals a surprising facility of brains to extract abstract concepts from a set of complex pictures and to
combine them in a rule for subsequent choices. This finding thus provides excellent opportunities for understanding how
cognitive processing is achieved by relatively simple neural architectures.
+ info: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/04/18/1202576109.abstract
PRIZES - Panda landscape project on sustainable use of wild medicinal plants wins
Equator Prize
A project to promote sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal plants in the mountains of China’s
Upper Yangtze ecoregion has won the prestigious Equator Prize 2012.
The Equator Prize recognizes outstanding local initiatives working to advance sustainable
development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities in countries receiving
support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
It is the second time the success of the project has been publicly acknowledged; in October
2011, the project received an “Outstanding Contribution Award” from the Chinese State Ministry of Environmental Protection,
EU-China Biodiversity Programme (ECBP), Ministry of Commerce and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/5/16/panda-landscape-project-on-sustainable-use-of-wild-medicinal.html
Tiger recovery efforts progressing, urgent action still needed to fight poaching
Tiger range countries in their first meeting to review efforts on doubling the number of wild tigers
by 2022 reported significant progress, but recognized that urgent and elevated action is still
needed to halt poaching.
In November 2010 at the “Tiger Summit” in St. Petersburg hosted by the Government of Russia
and the World Bank, the 13 Tiger Range Governments and partners committed to doubling the
number of wild tigers by 2022 (TX2). They presented the Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP),
which represents the plans towards meeting this goal.
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/5/17/tiger-recovery-efforts-progressing-urgent-action-still-neede.html
International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May 2012)
Sustainability is the front line of the 21st century. Preserving biological diversity, especially marine biodiversity, is essential
in this struggle. The ocean is what makes our planet live and breathe. It must be preserved.
The planet is under pressure. Marine biodiversity faces rising threats. By the year 2100, without significant changes, more
than half of the world’s marine species may stand on the brink of extinction. Threats come from all sides – from climate
change, habitat modification and destruction, ocean acidification, anoxia due to massive use of fertilizers in agriculture,
invasions by non-native species, and the overexploitation of living resources…
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002163/216389e.pdf
Tiger and other cat parts seized in Thailand
Thai police have seized the carcasses of two Tigers, a Leopard and a Golden Cat from a house in
Khan Na Yao, in Bangkok today.
Officers from the Crime Suppression Division and the Natural Resources and Environmental
Crime Suppression Division of the Royal Thai Police have arrested a Thai man and a Vietnamese
man in connection with the crime. All three species are protected in Thailand, and are all listed in
Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES).
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/5/16/tiger-and-other-cat-parts-seized-in-thailand.html
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center opens to the public - New York State (USA)
Accompanied by Mayor Bloomberg yesterday in an early morning ribbon cutting, New York City-based
practice Weiss/Manfredi celebrated the grand opening of the new Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center.
Embedded into an existing hillside at the Garden’s northeast corner, the sinuous glass building appears as a
seamless extension to the existing topography as it leads into the 52-acre garden. In addition, the $28million Visitor Center incorporates numerous environmentally sustainable features—most notably a 10,000square-foot living roof—that are aimed toward earning LEED Gold certification. The project has been
recognized by the New York City Public Design Commission with an Award for Excellence in Design…
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/235079
Co-occurrence of linguistic and biological diversity in biodiversity hotspots and high biodiversity wilderness
areas
By L. J. Gorenflo, Suzanne Romaine, Russell A. Mittermeier and Kristen Walker-Painemilla
As the world grows less biologically diverse, it is becoming less linguistically and culturally diverse as well. Biologists
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estimate annual loss of species at 1,000 times or more greater than historic rates, and linguists predict that 50–90%of the
world’s languages will disappear by the end of this century. Prior studies indicate similarities in the geographic arrangement
of biological and linguistic diversity, although conclusions have often been constrained by use of data with limited spatial
precision. Here we use greatly improved datasets to explore the co- occurrence of linguistic and biological diversity in
regions containingmany of the Earth’s remaining species: biodiversity hotspots and high biodiversity wilderness areas.
Results indicate that these regions often contain considerable linguistic diversity, accounting for 70% of all languages on
Earth. Moreover, the languages involved are frequently unique (endemic) to particular regions, with many facing extinction.
Likely reasons for co-occurrence of linguistic and biological diversity are complex and appear to vary among localities,
although strong geographic concordance between biological and linguistic diversity in many areas argues for some form of
functional connection. Languages in high biodiversity regions also often co-occur with one or more specific conservation
priorities, here defined as endangered species and protected areas, marking particular localities important for maintaining
both forms of diversity. The results reported in this article provide a starting point for focused research exploring the
relationship between biological and linguistic– cultural diversity, and for developing integrated strategies designed to
conserve species and languages in regions rich in both.
+ info: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/05/03/1117511109.full.pdf
Forestry development for energy and conservation of saproxylic biodiversity
By Aurore Lassauce
Facing current energetic and ecological issues, public authorities forecast a strong increase in wood harvesting by 2020.
Nevertheless, in the temperate biome, very few studies clearly link sylviculture changes associated with such an increase
and conservation of biodiversity. The main issue of this Phd thesis was to improve the knowledge on which managers could
build relevant conservation tools to preserve biodiversity. For this purpose, we used saproxylic beetles as biological model.
Deadwood volume has often been used as an indicator for sustainable forest management. Using meta-analysis, we tested
the relevance of deadwood volume as biodiversity indicator. We showed that an increase in deadwood volume favours
biodiversity, but this relationship remains weak for temperate forests. We then tested the effect of different logging residues
qualities (tree species, diameter and decay class) on biodiversity in order to identify the main drivers of assemblages'
composition…
More than 1000 ultraconserved elements provide evidence that turtles are the sister group of archosaurs
By Nicholas G. Crawford, Brant C. Faircloth, John E. McCormack, Robb T. Brumfield, Kevin Winker and Travis C. Glenn
We present the first genomic-scale analysis addressing the phylogenetic position of turtles, using over 1000 loci from
representatives of all major reptile lineages including tuatara. Previously, studies of morphological traits positioned turtles
either at the base of the reptile tree or with lizards, snakes and tuatara (lepidosaurs), whereas molecular analyses typically
allied turtles with crocodiles and birds (archosaurs). A recent analysis of shared microRNA families found that turtles are
more closely related to lepidosaurs. To test this hypothesis with data from many single-copy nuclear loci dispersed
throughout the genome, we used sequence capture, high-throughput sequencing and published genomes to obtain
sequences from 1145 ultraconserved elements (UCEs) and their variable flanking DNA. The resulting phylogeny provides
overwhelming support for the hypothesis that turtles evolved from a common ancestor of birds and crocodilians, rejecting
the hypothesized relationship between turtles and lepidosaurs.
+ info: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/05/14/rsbl.2012.0331
20 ans de la directive « habitats » : Natura 2000 reste une chance à saisir pour
les territoires !
La directive européenne dite "Habitats" fêtera ses 20 ans ce lundi 21 mai 2012. Cette
directive marque une étape fondamentale dans les politiques de préservation de la
biodiversité, en créant notamment le réseau de sites naturels appelé "Natura 2000" qui
intègre les zones désignées au titre de la directive européenne dite "Oiseaux" de 1979. A
cette l'occasion, France Nature Environnement dresse un état des lieux marqué par le
retard pris dans la mise en œuvre du processus « natura 2000 ». Pour FNE, une vraie
dynamique est nécessaire. Elle passe par une valorisation de ces territoires ayant engagé une bonne gestion. Explications
+ info: http://www.fne.asso.fr/fr/20-ans-de-la-directive-habitats-natura-2000-reste-une-chance-a-saisir-pour-les-territoires.
html?cmp_id=33&news_id=12746&vID=1664
Colloque sur la nomenclature des préjudices environnementaux - IEP Paris. Paris, France (23 mai 2012)
Deux professeurs de droit viennent de publier une nomenclature des préjudices environnementaux. Une tentative remarquée
d'identification et de délimitation de ces préjudices, qui faisaient jusqu'à présent défaut.
Un groupe de travail de juristes dirigés par les professeurs de droit Laurent Neyret et Gilles Martin vient de publier une
nomenclature des préjudices environnementaux. Un colloque, visant à mettre en discussion les propositions du groupe de
travail, s'est tenu le 23 mai 2012 à Sciences Po Paris.
Contact : [email protected]
+ info: http://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/responsabilite-prejudice-ecologique-nomenclature-15730.php4
NEW WEBSITE - United Nations information portal on multilateral
The MEA Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Initiative brings
together the UN, UNESCO, FAO and UNEP, and 12 global UN Multilateral
Environmental Agreements (MEA) to develop harmonized and interoperable
information systems in support of knowledge management activities among
MEAs for the benefit of Parties and the environment community at large. The
Initiative is facilitated and supported by the United Nations Environment
Programme. The MEA Steering Committee meets annually and provides strategic direction. Its Working Group meets
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periodically during the year and is responsible for the technical implementation of projects.
InforMEA is the first project established by this Initiative. It establishes agreed to information exchange standards and
aggregates data and information harvested from participating MEAs, including: COP/MOP Decisions, Resolutions and
Recommendations, News and Events, Calendars, contact details of National Focal Points and Official Documents.
At Rio+20, world must seize generational opportunity to achieve
sustainable future. United Nations Secretary - General Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries to seize the opportunity
provided by the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable
Development (Rio+20) to set the world on a path towards a sustainable future,
stressing that collective power in the form of partnerships will be crucial to
address the challenges the planet is facing.
More than 130 Heads of State, along with thousands of parliamentarians, mayors,
UN officials, Chief Executive Officers and civil society leaders will come together at Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next
month, to shape and adopt new policies and measures to promote prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and
Nouveau site web de l'Observatoire national de la biodiversité - France
Ce site présente les indicateurs de biodiversité développés par l'observatoire
national de la biodiversité (ONB). Il s'agit de doter la nouvelle stratégie nationale
pour la biodiversité (SNB) d'indicateurs robustes, élaborés en concertation,
compréhensibles par le plus grand nombre et utilisés pour orienter l'action en
faveur de la biodiversité. Ces premiers indicateurs proposés sont organisés en
réponse à de grandes questions de société concernant la biodiversité.
Ces propositions, accompagnées de l'ouverture de ce site le 22 mai 2012,
Journée internationale de la biodiversité, s'enrichiront rapidement des travaux de l'ONB et des échanges autour des
indicateurs publiés.
+ info: http://indicateurs-biodiversite.naturefrance.fr/
St. Kitts and Nevis the first English-speaking Caribbean country to
launch its Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme
St. Kitts and Nevis proudly became the first English Caribbean country to
launch their Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme last week.
The St. Mary’s Biosphere Programme, like all MAB’s worldwide is
dedicated to the sustainable development and management of an area of
significant biodiversity and cultural conservation, sustainable
development capacity building and information sharing. MAB’s are also
significant learning and research laboratories as they facilitate the engagement of humans and the natural environment.
The St. Mary’s Biosphere Programme covers an area of considerable diversity, from the mountain peak down to the coast
including mangroves and reefs. The selected area is currently home to one of the foremost nesting sites for sea turtles in the
region.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/st_kitts_and_nevis
The Director-General met with HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan
On 20 May, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, met with HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan. They
discussed the Rio + 20 agenda and the need to promote scientific cooperation. "Jordan has a key role to
play in the global Rio + 20 agenda and in mobilizing political leadership in the Arab Region on central issues
such as water, solar energy, research and science education," said the Director-General.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/single-view/news/
the_director_general_met_with_hrh_princess_sumaya_bint_el_hassan/
World Wildlife Fund Statement on Senate Hearing on African poaching crisis
“Poaching is not just a security threat in Africa,” warned Senator Kerry. “It’s also a menace to developing economies, and it
thrives where governance is weakest. Poachers with heavy weapons are a danger to lightly armed rangers and civilians as
well as the animals they target.”
In joint testimony submitted to the committee, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and TRAFFIC recommended that “wildlife crime
needs to be treated with the same seriousness and level of attention that we give to other transnational organized crime.”...
+ info: http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/WWFPresitem28080.html
Course: Impact of Glacier Retreat in the Andes: International Multidisciplinary Network for Adaptation
Strategies
29 May - 30 May 2012 Lima. Peru
Organizers: The UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP), and Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme
working with Andean Members States
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/impact_of_glacier
Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development
Biodiversity
11 June - 15 June 2012 Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
Organizers: International Council for Science (ICSU), in partnership with UNESCO, theWorld Federation of Engineering
Organizations (WFEO), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovation and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
Contact: Maureen Brennan - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.icsu.org/rio20/science-and-technology-forum
Students Conference on Sustainable Development ‘Paris+20’ has been
held on UNESCO Headquarters on 7 – 8 June 2012
Next 7 and 8 June 2012 there will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, in Paris,
France, the closure of a unique simulation of negotiations on sustainable
development by young people, called “Paris+20”, an event which will close a
series of similar model negotiations conducted in April and May in different
cities around the world.
Organized by a team of students from the University Sciences Po Paris, under
the aegis of the association Sciences Po Environment and in partnership with UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector,
this simulation, called “Paris+20”, will bring together more than a hundred students from all backgrounds who wish to make
their voices heard at the Rio+20 climate conference, and demonstrate that it is possible to move towards a different future
by giving youth their say.
Two of the students participating in the project will thus join the France’s official delegation to Rio+20, and take part directly
in the negotiations…
+ info: http://parisplus20.com/live/communiques-de-presse/128-paris-20-7-and-8-june-2012-unesco-headquarters
Interview with Pr. J. Baird Callicott: ‘The road to harmony between humans and Nature
lies in a philosophical revolution’
The American environmental philosopher J. Baird Callicott replies to questions of the Global
Environmental Team of UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Sector in advance of his conference
“Narratives and Building Environmental Responsibility” at UNESCO Headquarters on 4 June, 2012.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/the_road_to_harmony
TRAFFIC Tiger Chronicles – ISSUE XXV E-newsletter on Tiger poaching, trade and other related issues
TRAFFIC news about the the conservation of wild Tigers.
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the
conservation of nature.
+ info: http://awsassets.wwfindia.org/downloads/tiger_chronicles_issue_25.html
Google Mapping Tool shows impacts of deforestation on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
A powerful new mapping tool from Indonesian NGO coalition Eyes on the Forest and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) allows the
public to visualize Sumatra’s forests and wildlife such as rhinos, tigers, elephants and orangutan, providing vital information
in the race to protect forests, save some of the world’s most important biodiversity and help local communities. The mapping
project is one of the first to be awarded a grant by the Google Earth Outreach team to use Google Maps Engine, a platform
for hosting, storing and managing map data…
Threat to the Amazon’s birds is greater than ever
The risk of extinction has increased substantially for nearly 100 species of Amazonian birds, reveals
the 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ update for birds released today by BirdLife
International. The new assessment is based on models projecting the extent and pattern of
deforestation across the Amazon.
Of particular concern are species with longer life spans, such as Rio Branco Antbird (Cercomacra
carbonaria), for which even moderate rates of deforestation can be important. Some species, such
as Hoary-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis kollari), appear likely to lose more than 80% of their
habitat over the coming decades and have been placed in the highest category of extinction risk – Critically Endangered.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/es/sobre/union/secretaria/oficinas/sudamerica/?10073/1/Threat-to-the-Amazons-birds-isgreater-than-ever
Creating greener vacations: five principles for biodiversity conservation in the
planning of hotels and resorts
Holidays on tropical beaches and protecting nature often don’t go together. But in reality,
hotels and resorts have a multitude of environmentally-friendly options that appeal to
tourists and also promote conservation. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of
Nature) has developed a set of five principles for biodiversity conservation in the planning of
hotels and resorts.
“The tourism industry, including the hospitality sector, heavily depend upon healthy nature
and the services that it provides because the wildlife, habitats and landscapes are often the thing that draws tourists there in
the first place,” says Giulia Carbone, Deputy Head of IUCN’s Global Business and Biodiversity Programme. “Integrating
nature into siting and design decisions for hotel development is important also for the long-term financial success of hotels
and resorts.”…
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/?uNewsID=10074
Biodiversity
Saola still a mystery 20 years after its spectacular debut
Two decades after the sensational discovery of a new ungulate species called the Saola
(Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), this rare animal remains as mysterious and elusive as ever. The
Saola Working Group (SWG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, WWF and the
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) warn that the species is sliding towards extinction
because of intensive hunting pressure and poor reserve management.
A cousin of cattle but resembling an antelope in appearance, the Saola was discovered in
1992 by a joint team from Vietnam’s Ministry of Forestry and WWF surveying the forests of
Vu Quang, near Vietnam's border with Laos. The team found a skull with unusual long, straight horns in a hunter's home and
knew it was something extraordinary. The find proved to be the first large mammal new to science in more than 50 years,
and one of the most spectacular zoological discoveries of the 20th century.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/?9888/1/Saola-still-a-mystery-20-years-after-its-spectacular-debut
Agenda
TERMES DE RÉFÉRENCES POUR L’ORGANISATION D’UN ATELIER DE FORMATION D’ONG - UICN‐PAPACO
PROGRAMME AIRES PROTEGEES D’AFRIQUE DU CENTRE ET DE L’OUEST
Organizers: IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
DEADLINE: 1 jun 2012
+ info: http://www.papaco.org/publication/TDR%20atelier%20de%20formation%20ONG.pdf
iSimangaliso St Lucia Half Marathon to benefit iSimangaliso Wetland Park - South Africa - (20 May 2012)
20 May 2012 KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa
Organizers: Zululand Multisports Club (ZMSC) and the St Lucia Rate Payers
Contact: Zelmarie Mans - [email protected]
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/902/
Publications
UNESCO’s Key publications related with sustainable development
2011 UNESCO
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20-22 June 2012, offers
an extraordinary opportunity to reset the world on a sustainable development path.
This catalogue will give you a brief overview of UNESCO’s key publications related to sustainable
development.
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PBS (Public Broadcasting Services) lists Top Ten Buildings that Changed America USA
PBS has released their selections of the top ten buildings that have changed the way
Americans live, work and play. From Thomas Jefferson’s 224-year-0ld Virginia State Capitol
to Robert Ventui’s postmodern masterpiece the Vanna Venturi House, each building on the
list will be featured in a new TV and web production coming to PBS in 2013.
1) Virginia State Capitol / Thomas Jefferson (1788) Richmond, Virginia
2) Trinity Church / H.H. Richardson (1877) Boston, Massachusetts
3) Wainwright Building / Louis Sullivan (1891) St. Louis, Missouri
4) Robie House / Frank Lloyd Wright (1910) Chicago, Illinois
5) Highland Park Ford Plant / Albert Kahn (1910) Highland Park, Michigan
6) Southdale Center / Victor Gruen (1956) Edina, Minnesota
7) Seagram Building / Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1958) New York, New York
8) Dulles International Airport / Eero Saarinen (1963) Chantilly, Virginia
9) Vanna Venturi House / Robert Venturi (1964) Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
10) Walt Disney Concert Hall / Frank Gehry (2003) Los Angeles, California
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/233659/
Infographic: The AIA (American Institute of Architects) History
Today, over 17,000 architects and designers, contractors and project managers, magazines and
bloggers (including us) will converge on the Capital for the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA)
144th National Convention, Design Connects. So let’s take a moment to reflect on this Association’s
long history, intertwined with our nation’s history, and look at how it’s evolved to become both a vital
resource for working/emerging architects and the voice of the architecture profession today.
LEGO Architecture Landmark Series: Sungnyemun - Seoul (The Republic of Korea)
LEGO has unveiled their latest model in the Architecture Landmark series: the Gate of
Exalted Ceremonies in Seoul, better known as the Sungnyemun.
Sungnyemun is the series first Asian landmark and one of the most complete examples of
Joseon Dynasty architecture. Standing in the heart of Seoul since 1398, Sungnyemun was
once one of three major gateways through Seoul’s historic city walls. It is listed first among
the National Treasure of South Korea.
Sungnyemun is the fifteenth model in the LEGO® Architecture series, which uses the LEGO
brick to interpret the designs of iconic architecture around the world.
COMPETITIONS - RIBA Photography Competition - Deadline : 6 June 2012
RIBA recently launched a new photography competition open to entries from all RIBA members in any
category. With the theme, Architecture 2012, the RIBA invites images that capture any interpretation of
architecture in whatever form – the inspiring, the beautiful, the intriguing or even the bizarre. Ten winning
images will be selected by judges including Morley von Sternberg, architectural and portrait photographer
and Angela Brady, RIBA President. The closing date for entries is June 6 at 12pm.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/234429/riba-photography-competition/
COMPETITIONS - European Architectural Competition 'Re-think Athens'.
Built Heritage
Submissions Now Open - Deadline: 7 September 2012
The Onassis Foundation is organizing and funding a European Architectural
Competition for the creation of a new city centre, a project centered around
Panepistimiou Street. The competition is organized under the auspices and in
collaboration with the Ministries of Environment, Energy and Climate Change and of
Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, the Attiko Metro S.A., the Region of Attica
and the Municipality of Athens.
The Competition starts today, Monday, May 21st, 2012. Those who wish to participate in the Competition may visit the
Competition's website at www.rethinkathenscompetition.org in order to submit their registration forms and download the
technical folder of the Competition.
+ info: http://www.rethinkathenscompetition.org/uploads/competition-notice/COMPETITION-NOTICE-EN.pdf
Universitat Politècnica de València Expansion / Corell Monfort Palacios Arquitectos
- April 2010 - Valencia - Spain
The building, located within the grounds of the “Campus de Vera” of the UPV with its main
facade faceing towards the boulevard “Avenida de los Naranjos” , groupes in a single volume
the expansion of the ETSIT, the Department of Languages ??and Language Center of the
UPV.
Due to the extensive program that was demanded, the occupation of the total facade fronts
forced. The building is divided in two parallel blocks of classrooms and offices linked to the
north and south facades, and a central space occupied by circulations, openings and terraced patios which facilitates the
entrance of light and generate diagonal views.
Their prismatic shape is outlined by a continuous surface of concrete that frames the the facades that face north-south
orientations and emphasizes the separation between the two different institutions in the building with a vertical oppening in
the facade. A second layer of concrete generates the open space at ground floor that provides access to both centers and
connects the square with the internal net of the University Campus.
The solution of the north and south facades, meets the requirements imposed by its antagonistic orientations and the
willingness to give a unified and clear image. While the north is solved by a continuous glass wall, divided by metal
maintenance walkways, the south, also glass facade, is protected by special pieces of precast concrete that act as solar and
climatic filter and prevent the vision of the technical utillities that occupy the upper floor.
The white concrete, material that characterizes and gives unity to the image of the building, is used in two different ways:
executed in situ with wooden shuttering on the walls and slabs that make up the wrapping surface, and precast for the
difereent concrete pieces that build up the south facade.
Agenda
Curso CICOP (Centro Internacional para la Conservación del Patrimonio) de Perfeccionamiento sobre Registro e
Inventario del Patrimonio Edificado
6 - 9 Junio, 8 - 11 August y 3 - 6 October de 2012
Buenos Aires. Argentina
Organizers: CICOP-Argentina
+ info: http://www.cicopar.com.ar/12perfeccionamiento3.htm
2nd International Conference on Construction and Building Research (COINVEDI)
Deadline for Pre-registration: 1 June 2012
14 November - 16 November 2012 Valencia. Spain
Organizers: Universitat Politècnica de València
+ info: http://www.coinvedi.com
Publications
Built Heritage
Boundaries - Newsletter n. 5 / 2012 - Architectures of Peace
In this issue the focus is on the role of architecture in relation to peace, understanding the latter as a
condition that is constantly negotiated, an ongoing process.
“Peace” is not compared to its opposite, nor is it referred to as the celebration of memories or events. It is
not about considering philosophical or religious meaning, or authoritarianism and its modes of expression,
nor to outline possibilities in the future. It is about favouring literature that allows the importance of the
concreteness of work to emerge, of solidarity and tolerance, as well as of doubt and of prudence in
judgement. Practices, those, that speak about dialogue, which grow out of “being together” and become, at
the same time, the most effective expression of the art of being together; they take shape in the public space, and
architecture has a lot to do with it.
+ info: http://www.boundaries.it/global/
Marrakech. Histoire, Patrimoine, Culture et Spiritualité
ISBN : 978-84-15195-01-6
Le projet Montada fait partie du programme Euromed Heritage
Un ouvrage illustré intitulé "Marrakech. Histoire, Patrimoine, Culture et Spiritualité", dédié à la ville
marocaine de Marrakech, a été publié par le projet Montada, financé par l’UE dans le cadre du programme
Euromed Héritage IV.
Edité en français et en arabe, cet ouvrage permet de découvrir en textes et images les différentes phases de
l’histoire de Marrakech, les éléments de son patrimoine et les aspects de la spiritualité qui la caractérisent.
Montada est un projet financé par l'UE au titre du programme EuroMed Héritage IV. Doté d'une enveloppe de 1,5 million
d'euros pour une période de trois ans, il est mis en œuvre en Algérie, au Maroc et en Tunisie, et vise à promouvoir le
patrimoine bâti traditionnel en renforçant son identité à travers l’appropriation par la population. EuroMed Héritage IV, un
programme financé par l’UE à hauteur de 17 millions d’euros, contribue à l’échange d’expériences sur le patrimoine culturel,
crée des réseaux et encourage la coopération avec les pays méditerranéens partenaires.
+ info: http://www.montada-forum.net/sites/default/files/activitats/marrakech_guide2.pdf
Video: Cosmic Communist Constructions Book
By Frédéric Chaubin
ISBN 978-3-8365-2519-0
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
In his book Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed, French photographer Frédéric Chaubin
captures the eerie beauty of Soviet brutalism. In his quest to document Brezhnev-era architecture, he
stumbled upon 90 Soviet buildings scattered across 14 former-USSR republics. The diversity and lack of a
recurring theme across the buildings signaled the end of the Soviet Union.
+ info: www.archdaily.com/235066/
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to the present day
By Louise Purdue
Mission des chercheurs du laboratoire ThéMA (Université de Franche-Comté France) sur l'île du Spitsberg, dans l'Océan Arctique
Ce glacier, ils le connaissent bien. Cette île, ils la connaissent bien... Des chercheurs du
laboratoire ThéMA sont en ce moment sur l'île du Spitsberg afin d'y étudier un glacier arctique
et voir comment il réagit face au réchauffement climatique. Florian Tolle nous fait partager
cette mission.
+ info: http://sciences-en-culture.univ-fcomte.fr/pages/fr/3-semaines-dans-l-oceanarctique...-15256.html
Analyse du bilan d'énergie d'un glacier tropical : application à la relation glacier-climat (abstract in English)
By Patrick Wagnon
Tropical glaciers are known to be very sensitive climatic indicators. To link the fluctuations of their mass baIance to climate
changes, we have realised a surface energy balance on Zongo Glacier (16°S), Bolivia, between march 96 and august 98.
This work presents firstly, the methods used to derive the local energy balance on this glacier, and secondly, the interest of
such a study to better understand the functioning of the glacier and its relation with the local climate. In the first part, a
detailed description of the local climate is made from the records of several automatic meteorological stations installed on
Zongo Glacier. Tropical glaciers are submitted to air temperature and incident solar radiation very little variable throughout
the year, although the discharge of the proglacial stream escaping from the glacier is highly seasonal.
