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12 mai 2011
• Patrimoine archéologique
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• Prix, distinctions, bourses, concours et offres d’emplois
• Biodiversité
• Patrimoine bâti
• Impacts du changement climatique sur le patrimoine culturel et naturel
• Patrimoine Culturel
RESPONSABLE DE LA
PUBLICATION:
Université Polytechnique de
Valencia (UPV) Espagne
DIRECTEUR DE LA
PUBLICATION :
Isabel Tort Ausina
EQUIPE RESPONSABLE:
Irene Fornes
John Michael Kirby
Jose Joaquín Lorente
Lupe Navarro
Mª Luz Campos
Marielle Richon
Montse Martínez
Rieko Kubota
• Paysages culturels
• Routes et itinéraires culturels (routes, canaux, voies ferrées, fleuves, etc.)
• Déserts
• Patrimoine documentaire, audiovisuel et numérique. Archives
• Architecture de terre
• Education, formation, jeunesse et volontariat
• Forêts
• Généalogie et héraldique
• Patrimoine géologique
• Législation (nationale et internationale), conventions, chartes et déclarations
• Villes et centres historiques. Paysages urbains historiques
• Patrimoine scientifique, astronomique, technologique et industriel
• Patrimoine immatériel
• Langues et toponymie
CONSULTANTS:
Jose Luis Montalvá
Manuel Jesús Ramírez
Concha de Soto
• Biodiversité marine et côtière
• Patrimoine culturrl maritime et militaire/défensif
• Patrimoine moderne et contemporain
• Montagnes
• Musées, Muséologie et Patrimoine mobilier
I.S.S.N. 1887 - 1666
• Patrimoine naturel et environnement
• Recherche en physique et chimie des matériaux
Université Polytechnique de
Valencia
Camino de Vera s/n. 46022
Valencia. Espagne
Tlf. 96 387 77 80
Fax. 96 387 77 89
Courriel: [email protected]
http://universiteetpatrimoine.net
• Restauration et conservation
• Peinture et art rupestre
• Tourisme : tourisme culturel et écotourisme
• Patrimoine subaquatique. Archéologie subaquatique
• Activités de la Directrice générale dans le domaine du patrimoine
• Patrimoine vernaculaire
• Patrimoine mondial
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UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA (UPV)
Camino de Vera s/n
46022 Valencia, SPAIN
tel: (+34) 96 387 77 80
fax: (+34) 96 387 77 89
e-mail: [email protected]
http://universityandheritage.net
Architecture de terre
Nouvelles
Agenda
Publications
Nouvelles
Les natifs amricains avaient modifi le paysage avant l'arrive des europens
Une nouvelle tude de chercheurs, du Dpartement de gologie de l'Universit Baylor, dmontre que l'utilisation de la terre par
les Amrindiens a eu un impact gnralis sur le paysage de l'Est Nord-amricain; en outre, le dveloppement des plaines
inondables s'est fait plusieurs centaines d'annes avant l'arrive des grandes zones de peuplement europens.
Les chercheurs ont attribu au dbut de la colonisation l'utilisation des terres, comme la dforestation, le labour et la
construction de barrages. Cela aurait influenc les systmes hydrologiques actuels dans l'Est de l'Amrique du Nord.
Bien que des tudes antrieures suggraient que l'utilisation des terres des Amrindiens dans l'Est de l'Amrique du Nord a t
l'origine de changements dans les systmes hydrologiques, peu de preuves directes avaient pu tre fournies jusqu' prsent
+ info: http://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.com/2011/03/les-natifs-americains-avaient-modifie.html
15 tombes Byzantines dcouvertes dans le centre de la Rpublique arabe syrienne
Une spulture de l'poque byzantine a t dcouverte dans le village d'al-Ruba Zighreen, 30 km au
nord-est de Hama; il y avait un certain nombre de tombes l'intrieur desquelles on a pu
retrouver des poteries, du mtal, du verre et des pices d'or.
Abdul- Qader Farzat, Chef du Dpartement d'Archologie d'Hama, a prcis que le tombeau
possde une entre de 110 cm de long et 60 cm de large menant une petite pice entoure de
cinq chambres comprenant trois tombes chacune.
Les tombes ont une longueur de 175 cm, une profondeur de 40 cm et elles sont spares par
un espace de 25 cm.
Ce sont donc 15 tombes qui ont t dcouvertes dans la spulture.
Certaines des tombes contenaient plus d'un cercueil recouvert de panneaux de briques, tandis que d'autres taient
recouverts de pierres de basalte non tailles.
+ info: http://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.com/2011/03/15-tombes-byzantines-decouvertes-dans.html
Chantiers de fouilles archologiques 2011 en France
Tout savoir sur les diffrentes formations dans le domaine de l'archologie et sciences connexes, dans les pays francophones
+ info: http://formations-archeologie.blogspot.com/2011/02/chantiers-de-fouilles-archeologiques.html
JOB OFFERS - Offre de stage pratique en archologie environnementale (Prou) aot -septembre 2011
Le Groupe dAnalyses et dInterprtations Archologiques (G.A.I.A. In.c) est une nouvelle entreprise qubcoise fonde en mai
2010, promouvant des changes plus troits entre les milieux archologiques, des sciences pures et publics. En effet, si cest le
pass qui forge lavenir de plusieurs communauts, cest dans le prsent et travers une approche scientifique que le pass se
laisse dcouvrir. Cependant, cette approche requiert lintervention de spcialistes sachant allier les nouvelles avances dans les
sciences sociales et naturelles.
+ info: http://www.gaia-arch.com/Dernieres_nouvelles/
Entrees/2011/2/10_Offre_de_stage_pratique_en_archeologie_environnementale.html
Les fouilles de Marden Henge rvlent un btiment crmoniel (Royaume-Uni)
Des archologues de l'English Heritage ont dcouvert une construction crmonielle vieille de 4500 ans.
Cette dcouverte a eu lieu au cours de rcentes fouilles, durant plus de six semaines, Marden Henge, l'un des monuments
prhistoriques les plus importantes de Grande-Bretagne, mais aussi le moins bien compris.
La structure a t dcouverte sur le site d'un petit henge , jusque-l inconnu, aux abords du clbre Marden Henge; il s'agit d'un
des btiments nolithiques les mieux conservs en Grande-Bretagne en dehors des Orcades (Orkneys).
En quilibre prcaire au sommet d'un talus, et avec une ouverture droite sur la pente vers le foss interne, il semble tre un
choix peu probable pour un habitat. Cependant, il a pu tre un emplacement privilgi pour donner vue sur l'intrieur du henge,
afin d'observer les activits dans le centre de celui-ci.
+ info: http://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.com/2011/03/les-fouilles-de-marden-henge-mettent-au.html
Roman Roads not Roman after all? - Tarmac's Bayston Hill quarry. Shropshire (United Kingdom)
A discovery at Tarmac's Bayston Hill quarry in Shropshire has thrown into question the belief that Roman invaders
introduced roads to Britain.
Excavations carried out by environmental consultants SLR at the site suggest that the Romans may have made use of
existing roads engineered by Iron Age Britons.
The find shows that a metalled and cambered roadway, was constructed in the first century BC - a 100 years before the
Emperor Claudius sent troops to conquer Britain.
+ info: http://www.slrconsulting.com/news_stories/roman-roads-not-roman-after-all
Euromed Heritage newsletter - Issue No.7 - MARCH 2011
We take care of our past to protect our future. We promote the preservation of fountains and ancient dialects, wooden
doors and old manuscripts, the rehabilitation of modern buildings and millennial theatres, to safeguard the identity of
future generations and to contribute to their mutual understanding.
By the valorisation of cultural heritage, the Euromed Heritage programme supports the dialogue between cultures
throughout the Mediterranean region. Euromed Heritage 4 (2008-2012) creates new opportunities for peoples awareness
and appropriation of their extraordinary common cultural heritage.