+ info: http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00693949/
Chimie de la carotte EUROCORE (Groenland Central) : variabilité des émissions biologiques au cours du dernier
millénaire
By Joel Savarino
LGGE - Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de l'environnement
Polar ice core provide a unique way to obtain informations allowed a better understanding on change in the biogeochemical
cycles during the past. If the study of man-made modification during the last two hundred years are numerous, on the other
hand there's a lack of work on the natural climat fluctuations that are the medieval warm periode (1200-1300 A.D.) and the
little ice age (1300-1800 A.D.). This study cover this time periode and soluble species trapped in the ice from central
Greenland are investigate. The principals results of this study are the chemistry of biomass burning recorded in the ice
depends on the atmospheric age of the burning plume.
Cultural Heritage and Climate Change Survey
Climate change poses threats to many cultural assets through impacts such as increased floods, increasing extreme weather
events, and the decay of cultural landscapes. Additionally, as Sydney’s population grows, increased stresses will be placed
on the environment and cultural resources, with rising demand for water, energy and land, as well as increased waste
production.
As part of the Sydney Adaptation Strategy ‘Review and Synthesis’ Project, the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage has
commissioned a review of relevant work relating to the impact of climate change on cultural heritage assets…
+ info: http://australia.icomos.org/e-news/australia-icomos-e-mail-news-no-534/#10
L'Europe en dirigeable pour étudier le lien entre pollution et réchauffement
climatique
Pendant vingt semaines, un dirigeable survolera l'Europe du nord au sud avec à son bord
scientifiques et matériel d'analyse. Le but ? Mieux caractériser la pollution de l'air pour
permettre d'émettre certaines préconisations. Lancé le 4 mai 2012 en Allemagne, ce zeppelin
traversera la France courant juillet. Cette campagne unique en son genre s'inscrit dans le
cadre du projet PEGASOS 1 qui vise à mieux comprendre les mécanismes liant pollution de
l'air et changement climatique. Financé par la Commission européenne, il implique 16 pays
dont la France, présente à travers trois laboratoires rattachés au CNRS et aux universités Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre et
Marie Curie, Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines et Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1.
+ info: http://www2.cnrs.fr/presse/communique/2613.htm
Palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic evolution during the Middle Pleistocene in southern Europe from
micromammals fauna.
By Constance Hanquet
Based on the review of micromammals associations (Soricomorphs, Erinaceomorphs, Chiropters and Rodents) from several
sites in southern France (Arago Cave, Lazaret Cave, Moula-Guercy cave) and from the study of an original deposit in southwest of the Iberian Peninsula (Maltravieso cave), the main aim of this work is to reconstruct the evolution of
palaeoenvironments and palaeoclimates in southern Europe, during Middle Pleistocene between 600 and 130 ka BP. In order
to assess the reliability of palaeoecological reconstructions, taphonomic analysis have been performed on micromammals
bones, and have allowed to highlight the involvement of opportunistic and specialized owls in the origin of accumulations…
IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Shaking things up in Rio
It’s time to get serious about sustainability. As preparations gear up for the UN Conference on
Sustainable Development (UNCSD), IUCN is calling for far greater progress towards a cleaner, fairer
and more prosperous world. It believes nature conservation is critical for sustainable development and
wants to see natural solutions central to the global response to challenges such as climate change and
poverty.
UNCSD, or ‘Rio+20’ as it is commonly known, takes places 20-22 June. The event marks the 20th
anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit that also took place in Rio where countries adopted Agenda 21—
a blueprint to rethink economic growth, promote social equity and ensure environmental protection.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/focus/?9828/1/Shaking-things-up-in-Rio
Dispersal will limit ability of mammals to track climate change in the Western Hemisphere
By Carrie A. Schloss, Tristan A. Nuñez, and Joshua J. Lawler
Edited by Monica G. Turner, University of Wisconsin
As they have in response to past climatic changes, many species will shift their distributions in response to modern climate
change. However, due to the unprecedented rapidity of projected climatic changes, some species may not be able to move
their ranges fast enough to track shifts in suitable climates and associated habitats. Here, we investigate the ability of 493
mammals to keep pace with projected climatic changes in the Western Hemisphere. We modeled the velocities at which
species will likely need to move to keep pace with projected changes in suitable climates. We compared these velocities with
the velocities at which species are able to move as a function of dispersal distances and dispersal frequencies. Across the
Western Hemisphere, on average, 9.2% of mammals at a given location will likely be unable to keep pace with climate
change. In some places, up to 39% of mammals may be unable to track shifts in suitable climates. Eighty-seven percent of
mammalian species are expected to experience reductions in range size and 20% of these range reductions will likely be due
to limited dispersal abilities as opposed to reductions in the area of suitable climate. Because climate change will likely
outpace the response capacity of many mammals, mammalian vulnerability to climate change may be more extensive than
previously anticipated.
+ info: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/05/07/1116791109.abstract
Strategies
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/
impact_of_glacier_retreat_in_the_andes_international_multidisciplinary_network_for_adaptation_strategies/
Conférence - "Tourisme et Changement Climatique au Maroc et dans la région méditerranéenne : Un défi global,
des solutions locales"
08 June - 09 June 2012 Agadir. Morocco
Organizers: Ministère Marocain du Tourisme, Université Ibn Zohr d’Agadir, Faculté des sciences d’Agadir, Réseau de
Développement Touristique Rural (RDTR), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Délégation Régionale de
Tourisme d’Agadir (DRT) et Ecolodge Atlas Kasbah
Contact: tourismeetclimat @gmail.com
+ info: http://www.conference-forum.com
Modeling ice ow dynamics with advanced multi-model formulations
By Hélène Seroussi
Ice flow numerical models are essential for predicting the evolution of ice sheets in a warming climate. Recent research
emphasizes the need for higher-order and even full-Stokes flow models instead of the traditional Shallow-Ice Approximation
whose assumptions are not valid in certain critical but spatially limited areas. These higher-order models are however
computationally intensive and difficult to use at the continental scale. The purpose of this work, therefore, is to develop a
new technique that reduces the computational cost of ice flow models while maximizing their accuracy. To this end, several
ice flow models of varying order of complexity have been implemented in the Ice Sheet System Model, a massively
parallelized finite element software developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Analysis and comparison of model results on
both synthetic and real geometries shows that sophisticated models are only needed in the grounding line area, transition
between grounded and floating ice, whereas simpler models yield accurate results in most of the model domain…
CO2-MEGAPARIS Pilot Project
This proposal has a triple objective: 1) to assess by independant methods the inventories from
CITEPA ; 2) to monitor the daily to monthly carbon emissions from the Parisian megalopolis at a very
fine scale (up to 2x2 km2), and to study the propagation of the anthropogenic plumes to the
neighbouring Centre region where about 40% of the winds come from the North/North-East sector i.e.
from Paris agglomeration. ; and 3) to study how to establish and optimize the use of our scientific
results on CO2 emissions by society and stakeholders.
+ info: http://co2-megaparis.lsce.ipsl.fr/
Oceanographers and meteorologists discuss climate change, maritime and coastal safety
The interrelationship between our changing climate and oceans which cover two thirds of the Earth’s surface will be on the
agenda of an intergovernmental commission of meteorologists and oceanographers discussing improved cooperation in the
face of challenges such as maritime and coastal safety and the need for more high-quality data from the ocean to support
weather prediction and climate studies.
The Joint Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), meets in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, on 23-31 May to
consider progress and priorities in strengthening our understanding of oceans through collective action.
The session coincides with Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, which has as its theme “The Living Ocean and Coast."…
oceanographers_and_meteorologists_discuss_climate_change_maritime_and_coastal_safety/
The massive carbon footprint of megacities…
Worldwide, the urban population now exceeds the rural population and, according to United
Nations’ estimates, urban populations are expected to double by 2050, with most of the
growth occurring in cities in the developing world. Such population growth will bring about
myriad social, environmental and economic issues, including increased demand for energy,
transportation, sanitation services, water and food — and each of those will be affected by
climate.
Now, an international pilot project involving universities, as well as state, federal and
international agencies is working to improve local carbon monitoring and modeling to find out, in detail, where the carbon is
coming from. The Megacities project is gearing up to monitor local carbon emissions in Paris and Los Angeles, and the team
is exploring options for including a third city, in Asia or South America, to diversify the pilot network. Ultimately, the effort
could be expanded to provide detailed local and regional emissions data to the growing number of cities that are adopting
plans that limit carbon emissions.
+ info: http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/carbon-and-city-tracking-emissions-megacities
Conference ‘Cooperation regarding Climate Change and the Promotion of Sustainable
Development’ during UNESCO’s Africa Week 2012
The Conference ‘Cooperation regarding Climate Change and the Promotion of Sustainable Development’
was held on Wednesday 23 May from 10am to 5pm at UNESCO’s Headquarters during UNESCO Africa
Week.
This conference was moderated by South African Professor George Philander. Speakers from Tanzania,
Liberia, Algeria and Comoros analyzed certain number of crucial questions related to climate change in the
African continent.
A tribute was also paid to Wangari Maathai, the environmental activist and laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize who died last
year.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/africa/resources/africa-department/news/conference_cooperation
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2012 PROMITHEAS Conference - 5th International Scientific Conference on "Energy and Climate Change"
11 October - 12 October 2012 Athens. Greece
Organizers: Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA) and coordinator of the Energy and Climate Change Policy
Network (PROMITHEAS) under the auspices of BSEC Organization.
DEADLINE: 14 mar 2012
+ info: http://www.promitheasnet.kepa.uoa.gr/
Publications
Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change to Tourism: Case Studies of Best Practice
Industry officials, experts, academics and practitioners share their knowledge, experience, research and
methods of best practice to address and adapt to the adverse effects of
climate change
The International Institute for Peace through Tourism’s 5th IIPT African Conference: “Meeting the Challenges
of Climate Change to Tourism in Africa and the Developing World,” was held in Lusaka, Zambia, in May
2011. Participants in the Conference were so enthusiastic about the quality of presentations that they
believed the knowledge should be shared with a wider audience.
Accordingly, this publication contains papers and presentations from the 5th IIPT African Conference and other selected
experts’ case studies, articles and models of best practice. It was developed in collaboration with IIPT’s academic partner in
the Conference, Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management (LIUTEBM) and the
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
+ info: http://www.iipt.org/IIPT%20Book/tableofcontents.html
‘Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States’
Report & Recommendations from the UNESCO Experts Meeting
21-23 September 2011. Nassau - Bahamas
This report summarizes the key outcomes of a three-day meeting of around one hundred climate change
education (CCE) experts, primarily from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, the Pacific
Ocean and the Indian Ocean, representing a multi-disciplinary and diverse group of stakeholders.
The meeting discussed and reflected on the challenges that climate change poses to education systems in
SIDS, and on the role that education must play in adaptation to climate change. It was held from 21 to 23
September 2011 in Nassau, with the support of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the Government of Denmark and the
Government of Japan.
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002164/216473E.pdf
Historias grabadas en piedra: 40 años del Programa Internacional de
Ciencias de la Tierra (IGCP)
© UNESCO 2012
ISBN 978-92-3-001036-2
The Earth's 4,6 billion year history is rich in dramatic climatic variations, recorded
in rocks, sediments, ice and landscapes. Change has been minor at times, but
also catastrophic. We must capture this experience to grasp how the Earth's
climate has evolved and now biodiversity has fluctuated. We must understand
better the mass extinctions of the past as well as the diversification and morphological change that have occurred in
organisms. Unlocking the past will open up the future for better anticipation today.
Developments in human culture are inextricably linked to geology, as revealed in the names by which we frame our past the Stone Age, the Iron Age and the Bronze Age. As some say, we live today in the Silicon Age; we must recognize fully the
role of the Earth sciences for the development of 'greener' societies in the century ahead for green technology and
innovation.
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Call for Articles - Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage - Call for Publications & First Issue
The Journal invites the submission of original articles, essays and commentaries that present particular case studies,
comparative and synthesizing studies, or commentaries on the state of developments in particular topics of research and the
related theories, methods, and techniques of study. After initial review by the editor, all submitted manuscripts are subject
to anonymous peer review by researchers, scholars, and practitioners in the relevant fields of study. Authors may suggest
potential reviewers; however, the Journal will not be bound by such suggestions.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously and should not be under consideration by other
publishers. Authors are responsible for the content and accuracy of submitted manuscripts and obtaining permissions for any
copyrighted materials used or reproduced as part of the manuscript.
Submissions to the Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage are primarily electronic. Manuscripts should be sent
with an accompanying E-mail message as MS Word documents to the Editor at [email protected]. Please refer to the
Submission Guidelines at the journal website for details.
+ info: http://lcoastpress.com/journal.php?id=15
Día del Patrimonio Cultural 2012 en Chile - 27 de Mayo de 2012
La Universidad de Concepción invitó a toda la comunidad el día 27 de mayo a recorrer el Campus Universitario
con motivo de la celebración del Día del Patrimonio Cultural en Chile.
El objetivo era compartir y transmitir a las nuevas generaciones las historias que encierran sus edificios,
espacios abiertos, esculturas y obras de arte, reconocidos como importantes valores del Patrimonio Cultural
de Concepción. Así como acercar a la comunidad al conocimiento del valor del Campanil, del Foro, la
Pinacoteca o su mural, entre muchos otros, que por años han sido íconos de la institución académica
penquista y también de la propia ciudad que históricamente la acoge.
En esta convocatoria participó el Magíster en Arte y Patrimonio, a cargo del profesor Javier Ramírez Hinrichsen, director de
programa y miembro de ICOMOS Chile ([email protected])
+ info: http://www.facebook.com/PatrimonioUdec
Living Heritage. eNewsletter Issue 5 - Environment, Water, Population and Communities- Australia - March
2012
With Australian Heritage Week 2012 fast approaching (it runs from 12 to 20 April), the dedicated website is filling with
events throughout Australia. When I looked through the site that the department is hosting it was clear that many
communities are planning and hosting interesting activities. For example the Rottnest Island Voluntary Guides Association in
WA is holding 'Collecting memories' for a whole week on the island. Visitors will be able to listen to oral history recordings
and learn about how memories are collected, as well as see historic photographs…
+ info: http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/livingheritage/e-newsletter/index.html
Lettre d'information de la Fondation du Patrimoine n° 30 | Le 15/05/2012
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/
Fondation du Patrimoine - Dotation de 200.000 € du fonds pour les patrimoines juif
et protestant
Soucieuse de défendre et valoriser notre héritage culturel et spirituel dans toute sa diversité,
Cultural Heritage
la Fondation du Patrimoine réserve depuis 2005 un fonds spécifiques aux patrimoines juif et
protestant. Ce fonds a déjà permis d'aider une soixantaine de projets.
En 2012, la Fondation du Patrimoine a décidé de le doter d'un montant de 200 000 euros, et
de le reconduire pour 3 ans.
Ce soutien financier concerne uniquement le patrimoine public et associatif. De même que
pour les autres types de patrimoine, ces subventions sont conditionnées à la réussite des souscriptions publiques.
+ info: http://www.associations-patrimoine.org/article.php?id=2011&dossier=15
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (21 May 2012)
Culture is what we are. It embodies our identities and our dreams for the future. Cultures are mutually sustaining and
contribute to the enhancement of humanity’s wealth and productivity. Such diversity is a wellspring for the renewal of ideas
and societies. It holds great potential for growth, dialogue and social participation.
By protecting and promoting culture, we sustain diversity. New technologies and rapid globalization are bringing cultures
together as never before. Cultural diversity features prominently every day on new-media screens and in our mixed
societies. Such intermingling is enrichment, but it can also fuel misunderstandings and be used as an excuse for division. We
must equip the rising generations with stronger intercultural skills so that they may learn to live together and make the most
of the profusion of cultures.
Renaissance-era rooms in Fuggerhouse conserved by World Monuments Fund Augsburg - Germany
At an inauguration ceremony today, two historic rooms of the Fuggerhouse in Augsburg,
Germany, were reopened to the public to mark the completion of extensive conservation work.
The mayor of Augsburg, donors to the project, and representatives of the Denkmalamt of
Bavaria were present. The conservation of these two Renaissance masterpieces was sponsored
by World Monuments Fund (WMF) and the Messerschmitt Foundation, Freistaat Bayern
Entschädigungsfond, Bayerische Landesstiftung, Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, Deutsche
Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung, Bezirk Schwaben, and Mr. and Mrs. S. Schlaifer. WMF supported
the conservation of the Muse Room and other partners funded work on the Zodiac Room…
Maestría en Patrimonio Cultural y Territorio - Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de
Arquitectura y Diseño, Bogotá (Colombia)
La visión tradicional del patrimonio cultural entendido solo desde la dimensión material, se
orientaba a efectuar actividades técnicas tendientes al mantenimiento de los bienes, siendo la
restauración la principal acción para su conservación. Consecuente a esta visión, en los años
70’s, cuando era evidente el deterioro y la destrucción de ejemplos del patrimonio colombiano,
se creó el programa de la Maestría en Restauración de Monumentos Arquitectónicos desde el
Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas de la Universidad Javeriana. No obstante, era evidente que
la actuación en este campo, implicaba asumir tras determinantes en aras de garantizar su reservación, investigación,
intervención, gestión, divulgación y sostenibilidad…
+ info: http://www.legis.com.co/informacion/colombia/archivos/news_javeriana_maestria_patrimonio_mayo_2012.htm
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Memory, oblivion and imaginary realms, study oftwo centers of the communist memory in East-Berlin : the
Palace of the Republic and the Stasi Museum
By Marie Hocquet
Berlin is a city that spawns an irnpressive imagery related to the history of the 20th century. Few other cities contain so
many !andmarks of the great events that shaped Europe and the world. From the ruins of the past century, Berlin is now
trying to set itself up as German capital, center of political and economic power, which embodies the German democracy
that sees itself as modest and exemplary. The collapse of the Wall is an event that has undoubtedly led to a break of
intelligibility for those who lived within it. However much it opens de facto new prospects for the future, this break of
intelligibility also foreshadows a radically new relationship with history. ln reunified Germany and especially in Berlin a large
scale job of reevaluation of the past has begun, airning at bringing sense to the new historica~ political, economie and social
order born from 1989…
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UNESCO monitors damage to heritage in northern Italy following powerful earthquake
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today extended her condolences to the inhabitants of
northern Italy for the loss of human life and suffering caused by the earthquake that shook the region on
May 20.
The Director-General also said that UNESCO is sending a mission to assess damage to World Heritage sites
and other cultural heritage in northern Italy.
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Irina Bokova concerned about growing threats to cultural heritage in Mali
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expressed her great concern following the desecration of
the graves of Sidi Mahmoud in Mali by the Ansar Dine group on 4 May 2012. According to
information UNESCO received, the front door of the mausoleum and its protective curtain have
been burned and the people of Timbuktu who gather there every Friday for prayer were
prevented from accessing it.
The mosques of Timbuktu and their 16 mausolea bear witness to the golden age of Timbuktu in
the 16th century, and to the teaching of Islam at university level that took place there. Since the
outbreak of conflict in northern Mali, the Director-General has called repeatedly for the protection of cultural heritage and for
heightened vigilance against the illicit traffic of cultural property.
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/872
Colloque - Université Paris 7 Diderot - La migration en héritage dans les Amériques
06 June - 08 June 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Université Paris 7 Diderot
+ info: http://www.histoire-immigration.fr/2011/8/la-migration-en-heritage-dans-les-ameriques
Seminario "Culturas Populares en América Latina"
12 June - 13 June 2012 Santiago de Chile. Chile
Organizers: Núcleo de Estudios de Artes y Prácticas Culturales, Departamento de Sociología de la Facultad de Ciencias
Sociales de la Universidad de Chile
+ info: http://www.google.es/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=culturas%20populares
Appeal by EPA (Ecole du patrimoine africain) Save Mali's heritage
All specialized agencies and heritage professionals join the School for African Heritage (EPA Ecole du Patrimoine Africain) in sending out this appeal: a heartfelt plea in view of the
urgency to protect the cultural heritage of Mali, which is the heritage of Africa and of all
humanity. The call comes following the severe crisis which, since 24 March 2012, has affected
the north of the Republic of Mali with the presence of the MNLA forces, Ansar ad-Din, AQIM
and other armed fundamentalists, bringing about a tragic situation that makes us fear the
worst for the future of the cultural heritage of Mali, a country known for its ancient
civilization…
Getty Research Institute Launches Gateway to the World's
Art Libraries - Los Angeles - California (USA)
Created with some of the world’s leading art libraries, the Getty
Cultural Heritage
Research Portal™ offers unlimited access to nearly 20,000
digitized art history texts in the public domain, with more to come.
On Thursday, May 31, 2012 the Getty Research Institute (GRI)
will launch the Getty Research Portal, an unprecedented resource
that will provide universal access to digitized texts in the field of
art and architectural history.
The Getty Research Portal is a free online search gateway that aggregates descriptive metadata of digitized art history texts,
with links to fully digitized copies that are free to download. Art historians, curators, students, or anyone who is culturally
curious can unearth these valuable sources of research without traveling from place to place to browse the stacks of the
world’s art libraries. There will be no restrictions to use the Getty Research Portal; all anyone needs is access to the internet.
+ info: http://news.getty.edu/press-materials/press-releases/getty-research-portal.htm
Séisme en Italie : le patrimoine culturel gravement endommagé dans la région d'ÉmilieRomagne (Italie)
Le séisme de forte magnitude est survenu le 20 mai 2012 à 04H04 (02H04 GMT), dans la région
de Modène et de Ferrare (nord-est de l'Italie). D’après le ministère des biens et activités culturels,
la secousse et ses nombreuses répliques ont aussi provoqué « des dégâts importants au
patrimoine culturel ».
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100728/seisme-en-italie--lepatrimoine-culturel-gravement-endommage-dans-la-region-d-emilie-romagne.php
Government of Mali and UNESCO move to protect Timbuktu and other heritage sites in
the north of Mali
UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Africa, Lalla Aicha Ben Barka, travelled to Bamako (18 –
20 May) and met senior government officials including Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, who
is also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. She was accompanied by Kishore Rao, Director of
UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, Juma Shabani, head of UNESCO’s Office in Mali, and Lazare
Eloundou Assomo, Chief of the World Heritage Centre’s Africa Desk…
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/government_of_mali
CONCLUSIONES Mesa Redonda - Patrimonio en Chile : Visiones y Contextos Universidad de Concepción - Concepción (Chile) 23 de Mayo de 2012
Un breve repaso de parte de lo que comenzará a exhibirse este viernes a contar de las 11
horas en el hall de la Facultad de Humanidades y Arte, se pudo apreciar esta tarde durante la
mesa redonda Patrimonio en Chile: Visiones y contexto, organizada por el Magíster en Arte y
Patrimonio de la UdeC en la Sala Universitaria, que fue moderada por el director de dicho
programa, Javier Ramírez, y en la cual participaron los catedráticos Noelia Carrasco, Edgardo
Neira y Leonel Pérez…
+ info: http://www.udec.cl/panoramaweb2/2012/05/udec-alista-su-muestra-sobre-el-rescate-patrimonial-de-san-rosendo/
New website: World Wonders Project by Google
From the archaeological areas of Pompeii to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Google’s World Wonders
Project aims to bring to life the wonders of the modern and ancient world.
+ info: http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/
Irina Bokova on an official visit to Togo
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova was on an official visit to the Republic of
Togo from 7 to 8 June. The Director-General met with the President of the Republic
Faure Gnassingbé and Prime Minister Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo. She also held
working meetings with the Minister of Higher Education and Research François
Agbéviadé Galley, and ministers in the fields of competences of UNESCO.
The Director-General also met with the United Nations Country Team.
During her visit to Togo, Irina Bokova visited the University of Lomé, which hosts
four UNESCO Chairs, three of them devoted to scientific research – renewable energy, geosciences and sustainable
development, women and reasoned water management – and one of them to the preservation of African cultural Heritage.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/irina_bokova_on_an_official_visit_to_togo/
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10th UNESCO Summit of Heads of State of South East
European Countries. New Declaration: ‘Religious, Cultural
and Historical Heritage as a Foundation for More Intensive
Cooperation amongst States’
We, the Heads of State of South-East Europe have met in Mostar,
in Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 3rd, 2012 at the 10th Summit
of the Heads of State of South-East European Countries on the
topic of ”Religious, Cultural and Historical Heritage as a
Foundation for More Intensive Cooperation among States” organized under the auspices of the Presidency of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the Director-General of UNESCO, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and attended by the
European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth…
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/BPI/EPA/images/media_services/Director-General/Mostar%
20Declaration%203%20June%202012.pdf
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Maestría en Patrimonio Artístico y Cultura en Sudamérica Colonial
2012/2013. On-line.
Organizers: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
+ info: http://www.filo.uba.ar/contenidos/secretarias/posgrado/
2012 Calendario de Talleres - ILAM Foundation (Costa Rica)
Organizers: Fundación ILAM
+ info: http://www.ilam.org/capacitacion/talleres-ilam-2012.html
Seminarios de Doctorado en Tilcara, programación 2012
Organizers: Instituto Interdisciplinario Tilcara, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires
+ info: http://www.iaa.fadu.uba.ar/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IIT-Seminarios-de-Doctorado-Programaci%C3%B3n-2012.
pdf
Rural History v. Environmental History? Summer School
28 June - 30 June 2012 Flaran. France
Organizers: Toulouse University 2 (Le Mirail) and the CNRS
Contact: Emmanuel Huertas ([email protected])
DEADLINE: 28 may 2012
+ info: http://eseh.org/eseh-2012-summer-school-in-flaran/
The Society for Medieval Archaeology Student Colloquium 2012 - Cardiff University
08 September - 09 September 2012 Cardiff. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: Cardiff University
+ info: http://www.medievalarchaeology.co.uk/?page_id=1264
Conference 'In, Out and In Between: Dynamics of Cultural Borders'
17 October - 19 October 2012 Tallinn. Estonia
Organizers: Centre of Excellence in Cultural Theory, University of Tartu, Tallinn University
+ info: http://www.ut.ee/CECT/tegevus/Autumn_Conference_V_CFP.html
Call for Papers - Tourism and the Shifting Values of Cultural Heritage: Visiting Pasts, Developing Futures
05 April - 09 April 2013 Taipe, Taiwan. China
Organizers: The University of Birmingham - Ironbridge Institute and The National Taiwan University, in association with
UNESCO UNITWIN Network – Tourism, Culture, Development Université
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and The Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, UK
Cultural Heritage
DEADLINE: 5 oct 2012
+ info: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/iaa/departments/ironbridge/news/2012/cfp-conference-2013.aspx
Call for Papers - Islands of War, Islands of Memory - McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
06 April - 07 April 2013 Cambridge. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: University of Cambridge, UK & AITRU, Monash University, Australia
+ info: http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/events/event-docs/130407/Islands_of_War_Islands_of_Memory_cfp.pdf
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Homeland Connections : E-Diasporas Atlas / A Century of Transnationalism - Cité nationale de l'histoire de
l'Immigration, Paris (France)
La Cité accueille un colloque international sur les connexions transnationales des migrants. Ce colloque sera l'occasion de
présenter l'Atlas E-diasporas. Vaste corpus de quelque 8 000 sites observés dans leurs interactions et archivés, l'Atlas Ediasporas constitue un objet éditorial unique, combinant diverses formes de supports : cartes imprimées, application
smartphone et site Internet.