+ info: http://www.euromedheritage.net/intern.cfm?menuID=9&submenuID=8
COMPETITIONS - Expression of Interest (EOI): Historic Environment: Local Authority Capacity by English
Heritage. Deadline for nomination: 21 April 2011
Reductions to budgets mean that nearly everything local government does is being re-evaluated and historic environment
services, which are non statutory and have often evolved to meet the needs of the local community, are not exempt.
To respond to this key stakeholders have got together to support authorities as they make these difficult decisions, to
explore how to retain a focus on strategic heritage outcomes, reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and process and pool
resources across public bodies and engage civic societies more effectively. HELAC represents a partnership initiative with
English Heritage and the LGA being joined by the Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers, the Institute of
Historic Building Conservation and the Planning Officers Society. The first phase will see the partners working closely with a
number of nominated areas as they adapt services to meet new pressures. That process should see a variety of different
options for delivering a successful service emerge, each with an emphasis on partnership working, reducing unnecessary
process and working more effectively with other bodies...
+ info: http://www.helm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.18177
Film of Werner Herzog's Exclusive Access to the Recently Discovered Chauvet Caves (France)
Positively received at its Toronto Festival Premiere, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS shows the dramatic results of Herzogs
exclusive access to the recently discovered Chauvet caves in the South of France, and their truly extraordinary cave
paintings, dating back 32,000 years. Herzogs use of 3D really brings these beautiful works of art and the breath-taking
cathedral like cave with its towering stalagmites to life. Herzog uses his unique access to this treasure trove of Palaeolithic
masterpieces to muse on the immensity and fragility of mans progress
+ info: http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=46067
Concerns Over Indian Remains Stall Los Angeles Museum Grant - Los Angeles - California - USA
More than $104,000 in federal grant money could be withheld from a Los Angeles County-supported museum if officials fail
to resolve American Indian tribes' concerns over remains found during the facility's construction.
The National Park Service sent a letter Thursday to county capital projects manager Dawn McDivitt saying that settling the
issue is a condition of the grant money's release.
The letter from NPS historic preservation grants chief Hampton Tucker, which was provided to The Associated Press,
reminded McDivitt that the funds would not be released "until this issue was resolved in consultation with all concerned
parties."
Rare Dinosaur Found in Canada's Oil Sands - Alberta Canada
The Canadian oil sands, a vast expanse of tar and sand being mined for crude oil, yielded treasure of another kind this
week when an oil company worker unearthed a 110-million-year-old dinosaur fossil that wasn't supposed to be there.
The fossil is an ankylosaur, a plant-eating dinosaur with powerful limbs, armor plating and a club-like tail. Finding it in this
region of northern Alberta was a surprise because millions of years ago the area was covered by water
INAH (Istituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia) WEBPAGE : Great Mexica Monoliths Now Available in High
Definition and in Detail on the Internet - Mexico
INAHs web page now offers details of 3 emblematic Mexica sculptures: Coyolxauhqui, Tlaltecuhtli and the Sun Stone
(Piedra del Sol) can be admired on-line in an interactive site created by the National Institute of Anthropology and History
(INAH).
The site named Historia en piedra. Tres monolitos Mexicas (History in Stone. Three Mexica Monoliths), available here,
presents high resolution images, video and animation that illustrate studies conducted by INAH specialists dedicated to
archaeology and restoration.
Modern humans came from southern Africa, study suggests
A genetic study of African hunter-gatherers suggests modern humans evolved in
southern Africa rather than in the east as previously thought, scientists report
this month.
The team, led by Brenna Henn of Stanford University California, carried out the
largest genetic study of modern hunter-gatherers living in Africa so far. They
also compared the DNA with samples from other African populations and a
European population.
They analysed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), which are small variations in DNA sequence between groups of
people. SNPs can help highlight genetic relationships, evolutionary divergence and even disease.
The results revealed that Namibian and Khomani Bushmen of southern Africa, Biaka Pygmies of Central Africa and the
Sandawe of East Africa, have the highest levels of genetic diversity in the world, the team says.
Genetic diversity is an indicator of how ancient a people are. In principle, the more ancient the population, the more time it
has had to build up diversity.
Using the genetic data and the geographical locations of the hunter-gatherer groups, the team deduced that the origin of
modern humans, Homo sapiens, was in southern Africa.
+ info: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2011/march/modern-humans-came-from-southern-africa-studysuggests95250.html
Artifacts in Texas Predate Clovis Culture by 2,500 Years, New Study Shows. Texas (USA)
Researchers in Texas have discovered thousands of human artifacts in a layer of earth that lies directly
beneath an assemblage of Clovis relics, expanding evidence that other cultures preceded the Clovis culture
in North America. This pre-Clovis toolkit appears to be between 13,200 and 15,500 years old and it
includes biface and blade technology that may have later been adapted -- and improved upon -- by the
Clovis culture.
The Clovis people, whose tools were known for their distinctive "fluted" points, were once thought to be
the original settlers of North America about 13,000 years ago. Over the past few years, however, scattered
evidence has hinted at several earlier cultures. But, such evidence has often been disputed in part because so few artifacts
have actually been recovered.
+ info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110324153013.htm
Power Structure at El Tajin Revealed: City was Not Governed by One Single Person - Mexico
New hypotheses about the last stage and government of El Tajin civilization point out to a rule that was not exclusive of
one person but of several, as announced in a conference series organized by the National Institute of Anthropology and
History (INAH).
According to studies performed at the Veracruz archaeological zone by Dr Arturo Pascual, from the National Autonomous
University of Mexico (UNAM), El Tajin experimented in its last stage intense transformations in its government and ideology
that were captured in its architecture and iconography.
Power Structure at El Tajin Revealed: City was Not Governed by One Single Person
- Mexico
New hypotheses about the last stage and government of El Tajin civilization point out to a
rule that was not exclusive of one person but of several, as announced in a conference series
organized by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
According to studies performed at the Veracruz archaeological zone by Dr Arturo Pascual,
from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), El Tajin experimented in its last
stage intense transformations in its government and ideology that were captured in its
architecture and iconography.
In this sense, near 800-850 AD, the ancient Mesoamerican city suffered a profound change in its government after the
accession of a new group of a lineage linked to the figure of 13 Rabbit, depicted at the Edificio de las Columnas pillars.
At the reliefs, characters with the same calendar name are represented at the western portico (dated between 800-850 AD)
and at the eastern one (900-950 AD).
Archaeologists Investigate Iraqi Marshes for Origins of Mesopotamian Cities - Iraq
Three National Science Foundation-supported researchers recently undertook the first non-Iraqi archaeological investigation
of the Tigris-Euphrates delta in nearly 20 years. Archeologists Jennifer Pournelle and Carrie Hritz, with geologist Jennifer
Smith, carried out the study late last year to look for links between wetland resources and the emergence of Mesopotamian
cities.
"Mesopotamia"--Greek for "the land between the rivers"--is an area about 300 miles long and 150 miles wide straddling the
Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which now run through Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and southwestern Iran.
It is broadly considered a cradle of civilization, because urban societies first developed there, about six thousand years ago.
Link to Heritage Tasmania's E-newsletter - Tasmania (Australia)
To download the March 2011 issue of Heritage Tasmanias E-newsletter, click on the link below.
+ info: http://www.heritage.tas.gov.au/showItem.php?id=2231
Jordan Wants to Retrieve Major Christian Relics
Jordan's archaeology chief says he has a solid legal case to press for the return of 70 ancient lead books stolen and
smuggled into Israel
Ziad al-Saad says the relics could be the earliest Christian writing in existence.
If authenticated, he says they would be the most significant find in Christian archaeology since the discovery of the Dead
Sea Scrolls in 1947.
He says there is strong evidence that the material was excavated in a northern cave by a Jordanian Bedouin five years ago.
But they made their way into the hands of an Israeli Bedouin.
He said Sunday that initial carbon and metallurgy tests performed by British experts date the material, depicting messianic
symbols and written in archaic Hebrew, to the 1st century A.D.
Prehistoric Americans Traded Chocolate for Turquoise? Chemical traces of cacao
found at New Mexico site. New Mexico (USA)
Traces of a chemical found in cacaothe main ingredient in chocolatewere found in several
drinking vessels from various sites in Pueblo Bonito, a complex of sandstone "great houses"
in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.
Ancestral Puebloan peoples built the complex, the epicenter of the ancient Chaco culture, in
stages between A.D. 850 and 1150.
But cacao, a tropical fruit that grows in Central and South America, was cultivated in
prehistoric times only in Mesoamerica, a region that stretches from Mexico to Costa Rica (see map).
The findings suggest the New Mexico complex also served as a trading hub for Mesoamericans and Puebloans between the
11th and 14th centuriesand that the two groups had a "much tighter connection" than previously thought, said study leader
Dorothy Washburn.
Visiting Mesoamericans may have bartered cacao beans for gems unique to the Southwest, such as turquoise, which is
known to have been mined by Puebloans in what's now New Mexico. (Take a chocolate quiz.)
"We've erected this wall between the Southwest and Mesoamerica for the whole of prehistory, [when] it was just one
areathe Americas," said Washburn, of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in
Philadelphia.
"This is just another way of seeing how these people interacted."
+ info: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110329-chocolate-turquoise-trade-prehistoric-peoplesarchaeology/
Call for Action to Protect Egyptian Antiquities by George Washington University. Washington DC (USA)
We, the undersigned, strongly urge immediate action to protect Egyptian antiquities, important sites, and cultural heritage.
In so doing, significant archaeological artifacts and irreplaceable historic objects will be preserved. Importantly, such
protection will help the Egyptian economy in the wake of political revolution. Such an initiative will also help stem illicit
international crime organizations that have links to money laundering, human trafficking and the drug trade.
+ info: http://archaeology.columbian.gwu.edu/home/call-for-action-to-protect-egyptian-antiquities/
Bodies Found from London's Old Bedlam Hospital - LONDON - United Kingdom
Archaeologists have unearthed hundreds of skeletons at a 16th Century burial ground in the heart of the city that once
served London's most notorious psychiatric hospital, the original "Bedlam."
The bones are expected to yield valuable information about mortality, diet and disease in the period.
They were discovered while experts surveyed a site that is destined to become a new ticket hall for the capital's huge
Crossrail project at Liverpool Street Station.
JOB OFFERS - Senior Archaeologist at South Dakota State Historical Society. Rapid City, South Dakota (USA)
The Archaeological Research Center, South Dakota State Historical Society, is looking for a senior archaeologist to conduct
contract projects for the SD Department of Transportation; Department of Game, Fish and Parks; and other clients. The
incumbent will be responsible for planning and budgeting field surveys and excavations, evaluating sites with respect to
their National Register eligibility under the National Historic Preservation Act, carrying out work in the field and lab,
supervising field and lab staff associated with each project, and writing and/or editing reports for each project.
This position will entail considerable travel within the state. The incumbent must be prepared to work in outdoor situations
in all sorts of conditions.
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/jobs/4660
JOB OFFERS - Project Archaeologist - Coastal Carolina Research. Tarboro, North Carolina (USA)
Coastal Carolina Research (CCR), a subsidiary of Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc., has an immediate opening
for a Project Archaeologist based in our office in historic Tarboro, NC. The ideal candidate will have a M.A. in anthropology/
archaeology, an analytical specialization in precontact or historic archaeology of the Southeastern or Mid-Atlantic regions,
and prior supervisory experience in cultural resources management. The successful applicant will lead crews conducting
Phase I archaeological surveys, Phase II evaluations, and Phase III data recovery projects under the direction of a Principal
Investigator and will also be responsible for analysis of results, archival research, and preparation of detailed reports
meeting all applicable company and agency standards and guidelines.
FELLOWSHIPS - American Council of Learned Societies(ACLS) Public Fellows - USA (various locations)
Deadline for application: 16 May 2011
ACLS invites applications for the inaugural competition of its Public Fellows program. The program will place eight recent Ph.
D.s in staff positions at partnering agencies in government and the non-profit sector for two years, beginning in some cases
as early as September 2011. Fellows will participate in the substantive work of these agencies and receive professional
mentoring. Compensation will be commensurate with experience and at the same level as new professional employees of
the hosting agency and will include health insurance.
This program, made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, aims to demonstrate that the capacities
developed in the advanced study of the humanities have wide application, both within and beyond the academy.
ACLS seeks applications from recent Ph.D.s who wish to begin careers in administration, management, and public service
by choice rather than circumstance. Competitive applicants will have been successful in both academic and extra-academic
experiences.
+ info: http://www.acls.org/programs/publicfellows/
Banteay Chhmar Community Launches Website - Cambodia
Global Heritage Fund's work to empower the local community at Banteay Chhmar took
another step forward recently with the launch of the community's tourism website - www.
visitbanteaychhmar.org.
This platform has been designed by Global Heritage Fund and Heritage Watch to improve the
marketing, sales, booking process and feedback for the tourism services provided by
Banteay Chhmar's Community-Based Tourism (CBT) organization. GHF has been supporting
CBT at Banteay Chhmar since 2008 as a crucial part of our Preservation by Design approach.
Tath Sophal, GHF's coordinator for CBT said, "I hope this website will show the progress that we have made over several
years and help point us towards a better and stronger future as a CBT organization. As always, our goals are to increase
visitation and develop the project in a positive way, working with a participatory spirit and with selfsufficiency as a
community goal."
+ info: http://www.visitbanteaychhmar.org/
Online lecture: Ur of the Chaldees Lecture by Penn Museum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Dr. Richard L. Zettler, Co-curator of Iraqs Ancient Past gives a one-hour
lecture about Biblical Ur of the Chaldees, one of the largest and most
important Mesopotamian cities. Drawing on Sir Leonard Woolleys
excavations in the 1920s and 30s, he presents a colorful portrait of the
city that existed circa 2100-1600 BCE, a city with a towering ziggurat and
crowded residential areas. The city that Woolley so painstakingly
uncovered is not only the city he claimed Abraham walked, but also the model for our understanding of ancient
Mesopotamian urbanism today.
+ info: http://www.penn.museum/sites/iraq/?p=948
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Archaeological Sites
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and the US Committee of the Blue Shield (USCBS) call on the international
community to protect the ancient sites and antiquities of Libya, which are now facing very real threats of damage and
destruction caused by the civil unrest and military action taking place there.
While our thoughts are primarily for the safety of the people harms way, the cultural heritage and archaeological resources
located in Libya are irreplaceable elements of the worlds shared memory, going back thousands of years. The importance
of guarding these treasures while military operations are underway cannot be overestimated.
In this context information is essential, particularly up to date knowledge of the locations of cultural heritage and
archaeological sites. We have posted this map to provide locations of sites in Libya and to illustrate just how close so many
are to the danger.
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/news/aianews/4604
JOB OFFERS - Project Manager/Principal Investigator - Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc..
Jackson, Michigan (USA)
Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc. (CCRG) desires to fill the position of Project Manager/Principal Investigator
in our Jackson, Michigan, corporate headquarters.
This is an entry-level Project Manager/Principal Investigator position that requires experience in conducting Phase I
surveys, Phase II evaluations, and Phase III data recoveries. The ideal candidate will have a M.A. in anthropology/
archaeology with a specialization in prehistoric or historical archaeology.
Candidate must have at least three years of cultural resource contracting experience at the field director level or higher and
meet the Secretary of the Interior Standards (36 CFR Part 61) in archaeology. Knowledge of computers and GPS equipment
is critical and knowledge of GIS is a plus.
Areas of analytical expertise are open, but demonstrated ability to conduct artifact analyses and write key sections of
reports (methods, results, artifact analyses) is a must. A working knowledge of relevant historic preservation legislation
and regulations is essential.
Salary range for this position is competitive and dependent on experience with opportunities for advancement and higher
salary; we seek a candidate who wishes to grow within the company.