+ info: http://www.histoire-immigration.fr/2012/5/homeland-connections-e-diasporas-atlas-a-century-of-transnationalism
Living places - Queensland - Australia
© State of Queensland 2012
Published April 2012 #29964
Living places commemorates 20 years of heritage conservation in Queensland through the
Queensland Heritage Act 1992. It traces the history of Queensland’s growth from the arrival of
European settlers, and brings it to life through some of the significant places that tell
Queensland’s story—places that today enjoy the protection of the Queensland Heritage Register.
These places signify some of the most important steps, lives and experiences of the
Queenslanders who came before us—now conserved by heritage legislation for those to come.
+ info: http://www.qldheritage.org.au/assets/files/pdf/living-places.pdf
ISBN : 978-84-15195-01-6
The Slave Trade
Editor: Nouvelle Arche De Noe
Year: 2007
ISBN: 978-92-3-104019-1
In just a few pages you can find all you need to know about UNESCO, the World Heritage Sites, oceans,
biosphere reserves, climate and other subjects at the heart of the organization’s work.
The Discovering the World series is a collection of compact guides aimed at making subjects accessible for a
young readership (from 10 years old onwards). They are perfect for students of school or college age who
need to prepare a text or presentation on any one of these subjects. Parents and teachers will also find these little books an
interesting read.
+ info: http://publishing.unesco.org/details.aspx?Code_Livre=4531
From the Barracks to the Burrup: The National Trust in Western Australia
Authors: Andrea Witcomb and Kate Gregory
ISBN: 9781921410246, UNSW Press, December 2009
Published to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the National Trust in Western Australia, this beautifully
designed book contains never-before-published images and draws from a new oral history archive with
testimonies from many of the founders, staff and volunteers of the organisation. Heritage battles for
the Barracks Arch, the Palace Hotel, the Swan River and the Swan Brewery are covered, as well as the
integral role played by grassroots heritage groups. Relations between the Trust, developers and the
State Government and changing practices of interpretation and conservation are also discussed. What emerges is not only a
history of the National Trust in Western Australia but also the people that shaped it. It is also a history of the ways in which
heritage has been understood and practised across Australia.
+ info: http://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/isbn/9781921410246.htm
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Management of heritage sites and artefacts
Documents from the Second thematic workshop organised by RMSU-Euromed Heritage 4. 17-19 May 2012. Petra, Jordan
The management of cultural heritage sites and artefacts in the Mediterranean region needs considerable improvement. This
workshop had therefore introduced participants to the fundamentals of a Heritage Management Plan (HMP), including the
integration of tourism aspects guaranteeing the sustainable preservation of heritage and sites and representing at the same
time a chance for economic and social development at the local level…
+ info: http://www.euromedheritage.net/intern.cfm?menuID=16&submenuID=20&subsubmenuID=20&zzz=1
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Des guides et bateliers formés pour une découverte de qualité du Marais poitevin
Comment appréhender un territoire aussi extraordinaire, vaste et complexe que le Marais poitevin ? En maîtrisant les clés de
compréhension de cet espace naturel et culturel. Avant la saison touristique, le Parc interrégional du Marais poitevin propose
des stages gratuits de « Connaissance du Marais poitevin ».
Ces stages sont destinés à transmettre les savoirs incontournables sur le Marais à tous les acteurs du tourisme de la région
(bateliers, conseillers séjours des offices de tourismes, guides des maisons du Parc, animateurs de structure de
découverte...).
Deux stages ont eu lieu en 2012. Le premier à Saint-Sigismond, en Vendée, les 17, 18 et 19 avril et le second à La Garette –
Commune de Sansais, en Deux-Sèvres, les 24, 25 et 26 avril.
Le succès de ces stages ne se dément pas puisque 75 stagiaires ont été accueillis pour cette 30ème édition.
+ info: http://www.parc-marais-poitevin.fr/index.php/node_43/Espace-Videos/Des-guides-et-bateliers-formes-pour-unedecouverte-de-qualite-du-Marais-poitevin
Suzhou: Preserving Harmony, Encouraging Development - Suzhou City - China
Attracting millions of tourists each year, the classical gardens of Suzhou, inscribed on the World
Heritage List in 1997, represent an undisputed stimulus for the local economy and a conservation
challenge.
The Director-General saw their popularity first hand when she visited the site where four
elements – water, carved rocks, trees and pavilions – combine to form a peaceful and
harmonious natural landscape dating back to the Ming Dynasty…
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Garden Dialogues: exclusive access to private gardens in the Hamptons, Chicago, Newport,
Sonoma and elsewhere, and opportunities to hear directly from the landscape architects and
their patrons about the design process - USA
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NEW FOR 2012, this initiative,which has received considerable praise from participants and the media,
provides exclusive access to private gardens in the Hamptons, Chicago, Newport, Sonoma and
elsewhere, and opportunities to hear directly from the landscape architects and their patrons about the
design process.
+ info: http://tclf.org/event/wot-dialogues
Landscape Europe Newsletter 15 - May 2012
We would like to keep the tradition of publishing a periodic newsletter twice a year and bring the latest landscape issues to
your inbox.
Contributions to this issue are in the theme of traditional agricultural landscapes, climate change and monitoring as well as a
report from the largest gathering of global change scientists at the conference ”Planet Under Pressure”. We hope that also
this issue is packed full of inspiring events, conferences and recent publications.
The chapter Network News offers a prize for the best publication dealing with the landscape for young scientists under 35.
Please spread this message amongst your young colleagues and encourage them to take part in this competition…
+ info: http://www.landscape-europe.net/files/Landscape%20Europe%20newsletter_15%20-%20May12.pdf
The Nama in Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape - South Africa
The 160,000 ha Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape of dramatic mountainous desert in northwestern South Africa constitutes a cultural landscape communally owned and managed. This site sustains the
semi-nomadic pastoral livelihood of the Nama people, reflecting seasonal patterns that may have persisted
for as much as two millennia in southern Africa. It is the only area where the Nama still construct portable
rush-mat houses (haru om ) and includes seasonal migrations and grazing grounds, together with stock
posts. The pastoralists collect medicinal and other plants and have a strong oral tradition associated with
different places and attributes of the landscape.
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002157/215773e.pdf#215777
Understanding Heritage: Round Table "Understanding Heritage: A case study of Ferrara
and the Delta du Po" - Ferrara - Italy - (11 April 2012)
On April 11th in Ferrara, Italy, ENCATC held a Round Table “Understanding Heritage: A case
study of Ferrara and the Delta du Po.” This event was organised by the “Understand Heritage”
Thematic Area Chair, Claire Giraud-Labalte from the Université Catholique de l’Ouest (Angers,
France), in partnership with ENCATC board member, Fabio Donato from MuSeC – Department of
Economics, Institutions, and Territory at the University of Ferrara. Ms. Giraud- Labalte and M.
Donato were joined by other Round Table participants Marco Borella, the Former Director of the
Ferrara Estense Castle, Lucilla Previati, Director of the Delta Po Park, and Anne Marie Visser, Professor in Museology at the
University of Ferrara to discuss the importance of understanding heritage landscapes, their value, and specifically the case of
Italy’s Delta du Po.
+ info: http://www.encatc.org/pages/fileadmin/user_upload/Newsletters_2012/ENCATC_NEWSLETTER_2012_N4_DIGEST.
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Post-Graduate International Workshop on Landscape Quality Assessment and Spatial Planning - Exploring
Significance Interfaces
03 September - 13 September 2012 Lisbon. Portugal
Organizers: Universidade Nova de Lisboa; University of Tehran; Environment Research and Design Consultant and The
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Research Centre in Sociology
Contact: Mr. Siavash Laghai - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.landscapequalityassessment.info/
International Conference: Cultural Landscapes: Preservation Challenges in the 21st Century
12 October - 14 October 2012 New Brunswick, New Jersey. United States of America
Organizers: Rutgers University
Publications
Cultural Landscapes
Borobudur: the Road to Recovery. Community-based Rehabilitation Work and
Sustainable Tourism Development
© UNESCO & National Geographic Indonesia 2011
The publication aims to document the extensive work that has been carried out by UNESCO at
the Borobudur World Heritage site since the Mt Merapi eruptions of October 2010. The book
starts with an outline of Borobudur’s history and goes on to give an account of the safeguarding
operations UNESCO has undertaken to mitigate the damages caused by the eruptions, between
October 2010 and November 2011. The publication uses photographs and text to pay tribute to
all those (including members of the local community and donors) who made the emergency operations at the site possible.
This publication can also be seen as a record of the emergency operations that were introduced in response to the eruptions.
+ info: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/26106651/UNESCO/Borobudur.pdf
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Cultural Routes & Itineraries
Cultural Routes & Itineraries, Linear Heritage (Routes, Canals,
Railways, Rivers, etc.)
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Vu du large - Le fleuve St-Laurent, de la source au golfe - Une réalisation multimédia
Vu du large est une collection documentaire qui traite de différents thèmes touchant le fleuve Saint-Laurent et les habitants
de ses rives. L'état de santé de cette riche étendue d'eau, les biotechnologies marines, les changements climatiques et les
nouvelles ressources halieutiques sont autant de sujets qui sont abordés au moyen d'une approche unique et contemporaine.
+ info: http://www.tfo.org/sites/?s=7032944
International Conference “Tourism, Roads and Cultural Itineraries: Meaning, Memory and Development”
13 June - 15 June 2012 Quebec. Canada
Organizers: Université Laval and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada; Université Paris 1, Panthéon – Sorbonne,
France & University of Birmingham, UK
+ info: http://quebecunitwin.ggr.ulaval.ca/
Lancement du site Fleuves et patrimoines au Forum Mondial de l'Eau
The Rivers and Heritage website was officially launched on 15 March 2012 at the World Water Forum in
Marseille (France), during the session “Water Culture in local governance” organized by the AIMF in partnership
with l'Académie de l'Eau and UNESCO in the framework of the France-UNESCO Convention. The site lies within
the framework of the Rivers and Heritage, conducted within UNESCO with the support of the France-UNESCO
Convention. This program aims to support the process of raising awareness of the cultural value of rivers.
While the rivers around the world experience a new phase of development with significant and controversial
impacts, there is a renewed interest in the river as a common good. For the territories concerned, the river is
considered a resource to multiple cultural, economic, environmental and social values. Many actions taken by local
authorities or civil society reflect these new aspirations…
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to the present day
By Louise Purdue
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Disaster and Risk Mitigation and Management
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Geoparks discuss managing geohazards - 5th International UNESCO Conference on
Global Geoparks - Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark - Nagasaki Prefecture - Japan - (12
May 2012)
Reflecting on the triple disaster that occurred in Japan just over a year ago, many of the
speakers focused on the need to use geoparks to teach and learn about how society can reduce
risks associated with geohazards during the opening of the 5th International UNESCO Conference
on Global Geoparks.
The conference got underway on 12 May 2012 in Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark, Nagasaki
Prefecture, Japan. The event was opened by a panel of dignatories including the vice-chancellor of the Ministry of
Environment. The Conference was greatly honored by a visit from Prince and Princess Akishino from the Japanese Imperial
Family.
Besides the normal geopark discussion on preserving geoheritage, geoeducation and sustainable development of local
communities, this conference is focusing specifically on geohazards and disaster recovery.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/geoparks_discuss_managing_geohazards/
Incidence de la torsion sur la résistance sismique de bâtiments courants avec diaphragmes horizontaux rigides.
Application aux structures en bois
Par Thanh Kien Vu
The earthquakes are natural disasters affecting the earth's crust, which can have major destructive effects in urban areas.
We have a set of scientific, technical and conception knowledge which allow to " build earthquake-resistant ", but these
methods must be adapted to simple buildings. The development of earthquake-resistant regulations (Eurocode 8 and
national annexes) and seismic zoning of France evolve significantly to the need for taking into account the seismic action in
the building design. In seismic design, it is essential to take into account the torsion effects that can lead to serious
consequences in terms of damage to civil engineering structures. This research work presents a process including different
levels of approach to take into account the effect of the torsion. The structures particularly targeted by this work are the socalled soft frames and more specifically the timber buildings. After a course of bibliographic elements related to the timber
structures and the structures of current buildings subjected to seismic situations, a parametric study is taken with a method
for multi-dimensional combination in order to analyze the influence of different bracing configurations on the sensitivity of
the structure to the torsion phenomena. This first stage is based on the adaptation for timber structures, in the context of
Eurocodes (structural torsion and accidental torsion), of a New Zealand method developed by Paulay and Priestley originally
proposed for reinforced concrete buildings…
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Threats to cultural heritage
Cultural heritage sites around the world are increasingly becoming the collateral
victims of both natural disasters and armed conflicts.
Italian Renaissance palaces, Timbuktu and its 16th Century theological
collections, and the Saharan city of Ghadamès in Libya are just some of the
cultural properties imperiled. Such heritage holds immeasurable value not only
to local communities, but to humanity as a whole.
The Organization deploys field missions to assess damage and prepare for
emergency by mobilizing international cooperation. This is done in keeping with UNESCO’s conventions on the protection of
both tangible and intangible heritage from hazards, including armed conflict and illicit trafficking.
To protect world heritage, the Organization has responded to the earthquake in the Po Valley (Italy), the attack on the oasis
of Ghadames (Libya) and the desecration of mausoleums in Timbuktu (Mali).
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/threats_to_cultural_heritage/
Geoparks share experience in volcanic disasters and recovery - Unzen Volcanic Area
Global Geopark - Japan (12-15 May 2012)
Societies all over the world have developed specific sets of knowledge and practices to avoid or
mitigate the effects of natural disasters, but these are often poorly documented and little
understood. People living in the Shimabara Peninsula, around Mt. Unzen, have repeatedly
overcome serious volcanic events. In the Unzen Volcanic Area Global Geopark, passing on their
knowledge and experience to future generations is a priority.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/living_with_a_volcano/
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Call for Abstracts - International Meeting 2012 on Reducing Risks to Heritage
28 November - 30 November 2012 Amersfoort. Netherlands
Organizers: Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE), International Centre for the study of the Preservation and
Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) and Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI-ICC)
Contact: Bart Ankersmit - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.incca.org/files/pdf/news/reducing_risks_to_heritage.pdf
5th International Conference on Hazards and Modern Heritage: Modern Heritage between upgrading and
preservation
22 April - 24 April 2013 Sarajevo. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organizers: CICOP and University of Sarajevo
+ info: http://hmh.ba/
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Documentary/Audiovisual Heritage & Archives
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Webpage - Archivists without Borders - Spain
Archivists without Borders Spain (AwB) is a non-profit organisation, made up of volunteers that
collaborate in the development of cooperation projects and solidarity in the field of archival science and
documentary heritage.
The principles of identity, memory, right to information and defence of human rights are inherent
elements in our daily work and constitute universal values that inspire the actions of our organisation.
+ info: http://www.arxivers.org
Website - British Library Sounds
Listen to a selection from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which come from all over the
world and cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental
sounds.
+ info: http://sounds.bl.uk/
Exhibition - President in Pettcoats : Civil War Propaganda in Photographs
18 May - 02 September 2012 New York City, New York State. United States of America
Organizers: International Centre of Photography
+ info: http://www.icp.org/museum/exhibitions/president-petticoats-civil-war-propaganda-photographs
Déménagement des Archives, le ballet des camions commence - France
Le transfert d'une partie des fonds des Archives du Marais et de Fontainebleau vers le site de
Pierrefitte-sur-seine vient d'être lancé.
Top départ pour le plus grand déménagement patrimonial de la France depuis l'après-guerre. 200
kilomètres linéaires d'archives s'apprêtent à rejoindre le bâtiment ultra-moderne de Pierrefittesur-Seine, en Seine-Saint-Denis. Après sept longues années de préparation et malgré la grogne
d’une partie des salariés, un ballet de camion s'apprête à y emménager des milliers de cartons,
trop à l’étroit dans les sites historiques de l’hôtel de Soubise et de Fontainebleau. Au long des 18
mois nécessaires au déménagement, la plupart des documents postérieurs à la révolution française iront rejoindre les 220
magasins de stockage de Pierrefitte, désormais plus grand centre d'archives d'Europe.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100815/demenagement-des-archives-le-ballet-descamions-commence.php
Lane Collection donated to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - USA
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has announced that it has received one of the largest
and most significant gifts in its history —the Lane Collection, comprising more than 6,000
photographs, 100 works on paper, and 25 paintings.
The Lane Collection is one of the finest private holdings of 20th-century American art in the
world, encompassing an unparalleled collection of photographs. Included is Charles Sheeler’s
entire photographic estate of nearly 2,500 works; an equal number of images by Edward Weston,
considered the greatest assemblage of his work in private hands; and 500 photographs by Ansel Adams, the largest private
collection of his work as well. (The gift brings the number of objects in the MFA’s photography collection—currently at 9,000—
to 15,000, an increase of 66 percent.) The Lane Collection also features paintings and works on paper by major American
modernists, including Arthur G. Dove, Georgia O’Keeffe, Stuart Davis, and John Marin, as well as Charles Sheeler. The gift
was made by Saundra B. Lane, who, with her late husband, William H. Lane, has been a longtime supporter of the MFA.
+ info: http://www.theartwolf.com/news/lane-collection-boston.htm
Getty Research Institute Launches Gateway to the World's
Art Libraries - Los Angeles - California (USA)
Created with some of the world’s leading art libraries, the Getty
Research Portal™ offers unlimited access to nearly 20,000
digitized art history texts in the public domain, with more to come.
On Thursday, May 31, 2012 the Getty Research Institute (GRI)
will launch the Getty Research Portal, an unprecedented resource
that will provide universal access to digitized texts in the field of
art and architectural history.
The Getty Research Portal is a free online search gateway that aggregates descriptive metadata of digitized art history texts,
with links to fully digitized copies that are free to download. Art historians, curators, students, or anyone who is culturally
curious can unearth these valuable sources of research without traveling from place to place to browse the stacks of the
world’s art libraries. There will be no restrictions to use the Getty Research Portal; all anyone needs is access to the internet.
+ info: http://news.getty.edu/press-materials/press-releases/getty-research-portal.htm
Celebrating Memory of the World: Experts meet in Warsaw - Poland - (8 - 10 May
2012)
As part of the commemorations for the 20th Anniversary of the Memory of the World
Programme, an experts’ meeting was held in Warsaw, Poland, from 8 to 10 May 2012.
Organized by UNESCO and hosted by the Government of Poland, the meeting was attended by
50 experts covering different geographic areas and professional expertise, containing a blend of
representatives of the different structures of the Programme on international, regional and
national levels, practitioners, professors, academia and national authorities…
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/
celebrating_memory_of_the_world_experts_meet_in_warsaw/
Memory of the World Register for Latin America and the Caribbean: UNESCO calls for
nominations - Deadline: 31 August 2012
UNESCO is inviting new nominations for inscription on the Memory of the World Register for
Latin America and the Caribbean. Proposals should be based on the selection criteria listed in
the General Guidelines to Safeguard Documentary Heritage, which stipulate that the most
important criterion for inscription on the Register is the universal significance of the
documentary heritage.
The deadline for submission of nominations is 31 August 2012 and no late submissions will be
accepted. Nominations should be submitted in two versions (Spanish and English).
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The Multimedia Fortresses Project, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) is
conducting documentary research in the collections of 10 institutions that have
textual and iconographic documents relating to the fortifications of Santa Catarina
The Multimedia Fortresses Project, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) is conducting
documentary research in the collections of 10 institutions that have textual and iconographic
documents relating to the fortifications of Santa Catarina, in particular those of primary
sources (manuscripts letters and reports, plans and maps). Also be inventoried and other
printed documents systemized, correspondence, magazines, books, among other
publications…
+ info: http://fortalezasmultimidia.com.br/novidades/index.php
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Ligatus Summer School 2012: Identifying and recording bookbinding structures for conservation and
cataloguing
3-7 and 10-14 September 2012
Paris. France
Contact: Mrs. Ewelina Warner - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.ligatus.org.uk/summerschool/
Rencontres d'Arles Photographie 2012 dedicates this year's programme to the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la
Photographie
02 July - 08 July 2012 Arles. France
Organizers: François Hébel, director of the Rencontres d’Arles.
+ info: http://www.rencontres-arles.com/A11/Home
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‘Protecting Baalbek's integrity: a proposal for an integrated risk preparedness strategy; Capacity
building of human resources for digital documentation of world heritage sites affected by the
2006 war in Lebanon’
Assaad Seif - Mario Santana Quintero, Editors
Joseph Kreidi, Project Coordinator
ISBN 978-90-8169-530-5
The main objective of the project is to build capacities of Human Resources in charge, or potentially linked
with, the conservation, the development and the enhancement of tangible cultural heritage in Lebanon, while
the main subject of the action is to establish accurate high definition 3D digital data and documentation for Heritage Sites
through pilot on-site operation for Baalbek World Heritage Site.
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Taller de Construcciones de Tierra
22 June - 24 June 2012 Villa de Leyva. Colombia
Organizers: Fundación HabitTierra
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Leyva2012.pdf
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Education, Training, Youth and Volunteers
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Records de candidatures pour l'inscription dans l'enseignement supérieur en Norvège
115 764 étudiants ont déposé leur candidature pour leur inscription dans une institution de l'enseignement supérieur
norvégien cette année. Cela représente une augmentation de 6,6% par rapport à l'année dernière, ainsi qu'un record
historique. "C'est le plus grand nombre de candidats à l'enseignement supérieur de l'histoire norvégienne.", dit Bente
Ringlund Bunaes, Directrice Générale de Samordna Opptak [1] (service administratif des admissions en université et collège
universitaire). "L'augmentation est bien supérieure à la croissance dans l'enseignement secondaire, et il n'y a pas de
nouvelle école ou domaine d'études qui pourrait expliquer ces chiffres. Cela ne peut être interprété autrement que par un
intérêt croissant de la population norvégienne pour les études supérieures.", ajoute-elle.
Global competition for (new kinds of) PhDs heats up
Higher education is at a crossroads. In many countries there has been a reduction in public funding for universities. ‘Baby
boomers’ are retiring at a disproportional rate compared to the number of new PhDs entering the university system. And
global competition for the best and brightest will invariably escalate.
Meanwhile, as the realities of the 21st century present a strong case for the reexamination of the PhD in its current form,
governments the world over have decided that higher education, research and innovation systems that are tightly linked to
economic development are a prerequisite for a knowledge economy.
These were some of the issues addressed in a paper titled “Key Challenges and Strategic Options for Research and Research
Training”, presented at the second QS-MAPLE conference, in Durban, South Africa, this month by Åsa Olsson, programme
manager of the OECD’s programme on Innovation, Higher Education, Research and Knowledge, or IHERD.
In conceptualising the IHERD programme, Olsson said, it was recognised that “we have to find ways to leverage knowledge
and produce new products, services, organisation methods, business models and innovations to move our societies ahead.
+ info: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2012051108232838
L'augmentation des frais d'inscription à l'université fait débat - Espagne
Le Ministre de l'Education a fait modifier en avril le tarif des frais d'inscription à l'université. Le nouveau système se base sur
le coût réel de chaque formation. Les étudiants s'inscrivant la première fois devront s'acquitter de 15 à 25% du coût de la
formation en frais universitaires. Une augmentation d'environ 500 euros en moyenne. Cette modification fait suite à la mise
en place d'un groupe de réflexion sur la modernisation de l'université et à un appel à réduire le nombre de formations
proposées afin d'augmenter la rentabilité du système.
L'Espagne accuse un retard générationnel en culture scientifique
Une étude menée par la Fondation BBVA dans dix pays européens et les Etats-Unis a mis en avant le déficit de culture
scientifique de la population espagnole. "L'étude internationale de culture scientifique" pour laquelle plus de 16.000
entretiens individuels ont été menées révèle se retard sur l'ensemble des critères évalués : proximité à la science, fréquence
de ce thème dans les conversations quotidiennes, connaissances scientifiques ou connaissance des scientifiques. Le point
positif pour l'Espagne vient du fait que la jeune génération n'accuse pas de retard marqué par rapport aux jeunes des autres
pays.
Plus de 200.000 doctorants en Allemagne au premier semestre 2010-2011
Une étude de l'Office fédéral des statistiques révèle qu'il y avait, au semestre d'automne 2010-2011, 200.400 doctorants
encadrés par des professeurs enseignant dans les établissements d'enseignement supérieur allemands. 104.000 d'entre eux
étaient inscrits dans l'un de ces établissements, et pratiquement le même nombre avaient démarré une thèse de manière
indépendante. 25.600 doctorats ont été soutenus avec succès en 2010 en Allemagne.
Ceux-ci ont pour 83% (165.600) un statut professionnel en plus de leur thèse : 89% des doctorants qui ne sont pas
soutenus financièrement par un organisme, et deux-tiers de ceux qui le sont exercent une activité rémunérée. Et parmi eux,
76% sont employés par un établissement d'enseignement supérieur, et 8% par une institution de recherche extrauniversitaire.
Médiation scientifique et technique en environnement
Un module de formation à la médiation scientifique, qui valorise l'apprentissage par
l'expérience.
Le module de formation « Médiation scientifique et technique en environnement », financé
par l’UVED et conçu conjointement par l'Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes, le
Centre Européen de Réalité Virtuelle et l'association "Les petits débrouillards Bretagne", a
pour but d’initier les étudiants à la médiation scientifique en environnement.
+ info: cursus.edu/institutions-formations-ressources/formation/18293/
Ouverture de l’appel à candidatures pour la promotion 2012 du Volontariat international de
la Francophonie - Date limite des candidatures : 22 mai 2012
Mis en œuvre par l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), le programme du Volontariat
international de la Francophonie (VIF) offre aux jeunes la possibilité de participer au développement
des pays francophones du Sud et d’Europe centrale et orientale par le biais du volontariat.
Basé sur les valeurs de solidarité, de partage et d'engagement, le VIF est destiné à offrir aux jeunes
francophones, âgés entre 21 et 34 ans, la possibilité de s’engager durant 12 mois à mettre leur savoir,
savoir-faire et savoir être à disposition d’un projet de développement et de vivre une expérience de
mobilité internationale au sein de l’espace francophone qui s’intègrera à leur parcours professionnel.
+ info: http://www.auf.org/actualites/ouverture-de-lappel-candidatures-pour-la-promotion/
India ahead of China in quality of scientific papers
India is well ahead of China in the quality of its scientific papers, though it lags in growth in the number of papers, a study
has revealed.
The quality of papers is determined by the number of citations per article, and this has gone by 2 to 2.7 over the past five
years for papers from Indian scientists, says the study done by Elsevier, a world-leader in medical and scientific publications.