Project update of Ur in Iraq by Global Heritage Fund
Famous as the birthplace of Abraham and the site of the best preserved ziggurat in the Middle East, Ur in the past 20 years
has been damaged by war and conflict and today is under threat from neglect, exposure and inappropriate restoration. The
goals of the GHF project in partnership with the Iraq Ministry of Culture, State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH)
and the Dhiqar Antiquities Office are initially to survey and document the site and its remains, produce a new topographic
map, define the site boundaries and produce a Master Conservation Plan for the site in preparation for conservation of the
most seriously endangered structures.
+ info: http://globalheritagefund.org/ur_iraq
New Museum in the Mexican State of Guerrero Exhibits Teotihuacan Style Objects - Acapulco - Mexico
Four kilometers away from Zihuatanejo-Acapulco highway, at Costa Grande Region in Guerrero, is located the Xihuacan
Site Museum, recently inaugurated. More than 800 archaeological pieces are exhibited, most of them of Teotihuacan style,
found during several field seasons at Soledad de Maciel, Petatlan municipality
De nouvelles datations repoussent l'ge de l'apparition d'outils sur le sous-continent Indien
Deux quipes scientifiques du Centre Europen de Recherche et d'Enseignement en Gosciences de
l'Environnement (CEREGE, CNRS - Universit Paul Czanne Aix-Marseille III), install Aix-en -Provence,
viennent d'apporter une contribution essentielle l'tude d'un site archologique majeur d'Inde du Sud.
Notamment, leurs expertises complmentaires dans les mthodes de datation ont rvl que les outils
dcouverts sur ce site ont t fabriqus il y a au moins un million d'annes. Cette dcouverte permet donc
de supposer que la dispersion des hominids travers l'Asie du Sud est beaucoup plus ancienne que ce
que les scientifiques imaginaient jusqu' prsent. Des travaux publis dans la revue Science
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a3774,nouvelles-datations-repoussent-age-apparition-outils-sous-continent-indien.html
Jordan Creates World's Largest Online Antiquities Database at Cost of $1 Million
Jordan on Tuesday launched the world's largest online antiquities database, which details
every archaeological site in the country and aims to help preserve its treasures. Its creators
said the Web platform could be a model for Iraq, where looters have plundered its ancient
heritage.
Experts said the Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities is the first such countrywide
system. The site uses Geographic Information System, similar to Google Earth, to map
11,000 registered sites in the country and a click on each reveals inventories of what they
contain and reports on their conditions.
The public can use the material for planning visits. Scholars and inspectors approved by Jordan's Antiquities can update the
information in a user-friendly way for other professionals to follow and for authorities to keep track of threats to the sites.
Diving Ice Age Mexico - Clues about the earliest Americans emerge from the Yucatn's watery
underworld
Clues about the earliest Americans emerge from the Yucatns watery underworld Beneath the surface of
Mexicos Yucatn peninsula is a massive network of caves that forms a world unto itself. Until 7,600 years
ago, the caves were mostly dry, providing shelter and naturally occurring pools of drinkable water to
people and animals living in a region with few rivers. As the glaciers in North America melted and sea
levels rose, so did the water levels in the caves, preserving the traces of human activity in place. These
water-filled spaces, called cenotes, are largely unexplored, but a dedicated group of archaeologists and
divers are working together to investigate them
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1105/features/yucatan_caves_cenotes_hoyo_negro.html
Wartime German Bunker Discovered by Workers in Warsaw Laying a New Tram
Line - WARSAW - POLAND
Workers in Warsaw laying a new tram line have uncovered a German bunker dating back to
World War II, officials said Thursday.
The bunker was discovered in recent days at Plac Zbawiciela, or Savior's Square, a major
traffic hub in the Polish capital where tram tracks and the street are undergoing thorough
renovation.
City archaeologist Barbara Piotrowska said it was a surprise that such a massive concrete
and metal structure had remained hidden from view for many decades in the city center. She said it will require specialized
equipment and the shutting down of the tram power line for the bunker to be moved. It will then go to a museum.
Language May Have Helped Early Humans Spread Out of Africa
The story of humanity's prehistoric expansion across the planet is recorded in our genes. And, apparently, the story of the
spread of language is hidden in the sounds of our words. That's the finding of a new study, which concludes that both
people and languages spread out from an African homeland by a similar processand that language may have been the
cultural innovation that fueled our ancestors' momentous migrations
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/language-may-have-helped-early-h.html
India's Underground Water Temples - GUJARAT - INDIA
Descend into any of Gujarats stepwells, and the first thing you might notice is the
temperature changethough they are bone dry, its nonetheless like stepping into a pool of
cool water. The second sensation is disorientation. They are marvels of proportion and
symmetry, but theyre also recursive, Escher-esque, and vertiginous. The final impression, as
you look up, down, and through the stepwell, is surprise that something as mundane as a
well can be both monumental and intimate
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1105/features/india_gujarat_stepwells_ran_ki_vav.html
The Sacred Landscape of Ancient Ireland - Evidence from both excavations and
rare manuscripts reveal much about early Ireland's cosmology and its people's
deep connection to the land
Tara near the midpoint of the north-south line connecting Emain Macha and Dn Ailinne. The
significance of this arrangement is still unknown, but it is notable. Archaeological work shows
that early activity at these sites may have had to do with burials, and that these enclosures
were constructed during the Iron Age. Surprisingly, none of them are suitable for defense.
Instead, each seems to mark off an area that only makes sense if viewed as sacred
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1105/features/neolithic_iron_age_ireland_royal_sites_tara.html
Sands, Not Lights, Cover Gaza Archaeology Sites - Palestine
Five thousand years of fascinating history lie beneath the sands of the Gaza Strip, from blinded biblical hero Samson to
British general Allenby.
The flat, sandy lands on the Mediterranean's southeastern shore have been ruled by Ancient Egyptians, Philistines,
Romans, Byzantines and Crusaders.
Alexander the Great besieged the city. Emperor Hadrian visited. Mongols raided Gaza, and 1,400 years ago Islamic armies
invaded. Gaza has been part of the Ottoman Empire, a camp for Napoleon and a First World War battleground.
North Korea's Full Moon Tower - A joint project between the two Koreas searches
for their shared history
At the foot of Mount Songak, in the center of the Korean peninsula, sits Manwoldae, a vast
tenth-century royal palace complex built by the Goryeo, one of medieval Koreas least-known
dynasties. There is an ancient explanation for this gap in knowledge about medieval Korean
history: Although the Goryeo ruled for almost 400 years, they left very few records of their
own, and the sparse texts in which they are mentioned were written by historians from the
succeeding Joseon Dynasty. There is also a modern reason why we know so little. Most
Goryeo sites, including Manwoldae, are located in North Korea, which is almost entirely closed to foreign researchers.