On the other hand, articles from Chinese scientists are found to have a citation factor of 2.2…
+ info: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2778366.ece
Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers 2012-2013
05 June - 15 June 2012 Kigston. Jamaica
Organizers: The World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the UNESCO Offices in Kingston and Havana
Contact: Himalchuli Gurung - [email protected]
Appel à manifestations d'intérêt pour la constitution d'une banque régionale d'experts dans
l'Océan Indien - Date limite : 31 décembre 2012
Le Bureau Océan indien (AUF) lance un appel à manifestations d'intérêt dans le souci d'élargir et de
mettre à jour la banque régionale d'experts existante. Les experts auront pour mission d’appuyer le
Bureau régional dans l'évaluation des candidatures reçues dans le cadre d'appels d’offres, l'évaluation
et suivi des projets, et pour des éudes et analyses spécifiques selon les besoins du Bureau Océan
Indien dans le cadre de la Programmation Quadriennale 2010-2013.
+ info: http://www.auf.org/appels-offre/appel-manifestations-dinteret-pour-la-constitution/
Maestría en Patrimonio Cultural y Territorio - Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de
Arquitectura y Diseño, Bogotá (Colombia)
La visión tradicional del patrimonio cultural entendido solo desde la dimensión material, se
orientaba a efectuar actividades técnicas tendientes al mantenimiento de los bienes, siendo la
restauración la principal acción para su conservación. Consecuente a esta visión, en los años
70’s, cuando era evidente el deterioro y la destrucción de ejemplos del patrimonio colombiano,
se creó el programa de la Maestría en Restauración de Monumentos Arquitectónicos desde el
Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas de la Universidad Javeriana. No obstante, era evidente que
la actuación en este campo, implicaba asumir tras determinantes en aras de garantizar su reservación, investigación,
intervención, gestión, divulgación y sostenibilidad…
+ info: http://www.legis.com.co/informacion/colombia/archivos/news_javeriana_maestria_patrimonio_mayo_2012.htm
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Club du Vieux Manoir - CVMnews
Le Club du Vieux Manoir est une association Reconnue d’Utilité Publique par décret du 08/07/1970. Depuis sa création, en
1952 par M. Maurice Duton, plus de 100 000 jeunes à ce jour ont participé au sauvetage et à la restauration de plus de 240
monuments dans plus de 40 départements.
En choisissant d’oeuvrer au travers de monuments publics, le chantier de jeunes crée des situations exceptionnelles, où la
difficulté nécessite d’inventer des solutions nouvelles. C’est une véritable aventure que de rendre vie à des monuments
abandonnés par la société actuelle…
+ info: http://www.clubduvieuxmanoir.fr/
Universitat Politècnica de València Expansion / Corell Monfort Palacios Arquitectos
- April 2010 - Valencia - Spain
The building, located within the grounds of the “Campus de Vera” of the UPV with its main
facade faceing towards the boulevard “Avenida de los Naranjos” , groupes in a single volume
the expansion of the ETSIT, the Department of Languages ??and Language Center of the
UPV.
Due to the extensive program that was demanded, the occupation of the total facade fronts
forced. The building is divided in two parallel blocks of classrooms and offices linked to the
north and south facades, and a central space occupied by circulations, openings and terraced patios which facilitates the
entrance of light and generate diagonal views.
Their prismatic shape is outlined by a continuous surface of concrete that frames the the facades that face north-south
orientations and emphasizes the separation between the two different institutions in the building with a vertical oppening in
the facade. A second layer of concrete generates the open space at ground floor that provides access to both centers and
connects the square with the internal net of the University Campus.
The solution of the north and south facades, meets the requirements imposed by its antagonistic orientations and the
willingness to give a unified and clear image. While the north is solved by a continuous glass wall, divided by metal
maintenance walkways, the south, also glass facade, is protected by special pieces of precast concrete that act as solar and
climatic filter and prevent the vision of the technical utillities that occupy the upper floor.
The white concrete, material that characterizes and gives unity to the image of the building, is used in two different ways:
executed in situ with wooden shuttering on the walls and slabs that make up the wrapping surface, and precast for the
difereent concrete pieces that build up the south facade.
New online distant learning programmes - University College Dublin
(UCD)- Ireland. Deadline: 5 August 2012
University College Dublin is offering new courses in World Heritage Conservation
which are accessible to people from around the world and provide a flexible
learning environment to professionals and decision makers working in areas
related to the nomination and conservation of World Heritage Sites.
The Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in World Heritage Conservation are parttime, online, distance learning
courses designed to provide you with a professional understanding of the working of the World Heritage Convention and the
processes for the inscription of and monitoring of properties on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
University College Dublin also offers a Master’s Programme in World Heritage Management, which is taught on campus in
Ireland. The multi-disciplinary Master’s Programme equips students with the skills to protect, manage and share some of the
world’s most outstanding and unique places. The course specialises in both natural and cultural heritages and students with
a strong primary degree from any discipline are welcome to apply.
Funding opportunities are available to applicants from countries eligible for Ireland Aid Fellowships and the Tullow Group
Scholarship Scheme.
+ info: http://www.ucd.ie/quinn/centrefordistancelearning/
Togo from 7 to 8 June. The Director-General met with the President of the Republic
Faure Gnassingbé and Prime Minister Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo. She also held
working meetings with the Minister of Higher Education and Research François
Agbéviadé Galley, and ministers in the fields of competences of UNESCO.
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Missions patrimoine en Roumanie 2012
Organizers: l'Union REMPART
Applications being received for Master Degree in Direction of Conservation-Restoration Projects at the
University of Barcelona
September 2012/2013
Barcelona. Spain
Organizers: Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Contact: Mª Gema Campo Francés - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.ub.edu/estudis/mastersuniversitaris/conservaciorestauracio/
International Master’s Programme Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics
Course 2012/2013
Stuttgart. Germany
Organizers: University of Stuttgart
+ info: http://www.hft-stuttgart.de/Studienbereiche/Vermessung/Master-Photogrammetry-Geoinformatics/Application/index.
html/en
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Paris. France
Curso CICOP (Centro Internacional para la Conservación del Patrimonio) de Perfeccionamiento sobre Registro e
Inventario del Patrimonio Edificado
6 - 9 Junio, 8 - 11 August y 3 - 6 October de 2012
Buenos Aires. Argentina
Organizers: CICOP-Argentina
+ info: http://www.cicopar.com.ar/12perfeccionamiento3.htm
Maestría en Patrimonio Artístico y Cultura en Sudamérica Colonial
2012/2013
On-line. -Organizers: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
+ info: http://www.filo.uba.ar/contenidos/secretarias/posgrado/
Curso online: Diseño de una visita autogestiva a su museo: herramientas museopedagógicas para una mejor
interacción del público con el museo y su exhibición
06 July - 18 August 2012 -Organizers: Profesora: Paola Araiza Bolaños - Fundación ILAM
+ info: http://ilam.org/component/content/864.html?task=view
International Culture Centre - Summer Training programme for young heritage professionals: Management of
UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Sites in Visegrad Countries
Poland & Hungary
09 July - 16 July 2012 -Organizers: International Culture Centre
+ info: http://www.mck.krakow.pl/page/summer-school
Curso online: Servicios y productos didácticos para Museos
03 August - 15 September 2012 -Organizers: Profesor: Luis Gómez Cascante - Talleres ILAM
Curso online: Introducción al Desarrollo de Rutas Turísticas: La Gestión de Valor
14 September - 27 October 2012 -Organizers: Profesor: Luis Gustavo Patrucco, Brasil
+ info: ilam.org/component/content/853.html?task=view
Publications
"Pratiquer la muséohistoire. La guerre et l'histoire au musée"
Auteurs(es) : Patrick Louvier, Julien Mary & Frédéric Rousseau
Athéna éditions, en collaboration avec l'Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier III et l'ANR
ISBN : 978-2-92286-599-8
Ce guide intéressera particulièrement les chercheurs, les étudiants et les enseignants qui très nombreux
arpentent chaque année les musées d'histoire accompagnés de leurs élèves.
Son propos est double : questionner les mises en scène et les mises en récit de l'histoire des conflits du XXe
siècle en confrontant les contenus des expositions muséales aux savoirs historiens, aborder ces espaces
publics dans leurs différentes dimensions, comme des objets culturels, sociaux et politiques.
Objets culturels, ils le sont en tant que supports de représentations, de mémoires et d'outils; et objets sociopolitiques, ils le
sont également par l'implication d'acteurs différents et nombreux dont il s'agit de repérer les enjeux, les stratégies, les
contraintes.
+ info: http://www.librairieduquebec.fr/catalogue/30815.html
The Slave Trade
Editor: Nouvelle Arche De Noe
Year: 2007
ISBN: 978-92-3-104019-1
In just a few pages you can find all you need to know about UNESCO, the World Heritage Sites, oceans,
biosphere reserves, climate and other subjects at the heart of the organization’s work.
The Discovering the World series is a collection of compact guides aimed at making subjects accessible for a
young readership (from 10 years old onwards). They are perfect for students of school or college age who
need to prepare a text or presentation on any one of these subjects. Parents and teachers will also find these little books an
interesting read.
+ info: http://publishing.unesco.org/details.aspx?Code_Livre=4531
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Le cycle du phosphore dans les écosystèmes forestiers
L'Agence allemande des moyens pour la recherche (DFG) a mis en place un nouveau programme prioritaire sur la
régénération et la nutrition dans les écosystèmes forestiers : "Ecosystem Nutrition: Forest Strategies for Limited Phosphorus
Resources. Ce programme est dédié principalement à l'étude de la dimension écologique de la nutrition des plantes. La
coordination du projet a été confiée à Friederike Lang de l'Institut des sciences du sol et de la nutrition des forêts, de
l'Université Albert Ludwigs de Fribourg (Bade-Wurtemberg). Le projet est prévu pour durer six années et sera financé à
hauteur de 60 millions d'euros durant les trois premières années…
Timber tracking technologies under the spotlight
Almost 100 timber trade experts from governments, international organizations, industry and nongovernmental organizations met this week in Kuala Lumpur to discuss how tracking technologies
can improve governance in the forestry sector.
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) sponsored meeting examined the different
techniques being used worldwide to track timber, and to share experiences on their effectiveness
and application…
+ info: http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/5/17/timber-tracking-technologies-under-the-spotlight.
html
Thai King's Reforestation Project Wows UNWTO Delegates
The sufficiency economy concept of Thailand’s King Bhumibhol Adulyadej gained further
prominence on the global tourism development agenda last week with a visit to the Huai Hong
Khrai Royal Development Centre being included on the technical-tour programme of a regional
UN World Tourism Organisation conference.
The May 4 visit was an eye-opening experience for many of the Asia-Pacific travel & tourism
officials and executives attending the UNWTO Asia-Pacific commission meetings, most of whom
were making their first visit to Chiang Mai and had no idea that such indigenous-wisdom
examples of forest conservation and preservation existed…
+ info: http://www.travel-impact-newswire.com/2012/05/thai-kings-reforestation-project-wows-unwto-delegates/
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Forestry development for energy and conservation of saproxylic biodiversity
By Aurore Lassauce
Facing current energetic and ecological issues, public authorities forecast a strong increase in wood harvesting by 2020.
Nevertheless, in the temperate biome, very few studies clearly link sylviculture changes associated with such an increase
and conservation of biodiversity. The main issue of this Phd thesis was to improve the knowledge on which managers could
build relevant conservation tools to preserve biodiversity. For this purpose, we used saproxylic beetles as biological model.
Deadwood volume has often been used as an indicator for sustainable forest management. Using meta-analysis, we tested
the relevance of deadwood volume as biodiversity indicator. We showed that an increase in deadwood volume favours
biodiversity, but this relationship remains weak for temperate forests. We then tested the effect of different logging residues
qualities (tree species, diameter and decay class) on biodiversity in order to identify the main drivers of assemblages'
composition…
Forests
Saola still a mystery 20 years after its spectacular debut
Two decades after the sensational discovery of a new ungulate species called the Saola (Pseudoryx
nghetinhensis), this rare animal remains as mysterious and elusive as ever. The Saola Working Group
(SWG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) warn
that the species is sliding towards extinction because of intensive hunting pressure and poor reserve
management.
A cousin of cattle but resembling an antelope in appearance, the Saola was discovered in 1992 by a joint
team from Vietnam’s Ministry of Forestry and WWF surveying the forests of Vu Quang, near Vietnam's
border with Laos. The team found a skull with unusual long, straight horns in a hunter's home and knew it was something
extraordinary. The find proved to be the first large mammal new to science in more than 50 years, and one of the most
spectacular zoological discoveries of the 20th century.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/?9888/1/Saola-still-a-mystery-20-years-after-its-spectacular-debut
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Le marché des forêts en France en 2011 (Indicateur 2012)
L’Indicateur du marché des forêts en France est réalisé par Terres d’Europe-Scafr et la Fédération nationale
des Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (FNSafer), en partenariat avec la Société
forestière de la Caisse des Dépôts.
Le marché de la forêt a renoué en 2010 avec le dynamisme des années antérieures, la stabilisation des prix
de transactions constatée en 2009, se confirme par ailleurs en 2010.
Les surfaces échangées progressent de 9 %, le nombre de transactions et la valeur du marché augmentent
respectivement de 4 % et 11 %. Le prix du bois, après une forte dépréciation en 2009, retrouve
pratiquement son niveau de 2008. Tels sont les constats que révèle l'étude réalisée par la Fédération Nationale des Safer et
Terres d'Europe-Scafr, conjointement avec la Société Forestière.
+ info: http://www.safer.fr/indicateur-2011-marche-forets-safer.asp
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Geological Heritage
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Geoparks discuss managing geohazards - 5th International UNESCO Conference on
Global Geoparks - Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark - Nagasaki Prefecture - Japan - (12
May 2012)
Reflecting on the triple disaster that occurred in Japan just over a year ago, many of the
speakers focused on the need to use geoparks to teach and learn about how society can reduce
risks associated with geohazards during the opening of the 5th International UNESCO Conference
on Global Geoparks.
The conference got underway on 12 May 2012 in Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark, Nagasaki
Prefecture, Japan. The event was opened by a panel of dignatories including the vice-chancellor of the Ministry of
Environment. The Conference was greatly honored by a visit from Prince and Princess Akishino from the Japanese Imperial
Family.
Besides the normal geopark discussion on preserving geoheritage, geoeducation and sustainable development of local
communities, this conference is focusing specifically on geohazards and disaster recovery.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/geoparks_discuss_managing_geohazards/
Geoparks share experience in volcanic disasters and recovery - Unzen Volcanic Area
Global Geopark - Japan (12-15 May 2012)
Societies all over the world have developed specific sets of knowledge and practices to avoid or
mitigate the effects of natural disasters, but these are often poorly documented and little
understood. People living in the Shimabara Peninsula, around Mt. Unzen, have repeatedly
overcome serious volcanic events. In the Unzen Volcanic Area Global Geopark, passing on their
knowledge and experience to future generations is a priority.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/living_with_a_volcano/
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International Master’s Programme Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics
Course 2012/2013
Stuttgart. Germany
Organizers: University of Stuttgart
+ info: http://www.hft-stuttgart.de/Studienbereiche/Vermessung/Master-Photogrammetry-Geoinformatics/Application/index.
html/en
11th European Geoparks Conference
19 September - 21 September 2012 Arouca. Portugal
Organizers: Arouca National Park, Geoparks and Global Geoparks Network
+ info: http://www.2012egnconference.com/
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Geological Heritage
Historias grabadas en piedra: 40 años del Programa Internacional de Ciencias de la Tierra
(IGCP)
© UNESCO 2012
ISBN 978-92-3-001036-2
The Earth's 4,6 billion year history is rich in dramatic climatic variations, recorded in rocks, sediments,
ice and landscapes. Change has been minor at times, but also catastrophic. We must capture this
experience to grasp how the Earth's climate has evolved and now biodiversity has fluctuated. We must
understand better the mass extinctions of the past as well as the diversification and morphological
change that have occurred in organisms. Unlocking the past will open up the future for better anticipation today.
Developments in human culture are inextricably linked to geology, as revealed in the names by which we frame our past the Stone Age, the Iron Age and the Bronze Age. As some say, we live today in the Silicon Age; we must recognize fully the
role of the Earth sciences for the development of 'greener' societies in the century ahead for green technology and
innovation.
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Heritage Conservation in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations
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Director-General concerned about attacks on World Heritage site of Ghadamès (Libya)
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called for the protection of Libya’s Old City of Ghadamès inscribed on
UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1986.
“I am deeply concerned by information that the Libyan city of Ghadamès has been the target of rocket attacks,” the DirectorGeneral said. “I call upon all those involved to refrain from hostile acts that could cause additional damage to this
outstanding city, inscribed on the World Heritage List.
“During the past year, Libyans have shown their unfailing commitment to the protection of their cultural heritage,
demonstrating that such heritage cannot be held hostage to local or international dissent and conflict. Heritage is a
foundation of social cohesion and as such should remain a vector for dialogue and mutual understanding.”
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Exhibition - The art of survival - Jersey Museum - Channel Islands
22 May - 31 December 2012 Jersey, Channel Islands. -Organizers: the Jersey Museum
+ info: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-art-of-survival/
Blue Shield Statement on Mali
Between 1988 and 2004, four sites in Mali were chosen to become part of the UNESCO World Heritage List,
thus standing as international representatives of the nation’s cultural and natural heritage: the worldrenowned city of Timbuktu, home to the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas; the Old
Towns of Djenné, inhabited since 250 BC, a market centre and important link in the trans‐Saharan gold
trade, and a 15th and 16th century centre for the spread of Islam; the Tomb of Askia, with its worldrenowned 17‐metre pyramidal structure built in 1495 by Askia Mohamed, Emperor of Songhai, bearing
witness to the power and riches of the empire that flourished during the 15th and 16th centuries; and the
Cliff of Bandiagara, with its landscape combining cliffs, sandy plateaus and architectural achievements, living home to
ancient regional traditions. Furthermore, six cultural practices and expressions found in Mali have been inscribed since 2008
in the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, bearing witness to its rich living
traditions…
+ info: http://icom.museum/press-releases/press-release/article/blue-shield-statement-on-mali.html
Blue Shield reiterates its grave concern regarding the safeguarding of Syria’s
invaluable cultural and historical heritage
The recent events are great cause for apprehension for the world heritage community. Both
the tragedies suffered by the people of the Syrian Arab Republic and the dangers faced by
heritage sites and institutions give reason for distress.
Syria’s cultural heritage is endangered on several levels. Information on the besieging of the
ruins of Palmyra, recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980, alongside the
numerous worrisome reports concerning other important sites and the alleged looting of
museums in Daraa, Hama, Homs and Idlib, have rendered obvious the need for a greater commitment to heritage protection
by all those involved in this conflict. This also highlights the necessity for more concrete and detailed information regarding
the extent of the damages already incurred and the risks faced by the country’s archaeological, architectural and urban
heritage…
+ info: http://icom.museum/press-releases/press-release/article/blue-shield-2nd-statement-on-syria.html
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Call for Papers - Islands of War, Islands of Memory - McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
06 April - 07 April 2013 Cambridge. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: University of Cambridge, UK & AITRU, Monash University, Australia
+ info: http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/events/event-docs/130407/Islands_of_War_Islands_of_Memory_cfp.pdf
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Boundaries - Newsletter n. 5 / 2012 - Architectures of Peace
In this issue the focus is on the role of architecture in relation to peace, understanding the latter as a
condition that is constantly negotiated, an ongoing process.
“Peace” is not compared to its opposite, nor is it referred to as the celebration of memories or events. It is
not about considering philosophical or religious meaning, or authoritarianism and its modes of expression,
nor to outline possibilities in the future. It is about favouring literature that allows the importance of the
concreteness of work to emerge, of solidarity and tolerance, as well as of doubt and of prudence in
judgement. Practices, those, that speak about dialogue, which grow out of “being together” and become, at
the same time, the most effective expression of the art of being together; they take shape in the public space, and
architecture has a lot to do with it.
+ info: http://www.boundaries.it/global/
ISBN 978-90-8169-530-5
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the wider public.
64 projets en faveur du patrimoine local soutenus en 2011 par la Fondation du Crédit Agricole - France
En 2011, la Fondation du Crédit Agricole - Pays de France, première fondation d'entreprise créée en France, reconnue
d'utilité publique, a versé un peu plus d'1,8 millions d'euros de subventions en faveur de 64 projets de restauration et de
mise en valeur du patrimoine qui contribueront au dynamisme culturel, touristique et économique local.
Depuis 1979, ce sont ainsi plus de 1000 projets qui ont été soutenus, partout en France.
challenge.
International capacity-building workshop: "World Heritage Properties: Cоnservation and Use for
Sustainable Development" - Nyasvizh - Belarus - (23 - 26 May 2012)
In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the UNESCO World Heritage
Centre, the UNESCO Office in Moscow, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the National
Commission of the Republic of Belarus for UNESCO and Naysvizh National History and Culture MuseumReserve are jointly organizing the International capacity-building workshop "World Heritage Properties:
Cоnservation and Use for Sustainable Development" that will take place in the Nyasvizh Nationa History and
Culture Museum-Reserve, in Nyasvizh, Republic of Belarus 23-26 May 2012…
Fondation du Patrimoine - Dotation de 200.000 € du fonds pour les patrimoines juif
et protestant
Soucieuse de défendre et valoriser notre héritage culturel et spirituel dans toute sa diversité,
la Fondation du Patrimoine réserve depuis 2005 un fonds spécifiques aux patrimoines juif et
protestant. Ce fonds a déjà permis d'aider une soixantaine de projets.
En 2012, la Fondation du Patrimoine a décidé de le doter d'un montant de 200 000 euros, et
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de le reconduire pour 3 ans.
Ce soutien financier concerne uniquement le patrimoine public et associatif. De même que
pour les autres types de patrimoine, ces subventions sont conditionnées à la réussite des souscriptions publiques.
Culture for Sustainable Development
As the world prepares for Rio+20, the focus is on environmental sustainability and green
economies, a more efficient institutional framework for sustainable development and its seven
priorities areas: jobs, energy, cities, food, water, oceans and disasters. These are the key words
which will drive the agenda and shape the outcomes of this landmark meeting.
Although culture does not feature as an explicit theme of the Conference, its essential role in
fostering sustainable development is being increasingly recognised. We are all familiar with the
intrinsic value of culture as a repository of symbols and identity. But many are also becoming
aware of the powerful contribution culture can make to the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development,
and indeed to each one of the key priority areas listed above…
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/culture-and-development/culture-for-sustainable-development/
British naval heritage at risk of being sold off
Artefacts from HMS Victory could be auctioned to pay for its excavation by US company
Archaeologists are up in arms over the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) decision to transfer the
management of an 18th-century British warship to a newly formed charitable body, the Maritime
Heritage Foundation, which has entered into an agreement with the US ocean salvage company,
Odyssey Marine Exploration, to raise the wreck. They fear that the public/private partnership will
lead to the deaccession and sale of artefacts from HMS Victory (1744) to raise money to pay the
salvor.
+ info: http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/British-naval-heritage-at-risk-of-being-sold-off/26384
considered the greatest assemblage of his work in private hands; and 500 photographs by Ansel
Adams, the largest private collection of his work as well. (The gift brings the number of objects in the MFA’s photography
collection—currently at 9,000—to 15,000, an increase of 66 percent.) The Lane Collection also features paintings and works
on paper by major American modernists, including Arthur G. Dove, Georgia O’Keeffe, Stuart Davis, and John Marin, as well
as Charles Sheeler. The gift was made by Saundra B. Lane, who, with her late husband, William H. Lane, has been a
longtime supporter of the MFA.
Colosseo in vendita per 91 miliardi. Chi lo compra?
Finalmente ecco la ricetta per la crisi. Vendiamo il nome “Italia”. Teniamoci il Paese, o quello che
rimane, e vendiamo il marchio.
Se, così come appare dallo studio della Camera di Commercio di Monza, il marchio “Italia” vale il
167% del PIL, e dunque ben di più del debito pubblico nazionale, come non cedere alla
tentazione di metterlo all’asta per il migliore offerente?
Potremmo iniziare con il Colosseo (91 miliardi). Cediamo il diritto di sfruttamento del nome,
cambiamo l’intestazione della fermata metro linea B (“Ruderi”) e godiamoci i restanti miliardi di
euro. Passiamo poi al brand “La Scala”: 27 miliardi di euro. Quanto basta per garantire il finanziamento del FUS per i
prossimi 60 anni. O, se proprio non ce la sentiamo, lavoriamo con “Aspromonte” (538 milioni di euro). Rischio di asta
deserta, è vero. Ma tentar…
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/05/23/colosseo-in-vendita-per-91-miliardi-chi-lo-compra-di-marcello-minuti/
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ENCATC Policy Debate: Responding to the crisis with culture: towards new models of governance for the
cultural sector
06 July 2012 Brussels. Belgium
Organizers: ENCATC
+ info: http://www.encatc.org/register/
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Le marché des forêts en France en 2011 (Indicateur 2012)
L’Indicateur du marché des forêts en France est réalisé par Terres d’Europe-Scafr et la Fédération nationale
des Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (FNSafer), en partenariat avec la Société
forestière de la Caisse des Dépôts.
Le marché de la forêt a renoué en 2010 avec le dynamisme des années antérieures, la stabilisation des prix
de transactions constatée en 2009, se confirme par ailleurs en 2010.
Les surfaces échangées progressent de 9 %, le nombre de transactions et la valeur du marché augmentent
respectivement de 4 % et 11 %. Le prix du bois, après une forte dépréciation en 2009, retrouve
pratiquement son niveau de 2008. Tels sont les constats que révèle l'étude réalisée par la Fédération Nationale des Safer et
Terres d'Europe-Scafr, conjointement avec la Société Forestière.
+ info: http://www.safer.fr/indicateur-2011-marche-forets-safer.asp
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Heritage Legislation (National & International), Conventions,
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Fourth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage - Paris - France - (4-8 June 2012)
The General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention is the sovereign body of the Convention and meets in ordinary
session every two years. The General Assembly gives strategic orientations for the implementation of the Convention and
elects the 24 members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
All States Parties to the Convention meet every two years in an ordinary session at the UNESCO Headquarters. In conformity
with its Rules of Procedure and with Article 6 of the Convention, the General Assembly will conduct an election for the
renewal of half of the Members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The General Assembly will also examine a revision of some of the operational directives to guide the implementation of the
Convention and proceed with accreditation of non-governmental organizations for advisory services to the Committee.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=5728&cHash=cfdf542b55
10th UNESCO Summit of Heads of State of South East European Countries. New
Declaration: ‘Religious, Cultural and Historical Heritage as a Foundation for More
Intensive Cooperation amongst States’
We, the Heads of State of South-East Europe have met in Mostar, in Bosnia and Herzegovina
on June 3rd, 2012 at the 10th Summit of the Heads of State of South-East European Countries
on the topic of ”Religious, Cultural and Historical Heritage as a Foundation for More Intensive
Cooperation among States” organized under the auspices of the Presidency of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the Director-General of UNESCO, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe,
and attended by the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth…
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/BPI/EPA/images/media_services/Director-General/Mostar%
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Meeting of States Parties to the Convention of 1970
Paris. France
Organizers: UNESCO - CLT/CEH/CHP
Contact: Edouard Planche - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/culture-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=5791&cHash=994cf46d0d
Atelier - Les associations d'Ile-de-France face aux projets du Grand Paris : quels enjeux pour la protection du
patrimoine et de l'environnement ?
06 June 2012 Saint-Cloud. France
Organizers: Associations de Paris et d'Ile-de-France
18th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries
of Origin or its Restitution in case of Illicit Appropriation
22 June 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: UNESCO
Contact: Sophie Delepierre - [email protected]
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Call for contributors - Series of 20 booklets on 'best' heritage practices to put into the Mairie de Paris database.
Paris (France)
We are looking for British and European contributors to help assemble a series of 20 booklets on ‘best’ heritage practices to
put into the Mairie de Paris database. Both the booklet series and database should be launched by the end of 2012.
The series of 20 booklets is underway. The methodology for setting up such a references' corpus consists in drawing up a
series of booklets offering rules, guidelines and advices on technical subjects (i.e. energy audits, insulation, window
retrofitting,) together with a database compiling examples of French and international “good practices” in this area. The
database is still in its project phase and will likely be online on the city of Paris' Internet site (www.Paris.fr). This project is
monitored by the Urban Planning Department, City of Paris with contributions from various departments: housing, urban
ecology and culture of the Paris administration as well as agencies close to the Mairie de Paris (Paris Urban planning agency,
Architectural agency- Pavillon de l'Arsenal -, Climate change agency) and the French State architects based in Paris.
+ info: http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/heritage/weeklybulletin/14th_May_2012.pdf
Killing Modernism with Fuzzy Math, Bad Information and False Choices
Modernism, despite the popularity of Mad Men and shelter magazines like Dwell, is under assault.
Iconic works of architecture and landscape architecture from the 1960s and 1970s have a particularly
high mortality rate, though because of cultural and other biases, it's usually the endangered buildings
we hear about and not the landscapes.
+ info: http://tclf.org/blog/killing-modernism-fuzzy-math-bad-information-and-false-choices
La Suède lance un réseau mondial en faveur du développement urbain durable
A l'occasion de la troisième édition du Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) à Londres les 25 et 26 avril 2012, la ministre de
l'Energie et des Technologies de l'information, Anna-Karin Hatt, a annoncé le lancement du Réseau mondial des villes
durables (The Global Sustainable Cities Network, GSCN). Cette initiative vise à favoriser la collaboration entre les villes ayant
un programme d'avant-garde en matière de développement urbain durable, faisant appel à des technologies d'énergies
propres ou renouvelables…
Memory, oblivion and imaginary realms, study oftwo centers of the communist memory in East-Berlin : the
Palace of the Republic and the Stasi Museum
By Marie Hocquet
Berlin is a city that spawns an irnpressive imagery related to the history of the 20th century. Few other cities contain so
many !andmarks of the great events that shaped Europe and the world. From the ruins of the past century, Berlin is now
trying to set itself up as German capital, center of political and economic power, which embodies the German democracy
that sees itself as modest and exemplary. The collapse of the Wall is an event that has undoubtedly led to a break of
intelligibility for those who lived within it. However much it opens de facto new prospects for the future, this break of
intelligibility also foreshadows a radically new relationship with history. ln reunified Germany and especially in Berlin a large
scale job of reevaluation of the past has begun, airning at bringing sense to the new historica~ political, economie and social
order born from 1989…
The massive carbon footprint of megacities…
Worldwide, the urban population now exceeds the rural population and, according to United
Nations’ estimates, urban populations are expected to double by 2050, with most of the
growth occurring in cities in the developing world. Such population growth will bring about
myriad social, environmental and economic issues, including increased demand for energy,
transportation, sanitation services, water and food — and each of those will be affected by
climate.
Now, an international pilot project involving universities, as well as state, federal and
international agencies is working to improve local carbon monitoring and modeling to find out, in detail, where the carbon is
coming from. The Megacities project is gearing up to monitor local carbon emissions in Paris and Los Angeles, and the team
is exploring options for including a third city, in Asia or South America, to diversify the pilot network. Ultimately, the effort
could be expanded to provide detailed local and regional emissions data to the growing number of cities that are adopting
plans that limit carbon emissions.
+ info: http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/carbon-and-city-tracking-emissions-megacities
International conference : "Managing Europe's World Heritage historic city centres: a theoretical and practical
approach" - Brussels - Belgium - (10 May 2012)
UNESCO's adoption of the World Heritage Convention in 1972 marked the birth of the World Heritage List. This registration
of monuments, works of architecture or even entire historic city centres has brought increased awareness of the major value
of the ancient urban fabric as a part of humankind's heritage. This international recognition has most certainly inspired a
change in the way these historic centres are managed by the responsible bodies as well as a change in the thinking of
private owners.
Nevertheless, this was just the first step towards an integrated management – as also urged by UNESCO – of all the factors
involved in ensuring the effective conservation of historic urban centres.
The challenge facing municipal authorities now is to create and develop the appropriate management tools for the task.
+ info: http://unesco2012.bruxelles.be/index.php/en/
CO2-MEGAPARIS Pilot Project
This proposal has a triple objective: 1) to assess by independant methods the inventories from
CITEPA ; 2) to monitor the daily to monthly carbon emissions from the Parisian megalopolis at a very
fine scale (up to 2x2 km2), and to study the propagation of the anthropogenic plumes to the
neighbouring Centre region where about 40% of the winds come from the North/North-East sector i.e.
from Paris agglomeration. ; and 3) to study how to establish and optimize the use of our scientific
results on CO2 emissions by society and stakeholders.
+ info: http://co2-megaparis.lsce.ipsl.fr/
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Imagined Civities: Cities and Alternatives in the 19th Century - English Faculty
08 June 2012 Cambridge. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: University of Cambridge
+ info: http://theguild.posterous.com/conference-programme-and-registrationimagined
International Conference: Urban.Rural.Europe.Strengthening partnerships
19 June 2012 Berlin. Germany
Organizers: Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development and the German Association for Housing, Urban
and Spatial Development
+ info: http://www.stadt-land-europa.de/
International Workshop Al-andalus -Aedificio
Gaucin (Spain) and Tetouan (Morocco)
01 July - 08 July 2012 -Organizers: Alarifes & Ayuntamiento de Gaucín
+ info: http://aedificatio.eps.ua.es
Call for Papers - 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Regional Conference on the theme of "The City: Living Heritage"
11 October - 12 October 2012 Salé. Morocco
Organizers: MONTADA Project
+ info: http://www.montada-forum.net/lista/4/all
International Conference: Cultural Landscapes: Preservation Challenges in the 21st Century
12 October - 14 October 2012 New Brunswick, New Jersey. United States of America
Organizers: Rutgers University
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Cities for thought - the fifth issue of HERITO
A city half existing and half abandoned, a city lost and half recovered – this is what Adam Zagajewski
wrote of present-day Lviv. It is also the pars pro toto of the syndrome of the Central European city – not
belonging fully to anyone, either to those who live there or those who lost it. And how many other names
could we insert in place of Lviv? Of cities still as tangled as the mythical Gordian knot? Yet there will be no
Alexander along, adds Peter Krečič, and we must start untangling it patiently ourselves.
+ info: http://www.herito.pl/en/issues/cities-for-thought
ISBN : 978-84-15195-01-6
Nouveau numéro de Paris Patrimoine : l'évolution du visage de Paris - Trimestriel Mars 2012
Mars 2012 - Nº 10
Rédacteur en chef : Remi Koltirine
Depuis le Moyen Age, le visage de Paris a bien évolué. Les rues se sont élargies, les façades se sont élevées,
tout le décor est encore changé. Le changement est réel et s'est fait progressivement avec, presque
toujours, un respect du passé. Certes, des exceptions comme les années 1960 mais une certaine cohérence
globale. Le visage des rues se façonne dans un perpétuel conflit entre les intérêts des particuliers et l'intérêt
collectif mais une règlementation urbaine tournée vers l'avenir mais aussi assez respectueuse du passé a
permis de laisser à Paris un visage reconnaissable entre tous.
Le nouveau numéro de Paris Patrimoine est consacré à cette évolution du visage de Paris. On y trouve aussi quelques pages
intéressantes sur ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler les secteurs sauvegardés et où l'on rappelle les bénéfices de la loi de 1913
qui définit les critères de classement et où on reparle de la loi Malraux. Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas bien toute cette
règlementation et son histoire ainsi que la place qu'elle occupe dans nos préoccupations actuelles, tant à Paris qu'ailleurs.
Impact of Global Change on the Socio-economic Development of Venice
Venice, Italy
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All rights reserved
This document presents a summary of the results and discussions from the fourth of four thematic
workshops that were held to gather the necessary expert inputs needed to evaluate the current situation of
Venice and its Lagoon and to contribute to a shared sustainable vision for its future. The workshop on The
Impact of Global Change on the Socio-economic Development of Venice was held 4-5 October 2011 at Palazzo Zorzi in
Venice, Italy and was organized in partnership with COSES. The results from this workshop will form a basis to identify the
challenges and perspective scenarios for the socio-economic development of Venice, requiring strategic decisions to be soon
taken in order to avoid the slow deterioration of the city’s cultural heritage and society…
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Le Musée des beaux-arts de Caen retrouve une œuvre volée il y a 87 ans - Caen - France
Volée en 1925, la miniature sur ivoire représentant le sculpteur Houdon a été retrouvée début
2012 juste avant qu’elle ne soit vendue aux enchères.
C’est grâce à la vigilance d’un amateur que l’œuvre a pu être retrouvée par les responsables du
Musée des beaux-arts de Caen. Le 24 janvier 2012, quelques heures avant la vente publique à
l’hôtel Drouot, la miniature réalisée par Marie-Gabrielle Capet a été retirée de la vente.
Authentifiée, l’œuvre est restituée au musée qui a prévu de créer une salle dédiée aux objets
d’art et où la pièce, après restauration, « occupera une place de choix » parmi les 300 autres
objets de la collection.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100046/le-musee-des-beaux-arts-de-caen-retrouve-uneoeuvre-volee-il-y-a-87-ans.php
In Egypt turmoil, thieves hunt pharaonic treasures; authorities scramble to prevent
smuggling
Taking advantage of Egypt's political upheaval, thieves have gone on a treasure hunt with a
spree of illegal digging, preying on the country's ancient pharaonic heritage. Illegal digs near
ancient temples and in isolated desert sites have swelled a staggering 100-fold over the past
16 months since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak's 29-year regime and security fell
apart in many areas as police simply stopped doing their jobs. The pillaging comes on top of a
wave of break-ins last year at archaeological storehouses — and even at Cairo's famed
Egyptian Museum, the country's biggest repository of pharaonic artifacts. Horrified archaeologists and antiquities authorities
are scrambling to prevent smuggling, keeping a watch on European and American auction houses in case stolen artifacts
show up there.
Re-uniting Pacific treasures: museums in small islands
countries in the Pacific
A retired policeman and a house painter have been arrested in
northern Greece on suspicion of antiquities smuggling after an
ancient gold wreath and armband were found in their car, police
said Friday. The suspects were stopped by highway police near
the village of Asprovalta, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of
Thessaloniki late Thursday. Officers, who were working on a tip
that the house painter might be trafficking in antiquities, found the 4th century B.C. artifacts in a shoebox under the
passenger seat. The wreath was a rare and valuable find, said Nikos Dimitriadis, head of the Thessaloniki police antiquities
theft section.
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Nardini Grappa Distillery "Bolle" / Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas - Bassano del Grappa (Italy)
The Nardini Grappa Distillary was completed in 2004, designed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas in
Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Italy – the first impressions of the complex are two otherworldly inflated disks
hover over a pool of water. Supported on stilts, the glass and steel envelope reflects the water below. Visitors
stroll over paths that criss cross over the pool. A descending ramp leads into the 100-seat auditorium below,
forming a natural canyon. Underwater lights illuminate the surface, creating a shimmer across the grounds of
the distillery and reflected in the floating volumes above…
Séminaire « L’industrie, patrimoine et culture » 2012
15 June 2012 Colombes. France
Workshop on the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
International Conference: Urban.Rural.Europe. Strengthening partnerships
18th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or
its Restitution in case of Illicit Appropriation
Organizateurs: La Cité de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement SIAAP (syndicat interdépartemental pour l’assainissement de
l’agglomération parisienne)
Contact: Nicolas Pierrot - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.iledefrance.fr/patrimoines-et-inventaire/actualites/evenement/visite-de-la-cite-de-leau-et-delassainissement/
Ditherington Flax Mill Maltings in Shrewsbury wins Heritage Lottery Fund Support /
FCB Studios - Shrewsbury (United Kingdom)
An outstanding group of buildings in Shropshire recently won development funding from the
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the regeneration of a former flax mill and maltings. FCB
(Feilden Clegg Bradley) Studios have been acting as strategic advisors and architects to English
Heritage and Shropshire Council since 2003 and have advised them through all stages of the
project to date. In November 2010, they gained full planning and listed building consent for a
£20m phase of works which includes a heritage-led mixed-use development with the potential
to create 120 new homes on the site. The total development value is estimated at £52m…
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Fourth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage - Paris - France - (4-8 June 2012)
The General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention is the sovereign body of the Convention and meets in ordinary
session every two years. The General Assembly gives strategic orientations for the implementation of the Convention and
elects the 24 members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
All States Parties to the Convention meet every two years in an ordinary session at the UNESCO Headquarters. In conformity
with its Rules of Procedure and with Article 6 of the Convention, the General Assembly will conduct an election for the
renewal of half of the Members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The General Assembly will also examine a revision of some of the operational directives to guide the implementation of the
Convention and proceed with accreditation of non-governmental organizations for advisory services to the Committee.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=5728&cHash=cfdf542b55
Renforcer les capacités des communautés à inventorier le patrimoine culturel
immatériel en Bosnie-Herzégovine
A national capacity building workshop on community-based inventorying of intangible cultural
heritage will be organized by UNESCO (Venice Office/Sarajevo Antenna Office), in close
cooperation with the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Commission for UNESCO of
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The event will bring together experts, NGOs, community members, local authorities,
government officials, and actors at the heart of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the
Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The objective is to build capacity of all relevant stakeholders to inventory
intangible cultural heritage following a community-based approach.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/culture-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=6379&cHash=ac00d81065
Symposium Arts performatifs et spectaculaires des Premières Nations de l'est du Canada
01 June - 02 June 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Laboratoire d’Ethnoscénologie (EA1573) du département théâtre de l’université Paris 8.
+ info: http://www.mshparisnord.fr
Patrimoine immatériel de l'alimentation
Le site IREPI (inventaire des ressources ethnologiques du patrimoine immatériel) a pour objectifs d'identifier, de documenter
et de valoriser des savoirs, des savoir-faire et des pratiques qui se trouvent sur le territoire du Québec et qui contribuent à
sa richesse et à sa diversité.
Cet outil de découverte et de valorisation a été mis au point par une équipe d'ethnologues de l'Université Laval et est enrichi
par les recherches de terrain effectuées chaque année par les étudiants et chercheurs. Le patrimoine alimentaire et agricole
y est représenté à l'aide de textes décrivant la forme d'expression, son intérêt patrimonial et les modes de transmission.
+ info: http://cursus.edu/dossiers-articles/articles/18337/
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CRESPIAL Newsletter about Intangible Cultural Heritage – Issue nº20 (in Spanish)
CRESPIAL was created on February 2006, after the signing of the agreement of Constitution
in Paris between UNESCO and the Peruvian government with the aim of promoting and
supporting actions for the safeguard and protection of the vast cultural intangible heritage of
the peoples of Latin America. It is a category II centre, under the auspices of the UNESCO.
CRESPIAL mainly aims to contribute to the creation of public policies in the countries of the
region, starting from the identification, valuing and the spreading of its culture, actions which
will result in the enrichment of the cultural diversity of Latin America, and which abide by the
spirit of the Convention for the Safeguard of Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003).
+ info: http://www.crespial.org/boletin/boletin_21.php
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Workshop on the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
15 June - 26 June 2012 Port-au-Prince. Haiti
Organizers: UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean
Contact: Brugman, Fernando - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/culture-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=5773&cHash=fd04ca108b
Call for Papers - 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Regional Conference on the theme of "The City: Living Heritage"
11 October - 12 October 2012 Salé. Morocco
Organizers: MONTADA Project
+ info: http://www.montada-forum.net/lista/4/all
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Une tablette antique révèle des traces d’une langue inconnue - Turquie
Comme Champollion avec les hiéroglyphes en 1822, les chercheurs se sont servis des noms pour
déchiffrer cette langue inconnue. Sur une tablette assyrienne datant du VIIIe siècle avant J.-C.,
60 noms de femmes jusqu’alors inconnus sont la preuve, pour les spécialistes, de traces d’une
nouvelle langue.
La tablette en argile a été découverte sur le site de Ziyaret Tepe (en actuelle Turquie), à l’endroit
où l’on pense avoir trouvé le palais antique de Tušhan datant de l’époque assyrienne. Cette
tablette présente près de 150 noms rédigés avec des caractères cunéiformes, seuls 60 sont
lisibles. Si une quinzaine de ces noms proviennent des langues égyptienne, élamite ou encore sémitique occidental, 45 ne
montrent aucune similitude avec les milliers de noms anciens connus et répertoriés par les spécialistes du Moyen-Orient
antique.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100501/turquie--une-tablette-antique-revele-des-traces-dune-langue-inconnue.php
Co-occurrence of linguistic and biological diversity in biodiversity hotspots and high biodiversity wilderness
areas
By L. J. Gorenflo, Suzanne Romaine, Russell A. Mittermeier and Kristen Walker-Painemilla
As the world grows less biologically diverse, it is becoming less linguistically and culturally diverse as well. Biologists
estimate annual loss of species at 1,000 times or more greater than historic rates, and linguists predict that 50–90%of the
world’s languages will disappear by the end of this century. Prior studies indicate similarities in the geographic arrangement
of biological and linguistic diversity, although conclusions have often been constrained by use of data with limited spatial
precision. Here we use greatly improved datasets to explore the co- occurrence of linguistic and biological diversity in
regions containingmany of the Earth’s remaining species: biodiversity hotspots and high biodiversity wilderness areas.
Results indicate that these regions often contain considerable linguistic diversity, accounting for 70% of all languages on
Earth. Moreover, the languages involved are frequently unique (endemic) to particular regions, with many facing extinction.
Likely reasons for co-occurrence of linguistic and biological diversity are complex and appear to vary among localities,
although strong geographic concordance between biological and linguistic diversity in many areas argues for some form of
functional connection. Languages in high biodiversity regions also often co-occur with one or more specific conservation
priorities, here defined as endangered species and protected areas, marking particular localities important for maintaining
both forms of diversity. The results reported in this article provide a starting point for focused research exploring the
relationship between biological and linguistic– cultural diversity, and for developing integrated strategies designed to
conserve species and languages in regions rich in both.
+ info: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/05/03/1117511109.full.pdf
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Towards the multilingual cyberspace - NET.LANG
ISBN 978-2-915825-09-1 (English)
C&F Edition, March 2012
http://net-lang.net
UNESCO is pleased to announce that a new book, NET.LANG: Towards the Multilingual Cyberspace, has
been published and is now available for the readers who are interested in the issues related to the
promotion and use of multilingualism in cyberspace.
This publication is an educational, political and practical guide to policy and practice in the area of
multilingualism in cyberspace. It provides suggestions for the creation of a cyber-presence that is open, participatory,
inclusive and equitable. The authors present cyberspace as a complex and interlinked phenomenon that requires a
systematic analysis and guidance on how best language policy could be established and implemented; and how teaching and
working in a language, translation and interpretation, creation of content in multiple languages, contacts with people
speaking different languages are vital for societal development.
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the wider public.
Vu du large - Le fleuve St-Laurent, de la source au golfe - Une réalisation multimédia
Vu du large est une collection documentaire qui traite de différents thèmes touchant le fleuve Saint-Laurent et les habitants
de ses rives. L'état de santé de cette riche étendue d'eau, les biotechnologies marines, les changements climatiques et les
nouvelles ressources halieutiques sont autant de sujets qui sont abordés au moyen d'une approche unique et contemporaine.
+ info: http://www.tfo.org/sites/?s=7032944
Des zones humides sous pression démographique
L’étendue des zones humides (marais, tourbières…) a réduit de 6 % en quinze ans, sur
l’ensemble du globe. Cette diminution a surtout affecté les régions tropicales et subtropicales,
ainsi que les régions qui ont connu les plus importantes augmentations de population ces
dernières décennies. Telles sont les conclusions d’une étude menée par des chercheurs CNRS et
IRD des Laboratoire d'étude du rayonnement et de la matière en astrophysique (LERMA/
Observatoire de Paris, CNRS / Observatoire de Paris / UPMC / Université de Cergy-Pontoise /
ENS), Laboratoire d'études en géophysique et océanographie spatiales (LEGOS/OMP, CNRS /
IRD / CNES / UPS) et de la start-up Estellus(1). Pour y parvenir, les chercheurs ont, pour la première fois, cartographié les
zones humides et leur dynamique temporelle, à l’échelle du globe, entre 1993 et 2007. Publiée le 26 avril 2012 dans la revue
Geophysical Research Letters, cette étude souligne le rôle de la pression démographique sur les cycles hydrologiques.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/environnement/sols-hydrosphere-et-biosphere-continentales/des-zones-humides-souspression-demographi
International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May 2012)
Sustainability is the front line of the 21st century. Preserving biological diversity, especially marine biodiversity, is essential
in this struggle. The ocean is what makes our planet live and breathe. It must be preserved.
The planet is under pressure. Marine biodiversity faces rising threats. By the year 2100, without significant changes, more
than half of the world’s marine species may stand on the brink of extinction. Threats come from all sides – from climate
change, habitat modification and destruction, ocean acidification, anoxia due to massive use of fertilizers in agriculture,
invasions by non-native species, and the overexploitation of living resources…
Oceanographers and meteorologists discuss climate change, maritime and coastal safety
The interrelationship between our changing climate and oceans which cover two thirds of the Earth’s surface will be on the
agenda of an intergovernmental commission of meteorologists and oceanographers discussing improved cooperation in the
face of challenges such as maritime and coastal safety and the need for more high-quality data from the ocean to support
weather prediction and climate studies.
The Joint Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), meets in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, on 23-31 May to
consider progress and priorities in strengthening our understanding of oceans through collective action.
The session coincides with Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, which has as its theme “The Living Ocean and Coast."…
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+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/impact_of_glacier
Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development
11 June - 15 June 2012 Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
Organizers: International Council for Science (ICSU), in partnership with UNESCO, theWorld Federation of Engineering
Organizations (WFEO), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovation and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
Contact: Maureen Brennan - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.icsu.org/rio20/science-and-technology-forum
Nouveau site web de l'Observatoire national de la biodiversité - France
Ce site présente les indicateurs de biodiversité développés par l'observatoire
national de la biodiversité (ONB). Il s'agit de doter la nouvelle stratégie nationale
pour la biodiversité (SNB) d'indicateurs robustes, élaborés en concertation,
compréhensibles par le plus grand nombre et utilisés pour orienter l'action en
faveur de la biodiversité. Ces premiers indicateurs proposés sont organisés en
réponse à de grandes questions de société concernant la biodiversité.
Ces propositions, accompagnées de l'ouverture de ce site le 22 mai 2012,
Journée internationale de la biodiversité, s'enrichiront rapidement des travaux de l'ONB et des échanges autour des
indicateurs publiés.
+ info: http://indicateurs-biodiversite.naturefrance.fr/
region.
hotels and resorts.
and resorts.”…
New iPhone application: World Heritage celebrates World Oceans Day with a new
iPhone app
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the World Heritage Centre is launching an iPhone app.
This years’ Oceans Day theme “Youth: the Next Wave for Change” inspired the World
Heritage Centre to go mobile. Of the 6,000 marine protected areas on the planet, only 45 are
inscribed on the World Heritage List, the highest internationally recognized status for
conservation. The app aims to increase visibility of these exceptional places and facilitate
access to information about their outstanding value.
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Rapport sur la recherche marine en Allemagne
Nous vous informons de la parution d'un nouveau rapport sur la recherche marine en Allemagne.
Les océans riches en diversité biologique, fournisseurs d'énergie, de nourriture et autres denrées importantes sont de
précieux espaces à forte valeur économique. Ces derniers, intensivement utilisés par les humains, sont souvent
insuffisamment protégés.
La recherche marine allemande jouit d'une grande réputation à travers le monde. C'est une préoccupation nationale de
préserver les ressources naturelles marines. L'expertise et la recherche dans ce domaine font intervenir un panel diversifié
d'acteurs. Quatre ministères (enseignement et recherche - BMBF, transport - BMVBS, environnement - BMU et économie et
technologie - BMWi) sont fortement impliqués et ont mis en place des stratégies pour faire face aux exigences du monde
marin ; des organismes de recherches (Helmholtz , Leibniz , Max-Planck ...), un grand nombre d'universités, des
associations et autres agences de même que le Consortium de la recherche marine allemande (KDM) sont également partie
prenante. L'idée générale est de protéger l'écosystème marin, tout en assurant la possibilité de son utilisation durable.
L'Allemagne ambitionne d'appliquer ce principe aussi bien à une échelle réduite pour les mers qui l'entourent, telles la mer
Baltique et la mer du Nord, qu'à une échelle plus globale à travers les eaux mondiales…
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development.
Military/Defense and Maritime Cultural Heritage
Military/Defense and Maritime Cultural Heritage
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Estonia to open the Baltic states' largest maritime museum: The Seaplane Harbour Tallinn, Estonia (11 May 2012)
Estonia will open the Baltic states' largest maritime museum in a hangar once used by Charles
Lindbergh. The main attractions at the €15 million ($20 million) Seaplane Harbor will be a
British-built submarine dating from the 1930s and a life-size replica of the 184 seaplane, a
British two-seater designed by Short Brothers. The unique concrete hangar housing the
museum was built in 1916-17 when Estonia was part of czarist Russia. Its most famous guest
was Lindbergh, the U.S. aviator, who flew there from Moscow in 1933 as part of his tour
around Europe. The hangar was a closed military zone from 1940, when the Soviet Union annexed Estonia, until 1991 when
the Baltic state regained its independence.
+ info: www.lennusadam.eu/
The Multimedia Fortresses Project, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) is
conducting documentary research in the collections of 10 institutions that have
textual and iconographic documents relating to the fortifications of Santa Catarina
The Multimedia Fortresses Project, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) is conducting
documentary research in the collections of 10 institutions that have textual and iconographic
documents relating to the fortifications of Santa Catarina, in particular those of primary
sources (manuscripts letters and reports, plans and maps). Also be inventoried and other
printed documents systemized, correspondence, magazines, books, among other
publications…
+ info: http://fortalezasmultimidia.com.br/novidades/index.php
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The historic battleship USS IOWA will open as an interactive naval museum in the Port of Los Angeles
07 July 2012 San Pedro, California. United States of America
Organizers: Pacific Battleship Center
+ info: http://pacificbattleship.com/page/events
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Modern & Contemporary Heritage
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Killing Modernism with Fuzzy Math, Bad Information and False Choices
Modernism, despite the popularity of Mad Men and shelter magazines like Dwell, is under assault.