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1105/features/north_korea_goryeo_dynasty_mount_songak.html
Stage di Archeologia sperimentale sulle tecnologie dell'uomo della preistoria
30 abr - 1 may 2011 . Pistoia, Italie
Organizateurs: Associazione Culturale Archeologia Sperimentale
Contact: [email protected]
+ info: http://www.archeologiasperimentale.it/
Agenda
Exhibition:Bulgarian Mogul Vasil Bozhkov Exhibits His Thracian Collection
Showing until 21 June 2011 . Sofia, Bulgarie
Organizateurs: National History Museum in Bulgaria
Exhibition - A Century of Archaeological Excavations Commemorated in "Teotihuacan, City of the Gods"
Until 19 June 2011 . Barcelona, Espagne
Organizateurs: Caixaforum
+ info: http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/nuestroscentros/caixaforumbarcelona/teotihuacan_es.html
Zapoteca and Mixteca Art Together for the First Time
17 mar - 15 may 2011 . Mexico City, Mexique
Organizateurs: National Museum of Anthropology
Exhibition - Groundbreaking Archaeological Treasures of royal burial tombs and palace of Aegae, ancient
capital of Macedon
7 abr - 29 ago 2011 . Oxford, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum
+ info: http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/current/?timing=current&id=57&exhibitionYear=2011
ArcheoloGITE bolognesi
9 abr - 26 may 2011 . BOLOGNA, Italie
Organizateurs: Promosso da Provincia di Bologna e Soprintendenza Archeologica Emilia Romagna
+ info: http://www.provincia.bologna.it/cultura/Engine/RAServeFile.php/f/Iniziative/LibrettoArcheologite2011.pdf
International Heritage Online Studies - Summer 2011 Session 1 Course Offerings
16 may - 6 jun 2011 . Amherst, tats-Unis d'Amrique
DATE LIMITE: 1 may 2011
+ info: http://www.umass.edu/chs/courses/online.html
Association for the Study of Marble & Other Stones in Antiquity 10th International Conference
21 may - 26 may 2011 . Rome, Italie
Organizateurs: Sapienza - Universit di Roma. Dipartimento di Scienze dellAntichit
DATE LIMITE: 30 jun 2011
+ info: http://w3.uniroma1.it/asmosiax/default.htm
Cours rgional de formation en archologie sous-marine
6 jun - 19 jun 2011 . Kemer, Turquie
Organizateurs: UNESCO en coopration avec la Fondation KETAV Kemer Antalya, Turquie
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/media-services/single-view/news/
Curso de especializacin en Patrimonio Cultural - Restauracin de Metales Arqueolgicos
13 jun - 30 sep 2011 . Madrid, Espagne
DATE LIMITE: 30 abr 2011
+ info: http://www.uam.es/ss/Satellite/es/1242652866332/1242653678891/
The Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) 2011 biennial Meeting
1 jul - 3 jul 2011 . Mbabane, Swaziland
Organizateurs: The Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA)
Contact: Natalie Swanepoel : [email protected]; Thembi Russell : [email protected]; Albino Jopela : albino.
[email protected]
+ info: http://sites.univ-provence.fr/lampea/spip.php?article978
3rd East African Association for Palaeoanthropology and Palaeontology (EAAPP) Conference
8 ago - 12 ago 2011 . ADDIS ABABA, thiopie
Organizateurs: The East African Association for Palaeoanthropology and Palaeontology Secretariat
Contact: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] & [email protected]
+ info: http://www.eaapp.or.ke/events.htm
16me Congrs de lUnion internationale des Sciences prhistoriques et protohistoriques
4 sep - 10 sep 2011 . FLORIANOPOLIS, Brsil
Organizateurs: Union internationale des Sciences prhistoriques et protohistoriques (UISPP)
+ info: http://xviuispp.ning.com/
XVe colloque du rseau Mga-Tchad Les changes et la communication dans le bassin du lac Tchad
13 sep - 15 sep 2011 . Naples, Italie
Organizateurs: rseau MegaTchad
DATE LIMITE: 30 nov 2011
Conference on " Forms of settlement in Northern Africa: Continuity and Change"
29 oct - 1 nov 2011 . Heidelberg, Allemagne
Organizateurs: University of Heidelberg
Contact: Catharina Waschke, [email protected]
+ info: http://www.kolloquium-heidelberg.de/
Table ronde sur l'archologie africaine en hommage au professeur Jean Devisse
6 dic - 8 dic 2011 . Paris, France
Contact: [email protected] & [email protected]
DATE LIMITE: 30 sep 2011
Publications
Archologie de la France moderne et contemporaine
Collection "Archologies de la France"
Auteurs : Gilles Bellan et Florence Journot
ISBN: 978-270-715-940-3
On associe spontanment l'archologie aux vestiges prhistoriques ou antiques. A partir des annes 1980,
paralllement lessor de larchologie mdivale, se dveloppe une archologie des priodes moderne et
contemporaine. Ainsi, ds 1983, les fouilles entreprises sous la future pyramide du Louvre mettent au jour
un quartier du Paris des XVIe-XVIIIe sicles comprenant des habitations ordinaires mais aussi latelier de
Bernard Palissy ou le pavillon des Gardes suisses
+ info: http://www.inrap.fr/archeologie-preventive/Actualites/Communiques-de-presse/Les-derniers-communiques/
Communiques-nationaux/p-12823-Archeologie-de-la-France-moderne-et-contemporaine.htm
Rivista online - Centro Universitario Europeo per i Beni Culturali di Ravello: Territori della
Cultura, n3, 2011
All'inizio degli anni ottanta l'Europa unita, malgrado ricorrenti solenni dichiarazioni, era soltanto il sogno di
pochi idealisti.
Gi da allora per, andava diffondendosi la convinzione della necessit di una formazione europeistica della
nuova classe dirigente: in particolare si riteneva che ai giovani dovessero proporsi le dimensioni e le
prospettive di un'Europa che non fosse solo un compendio di storie, magari gloriose ma particolari, e
neppure un insieme di Stati, ognuno autonomo ed emulo degli altri, ma una Patria comune.
A fondamento di essa si ergeva l'immenso patrimonio di cultura e di storia, prodotto insieme nei millenni. Appunto la
cultura comune sembrava poter dare un contenuto all'utopia.
L'Universit fu quindi giustamente individuata come strumento insostituibile di preparazione e di sostegno dell'Unione
Europea. L'Universit Europea era da pensare daccapo, e comunque da organizzare non ad imitazione di quelle nazionali e
meno ancora come sovrapposizione ad esse, ma piuttosto come complementare e come scuola di perfezionamento.
Il Centro Universitario Europeo per i Beni culturali nacque appunto come sperimentatore e pioniere di quella che dovrebbe
essere l'Universit europea per i beni culturali.
+ info: http://quotidianoarte.it/territoridellacultura3/territori_della_cultura_3.html
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) - Archaeometry of Pre-Colombian sites and artifacts
Proccedings of a Symposium UCLA Institute of Archaeology
ISBN: 0-89236-249-9
As part of its mission to preserve cultural heritage throughout the world, the Getty Conservation Institute
maintains an ongoing interest in the preservation of archaeological objects and sites. The Institute was
pleased, therefore, to help sponsor the 28th International Archaeometry Symposium, hosted in March 1
992 by the University of California at Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural History and jointly sponsored
by the UCLA Institute of Archaeology.
+ info: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/pdf_publications/archaeometry.pdf
Archaeology and the Anxiety of Loss: Effacing Preservation from the History of Renaissance Rome - Italy
By David Karmon
It is a famous paradox that Renaissance builders, despite their avowed reverence for classical antiquity, caused widespread
archaeological destruction in Rome. As early as the 14th century, humanists criticized the devastation caused by new
construction in the papal capital, and later archaeologists applied the scientific techniques of their new discipline to
substantiate these claims. But the blanket condemnation of Renaissance destruction is both unfair and misleading. This
article investigates how fear for the survival of archaeological artifacts, or the anxiety of loss, has distorted our
understanding of early modern interventions on ancient sites. By drawing on new evidence for preservation practices, it
explores why these were effaced from the historical record and invites us to rethink the history of archaeology in
Renaissance Rome.
+ info: http://www.ajaonline.org/article/866
Exploring the World of King Arthur
By Christopher Snyder
ISBN: 978-050-028-904-4
A survey of, and companion to, all things connected with the Arthurian legend. The author has examined
archaeological evidence and medieval texts, and provides quotes from contemporary sources, a timeline,
numerous sidebars and special features on key figures and events.
+ info: http://www.thamesandhudson.com/9780500289044.html#seeInside
Astronomical Evidence for the Timing of the Panathenaia - Acropolis. Athens (Greece)
Article by Efrosyni Boutsikas
For the first time, the role of the night sky in the performance of nocturnal festivals in ancient Greece is considered. This
study presents a reconstruction of the Athenian night sky as it would have been visible from the Acropolis during the
celebration of the Panathenaia. A link is suggested between the timing of the festival, held on the Acropolis, and the
movement of the constellation of Draco, which would have been visible in the night sky during this time. This association is
supported by the half-human half-snake early Athenian kings, the myths associated with the festival, the snake that lived
in the Erechtheion crypt, and the role of Athena in the Giantomachy. The visible surroundings of the Athenian Acropolis that
participants of the nocturnal rites would have seen offer a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between Greek
cosmology, astronomy, and ritual practice.