Iconic works of architecture and landscape architecture from the 1960s and 1970s have a particularly
high mortality rate, though because of cultural and other biases, it's usually the endangered buildings
we hear about and not the landscapes.
+ info: http://tclf.org/blog/killing-modernism-fuzzy-math-bad-information-and-false-choices
Everything's up to date at the last standing Frank Lloyd Wright hotel - Mason City
- Iowa - USA
In the deep green of a Midwestern summer, Mason City, Iowa, seems to be nodding off
from the heat. The sun bears down, and breezes are absent. But downtown, facing the
public square called Central Park, one building swarms with construction activity.
The Historic Park Inn—the last standing hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright—looks like it
has just been built but is in fact a century old. On the day of my visit in early August 2011,
the inn is a week away from welcoming guests…
+ info: http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2012/spring2012/wright-here-in-mason-city.html
Restoring Frank Lloyd Wright: Preservation architect's quest for authenticity and sustainability Glencoe - Illinois - USA
When Chicago architect John Eifler was growing up in Racine, Wis., going to church was his favorite part of
the week. “It definitely wasn’t the service,” he says. “I was fascinated by the SC Johnson headquarters, and
we got to pass it every Sunday.”
SC Johnson was a major employer in Racine, and company President H. F. Johnson, Jr. had hired Frank
Lloyd Wright to design the administration building, which is still in use today. Along with two houses Wright
designed for the Johnson family—Wingspread and Keland House—the headquarters became an inspiration
to many Racine residents, including Eifler. He credits those Sunday drives, and the time he spent at Keland House in high
school when he dated one of Johnson’s granddaughters, with his decision to become an architect.
+ info: http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2012/spring2012/restoring-wright.html
Nardini Grappa Distillery "Bolle" / Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas - Bassano del Grappa (Italy)
The Nardini Grappa Distillary was completed in 2004, designed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas in
Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Italy – the first impressions of the complex are two otherworldly inflated disks
hover over a pool of water. Supported on stilts, the glass and steel envelope reflects the water below. Visitors
stroll over paths that criss cross over the pool. A descending ramp leads into the 100-seat auditorium below,
forming a natural canyon. Underwater lights illuminate the surface, creating a shimmer across the grounds of
the distillery and reflected in the floating volumes above…
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5th International Conference on Hazards and Modern Heritage: Modern Heritage between upgrading and
preservation
22 April - 24 April 2013 Sarajevo. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organizers: CICOP and University of Sarajevo
+ info: http://hmh.ba/
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Video: Cosmic Communist Constructions Book
By Frédéric Chaubin
ISBN 978-3-8365-2519-0
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
In his book Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed, French photographer Frédéric Chaubin
captures the eerie beauty of Soviet brutalism. In his quest to document Brezhnev-era architecture, he
stumbled upon 90 Soviet buildings scattered across 14 former-USSR republics. The diversity and lack of a
recurring theme across the buildings signaled the end of the Soviet Union.
+ info: www.archdaily.com/235066/
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Mountains and Glaciers
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Mission des chercheurs du laboratoire ThéMA (Université de Franche-Comté France) sur l'île du Spitsberg, dans l'Océan Arctique
Ce glacier, ils le connaissent bien. Cette île, ils la connaissent bien... Des chercheurs du
laboratoire ThéMA sont en ce moment sur l'île du Spitsberg afin d'y étudier un glacier arctique
et voir comment il réagit face au réchauffement climatique. Florian Tolle nous fait partager
cette mission.
+ info: http://sciences-en-culture.univ-fcomte.fr/pages/fr/3-semaines-dans-l-oceanarctique...-15256.html
Chimie de la carotte EUROCORE (Groenland Central) : variabilité des émissions biologiques au cours du dernier
millénaire
By Joel Savarino
Polar ice core provide a unique way to obtain informations allowed a better understanding on change in the biogeochemical
cycles during the past. If the study of man-made modification during the last two hundred years are numerous, on the other
hand there's a lack of work on the natural climat fluctuations that are the medieval warm periode (1200-1300 A.D.) and the
little ice age (1300-1800 A.D.). This study cover this time periode and soluble species trapped in the ice from central
Greenland are investigate. The principals results of this study are the chemistry of biomass burning recorded in the ice
depends on the atmospheric age of the burning plume.
Etude de la dynamique d'un glacier de vallée : la Mer de Glace, massif du Mont-Blanc, France
Par Louis Reynaud
Cette thèse offre des mesures systématiques sur les variations des fronts de ce glacier de vallée. Ces données ont été
complétées par la cartographie du lit rocheux, l'étude des bilans et les vitesses. Les informations concernant la géométrie,
l'écoulement et les variations au court du temps 1891-1979 sont acquises.
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Analyse du bilan d'énergie d'un glacier tropical : application à la relation glacier-climat (abstract in English)
By Patrick Wagnon
Tropical glaciers are known to be very sensitive climatic indicators. To link the fluctuations of their mass baIance to climate
changes, we have realised a surface energy balance on Zongo Glacier (16°S), Bolivia, between march 96 and august 98.
This work presents firstly, the methods used to derive the local energy balance on this glacier, and secondly, the interest of
such a study to better understand the functioning of the glacier and its relation with the local climate. In the first part, a
detailed description of the local climate is made from the records of several automatic meteorological stations installed on
Zongo Glacier. Tropical glaciers are submitted to air temperature and incident solar radiation very little variable throughout
Mountains
the year, although the discharge of the proglacial stream escaping from the glacier is highly seasonal.
+ info: http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00693949/
Contribution to the study of the sea of ice - French Alps
By Michel Vallon
Cette étude concerne le Glacier de La Mer de Glace et du Tacul . Une prospection séismique , des travaux de topographie ont
permis d' approcher la dynamique du glacier, d'étudier la glace et le névé , la structure du glacier.
Heritage process of mountain and territorialized policy : the "Grand site" policy in Mont Canigou (Eastern
Pyrenees)
By Rémi Bénos
This thesis focuses on the heritage process of mountains in the context of the implementation of the policy "Grand site" in
the Canigou (Eastern Pyrenees). We analyse the relationship between development strategies and protection policies of the
mountain in France to update the emergence of a "patrimonial ordre". We show that policy takes hold of heritage through a
variety of procedures, devices and projects of different nature that are made consistent with the heritage value. This
research is conducted as part of an approach we have termed "ethnogeographic". This allows us to further analyze the base,
supports and figures of the heritage value of the Grand site Canigo.
Ice sheet properties inferred by combining numerical modeling and remote sensing data
By Mathieu Morlighem
Ice sheets are amongst the main contributors to sea level rise. They are dynamic systems; they gain mass by snow
accumulation, and lose it by melting at the ice-ocean interface, surface melting and iceberg calving at the margins.
Observations over the last three decades have shown that the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have been losing more
mass than they gain. How the ice sheets respond to this negative mass imbalance has become today one of the most urgent
questions in understanding the implications of global climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) has indeed identified the contribution of the ice sheets as a key uncertainty in sea level rise projections. Numerical
modeling is the only effective way of addressing this problem. Yet, modeling ice sheet flow at the scale of Greenland and
Antarctica remains scientifically and technically very challenging. This thesis focuses on two major aspects of improving ice
sheet numerical models…
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Penn Museum: Exchange of Prisoners With Metropolitan Museum of Art - USA
Metropolitan Museum’s curator of the exhibition and University of Pennsylvania alumna Diana Craig Patch
requested--------------- 10 objects from the Penn Museum, one of which is a spectacular stone door socket carved in the
form of a captive, regularly on view in the Penn Museum’s Upper Egyptian Gallery. With his body flattened to the ground and
his hands bound behind, the figure on the door socket bears the unhappy likeness of a prisoner of Egypt under Pharaoh’s
domination. Once, part of a temple at the ancient cult site of Hierakonpolis, a heavy wooden door turned on a pivot that
would have fit into the depression on the captive’s back. The artifact dates to the first or second Egyptian dynasties—
between 3000 and 2675 BCE…
+ info: http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/exchange-prisoners-metropolitan-museum-art
Pompidou plans to go global: focus is Brazil, India, China - President looks to
extend the brand through a network of rotating galleries
The Centre Pompidou is looking to expand abroad with a chain of galleries that will carry the
flagship French institution’s brand. Alain Seban, the president of the Centre Pompidou, says
that museums, universities and even shopping malls could host exhibitions of items drawn
from the Paris-based institution’s 72,000-strong collection of modern and contemporary art.
Seban plans to establish a network of sites, each measuring around 2,000 sq. m to 3,000
sq. m, for periods of between three and five years…
+ info: http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Pompidou-plans-to-go-global:-focus-is-Brazil,-India,-China/26316
Inauguration du Musée National des Sciences et Technologies - La Corogne - Espagne
Le Prince Felipe et son épouse Letizia ont inauguré le nouveau siège du Musée National des Sciences et Techniques à La
Corogne en Galice. Les travaux avaient commencé en 2008 pour accueillir les pièces majeures de la collection nationale dans
ce domaine jusqu'à présent conservées à Madrid. L'Espagne se dote ainsi d'une vitrine moderne pour promouvoir la culture
scientifique et technique…
App - Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomy: collection of drawings of human anatomy from the Royal
Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle - United Kingdom
This sublime collection of drawings of human anatomy by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest
treasures from the Royal Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. All 268 pages
from Leonardo's notebooks are presented here at the highest resolution, optimised for the pin-sharp
retina display of the new iPad. For the first time it is possible for anyone with an iPad to own and
explore this remarkable testament to Leonardo's scientific and artistic genius.
This new digital edition has been specially created for the iPad by Touch Press, the people responsible
for The Elements and Solar System, working in close partnership with the Royal Collection.
+ info: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/leonardo-da-vinci-anatomy/id520564038?mt=8
Interpret Europe Conference 2012: Caring for nature and culture: interpretation as a
management tool - Pisa & Parco Naturale Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli - Italy - (19 22 May 2012)
The 2012 conference theme was to consider how interpretation can be used as a management tool to
help care for nature and culture. Interpretation can raise awareness of the value of treasured
landscapes and places, and it can help to change the behaviours of communities and visitors. It can
also empower people to get involved and take practical action to protect our environment.
+ info: http://www.interpret-europe.net/top/whats-on/events/interpret-europe-conference-2012.html
Professor Nasser D. Khalili Donates Important Textile From The Prophet Muhammad's Tomb To
The Ashmolean Museum - Oxford (United Kingdom)
Professor Nasser D. Khalili has presented the Ashmolean with an exceptional embroidered sitarah (curtain)
made for the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina. The textile will go on permanent display in the
Ashmolean’s Islamic Middle East Gallery from 1 May 2012. Comparable examples from the Khalili Collection
were featured recently in the British Museum’s acclaimed exhibition Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam.
The sitarah was commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Selim III in AH 1206/AD 1791-1792, in a centuries-old
imperial tradition maintained by the Ottomans after they gained control of the Hijaz and the Haramayn (holy
sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina) from the Mamluks in 1517. It measures over two and a half metres long and was one of
the sumptuous textiles that were presented yearly during the processions associated with the hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to
Mecca…
+ info: http://www.ashmolean.org/news/index.php?id=181
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History to Build New Dinosaur Hall Washington, DC (USA)
The National Museum of Natural History announced today that it will construct a new dinosaur
exhibition hall made possible by a $35 million donation from David H. Koch, executive vice
president of Koch Industries and philanthropist. This renovation—the largest and most complex
in the museum’s history—offers an opportunity to showcase the museum’s unrivaled collection
of 46 million fossils and present the most up-to-date scientific research possible in the
exhibition. Design preparations for the renovation will begin immediately.
The existing dinosaur hall will remain open until spring 2014, when it will be closed to the public to allow construction to
begin; selected dinosaur specimens will remain on view in other public areas of the museum.
+ info: http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-s-national-museum-natural-history-build-new-dinosaur-hall
AWARDS - Wienerberger Brick Award 2012 and “Brick’12″ Book
The winners of the Wienerberger Brick Award 2012 have been announced at a ceremony in
Vienna’s City Hall. Five international architects were awarded for their outstanding work, for
projects using brick as a construction material. The five-person jury chose South African architect
Peter Rich as grand prize winner and winner of the category “Special Solution with Brick” for the
Mapungubwe Interpretation Center in South Africa. Additionally, the accompanying book
“Brick’12” features the award-winning buildings as well as the 45 other nominated projects from
28 countries and five continents, presented by renowned architecture writers from around the
world…
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/233028/wienerberger-brick-award-2012-and-brick12-book
L’Epopée des Slaves d’Alfons Mucha exposée à Prague après 84 ans d’absence République Tchèque
« L’Epopée des Slaves », l’œuvre magistrale du maître de l’Art Nouveau, est de nouveau exposée
à Prague. Mucha avait réalisé ce cycle de 20 toiles pour la capitale tchèque mais il n’y fut exposé
qu’une seule fois, en 1928.
C’est un événement pour Prague. Mucha avait réalisé cette œuvre comme un testament pour la
ville et pour le peuple tchécoslovaque. Les 20 toiles présentent l’histoire des slaves depuis leurs
origines (Les Slaves dans leur site préhistorique) jusqu’au XXe siècle (L’Apothéose des Slaves).
Dans un contrat passé en 1913 avec l’américain slavophile et mécène Charles Crane, l’artiste avait promis d’offrir son
Epopée à Prague à condition que cette dernière construise un bâtiment spécialement pour accueillir le cycle de 20 œuvres.
Mais l’édifice ne vit jamais le jour.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100340/l-epopee-des-slaves-d-alfons-mucha-exposee-aprague-apres-84-ans-d-absence.php
Un Musée afghan réaffirme l'héritage bouddhiste du pays
Onze ans après que les talibans aient dynamité les Bouddhas de Bamiyan, le Musée de Kaboul
revient sur l'héritage bouddhiste de l'Afghanistan
Dès la première salle, une réplique taille réelle d'un des deux grands Bouddhas de Bamiyan fait
lever la tête du visiteur. Imposante, elle lui rappelle l'héritage bouddhiste de l'Afghanistan, alors
même qu'onze années plus tôt, les Talibans dynamitaient ces reliques pour en obliger l'oubli…
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100306/un-musee-afghanreaffirme-lheritage-bouddhiste-du-pays.php
New scenographies for 2012 for museums and monuments - Val de Loire - France
Château Royal de Blois, the Slate Museum in Trélazé and Maison de Jeanne d’Arc in Orleans
have been given a new look for 2012, all the better to attract visitors. The royal lodge at
Château d’Angers, which was partly destroyed in a fire 3 years ago, will once again be open to
the public.
+ info: http://loirevalley-worldheritage.org/News/Articles/All/New-scenographies-for-2012
considered the greatest assemblage of his work in private hands; and 500 photographs by Ansel
Adams, the largest private collection of his work as well. (The gift brings the number of objects in the MFA’s photography
collection—currently at 9,000—to 15,000, an increase of 66 percent.) The Lane Collection also features paintings and works
on paper by major American modernists, including Arthur G. Dove, Georgia O’Keeffe, Stuart Davis, and John Marin, as well
as Charles Sheeler. The gift was made by Saundra B. Lane, who, with her late husband, William H. Lane, has been a
longtime supporter of the MFA.
Le Musée des beaux-arts de Caen retrouve une œuvre volée il y a 87 ans - Caen - France
Volée en 1925, la miniature sur ivoire représentant le sculpteur Houdon a été retrouvée début
2012 juste avant qu’elle ne soit vendue aux enchères.
C’est grâce à la vigilance d’un amateur que l’œuvre a pu être retrouvée par les responsables du
Musée des beaux-arts de Caen. Le 24 janvier 2012, quelques heures avant la vente publique à
l’hôtel Drouot, la miniature réalisée par Marie-Gabrielle Capet a été retirée de la vente.
Authentifiée, l’œuvre est restituée au musée qui a prévu de créer une salle dédiée aux objets
d’art et où la pièce, après restauration, « occupera une place de choix » parmi les 300 autres
objets de la collection.
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100046/le-musee-des-beaux-arts-de-caen-retrouve-uneoeuvre-volee-il-y-a-87-ans.php
Estonia to open the Baltic states' largest maritime museum: The Seaplane Harbour Tallinn, Estonia (11 May 2012)
Estonia will open the Baltic states' largest maritime museum in a hangar once used by Charles
Lindbergh. The main attractions at the €15 million ($20 million) Seaplane Harbor will be a
British-built submarine dating from the 1930s and a life-size replica of the 184 seaplane, a
British two-seater designed by Short Brothers. The unique concrete hangar housing the
museum was built in 1916-17 when Estonia was part of czarist Russia. Its most famous guest
was Lindbergh, the U.S. aviator, who flew there from Moscow in 1933 as part of his tour
around Europe. The hangar was a closed military zone from 1940, when the Soviet Union annexed Estonia, until 1991 when
the Baltic state regained its independence.
+ info: www.lennusadam.eu/
Re-uniting Pacific treasures: museums in small islands countries in the Pacific
A retired policeman and a house painter have been arrested in northern Greece on suspicion
of antiquities smuggling after an ancient gold wreath and armband were found in their car,
police said Friday. The suspects were stopped by highway police near the village of Asprovalta,
some 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Thessaloniki late Thursday. Officers, who were working
on a tip that the house painter might be trafficking in antiquities, found the 4th century B.C.
artifacts in a shoebox under the passenger seat. The wreath was a rare and valuable find, said
Nikos Dimitriadis, head of the Thessaloniki police antiquities theft section.
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Exhibition - Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of China's First Emperor
27 April - 26 August 2012 New York City, New York State. United States of America
Organizers: Discovery Times Square Museum in partnership with China Institute
+ info: http://www.discoverytsx.com/exhibitions/terracotta-warriors
Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist
04 May - 07 October 2012 London. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Organizers: The Queen's Gallery - Buckingham Palace
+ info: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/exhibitions/leonardo-da-vinci-anatomist
Exposition - Tapis Volants
30 May - 21 October 2012 Rome. Italy
Organizers: Villa Medicis
+ info: http://www.villamedici.it/fr/event/405/tapis-volants
The historic battleship USS IOWA will open as an interactive naval museum in the Port of Los Angeles
07 July 2012 San Pedro, California. United States of America
Organizers: Pacific Battleship Center
+ info: http://pacificbattleship.com/page/events
8th Masterclass 20|21: varnishes for restoration of paintings
26 June - 28 June 2012 Porto. Portugal
Organizers: By Jill Whitten and Robert Proctor
+ info: http://iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2012_en/field_en/05_11trainingConservacaoRestauro.pdf
Curso online: Diseño de una visita autogestiva a su museo: herramientas museopedagógicas para una mejor
interacción del público con el museo y su exhibición
06 July - 18 August 2012 -Organizers: Profesora: Paola Araiza Bolaños - Fundación ILAM
UNESCO convenes Experts Meeting on Museums and Collections
11 July - 13 July 2012 Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
Organizers: International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the Brazilian Institute of Museums (IBRAM)
Contact: Mr Christian MANHART - [email protected]
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Curso online: Servicios y productos didácticos para Museos
03 August - 15 September 2012 -Organizers: Profesor: Luis Gómez Cascante - Talleres ILAM
Simposio Internacional de Museología: ‘Nuevas prácticas, nuevas audiencia. A 40 años de la mesa de Santiago’
02 October - 03 October 2012 Santiago de Chile. Chile
Organizers: Comité Simposio de Museología
+ info: http://www.gestioncultural.org/call_for_papers.php?id_evento=320933
Exhibition - Manet: Portraying Life
07 October 2012 - 01 January 2013 Toledo, Ohio. United States of America
Organizers: Toledo Museum of Art
+ info: http://www.toledomuseum.org/exhibitions/manet/
European Museum Organisations Annual Meeting 2012
02 November - 04 November 2012 Dublin. Ireland
Organizers: Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO)
+ info: http://www.ne-mo.org/index.php?id=337
EXHIBITIONS:
Exhibition - Cut-up Statue of Liberty at the National Gallery of Denmark
Copenhagen. Denmark
Organizers: National Gallery of Denmark
+ info: http://www.smk.dk/en/about-smk/press/press-releases/artikel/parteret-frihedsgudinde-paa-statens-museum-forkunst/
Exhibition - Treasures of Mexico: 30 works from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art collection - Mexican
Consulate
04 May - 08 July 2012 Kansas City, Missouri. United States of America
Organizers: Consulado de Mexico en Cansas City & The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
+ info: http://www.nelson-atkins.org/images/PDF/press/2012%2004%2018%20Treasures%20of%20Mexico%20FINAL.pdf
Exhibition - Illuminated - Tracing Bosch and Bruegel - Statens Museum for Kunst
04 May - 21 October 2012 Copenhagen. Denmark
+ info: http://www.smk.dk/en/explore-the-art/exhibitions/illuminated/
Exhibition - Maharaja: The Splendors of India's Great Kings
21 May - 19 August 2012 Richmond, Virginia. United States of America
Organizers: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
+ info: http://vmfa.museum/exhibitions/maharaja.aspx
Exhibition - The art of survival - Jersey Museum - Channel Islands
22 May - 31 December 2012 Jersey, Channel Islands. -Organizers: the Jersey Museum
+ info: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-art-of-survival/
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"Pratiquer la muséohistoire. La guerre et l'histoire au musée"
Auteurs(es) : Patrick Louvier, Julien Mary & Frédéric Rousseau
Athéna éditions, en collaboration avec l'Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier III et l'ANR
ISBN : 978-2-92286-599-8
Ce guide intéressera particulièrement les chercheurs, les étudiants et les enseignants qui très nombreux
arpentent chaque année les musées d'histoire accompagnés de leurs élèves.
Son propos est double : questionner les mises en scène et les mises en récit de l'histoire des conflits du XXe
siècle en confrontant les contenus des expositions muséales aux savoirs historiens, aborder ces espaces
publics dans leurs différentes dimensions, comme des objets culturels, sociaux et politiques.
Objets culturels, ils le sont en tant que supports de représentations, de mémoires et d'outils; et objets sociopolitiques, ils le
sont également par l'implication d'acteurs différents et nombreux dont il s'agit de repérer les enjeux, les stratégies, les
contraintes.
+ info: http://www.librairieduquebec.fr/catalogue/30815.html
South Pacific Museums: Experiments in Culture
Edited by Chris Healy and Andrea Witcomb
ISBN: 978-0-9757475-8-2 (paperback)
ISBN: 978-0-9757475-9-9 (web)
This book is a collection of outstanding analyses of museums in the South Pacific, written by cultural,
museum and architectural critics, and historians. A series of snapshots introduce the reader to key museums
in the region and longer essays explore these museums in broad terms.
+ info: www.epress.monash.edu/spm/index.html
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Heritage process of mountain and territorialized policy : the "Grand site" policy in Mont Canigou (Eastern
Pyrenees)
By Rémi Bénos
This thesis focuses on the heritage process of mountains in the context of the implementation of the policy "Grand site" in
the Canigou (Eastern Pyrenees). We analyse the relationship between development strategies and protection policies of the
mountain in France to update the emergence of a "patrimonial ordre". We show that policy takes hold of heritage through a
variety of procedures, devices and projects of different nature that are made consistent with the heritage value. This
research is conducted as part of an approach we have termed "ethnogeographic". This allows us to further analyze the base,
supports and figures of the heritage value of the Grand site Canigo.
découverte...).
Étude géologique du pays de Vanoise (Savoie) Alpes françaises
Par François Ellenberger
Ce travail imposant concerne : - l'historique des idées sur ce massif - l'étude stratigraphique très détaillée des formations
géologiques - une approche du métamorphisme alpin - des données d'interprétation tectonique . "Le pays de Vanoise est un
lieu de transition, une charniére privilégiée. En première analyse on y voit la zone du Briançonnais ( ou plutôt son
prolongement un peu plus interne) devenir progressivement métamorphique , sous les lambeaux de la nappe des schistes
lustrés."
South West Victoria Landscape Assessment Study - Australia
The department is undertaking a Landscape Assessment Study of south west Victoria. The study will assess the visual
character and significance of the landscape leading to the preparation of planning scheme policy and guidance to ensure its
protection and management into the future.
The south west region of Victoria has a wide range of landscape types from the volcanic plains and cones that dominate
much of the area, to the Great Dividing Range in the north, and the Grampians in the central west.
Understanding, mapping and describing landscape character and significance is an important component of regional planning
and supporting appropriate development, economic growth and investment. The study will inform the development of a
number of regional growth plans currently being undertaken by the department.
+ info: Southern-Grampians-P1100529-500.jpg
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Outlining a sustainable future for the Po Delta area as a MaB Biosphere Reserve
The gentle giant river Po, runs through the Po Plain and flows into the Adriatic Sea, forming a delta
and one of the largest wetlands in Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea. The Po Delta is the most
recent stretch of territory in Italy. In its indisputable unique frame, it is possible to find an area
created both by the sedimentation of the river and the work of man who, during the centuries, has
controlled its course and drained the land around it…
outlining_a_sustainable_future_for_the_po_delta_area_as_a_mab_biosphere_reserve/
Australia State of the Environment (SoE) report 2011
Written by an independent committee of experts, the report presents a comprehensive review of the state
and trends of the environment; the pressures on it and the drivers of those pressures; management
initiatives in place to address environmental concerns and the impacts of those initiatives; its resilience
and the unmitigated risks that threaten it; and provide an overall outlook for the Australian environment.
The main purpose of the report is to provide relevant and useful information on environmental issues to
the public and decision-makers, in order to raise awareness and support more informed environmental
management decisions that lead to more sustainable use and effective conservation of environmental
assets.
+ info: http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2011/index.html
Survey - World Heritage Survey part of a PhD thesis carried out at the Centre for
Development and Environment - University of Bern (Switzerland)
The number of World Heritage sites increases every year, raising various expectations among
applying parties. The aim of this study is to find out whether the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site
designation can induce and influence sustainable regional development. The results can be a basis
for developing adequate supporting policies. The study is part of a PhD thesis carried out at the
Centre for Development and Environment University of Bern, Switzerland, with the official support
from UNESCO.
+ info: http://www.worldheritagesurvey.info/
Quantitative groundwater maps for Africa
Robust quantitative groundwater maps for Africa were developed to highlight areas more likely to be
resilient to climate change and also where sufficient groundwater resources may be available to help
adaptation.
The maps are the first produced for Africa and are underpinned by dedicated case studies and systematic
data/literature reviews.
Download the Quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa article published in Environmental
Research Letters.
+ info: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/international/africanGroundwater/maps.html
Des zones humides sous pression démographique
L’étendue des zones humides (marais, tourbières…) a réduit de 6 % en quinze ans, sur
l’ensemble du globe. Cette diminution a surtout affecté les régions tropicales et subtropicales,
ainsi que les régions qui ont connu les plus importantes augmentations de population ces
dernières décennies. Telles sont les conclusions d’une étude menée par des chercheurs CNRS et
IRD des Laboratoire d'étude du rayonnement et de la matière en astrophysique (LERMA/
Observatoire de Paris, CNRS / Observatoire de Paris / UPMC / Université de Cergy-Pontoise /
ENS), Laboratoire d'études en géophysique et océanographie spatiales (LEGOS/OMP, CNRS /
IRD / CNES / UPS) et de la start-up Estellus(1). Pour y parvenir, les chercheurs ont, pour la première fois, cartographié les
zones humides et leur dynamique temporelle, à l’échelle du globe, entre 1993 et 2007. Publiée le 26 avril 2012 dans la revue
Geophysical Research Letters, cette étude souligne le rôle de la pression démographique sur les cycles hydrologiques.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/environnement/sols-hydrosphere-et-biosphere-continentales/des-zones-humides-souspression-demographi
Décret n° 2012-649 du 4 mai 2012 portant modification du décret n° 2009-449 du 22 avril 2009 pris pour
l'adaptation de la délimitation et de la réglementation du parc national de Port-Cros (France)
+ info: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000025803332&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id
Décret n° 2012-618 du 2 mai 2012 portant classement du parc naturel régional des ballons des Vosges (régions
Alsace, Franche-Comté et Lorraine) - France
+ info: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000025794373&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center opens to the public - New York State (USA)
Accompanied by Mayor Bloomberg yesterday in an early morning ribbon cutting, New York City-based
practice Weiss/Manfredi celebrated the grand opening of the new Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center.
Embedded into an existing hillside at the Garden’s northeast corner, the sinuous glass building appears as a
seamless extension to the existing topography as it leads into the 52-acre garden. In addition, the $28million Visitor Center incorporates numerous environmentally sustainable features—most notably a 10,000square-foot living roof—that are aimed toward earning LEED Gold certification. The project has been
recognized by the New York City Public Design Commission with an Award for Excellence in Design…
Médiation scientifique et technique en environnement
Un module de formation à la médiation scientifique, qui valorise l'apprentissage par
l'expérience.
Le module de formation « Médiation scientifique et technique en environnement », financé
par l’UVED et conçu conjointement par l'Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes, le
Centre Européen de Réalité Virtuelle et l'association "Les petits débrouillards Bretagne", a
pour but d’initier les étudiants à la médiation scientifique en environnement.
+ info: cursus.edu/institutions-formations-ressources/formation/18293/
Celebrate with us: EUROPEAN Day of Parks 2012 (24 May 2012)
“See the sky, Touch a tree, Feel the air and Find Yourself!”
Europe’s Natural Parks – A living health spa for stressed fatigued Europeans.
In these financially stressful times, people are looking for healthy, peaceful experiences that take them
away from their day-to-day worries. More so, an experience that is not only good for the body and soul
but also importantly does not put any strain on the family budget.
EUROPARC has the answer - a free sensory experience in nature!
Nature and National Parks across Europe invite you celebrate nature to see the sky, touch a tree, feel
the air and find yourself. Hundreds of events from the West to the East of Europe will remind all of the great free resources
our protected areas consist of. A whole host of exciting events are taking place to celebrate European Day of Parks on May
24th.
+ info: http://www.europarc.org/news/see-the-sky-touch
Statistiques spatiales avec applications à l'écologie et à l'économie
By Eric Marcon
For ecology scientists, spatial statistics are a set of tools allowing characterization of the structure of a point set, for instance
a map of trees in a forest plot. This structure is defined implicitly as a departure from complete spatial randomness (CSR),
the result of a Poisson point process. Inhomogeneity of the process and non-independence of points are its causes. As they
cannot be disentangled by analyzing the data, so-called "spatial concentration" or "aggregation" (evenness due to repulsion
also exists but is actually rare) usually concerns non- independence while intensity is assumed as known. The literature of
point processes and measures of spatial structures is reviewed to clarify concepts and choices. The purpose of this thesis
was to produce methodological enhancements.
+ info: http://pastel.archives-ouvertes.fr/pastel-00540327
Perception of the environment with a hyper-frequency radar. Application to simultaneous localization and
mapping, to detection and tracking of moving objects in outdoor environment
By Damien Vivet
In outdoor robotic context, notion of perception and localization is essential for an autonomous navigation of a mobile robot.
The objectives of this PhD are multiple and tend to develop a simultaneous localization and mapping approach in a dynamic
outdoor environment with detection and tracking of moving objects (SLAMMOT) with a unique exteroceptive radar sensor in
real driving conditions, around 30 km/h. At such high speed, data obtained with a rotating range sensor are corrupted by the
own vehicle displacement. This distortion, usually considered as a disturbance, is analyzed here as a source of information.
This study explores radar frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) technology potential for mobile robotics in
extended outdoor environment. In this work, we propose : - a distortion correction on- the-fly with proprioceptive sensors in
order to realize a localization and mapping application (SLAM), - a line based SLAM evaluation method, - a consideration of
distortion in a proprioceptive purpose for localization and mapping, - an odometry principle based on Doppler velocimetry
provided by radar sensor, - a detection and tracking of mobile objects : DATMO, with a unique radar sensor.
Manú National Park: link between Andean and Amazonian cultures
World Heritage Review Nº 62
February 2012
This huge 1.5 million-ha park has successive tiers of vegetation rising from 150 to 4,200 m
above sea-level. The tropical forest in the lower tiers is home to an unrivalled variety of animal
and plant species. Some 850 species of birds have been identified and rare species such as the
giant otter and the giant armadillo also find refuge there. Jaguars are often sighted in the park.
Initiative is facilitated and supported by the United Nations Environment Programme. The MEA Steering Committee meets
annually and provides strategic direction. Its Working Group meets periodically during the year and is responsible for the
technical implementation of projects.
New website: World Wonders Project by Google
From the archaeological areas of Pompeii to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Google’s World Wonders
Project aims to bring to life the wonders of the modern and ancient world.
+ info: http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/
region.
Conference ‘Cooperation regarding Climate Change and the Promotion of Sustainable
Development’ during UNESCO’s Africa Week 2012
The Conference ‘Cooperation regarding Climate Change and the Promotion of Sustainable Development’
was held on Wednesday 23 May from 10am to 5pm at UNESCO’s Headquarters during UNESCO Africa
Week.
This conference was moderated by South African Professor George Philander. Speakers from Tanzania,
Liberia, Algeria and Comoros analyzed certain number of crucial questions related to climate change in the
African continent.
A tribute was also paid to Wangari Maathai, the environmental activist and laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize who died last
year.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/africa/resources/africa-department/news/conference_cooperation
Interview with Pr. J. Baird Callicott: ‘The road to harmony between humans and Nature
lies in a philosophical revolution’
The American environmental philosopher J. Baird Callicott replies to questions of the Global
Environmental Team of UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Sector in advance of his conference
“Narratives and Building Environmental Responsibility” at UNESCO Headquarters on 4 June, 2012.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/the_road_to_harmony
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"Se souvenir du Marais poitevin", un nouvel ouvrage publié en partenariat avec le Parc du
Marais poitevin
Par Guy Brangier
ISBN : 978-2-84561-885-5
Geste éditions
Au fil des documents glanés durant ses recherches, Guy Brangier propose de redécouvrir les
différents visages du Marais poitevin. En présentant une sélection de plus de 500 cartes postales, il
approche au plus près du mode de vie et de pensée des gens du Ma- rais et apporte un éclairage sur
l’esprit d’une époque. De la fin du xixe siècle jusqu’au milieu du xxe siècle, cet ouvrage invite à se promener en images et en
mots au travers des nombreuses communes qui constituent le Marais Poitevin.
Guy Brangier a su extraire la richesse des nombreux documents iconographiques auxquels il mêle le témoignage et des
anecdotes inédites des habitants du Marais.
+ info: http://www.parc-marais-poitevin.fr/index.php/Les-actualites-du-territoire/Les-actualites-du-Parc/Se-souvenir-duMarais-poitevin-un-nouvel-ouvrage-publie-en-partenariat-avec-le-Parc-du-Marais-poitevin
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Incidence de la torsion sur la résistance sismique de bâtiments courants avec diaphragmes horizontaux rigides.
Application aux structures en bois
Par Thanh Kien Vu
The earthquakes are natural disasters affecting the earth's crust, which can have major destructive effects in urban areas.
We have a set of scientific, technical and conception knowledge which allow to " build earthquake-resistant ", but these
methods must be adapted to simple buildings. The development of earthquake-resistant regulations (Eurocode 8 and
national annexes) and seismic zoning of France evolve significantly to the need for taking into account the seismic action in
the building design. In seismic design, it is essential to take into account the torsion effects that can lead to serious
consequences in terms of damage to civil engineering structures. This research work presents a process including different
levels of approach to take into account the effect of the torsion. The structures particularly targeted by this work are the socalled soft frames and more specifically the timber buildings. After a course of bibliographic elements related to the timber
structures and the structures of current buildings subjected to seismic situations, a parametric study is taken with a method
for multi-dimensional combination in order to analyze the influence of different bracing configurations on the sensitivity of
the structure to the torsion phenomena. This first stage is based on the adaptation for timber structures, in the context of
Eurocodes (structural torsion and accidental torsion), of a New Zealand method developed by Paulay and Priestley originally
proposed for reinforced concrete buildings…
The France-Lanord collection: Technical cards on ancient metal structures and deterioration
are now available online
Thirty-five years ago, a unique collection of technical cards on ancient metal structures and
deterioration processes was created by the famous French metallurgist, Albert France-Lanord, for the
ICCROM course on 'Fundamental Principles of Conservation'. This collection has recently been updated
and digitized and is now available online.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/France-Lanord/index.shtml
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September 2012/2013
Barcelona. Spain
cataloguing
Paris. France
8th Masterclass 20|21: varnishes for restoration of paintings
26 June - 28 June 2012 Porto. Portugal
Organizers: By Jill Whitten and Robert Proctor
+ info: http://iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2012_en/field_en/05_11trainingConservacaoRestauro.pdf
2nd International Conference on Construction and Building Research (COINVEDI)
Deadline for Pre-registration: 1 June 2012
14 November - 16 November 2012 Valencia. Spain
Organizers: Universitat Politècnica de València
+ info: http://www.coinvedi.com
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Everything's up to date at the last standing Frank Lloyd Wright hotel - Mason City
- Iowa - USA
In the deep green of a Midwestern summer, Mason City, Iowa, seems to be nodding off
from the heat. The sun bears down, and breezes are absent. But downtown, facing the
public square called Central Park, one building swarms with construction activity.
The Historic Park Inn—the last standing hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright—looks like it
has just been built but is in fact a century old. On the day of my visit in early August 2011,
the inn is a week away from welcoming guests…
+ info: http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2012/spring2012/wright-here-in-mason-city.html
Restoring Frank Lloyd Wright: Preservation architect's quest for authenticity and sustainability Glencoe - Illinois - USA
When Chicago architect John Eifler was growing up in Racine, Wis., going to church was his favorite part of
the week. “It definitely wasn’t the service,” he says. “I was fascinated by the SC Johnson headquarters, and
we got to pass it every Sunday.”
SC Johnson was a major employer in Racine, and company President H. F. Johnson, Jr. had hired Frank
Lloyd Wright to design the administration building, which is still in use today. Along with two houses Wright
designed for the Johnson family—Wingspread and Keland House—the headquarters became an inspiration
to many Racine residents, including Eifler. He credits those Sunday drives, and the time he spent at Keland House in high
school when he dated one of Johnson’s granddaughters, with his decision to become an architect.
+ info: http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2012/spring2012/restoring-wright.html
Renaissance-era rooms in Fuggerhouse conserved by World Monuments Fund Augsburg - Germany
At an inauguration ceremony today, two historic rooms of the Fuggerhouse in Augsburg,
Germany, were reopened to the public to mark the completion of extensive conservation work.
The mayor of Augsburg, donors to the project, and representatives of the Denkmalamt of
Bavaria were present. The conservation of these two Renaissance masterpieces was sponsored
by World Monuments Fund (WMF) and the Messerschmitt Foundation, Freistaat Bayern
Entschädigungsfond, Bayerische Landesstiftung, Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, Deutsche
Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung, Bezirk Schwaben, and Mr. and Mrs. S. Schlaifer. WMF supported
the conservation of the Muse Room and other partners funded work on the Zodiac Room…
CINPAR 2012 - International Congress on Pathology and Recovery Structures (LEMIT)
04 June - 06 June 2012 La Plata. Argentina
Organizers: Instituto de Estudos dos Materiais de Construção – IEMAC y la Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú - UVA
+ info: http://www.cinpar2012.com.ar/
Label BBC (Bâtiment Basse Consommation) pour le patrimoine bâti ancien : un
objectif réalisable - Mairie de Breuillet (France)
Rénover un bâtiment ancien au label BBC sans dénaturer la façade ni remettre en cause
l'intégrité de la construction. Tel est le pari réussi de la Mairie de Breuillet (91)
désormais installée dans un château du XVII siècle estampillé basse consommation !
L'isolation extérieure est le plus souvent privilégiée pour atteindre des hauts niveaux de
performances énergétiques dans le bâtiment. Mais dans le cadre de la rénovation de
construction ancienne, cette technique n'est pas applicable sous peine de dénaturer
l'aspect des façades en pierre.
+ info: http://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/renovation-energetique-BBC-batiment-ancien-15660.php4
Ditherington Flax Mill Maltings in Shrewsbury wins Heritage Lottery Fund Support /
FCB Studios - Shrewsbury (United Kingdom)
An outstanding group of buildings in Shropshire recently won development funding from the
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the regeneration of a former flax mill and maltings. FCB
(Feilden Clegg Bradley) Studios have been acting as strategic advisors and architects to English
Heritage and Shropshire Council since 2003 and have advised them through all stages of the
project to date. In November 2010, they gained full planning and listed building consent for a
£20m phase of works which includes a heritage-led mixed-use development with the potential
to create 120 new homes on the site. The total development value is estimated at £52m…
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Exhibition - Illuminated - Tracing Bosch and Bruegel - Statens Museum for Kunst
04 May - 21 October 2012 Copenhagen. Denmark
+ info: http://www.smk.dk/en/explore-the-art/exhibitions/illuminated/
cataloguing
Paris. France
September 2012/2013
Barcelona. Spain
Course - Outdoor Sculpture and Monument Conservation
13 November - 16 November 2012 Melbourne, Victoria. Australia
Organizers: The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM)
Contact: Helen Privett at [email protected]
+ info: http://www.aiccm.org.au/index.php?view=details&id=382%3Aoutdoor-sculpture-and-monumentconservation&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=34
Conference: ‘Separated – reunited!’ -Conservation and Restoration in Central Europe during the time of the iron
curtain and today
25 September - 28 September 2013 Hildesheim. Germany
Organizers: Hornemann Institute
DEADLINE: 31 ago 2012
+ info: http://www.hornemann-institut.de/english/conference_separated_reunited.php
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Contribution of Palaeogenetics and Palaeogenomics to archaeological site studies
By Céline Bon
LPG - Laboratoire de Physiogénomique / NeuroTranscriptomes et Paléogénétique
Palaeogenetics aims at analysing DNA from archaeological remains. New genetic sequencing technologies revitalize the
discipline through genomic analysis. Because of cool and constant temperature, cave sites allow the preservation of ancient
DNA. We carried out DNA analysis of Pleistocene specimens originating from cave sites, especially the Chauvet cave. We
studied samples from two extinct species, the cave bear, Ursus spelaeus, and the cave hyena, Crocuta crocuta spelaea.
Using a well-preserved sample from Chauvet cave, we characterized the 16,810 bp-long mitochondrial genome of the
extinct cave bear, and established its phylogeny. We were able to ascertain that the cave bear is a sister-species to the
brown and polar bears, and that the two lineages split about 1.6 million years ago…
Appel à expressions d'intérêt - Call for interest
Membre individuel actif du réseau international Forum UNESCO - Université et patrimoine et
du Conseil international des monuments et des sites (ICOMOS), je suis doctorant en
archéologie et en histoire auprès du Centre d'études des mondes africains de l'Université de
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne et du Centre de recherches en archéologie et patrimoine de
l'Université Libre de Bruxelles, sous la cotutelle de Jean-Loïc Le Quellec et Pierre de Maret.
Ma recherche porte sur l’art rupestre du Bas-Congo, la région la plus à l’ouest de l’actuelle
République démocratique du Congo. S’étendant de Kinshasa à la côte atlantique et du nord
de l’Angola au sud du Congo-Brazzaville, l’art rupestre du Bas-Congo est, à l’échelle de l’Afrique centrale, l’une des régions
les plus riches en art rupestre. Bien que signalé dès le XIXe siècle par James Tuckey, lors de sa reconnaissance du fleuve
Congo, il n’a pourtant jamais fait l’objet d’une recherche de grande ampleur et son âge reste toujours incertain...
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Flash_Info/Congo/20120528_Congo.html
to the present day
By Louise Purdue
geoarcheological, chronological and paleoenvironmental approach to hydraulic systems and alluvial formations, together
with precise geophysical and micromorphological methods. The reconstruction of the agro-system and hydro-system brings
to light a development in Hohokam irrigation technology around 300 AD in stable environmental conditions. From 300 AD
to 1050 AD (pre-Classic period) the Hohokam agro-system demonstrates efficient irrigation of the alluvial plain and low
The caves of Combarelles, Font-de-Gaume, Bernifal, and Rouffignac. Archeological context, themes et style of
the representations - France
By Frédéric Plassard
PACEA - de la Préhistoire à l'Actuel, Cultures, Environnement, Anthropologie
The paleolithic caves of Combarelles, Font-de-Gaume, Bernifal, and Rouffignac are situated in the Vézère valley, within a
ten kilometre radius of Les-Eyzies-de-Tayac (24, France). Their early discovery, between 1901 and 1956, has led to
numerous focussed studies bringing to light some specificities and similitudes but without proposing a more global picture
of these major Western European art sites. This PhD attempts to do just this and will be concentrating on the two
folloowing complementary aspects. 1°- Litlle is known of the art's age and its chronological context wich is why it has
become necessary to review the archeological data found in the caves. This will allow for a better understanding of the
animal and human frequentation of the sites since the Pleistocene…
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History to Build New Dinosaur Hall Washington, DC (USA)
The National Museum of Natural History announced today that it will construct a new
dinosaur exhibition hall made possible by a $35 million donation from David H. Koch,
executive vice president of Koch Industries and philanthropist. This renovation—the largest
and most complex in the museum’s history—offers an opportunity to showcase the museum’s
unrivaled collection of 46 million fossils and present the most up-to-date scientific research
possible in the exhibition. Design preparations for the renovation will begin immediately.
The existing dinosaur hall will remain open until spring 2014, when it will be closed to the public to allow construction to
begin; selected dinosaur specimens will remain on view in other public areas of the museum.
+ info: http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-s-national-museum-natural-history-build-new-dinosaur-hall
Découverte de la plus ancienne forme d'art pariétal datée de 37 000 ans
Une équipe internationale de chercheurs a découvert dans l’Abri Castanet, sur le site
préhistorique de Castel Merle (Périgord), la plus ancienne forme d’art mural. Datant d’il y a 37
000 ans, ces motifs gravés seraient antérieurs aux peintures de la grotte de Chauvet (32 000
ans). Découvert en 2007, un bloc de calcaire de 1,5 tonne présente des images gravées
d’animaux (notamment des chevaux) et de formes géométriques. Selon l’équipe de chercheurs,
ces motifs révèlent le haut degré de sophistication des premiers Homos Sapiens. Les dessins
ont été datés de 37 000 ans et attribués à nos ancêtres de l’époque de l’Aurignacien (entre 40
000 et 28 000 ans). Le site de l’Abri Castanet conservait aussi des centaines d’ornements (des dents d’animaux, des
coquillages et des perles d’ivoire).
+ info: http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/site/archives/docs_article/100500/decouverte-de-la-plus-ancienne-forme-d-artparietal-datee-de-37-000-ans.php
La grotte Chauvet fermée par des éboulements depuis 21 500 ans - France
Les recherches menées en étroite collaboration par des chercheurs du laboratoire Environnements,
Dynamiques et Territoires de la Montagne (EDYTEM, CNRS/Université de Savoie), du Centre européen de
recherche et d'enseignement des géosciences de l'environnement (CEREGE CNRS/ Université d’Aix
Marseille/IRD/Collège de France) et du Centre national de préhistoire (Ministère de la culture det de la
communication) ont permis de dater la fermeture de la grotte Chauvet, un des sites majeurs d'art pariétal
préhistorique. Les résultats ont été publiée dans la revue PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences of the USA) du 8 mai 2012.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/terre-solide/terre-et-vie/la-grotte-chauvet-fermee-par-des-eboulements-depuis-21-500ans
Bronze Age Facebook
Large clusters of rock art spanning thousands of years but located at the same site may
hold key to detecting massive cultural changes in prehistoric hunter-gatherers of the
north.
Updating a virtual wall with details of our lives, and checking it to catch up with others,
is part of the daily routine for millions.
But imagine a prehistoric version – with a timeline preserved in actual stone
encompassing thousands of years, on which our ancestors used symbolic
interpretations of animals and events to communicate with distant tribes and their own descendants – allowing us to trace
societal developments in these ancient nomadic communities over the course of generations.
+ info: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bronze-age-facebook/
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Thai King's Reforestation Project Wows UNWTO Delegates
The sufficiency economy concept of Thailand’s King Bhumibhol Adulyadej gained further
prominence on the global tourism development agenda last week with a visit to the Huai Hong
Khrai Royal Development Centre being included on the technical-tour programme of a regional
UN World Tourism Organisation conference.
The May 4 visit was an eye-opening experience for many of the Asia-Pacific travel & tourism
officials and executives attending the UNWTO Asia-Pacific commission meetings, most of whom
were making their first visit to Chiang Mai and had no idea that such indigenous-wisdom
examples of forest conservation and preservation existed…
+ info: http://www.travel-impact-newswire.com/2012/05/thai-kings-reforestation-project-wows-unwto-delegates/
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AWARDS - 2012 WTTC (World Travel & Tourism Council) Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
Winners Unveiled
Three companies and one destination, from four continents, have been recognised for their best
practices in sustainable tourism at this year’s World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Tourism for
Tomorrow Awards.
The four winners were selected from 12 Award finalists and announced onstage during the opening
ceremony of the WTTC Global Summit in Tokyo, Japan on 17 April…
Conférence - "Tourisme et Changement Climatique au Maroc et dans la région méditerranéenne : Un défi global,
des solutions locales"
08 June - 09 June 2012 Agadir. Morocco
Organizers: Ministère Marocain du Tourisme, Université Ibn Zohr d’Agadir, Faculté des sciences d’Agadir, Réseau de
Développement Touristique Rural (RDTR), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Délégation Régionale de
Tourisme d’Agadir (DRT) et Ecolodge Atlas Kasbah
Contact: tourismeetclimat @gmail.com
+ info: http://www.conference-forum.com
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International Conference “Tourism, Roads and Cultural Itineraries: Meaning, Memory and Development”
13 June - 15 June 2012 Quebec. Canada
Organizers: Université Laval and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada; Université Paris 1, Panthéon – Sorbonne,
France & University of Birmingham, UK
+ info: http://quebecunitwin.ggr.ulaval.ca/
Sustainable Travel International and ecoism Proving the
Value in Social Enterprise-Nonprofit Partnership
Through collaboration and resource sharing, sustainable tourism
marketing partnerships succeed in delivering ROI, credibility, and
integrated thinking. The result: destinations and travel companies
develop plans and products designed to benefit the local
community, while protecting valued tourism resources.
Global non-profit Sustainable Travel International and ecoism, the
sustainable tourism and strategic marketing firm, are determined to advance responsible travel and tourism globally. The
new strategic partnership will help clients across all sectors of travel and tourism benefit from the extensive marketing,
sustainability and industry experience the two organizations possess.
The STI-ecoism partnership provides a collaborative approach for destinations and travel companies.
hotels and resorts.
and resorts.”…
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Curso online: Introducción al Desarrollo de Rutas Turísticas: La Gestión de Valor
14 September - 27 October 2012 -Organizers: Profesor: Luis Gustavo Patrucco, Brasil
+ info: ilam.org/component/content/853.html?task=view
1ères DOCTORIALES du Tourisme de la Chaire « Culture, Tourisme, développement » - Concepts et méthodes à
la croisée des disciplines
14 September - 16 September 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: IREST/EIREST, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
Contact: Saskia COUSIN - [email protected] Maria GRAVARI-BARBAS - [email protected] Sébastien
JACQUOT - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.univ-paris1.fr/colloques/doctoriales/
2012 Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference
17 September - 19 September 2012 Monterey, California. United States of America
Organizers: International Ecotourism Society (TIES)
+ info: https://www.ecotourismconference.org/
Call for Papers - Tourism and the Shifting Values of Cultural Heritage: Visiting Pasts, Developing Futures
05 April - 09 April 2013 Taipe, Taiwan. China
Organizers: The University of Birmingham - Ironbridge Institute and The National Taiwan University, in association with
UNESCO UNITWIN Network – Tourism, Culture, Development Université
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and The Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, UK
DEADLINE: 5 oct 2012
+ info: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/iaa/departments/ironbridge/news/2012/cfp-conference-2013.aspx
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Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change to Tourism: Case Studies of Best Practice
Industry officials, experts, academics and practitioners share their knowledge, experience, research and
methods of best practice to address and adapt to the adverse effects of
climate change
The International Institute for Peace through Tourism’s 5th IIPT African Conference: “Meeting the Challenges
of Climate Change to Tourism in Africa and the Developing World,” was held in Lusaka, Zambia, in May
2011. Participants in the Conference were so enthusiastic about the quality of presentations that they
believed the knowledge should be shared with a wider audience.
Accordingly, this publication contains papers and presentations from the 5th IIPT African Conference and other selected
experts’ case studies, articles and models of best practice. It was developed in collaboration with IIPT’s academic partner in
the Conference, Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management (LIUTEBM) and the
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
+ info: http://www.iipt.org/IIPT%20Book/tableofcontents.html
World Heritage Series n°31 - Community development through World Heritage
Edited by M.-T. Albert, M. Richon, M. J. Viñals and A. Witcomb
© UNESCO 2012
ISBN: 978-92-3-001024-9
Community Development through World Heritage is a direct outcome of the international student exchange
programme Sharing Our Heritages, which was sponsored by the Australian Government and the European
Union. The programme involved students and lecturers in 2005–2008 from Charles Darwin University
(CDU), Curtin University of Technology (CUT), Deakin University (DU), Melbourne, and the University of
Western Sydney (UWS), in Australia; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Raymond Lemaire International Centre for
Conservation (RLICC), Belgium; University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland; Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain;
and Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus (BTU), Germany. The project concluded with a major conference on
the theme of ‘Sharing Our Heritages (SOH): New Challenges for Conserving and Protecting Sites and for Managing Tourism’,
which took place at the UPV in February 2008. All in all, the programme’s goal was to make the heritage of humanity,
particularly its identity-building significance and its potential for community development, relevant and usable especially to
young university students….