+ info: http://www.ajaonline.org/note/877
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Prix, distinctions, bourses, concours et offres d'emplois
Nouvelles
Agenda
Publications
Nouvelles
Premios
UNWTO Ulysses Prize and Awards - 31 MAY
2011 - New Deadline for Applications: 7 April
2011
The UNWTO Ulysses Prize and Awards are conferred
to highlight and showcase Innovation and Application
of Knowledge in Tourism. The Ulysses Prize is given
to a distinguished researcher, whether in the
academia, government or private industry, for an
outstanding contribution to knowledge in tourism. The Ulysses Awards are granted to projects undertaken by public
institutions in tourism (governmental, public-private partnerships), tourism enterprises and non-profit institutions (NGOs,
civil society, etc.), which merit distinction for their innovative contributions to tourism policy, governance, and other areas
of tourism, such as the environment, cooperation for development, new technologies, social corporate responsibility, etc.
In awarding these distinctions, the UNWTO seeks to recognize and stimulate knowledge creation, dissemination and
innovative applications in tourism and to bring to light the latest advances in this area. This has a transversal effect on
governance and society at large.
+ info: http://know.unwto.org/en/event/unwto-ulysses-prize-and-awards-2011
Archaeological Institute of America's Best Practices in Site Preservation Awards - Deadline for
applications : 30 September 2011
Established in 2011, this annual honor is awarded to groups or projects recognized by their peers for doing exemplary
work in the field of site preservation and conservation. Each year the Institute selects a project that exemplifies the
mission of AIAs Site Preservation Program and presents it with an award of $5,000 for furthering their activities and
programs. Nominations for this award must be submitted to AIA's Site Preservation Program. Nomination deadline
September 30
+ info: http://www.archaeological.org/sitepreservation/award
Becas-Premios
PRIZES - Arquitecto portugus Eduardo Souto de Moura es ganador del Premio Pritzker de este ao
El arquitecto portugus Eduardo Souto Moura, habla durante una conferencia de prensa despus de haber sido galardonado
con el Premio Pritzker de Arquitectura 2011, en Lisboa, Portugal, 28 de marzo de 2011. El premio internacional, que se
otorga cada ao a un arquitecto vivo de logros significativo, fue establecido por la familia Pritzker de Chicago a travs de su
Fundacin Hyatt en 1979. A menudo se refiere como "El Nobel de la arquitectura" y "el ms alto honor de la profesin ", que
se concede anualment
PRIZES - Prix Nobel d'Economie 2009 : Confrence l'UNESCO sur le thme Systmes Sociocologiques soutenables : analyse, gestion et gouvernance . Paris (France) 22 juin 2011
Confrence hommage pour Madame Elinor Ostrom, Prix Nobel d'Economie 2009.
Elinor Ostrom est Professeur de sciences politiques l'Universit d'Indiana, Bloomington (USA) o elle a cr le
Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis avec son mari Vincent Ostrom. Elle est aussi Directrice
du Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity l'Universit d'tat de l'Arizona. En 2009, elle fut la premire
femme recevoir le Prix Nobel d'conomie, avec Oliver Williamson, pour son analyse de la gouvernance
conomique, et en particulier, des biens communs. Son discours de rception du prix est disponible au lien
plus bas.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=2158&cHash=09ce73518c
PRIZES - Fondation Audiens Gnrations - Soutiens projets culturels traduisant la solidarit active entre
gnrations. Date limite de candidature : 30 avril 2011
La Fondation Audiens Gnrations a t cre le 12 septembre 2007, sous lgide de lInstitut de France, par Audiens, le groupe de
protection sociale de laudiovisuel (cinma ou tlvision), de la communication, de la presse et du spectacle.
Elle a pour vocation de rcompenser chaque anne des oeuvres, projets ou initiatives traduisant la solidarit active entre
gnrations pour ces 4 secteurs dactivit.
Chaque projet doit exprimer, par une action de solidarit, la transmission dun savoir, la diffusion de spectacles ou de
manifestations artistiques auprs notamment de publics fragiliss, la prservation dun patrimoine culturel
Il peut, par ailleurs, comporter des aspects sociaux ou relatifs la prvention, la sant ou le dveloppement durable.
En 2011, la Fondation octroiera :
* 1 Prix dExcellence de 30 000 euros ;
* 2 Prix dEncouragement de 10 000 euros chacun ;
* 1 Prix Spcial du Jury de 20 000 euros.
Une fois les Prix attribus, chaque laurat sengagera mener terme le projet pour lequel il a t distingu.
+ info: http://www.adcei.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=518:soutiens-a-projets-culturels-traduisantla-solidarite-active-entre-generations&catid=68&Itemid=66
PRIZES - Lacteur et directeur de thtre soudanais Ali Mahdi Nouri et le professeur franais
Cherif Khaznadar laurats 2010 du Prix UNESCO-Sharjah pour la culture arabe
Lacteur et directeur de thtre soudanais, Ali Mahdi Nouri, et le professeur franais, Prsident de la Maison des cultures
du monde, Cherif Khaznadar, sont les laurats 2010 du Prix UNESCO-Sharjah pour la culture arabe. La Directrice
gnrale de lUNESCO leur remettra le Prix le 15 avril 2011.
Ali Mahdi Nouri (Soudan) a fond en 2004 la compagnie al-Bugaa qui voyage dans les zones de conflit au Soudan et met en
scne des oeuvres joues par des enfants soldats ou des orphelins de guerre. Ses travaux, qui sinspirent du
patrimoine culturel soudanais, utilisent diverses techniques de narration, ainsi que le folklore et la pantomime. Le jury
international du prix a soulign : Ce travail a su utiliser la langue et la culture arabes (chants et rcits notamment)
comme points de rsilience partir desquels les jeunes acteurs ont pu se reconstruire . Le rle trs actif jou par Ali
Mahdi Nouri au sein de lInstitut international du thtre a confr une reconnaissance internationale son travail.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/media-services/single-view/news/sudanese_actor_and_theatre_director
PRIZES - Palmars du Prix du patrimoine culturel de lUnion europenne/Concours
Europa Nostra pour 2011
La Commission europenne et Europa Nostra rvlent aujourdhui la liste des vingt-sept projets
laurats des Prix du patrimoine culturel de lUnion europenne/Concours Europa Nostra pour
2011 (voir ci-dessous la liste des gagnants). La crmonie de remise des prix se tiendra au
Concertgebouw dAmsterdam, le 10 juin, en prsence de la commissaire
europenne lducation, la culture, au multilinguisme et la jeunesse, Mme Androulla Vassiliou,
et de Plcido Domingo, tnor de renomme mondiale et prsident dEuropa Nostra. Six des vingtsept laurats recevront un grand prix qui rcompensera les plus remarquables ralisations voues au patrimoine.
+ info: http://www.europanostra.org/news/151/
PRIZES - Neues Museum Among Finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture 2011.
Berlin (Germany)
The European Commission and Mies van der Rohe Foundation have announced the six finalists for the Prize of the European
Union for Contemporary Architecture 2011, Mies van der Rohe Award. In all, some 323 submissions were entered from
projects across 33 European countries.
The prize awards outstanding contemporary building projects. It is the most prestigious of all European architectural
awards, comes with a prize of 60,000 euros and has been awarded every two years since 1987. The projects are
nominated by a panel of independent experts, member associations of the Architect's Council of Europe, various national
institutes of architects and the award committee's own advisory board.
The award will be presented on 20 June 2011 in the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona, Spain.
Becas de Investigacin
FELLOWSHIPS - Ironbridge Institute (United Kingdom) Applications for 2011-2012 now being accepted.
Deadline for Applications: 31 July 2011
The Ironbridge Institute, some 40 miles north-west of Birmingham, lies within the dramatic landscape of the Ironbridge
Gorge at the heart of the World Heritage Site and in the historic ironworking community of Coalbrookdale. The Institute is a
dedicated Postgraduate Research and Teaching facility delivering programmes in Heritage Management and the Historic
Environment. It is operated as an equal partnership between the University of Birmingham and the Ironbridge Gorge
Museum Trust building on both institutions' experience to provide postgraduate programmes of high quality and value.
Programmes are offered conventionally at Coalbrookdale or in a Distance Learning format. Research students are welcome
to undertake work based on the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust's richly endowed library and picture collections on
industrial history and archaeology and on its extensive collections of ironwork and ceramics.
+ info: http://www.ironbridge.bham.ac.uk/
FELLOWSHIPS - Programme de bourses pour la dmocratie - PALEMENT EUROPEN
L'objectif du programme est de soutenir le dveloppement parlementaire dans les dmocraties nouvelles ou mergentes en
renforant leur capacit assumer les grandes fonctions qui sont les leurs: lgifrer, contrler et reprsenter. Le programme
s'adresse aux fonctionnaires et, dans une moindre mesure, aux dputs des parlements des pays partenaires.
Les bourses, qui comportent une formation et un stage au Parlement europen, sont attribues l'initiative et selon les besoins
du parlement en question. C'est l'occasion de rencontrer des homologues des divers services du Parlement
europen pour dgager des solutions aux besoins de renforcement des capacits dtermins par chacun des parlements
partenaires. Il peut s'agir de la rforme des procdures et des rgles administratives, des travaux lgislatifs ou en commission,
de l'amlioration des actions de communication du parlement ou d'une meilleure connaissance des possibilits informatiques
dont les parlements pourraient avoir besoin. Les boursiers effectuent gnralement leur stage dans le service correspondant
celui qui est le leur dans leur parlement. Le programme de bourses pour la dmocratie permet aux boursiers d'acqurir une
exprience pratique du fonctionnement du Parlement europen en effectuant le travail d'un membre du service qui les
accueille au Parlement europen.
+ info: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/
FELLOWSHIPS - Le Fonds Roberto Cimetta lance son programme de mobilit 2011. Date limite de candidatures :
22 avril 2011
Le Fonds Roberto Cimetta ouvre son programme de mobilit 2011. Ce programme permet des artistes et professionnels,
vivant ou travaillant dans la zone euro-mditerranenne, de faire une demande de bourse de voyage. Le programme propose
une ligne gnrale et des lignes spcifiques de financement de la mobilit artistique et culturelle. La mobilit du Sud ou de lEst
de la Mditerrane est prioritaire.
La ligne gnrale est ouverte toutes les demandes de bourses qui respectent les critres dligibilit du Fonds, quelque soit la
destination, la discipline artistique ou la direction de mobilit.
Un nouveau fonds de mobilit a t lanc dans le cadre de Guimaraes, capitale europenne de la culture 2012. Cette ligne
spcifique soutient la mobilit artistique en provenance ou destination de Guimaraes, Portugal. Les candidatures dans les
secteurs de la musique, du spectacle vivant, de lart visuel, du design ou de larchitecture seront prioritaires, de prfrence
dans le cadre dune rsidence artistique.
+ info: http://www.adcei.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=517
FELLOWSHIPS - Global Heritage Fund Preservation Fellowship Program - Supporting Preservation Projects in
the Developing World. Deadline for applications: 30 April 2011
The purpose of the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program is to support cultural heritage conservation and
community development work with the potential for significant contributions to the long-term preservation of endangered
cultural heritage sites in developing countries by international and in-country scholars and students. We feel strongly that
by supporting this generation in their preservation efforts and education we can help to secure endangered sites for future
generations.
Global Heritage Fund (GHF) supports one-year projects in the disciplines of archaeological conservation, historic
preservation, heritage management, conservation science, site management planning, GIS and mapping, and sustainable
tourism and community development. GHF encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative projects, especially those that
combine disciplines in novel and potentially productive ways focused on best practices in preservation of endangered
cultural heritage sites in developing countries.
Other qualifications being equal, preference is given to candidates whose projects have the greatest likelihood of having
long-term conservation and community benefits for endangered global heritage sites in developing countries. Preference is
also given to projects at Inscribed or Tentative List World Heritage Sites, although in exceptional circumstances a site with
a demonstrated potential for World Heritage Site inscription will be considered.
Awards will be approximately $2,000, and grantees will receive half (50%) of the award prior to the field season and half
(50%) upon acceptance of the Final Report.
+ info: http://globalheritagefund.org/fellowship_program
FELLOWSHIPS - Alfred Toepfer Natural Heritage Scholarships. Deadline for
application: 20 May 2011
Each year the EUROPARC Federation in cooperation with the Alfred Toepfer Foundation F.V.
S. awards three Alfred Toepfer Natural Heritage Scholarships to promising young
conservationists with practical experience in the field of conservation and in the work of
protected areas. The scholarships were formally known as the European Travel Scholarship
and were awarded for the first time in
By supporting the participants financially the scholarships enable them to undertake a study
visit to one or more protected areas in European countries other than their own. The aim being to enhance international
cooperation and to advance the quality, innovation and European dimension of protected area management. The awards
will each be worth EUR 3.000 and are generously donated by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation in Hamburg (D). They are
presented to the scholarship winners each year at the annual EUROPARC conference.
+ info: http://www.europarc.org/what-we-do/alfred-toepfer-schol
experiences.
FELLOWSHIPS - STEP Beyond, aides la mobilit - European TRavel Grants
Ce fonds de soutien la mobilit, initi par la Fondation Europenne de la Culture, est destin aux artistes et autres
travailleurs de la culture, avec comme priorit les personnes de moins de 35 ans et/ou tant dans les 10 premires
annes de leur carrire professionnelle. Ces aides ont vocation soutenir les dplacements de ces personnes entre les
pays de lUnion europenne et les pays voisins. Depuis 2003, STEP Beyond a ainsi soutenu la mobilit de centaines de
personnes avec des aides variant, en moyenne, entre 250 et 700 Euros.
Ce fonds de soutien la mobilit est troitement li aux objectifs de la Fondation Europenne de la Culture et plus
spcifiquement son programme europen en faveur du voisinage. Un volet important de celui-ci est destin au soutien aux
personnes et aux projets mis en place au niveau de la rgion euro mditerranenne. Ainsi, les propositions auprs du fonds
STEP Beyond concernant cette zone sont particulirement les bienvenus.
+ info: http://www.eurocult.org/grants/step-beyond-travel-grants
Concursos
COMPETITIONS - Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) : Appels candidatures pour les formations
ouvertes et distance (FOAD) 2011-2012. Date limite: 10 juin 2011
LAgence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) propose son soutien un ensemble de formations ouvertes et distance ; elle
offre plusieurs centaines dallocations dtudes couvrant une importante partie des frais pdagogiques et dinscription ces
diplmes.
Cette anne 79 formations diplmantes sont proposes dont 39 issues duniversits du Sud (Burkina Faso, Cameroun, gypte,
Madagascar, Maroc, Sngal, Tunisie et Vietnam).
+ info: http://foad.refer.org/
COMPETITIONS - Competition Entry for Galileum in Solingen / Ren van Zuuk
Architekten (Germany)
The Regional Industrial Heritage Organization of Solingen, Germany has called for a competition
to redevelop the local observation using an old spherical gas container in order to address the
strong industrial character and historical context of the container and the local architecture. The
following project is an entry from Ren van Zuuk Architekten. The site is located on the edge of a
residential area near a railroad, from which the steel spire of the old gas container is visible.