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/series/31/
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200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf of Mexico; one of the most well-preserved old
wrecks ever found
An oil company exploration crew's chance discovery of a 200-year-old shipwreck in a littlecharted stretch of the Gulf of Mexico is yielding a trove of new information to scientists who
say it's one of the most well-preserved old wrecks ever found in the Gulf. "When we saw it we
were all just astonished because it was beautifully preserved, and by that I mean for a 200year-old shipwreck," said Jack Irion, maritime archaeologist with the Department of the
Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in New Orleans. Video shows muskets and gin
bottles littering the Gulf bottom, along with sea life mingling in the wreck. Scientists say the ship is about 200 miles off the
northern Gulf coast and about 4,000 feet deep. The depth has kept it largely undisturbed during two centuries of storms and
hurricanes. And although most of the ship's wood dissolved long ago, the copper hull and its contents remain in place…
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Heritage List in 1997, represent an undisputed stimulus for the local economy and a
conservation challenge.
UNESCO Director-General Opens Way for Reinforced Cooperation with Bangladesh
Praising Bangladesh for its leadership in promoting cultural diversity and its achievements in
human development, Irina Bokova pledged to strengthen UNESCO’s relations with the country
during her first official visit to the country that concluded on 11 May.
Over the course of three days, the Director-General discussed the country’s policies and
opportunities for reinforced cooperation with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and all senior
members of her Cabinet, including for education, culture, and science and technology, and
finance.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/director-general/singleview-dg/news/
director_general_opens_way_for_reinforced_cooperation_with_bangladesh/
Honors and Projects on the University Circuit - Shanghai - China
During her visit to the People’s Republic of China, the Director-General was named honorary
professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, honorary chairperson of the Hainan University
Council and she also discussed opportunities for strengthening cooperation in the sciences with
Zhejiang University in Hangzhou.
The President of Tongji University, Mr. Gang Pei, drew attention to his institution’s commitment
to promoting sustainable development, through projects and trans disciplinary courses
encompassing science and the humanities that are open to students from all faculties.
Expressing pride upon becoming an honorary professor at such a prestigious university, Irina Bokova also encouraged the
faculty to propose a chair in the field of sustainability, explaining UNESCO’s vision ahead of the Rio+20 conference.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/honors_and_projects_on_the_university_circuit/
Heritage and Creativity in Hangzhou - China
Marco Polo described Hangzhou as the most beautiful city in the world while a 13th century
Chinese poet wrote, “There is paradise in heaven. And on earth there is Hangzhou.”
Today, Hangzhou is among China’s most dynamic cities, where heritage and creativity connect
as development assets. On 15 May, the Director-General presented the Mayor with a certificate
designating Hangzhou as a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Arts, and visited Hangzhou’s West
Lake Cultural Landscape, praised by poets and artists across the ages and inscribed on the
World Heritage List in 2011.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/single-view/news/heritage_and_creativity_in_hangzhou/
play in the global Rio + 20 agenda and in mobilizing political leadership in the Arab Region on central
issues such as water, solar energy, research and science education," said the Director-General.
Meeting between the Director-General and the King of Jordan
During her official visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, UNESCO Director-General Irina
Bokova met with His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein.
"The relationship between UNESCO and Jordan is long-lasting and fruitful," highlighted the King.
His Majesty emphasized Jordan's major concern for the Old City of Jerusalem and recalled that
the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs stands as the authority for the preservation
of the Al-Haram Al-Sharif, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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The Director-General meets Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
During a meeting between UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Nasser
Judeh, the Minister thanked the Director-General for ensuring the effective implementation of the Reinforced Monitoring
Mechanism applied to the World Heritage site of the Old City of Jerusalem, as well as its related Reports to the World
Heritage Committee.
He recalled the role of Jordan and the Awqaf religious Authority in the preservation of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Holy
sites in the city, and underlined the need for dialogue "to avoid confrontation" in protecting the integrity and authenticity of
the sites.
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The Director-General discusses challenges at the World Heritage sites of Um Er-Rasas
and Petra
During her visit at the World Heritage site of Um Er-Rasas, the Director-General underlined the
importance of the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim historical legacy all embedded in this
unique site, which bears witness to the “memory of civilizations and the history of their
relationships engraved in stone”.
The Director-General pursued her visit to the iconic World Heritage site of Petra together with
Dr. Emad Hijaazen, Commissioner for the Petra Archaeological Park, following a working
meeting with UNESCO partners on the preservation of the site to discuss the challenges of implementing World Heritage
Committee’s recommendations with regard to the sustainable development and the long-term preservation of the site, with
a view to avoiding it to be placed on the World Heritage List in Danger.
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Togo from 7 to 8 June. The Director-General met with the President of the
Republic Faure Gnassingbé and Prime Minister Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo. She also
held working meetings with the Minister of Higher Education and Research
François Agbéviadé Galley, and ministers in the fields of competences of UNESCO.
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Lettre d'information de la Fondation du Patrimoine n° 30 | Le 15/05/2012
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/
64 projets en faveur du patrimoine local soutenus en 2011 par la Fondation du Crédit Agricole - France
En 2011, la Fondation du Crédit Agricole - Pays de France, première fondation d'entreprise créée en France, reconnue
d'utilité publique, a versé un peu plus d'1,8 millions d'euros de subventions en faveur de 64 projets de restauration et de
mise en valeur du patrimoine qui contribueront au dynamisme culturel, touristique et économique local.
Depuis 1979, ce sont ainsi plus de 1000 projets qui ont été soutenus, partout en France.
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International Conference: Urban.Rural.Europe.Strengthening partnerships
19 June 2012 Berlin. Germany
Organizers: Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development and the German Association for Housing, Urban
and Spatial Development
+ info: http://www.stadt-land-europa.de/
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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
ArScAn - Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité
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. The list of species hunted and fished is long…
The caves of Combarelles, Font-de-Gaume, Bernifal, and Rouffignac. Archeological context, themes et style of
the representations - France
By Frédéric Plassard
PACEA - de la Préhistoire à l'Actuel, Cultures, Environnement, Anthropologie
The paleolithic caves of Combarelles, Font-de-Gaume, Bernifal, and Rouffignac are situated in the Vézère valley, within a ten
kilometre radius of Les-Eyzies-de-Tayac (24, France). Their early discovery, between 1901 and 1956, has led to numerous
focussed studies bringing to light some specificities and similitudes but without proposing a more global picture of these
major Western European art sites. This PhD attempts to do just this and will be concentrating on the two folloowing
complementary aspects. 1°- Litlle is known of the art's age and its chronological context wich is why it has become
necessary to review the archeological data found in the caves. This will allow for a better understanding of the animal and
human frequentation of the sites since the Pleistocene…
Erechtheus and the Apobates Race on the Parthenon Frieze (North XI-XII) - Greece
A reexamination of the north frieze of the Parthenon, blocks XI–XII in particular, indicates that the
leading apobates contestant is the winner in this Panathenaic contest. Evidence from James Stuart’s
1751–1753 drawing and his brief commentary support a reading of the so-called marshal beyond the
horses as the judge bestowing the victor’s wreath, and comparanda for this figure can be found in
other art forms. The emphasis of this scene then shifts from the race to the victory and reinforces the
presence of nike in the iconographic program of the Parthenon. Because of his distinctive costume, this
apobates contestant may be identified as belonging to the foremost Athenian tribe, Erechtheis.
+ info: http://www.ajaonline.org/article/1109
Congo rebels threaten rare mountain gorillas - Virunga National Park - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
There are only about 800 mountain gorillas left in the world and most of them live in Virunga National Park, in northeastern
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
But their home territory is occupied by heavily armed rebels fighting the Congolese government.
According to conservation officials, four different armed groups are in the park. While the rebels most likely do not intend to
harm the critically endangered primates, park officials say that the situation means that conservation efforts are on hold.
"We cannot do our job in the area until the rebels leave," Cai Tjeenk Willink, in charge of tourism and development at
Virunga, said in a telephone interview.
For now, the Virunga team says two gorilla families are caught up in the middle of the fighting. Officials are able to monitor
the situation only from the air, as ground patrols are too dangerous. The rangers can only hope that the gorillas will be
clever enough to stay away from any gun battles.
The park, which UNESCO designated a World Heritage Site in 1979, has been closed to tourists until the security situation
World Heritage
improves.
+ info: http://www.africanconservation.org/201205132596/conservation-news-section/congo-rebels-threaten-rare-mountaingorillas
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Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers 2012-2013
05 June - 15 June 2012 Kigston. Jamaica
Organizers: The World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the UNESCO Offices in Kingston and Havana
Contact: Himalchuli Gurung - [email protected]
Survey - World Heritage Survey part of a PhD thesis carried out at the Centre for
Development and Environment - University of Bern (Switzerland)
The number of World Heritage sites increases every year, raising various expectations among
applying parties. The aim of this study is to find out whether the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site
designation can induce and influence sustainable regional development. The results can be a basis
for developing adequate supporting policies. The study is part of a PhD thesis carried out at the
Centre for Development and Environment University of Bern, Switzerland, with the official support
from UNESCO.
+ info: http://www.worldheritagesurvey.info/
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World Heritage and Sustainable Development: the Role of Local Communities in the
Management of UNESCO Designated Sites - Kotor - Montenegro (7-8 June 2012)
The celebrations this year of the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention,
under the theme “World Heritage and Sustainable Development: the Role of Local
Communities in the Management of World Heritage Sites”, offer a tremendous opportunity to
reinforce joint efforts towards the development of effective policies and practices for the
better management of cultural and natural heritage, with special focus on participatory
approaches and community engagement.
In this context, the UNESCO Venice Office, in cooperation with the national authorities of Montenegro, is organizing a
regional meeting to share experiences, good practices and planned activities concerning the management of World Heritage
World Heritage
and other UNESCO designated sites (MAB Biosphere Reserves) in South-Eastern Europe, with a strong focus on the role of
communities in the identification, management and conservation of such sites.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/culture-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=6631&cHash=2bc227905e
New scenographies for 2012 for museums and monuments - Val de Loire - France
Château Royal de Blois, the Slate Museum in Trélazé and Maison de Jeanne d’Arc in Orleans
have been given a new look for 2012, all the better to attract visitors. The royal lodge at
Château d’Angers, which was partly destroyed in a fire 3 years ago, will once again be open to
the public.
+ info: http://loirevalley-worldheritage.org/News/Articles/All/New-scenographies-for-2012
Holocaust education and intercultural understanding in South-East Europe: renewing
the "Ex-Yugoslav" Pavilion in Auschwitz-Birkenau - Belgrade - Serbia - (4 June 2012)
The Ministry of Culture, Media and Information Society of Serbia, with the support and
participation of the UNESCO Venice Office, will host an international meeting of experts to
discuss the establishment of a permanent regional exhibit space for 6 Ex-Yugoslav countries
(Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, and The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia) within the to-be renovated ex-Yugoslav pavilion (nr. 17) in the State
Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau, a site placed on the World Heritage List in 1979 by UNESCO.
This regional initiative is organized within UNESCO’s overall mission to promote Holocaust education, as well as the role of
museums as tools for intercultural understanding, research and dialogue.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/culture-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=6625&cHash=04cf5322ac
Dassault Systèmes Recreates Giza Necropolis With its 3DExperience Platform
Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world
leader in 3D design, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, has
announced the launch of Giza 3D, an interactive 3D recreation of the world-famous Giza plateau,
home of the historic Giza Necropolis.
The free Giza 3D interactive application is available today at www.3ds.com/giza3D and is being
officially unveiled at a gala event tonight at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). Speakers at
the event will include Lawrence Berman, the Norma Jean Calderwood Senior Curator of Ancient
Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Art at the MFA and Al Bunshaft, managing director, North America, Dassault Systèmes,
who will discuss how 3D technologies can help enhance the understanding of art and preserve historical data for generations
to come…
+ info: http://www.3ds.com/company/news-media/press-releases-detail/release//single/4229/?no_cache=1&no_cache=1
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Manú National Park: link between Andean and Amazonian cultures
World Heritage Review Nº 62
February 2012
This huge 1.5 million-ha park has successive tiers of vegetation rising from 150 to 4,200 m
above sea-level. The tropical forest in the lower tiers is home to an unrivalled variety of animal
and plant species. Some 850 species of birds have been identified and rare species such as the
giant otter and the giant armadillo also find refuge there. Jaguars are often sighted in the park.
The Nama in Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape - South Africa
The 160,000 ha Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape of dramatic mountainous desert in northwestern South Africa constitutes a cultural landscape communally owned and managed. This site sustains the
semi-nomadic pastoral livelihood of the Nama people, reflecting seasonal patterns that may have persisted
for as much as two millennia in southern Africa. It is the only area where the Nama still construct portable
rush-mat houses (haru om ) and includes seasonal migrations and grazing grounds, together with stock
posts. The pastoralists collect medicinal and other plants and have a strong oral tradition associated with
different places and attributes of the landscape.
Understanding Heritage: Round Table "Understanding Heritage: A case study of Ferrara
and the Delta du Po" - Ferrara - Italy - (11 April 2012)
On April 11th in Ferrara, Italy, ENCATC held a Round Table “Understanding Heritage: A case
study of Ferrara and the Delta du Po.” This event was organised by the “Understand Heritage”
Thematic Area Chair, Claire Giraud-Labalte from the Université Catholique de l’Ouest (Angers,
France), in partnership with ENCATC board member, Fabio Donato from MuSeC – Department of
World Heritage
Economics, Institutions, and Territory at the University of Ferrara. Ms. Giraud- Labalte and M.
Donato were joined by other Round Table participants Marco Borella, the Former Director of the Ferrara Estense Castle,
Lucilla Previati, Director of the Delta Po Park, and Anne Marie Visser, Professor in Museology at the University of Ferrara to
discuss the importance of understanding heritage landscapes, their value, and specifically the case of Italy’s Delta du Po.
+ info: http://www.encatc.org/pages/fileadmin/user_upload/Newsletters_2012/ENCATC_NEWSLETTER_2012_N4_DIGEST.
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International conference : "Managing Europe's World Heritage historic city centres: a theoretical and practical
approach" - Brussels - Belgium - (10 May 2012)
UNESCO's adoption of the World Heritage Convention in 1972 marked the birth of the World Heritage List. This registration
of monuments, works of architecture or even entire historic city centres has brought increased awareness of the major value
of the ancient urban fabric as a part of humankind's heritage. This international recognition has most certainly inspired a
change in the way these historic centres are managed by the responsible bodies as well as a change in the thinking of
private owners.
Nevertheless, this was just the first step towards an integrated management – as also urged by UNESCO – of all the factors
involved in ensuring the effective conservation of historic urban centres.
The challenge facing municipal authorities now is to create and develop the appropriate management tools for the task.
+ info: http://unesco2012.bruxelles.be/index.php/en/
Appeal by EPA (Ecole du patrimoine africain) Save Mali's heritage
All specialized agencies and heritage professionals join the School for African Heritage (EPA Ecole du Patrimoine Africain) in sending out this appeal: a heartfelt plea in view of the
urgency to protect the cultural heritage of Mali, which is the heritage of Africa and of all
humanity. The call comes following the severe crisis which, since 24 March 2012, has affected
the north of the Republic of Mali with the presence of the MNLA forces, Ansar ad-Din, AQIM
and other armed fundamentalists, bringing about a tragic situation that makes us fear the
worst for the future of the cultural heritage of Mali, a country known for its ancient
civilization…
Lancement du site Fleuves et patrimoines au Forum Mondial de l'Eau
The Rivers and Heritage website was officially launched on 15 March 2012 at the World Water Forum in
Marseille (France), during the session “Water Culture in local governance” organized by the AIMF in partnership
with l'Académie de l'Eau and UNESCO in the framework of the France-UNESCO Convention. The site lies within
the framework of the Rivers and Heritage, conducted within UNESCO with the support of the France-UNESCO
Convention. This program aims to support the process of raising awareness of the cultural value of rivers.
While the rivers around the world experience a new phase of development with significant and controversial
impacts, there is a renewed interest in the river as a common good. For the territories concerned, the river is
considered a resource to multiple cultural, economic, environmental and social values. Many actions taken by local
authorities or civil society reflect these new aspirations…
Video - UNESCO Interregional Conference on ' "Living with World Heritage- World Heritage and Sustainable
Development: The Role of Local Communities"- Roros - Norway (14-16 May2012)
The UNESCO Participants got Separated to 4 groups to descuss different topics under living with world Heritage. The group
leaders share the conclusions and Recommendations one by one.
+ info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C6wUiFC-CU&feature=relmfu
Irina Bokova concerned about growing threats to cultural heritage in Mali
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expressed her great concern following the desecration of
the graves of Sidi Mahmoud in Mali by the Ansar Dine group on 4 May 2012. According to
information UNESCO received, the front door of the mausoleum and its protective curtain have
been burned and the people of Timbuktu who gather there every Friday for prayer were
prevented from accessing it.
The mosques of Timbuktu and their 16 mausolea bear witness to the golden age of Timbuktu in
the 16th century, and to the teaching of Islam at university level that took place there. Since the
outbreak of conflict in northern Mali, the Director-General has called repeatedly for the protection of cultural heritage and for
heightened vigilance against the illicit traffic of cultural property.
World Heritage
the north of Mali
Colosseo in vendita per 91 miliardi. Chi lo compra?
Finalmente ecco la ricetta per la crisi. Vendiamo il nome “Italia”. Teniamoci il Paese, o quello che
rimane, e vendiamo il marchio.
Se, così come appare dallo studio della Camera di Commercio di Monza, il marchio “Italia” vale il
167% del PIL, e dunque ben di più del debito pubblico nazionale, come non cedere alla
tentazione di metterlo all’asta per il migliore offerente?
Potremmo iniziare con il Colosseo (91 miliardi). Cediamo il diritto di sfruttamento del nome,
cambiamo l’intestazione della fermata metro linea B (“Ruderi”) e godiamoci i restanti miliardi di
euro. Passiamo poi al brand “La Scala”: 27 miliardi di euro. Quanto basta per garantire il finanziamento del FUS per i
prossimi 60 anni. O, se proprio non ce la sentiamo, lavoriamo con “Aspromonte” (538 milioni di euro). Rischio di asta
deserta, è vero. Ma tentar…
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2012/05/23/colosseo-in-vendita-per-91-miliardi-chi-lo-compra-di-marcello-minuti/
New online distant learning programmes - University College Dublin
(UCD)- Ireland. Deadline: 5 August 2012
University College Dublin is offering new courses in World Heritage Conservation
which are accessible to people from around the world and provide a flexible
learning environment to professionals and decision makers working in areas
related to the nomination and conservation of World Heritage Sites.
The Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in World Heritage Conservation are parttime, online, distance learning
courses designed to provide you with a professional understanding of the working of the World Heritage Convention and the
processes for the inscription of and monitoring of properties on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
University College Dublin also offers a Master’s Programme in World Heritage Management, which is taught on campus in
Ireland. The multi-disciplinary Master’s Programme equips students with the skills to protect, manage and share some of the
world’s most outstanding and unique places. The course specialises in both natural and cultural heritages and students with
a strong primary degree from any discipline are welcome to apply.
Funding opportunities are available to applicants from countries eligible for Ireland Aid Fellowships and the Tullow Group
Scholarship Scheme.
+ info: http://www.ucd.ie/quinn/centrefordistancelearning/
The Director-General discusses challenges at the World Heritage sites of Um Er-Rasas
and Petra
During her visit at the World Heritage site of Um Er-Rasas, the Director-General underlined the
importance of the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim historical legacy all embedded in this
World Heritage
unique site, which bears witness to the “memory of civilizations and the history of their
relationships engraved in stone”.
The Director-General pursued her visit to the iconic World Heritage site of Petra together with Dr.
Emad Hijaazen, Commissioner for the Petra Archaeological Park, following a working meeting
with UNESCO partners on the preservation of the site to discuss the challenges of implementing World Heritage Committee’s
recommendations with regard to the sustainable development and the long-term preservation of the site, with a view to
avoiding it to be placed on the World Heritage List in Danger.
the_director_general_discusses_challenges_at_the_world_heritage_sites_of_um_er_rasas_and_petra/
Meeting between the Director-General and the King of Jordan
During her official visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, UNESCO Director-General Irina
Bokova met with His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein.
"The relationship between UNESCO and Jordan is long-lasting and fruitful," highlighted the King.
His Majesty emphasized Jordan's major concern for the Old City of Jerusalem and recalled that
the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs stands as the authority for the preservation of
the Al-Haram Al-Sharif, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
meeting_between_the_director_general_and_the_king_of_jordan/
The Director-General meets Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
During a meeting between UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Nasser
Judeh, the Minister thanked the Director-General for ensuring the effective implementation of the Reinforced Monitoring
Mechanism applied to the World Heritage site of the Old City of Jerusalem, as well as its related Reports to the World
Heritage Committee.
He recalled the role of Jordan and the Awqaf religious Authority in the preservation of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Holy sites
in the city, and underlined the need for dialogue "to avoid confrontation" in protecting the integrity and authenticity of the
sites.
the_director_general_meets_jordanian_minister_of_foreign_affairs/
New iPhone application: World Heritage celebrates World Oceans Day with a new
iPhone app
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the World Heritage Centre is launching an iPhone app.
This years’ Oceans Day theme “Youth: the Next Wave for Change” inspired the World
Heritage Centre to go mobile. Of the 6,000 marine protected areas on the planet, only 45 are
inscribed on the World Heritage List, the highest internationally recognized status for
conservation. The app aims to increase visibility of these exceptional places and facilitate
access to information about their outstanding value.
Blue Shield reiterates its grave concern regarding the safeguarding of Syria’s invaluable cultural
World Heritage
and historical heritage
The recent events are great cause for apprehension for the world heritage community. Both the tragedies
suffered by the people of the Syrian Arab Republic and the dangers faced by heritage sites and institutions
give reason for distress.
Syria’s cultural heritage is endangered on several levels. Information on the besieging of the ruins of
Palmyra, recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980, alongside the numerous worrisome
reports concerning other important sites and the alleged looting of museums in Daraa, Hama, Homs and
Idlib, have rendered obvious the need for a greater commitment to heritage protection by all those involved in this conflict.
This also highlights the necessity for more concrete and detailed information regarding the extent of the damages already
incurred and the risks faced by the country’s archaeological, architectural and urban heritage…
+ info: http://icom.museum/press-releases/press-release/article/blue-shield-2nd-statement-on-syria.html
Blue Shield Statement on Mali
Between 1988 and 2004, four sites in Mali were chosen to become part of the UNESCO World Heritage List,
thus standing as international representatives of the nation’s cultural and natural heritage: the worldrenowned city of Timbuktu, home to the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas; the Old
Towns of Djenné, inhabited since 250 BC, a market centre and important link in the trans‐Saharan gold
trade, and a 15th and 16th century centre for the spread of Islam; the Tomb of Askia, with its worldrenowned 17‐metre pyramidal structure built in 1495 by Askia Mohamed, Emperor of Songhai, bearing
witness to the power and riches of the empire that flourished during the 15th and 16th centuries; and the
Cliff of Bandiagara, with its landscape combining cliffs, sandy plateaus and architectural achievements, living home to
ancient regional traditions. Furthermore, six cultural practices and expressions found in Mali have been inscribed since 2008
in the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, bearing witness to its rich living
traditions…
+ info: http://icom.museum/press-releases/press-release/article/blue-shield-statement-on-mali.html
141 state of conservation reports on as many World Heritage properties for examination at the 36th Session of
the World Heritage Committee (St Petersburg, 24 June-6 July 2012)
2012 WHC-12/36.COM/7A
State of conservation of the properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
2012 WHC-12/36.COM/7B.Add
State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
2012 WHC- 12/36.COM/7B
State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/36COM/documents
Agenda
Exhibition - Cut-up Statue of Liberty at the National Gallery of Denmark
Copenhagen. Denmark
+ info: http://www.smk.dk/en/about-smk/press/press-releases/artikel/parteret-frihedsgudinde-paa-statens-museum-forkunst/
Table ronde "Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO : responsabilité et défis pour l'avenir"
06 June 2012 Paris. France
Organizers: Centre d'Information et de Documentation de l'Ambassade d'Allemagne (CIDAL)
World Heritage Committee to consider inscription of 36 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List at forthcoming
session
24 June - 06 July 2012 St Petersburg. Russian Federation
Organizers: World Heritage Centre of UNESCO
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/880/
International Culture Centre - Summer Training programme for young heritage professionals: Management of
UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Sites in Visegrad Countries
Poland & Hungary
09 July - 16 July 2012 -Organizers: International Culture Centre
World Heritage
+ info: http://www.mck.krakow.pl/page/summer-school
Seminario Internacional - la Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial, Cultural y Natural. A
cuarenta años de su Adopción. El caso de las Misiones Jesuíticas Guaraníes
26 September - 28 September 2012 Buenos Aires. Argentina
Organizers: La FUNDACIÓN ORTEGA Y GASSET ARGENTINA, con el auspicio de la Oficina Regional de Ciencia de la UNESCO
para América Latina y el Caribe/ Representación de la UNESCO en Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay, y ante el MERCOSUR.
DEADLINE: 15 ago 2012
+ info: http://www.ortegaygasset.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=445
Publications
ISBN : 978-84-15195-01-6
ISBN 978-90-8169-530-5
Impact of Global Change on the Socio-economic Development of Venice
Venice, Italy
© UNESCO, 2012
All rights reserved
This document presents a summary of the results and discussions from the fourth of four thematic
workshops that were held to gather the necessary expert inputs needed to evaluate the current situation of
Venice and its Lagoon and to contribute to a shared sustainable vision for its future. The workshop on The
Impact of Global Change on the Socio-economic Development of Venice was held 4-5 October 2011 at
Palazzo Zorzi in Venice, Italy and was organized in partnership with COSES. The results from this workshop will form a basis
to identify the challenges and perspective scenarios for the socio-economic development of Venice, requiring strategic
decisions to be soon taken in order to avoid the slow deterioration of the city’s cultural heritage and society…
report_4_impact_of_global_change_on_the_socio_economic_development_of_venice/
World Heritage Series n°31 - Community development through World Heritage
Edited by M.-T. Albert, M. Richon, M. J. Viñals and A. Witcomb
© UNESCO 2012
ISBN: 978-92-3-001024-9
Community Development through World Heritage is a direct outcome of the international student exchange
programme Sharing Our Heritages, which was sponsored by the Australian Government and the European
Union. The programme involved students and lecturers in 2005–2008 from Charles Darwin University
World Heritage
(CDU), Curtin University of Technology (CUT), Deakin University (DU), Melbourne, and the University of
Western Sydney (UWS), in Australia; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Raymond Lemaire International Centre for
Conservation (RLICC), Belgium; University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland; Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain;
and Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus (BTU), Germany. The project concluded with a major conference on
the theme of ‘Sharing Our Heritages (SOH): New Challenges for Conserving and Protecting Sites and for Managing Tourism’,
which took place at the UPV in February 2008. All in all, the programme’s goal was to make the heritage of humanity,
particularly its identity-building significance and its potential for community development, relevant and usable especially to
young university students….
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/series/31/
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