With a diameter of 26 metres the container has a frame of eleven columns that rest on 3m high
concrete foundations. The original design is pragmatic in its approach. A sphere was used as the most efficient model with
the largest surface area available to function at the lowest cost. The staircase was built with the same functional
consideration as the rest of the building and it follows that, to use the existing spherical structure, the new design would
have to be approached with the same rigor.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/124271/competition-entry-for-galileum-in-solingen-rene-van-zuuk-architekten/
COMPETITIONS - Union europenne lance un appel projets culturels en Egypte: la rvolution rencontre les arts
Date limite de soumission : 2 juin 2011
La dlgation de lUnion europenne en Egypte a publi, comme toutes les annes, un nouvel appel propositions pour soutenir
des projets de coopration dans le domaine des arts et de la culture. Deux principaux axes ont t dfinis comme prioritaires :
la promotion de la coopration culturelle avec lEgypte et la culture dans les Droits de lHomme.
Tous les domaines des arts contemporains sont compris comme possibles sujets de travail pour les projets.
Les projets soumis devront se drouler en Egypte avec une prfrence marque pour ceux qui tiennent leurs activits sur une
large partie du territoire hors de la capitale. Chaque projet propos devra inclure une campagne de communication rendant
largement visible les activits menes.
Les soutiens octroys seront compris entre 20 000 et 50 000 Euros par projet et la contribution europenne pourra tre
comprise entre 50 %, au minimum, et 80 %, au maximum, du budget global de laction. Chaque projet aura une dure
dactivits comprise entre 3 mois au minimum et 15 mois maximum.
+ info: http://www.adcei.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=524
Puestos de trabajo
JOB OFFERS - Conservation Scientist at the Rathgen Research Laboratory. Berlin (Germany) Deadline for
application: 15 April 2011
The Rathgen Research Laboratory, which forms part of the National Museums Berlin, is currently seeking to fill the position
of a Conservation Scientist in order to develop and implement a cross-institutional IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
Program.
The position is graded at grade 13 TVD (Collective Agreement for the German public service). The grading is provisional, as
the grading agreement under the collective agreement has so far not been finalised.
The task is to develop and implement in close cooperation with the Ethnological Museum and the Rathgen Research
Laboratory with the National Museums Berlin a sustainable IPM concept, which eventually shall be be applied at the other
institutions with the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz. IPM is composed of three components: the continuous monitoring,
the specific actions against infestations if needed and subsequent changes within the close environment as a preventive
measure.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2011_en/field_en/03_28jobRathgenDEU_en.pdf
JOB OFFERS - Young conservator: paper-based media at The Conservation Laboratory for paper and vellum
based materials. Venice (Italy) Deadline for application: 31 May 2011
The Conservation Laboratory for paper and vellum based materials (graphic works) is looking for young conservators
specialized in graphic works of art on paper for temporary project work.
Interested candidates should send their CV.
The requirements are as follows:
- degree from an institution of higher education
- under 35 years of age
- excellent knowledge of Italian and English, spoken and written
- availability to work in Venice at the Laboratorio della Misericordia
- deadline for submission of CVs is 31 May 2011
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2011_en/field_en/03_22jobMiBACVenice_en.pdf
JOB OFFERS - Senior Built Heritage Specialist (Architectural Background) at Godden Mackay Logan. Sydney,
New South Wales (Australia) Deadline for application 31 March 2011
GML provides high level heritage advice on a diverse range of projects for both private and public clients. Our multidisciplinary in-house team has expertise in built heritage, conservation planning, archaeology, indigenous heritage and
interpretation, as well as in due diligence and Land and Environment Court matters. GML is the heritage consultant of
choice for many of Australias most important government and private organizations engaged with the management and
development of heritage assets. Our unique position within the industry means that GML consulting staff have the
opportunity to work on some of the most interesting heritage conservation projects across Australia. We are also
increasingly engaged in international conservation projects.
+ info: http://australia.icomos.org/e-news/australia-icomos-e-mail-news-no-478/#18
JOB OFFERS - Urban Design and Heritage Adviser in the City of Port Phillip. Victoria (Australia) Deadline for
The City of Port Phillips appeal as a place to live, work and play is universal. To ensure the City retains its special character
and reputation for sustainability, design excellence and quality architecture Council is seeking to appoint an experienced
and passionate Urban Design and Heritage Advisor to its City Development team.
+ info: http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/positions_vacant.htm#Urban%20Design%20and%20Heritage%20Advisor
JOB OFFERS - Call for Applications for Western Australia Regional Heritage Advisers. Western Australia
(Australia)
The Heritage Council of Western Australia is seeking experienced heritage professionals who can assist local governments
and their communities across regional WA.
Individuals are invited to apply for the role of Regional Heritage Adviser (RHA) in one or more of the seven defined regions
around the State, or to nominate to be on a panel for future ad hoc work with local government.
Heritage professionals with specialist skills are invited to nominate in areas of buildings conservation, heritage architecture,
archaeology and heritage tourism. Specialists may either apply as a RHA or panel member.
A briefing on the request and contract will be given at 10.00am on Thursday 7 April at the Heritage Council offices in East
Perth. Attendance is not compulsory but is recommended for any interested parties.
+ info: https://www.tenders.wa.gov.au/watenders/index.do
JOB OFFERS - Senior Archaeologist at South Dakota State Historical Society. Rapid City, South Dakota (USA)
The Archaeological Research Center, South Dakota State Historical Society, is looking for a senior archaeologist to conduct
contract projects for the SD Department of Transportation; Department of Game, Fish and Parks; and other clients. The
incumbent will be responsible for planning and budgeting field surveys and excavations, evaluating sites with respect to
their National Register eligibility under the National Historic Preservation Act, carrying out work in the field and lab,
supervising field and lab staff associated with each project, and writing and/or editing reports for each project.
This position will entail considerable travel within the state. The incumbent must be prepared to work in outdoor situations
in all sorts of conditions.
JOB OFFERS - Project Archaeologist - Coastal Carolina Research. Tarboro, North Carolina (USA)
Coastal Carolina Research (CCR), a subsidiary of Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc., has an immediate opening
for a Project Archaeologist based in our office in historic Tarboro, NC. The ideal candidate will have a M.A. in anthropology/
archaeology, an analytical specialization in precontact or historic archaeology of the Southeastern or Mid-Atlantic regions,
and prior supervisory experience in cultural resources management. The successful applicant will lead crews conducting
Phase I archaeological surveys, Phase II evaluations, and Phase III data recovery projects under the direction of a Principal
Investigator and will also be responsible for analysis of results, archival research, and preparation of detailed reports
meeting all applicable company and agency standards and guidelines.
JOB OFFERS - Project Manager/Principal Investigator - Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc..
Jackson, Michigan (USA)
Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc. (CCRG) desires to fill the position of Project Manager/Principal Investigator
in our Jackson, Michigan, corporate headquarters.
This is an entry-level Project Manager/Principal Investigator position that requires experience in conducting Phase I
surveys, Phase II evaluations, and Phase III data recoveries. The ideal candidate will have a M.A. in anthropology/
archaeology with a specialization in prehistoric or historical archaeology.
Candidate must have at least three years of cultural resource contracting experience at the field director level or higher and
meet the Secretary of the Interior Standards (36 CFR Part 61) in archaeology. Knowledge of computers and GPS equipment
is critical and knowledge of GIS is a plus.
Areas of analytical expertise are open, but demonstrated ability to conduct artifact analyses and write key sections of
reports (methods, results, artifact analyses) is a must. A working knowledge of relevant historic preservation legislation
and regulations is essential.
Salary range for this position is competitive and dependent on experience with opportunities for advancement and higher
salary; we seek a candidate who wishes to grow within the company.
JOB OFFERS - Internship at GRASP secretariat (Great Apes Survival Partnership ) Deadline for Applications: 29
April 2011
To apply, please send a cover letter and CV to [email protected] by 29 April 2011.
The GRASP Secretariat is seeking to recruit an intern in May 2011 for a period of 6 months.
Interested candidates must be currently enrolled in a Bachelors, Masters or PhD program and preference will be given to
multilingual applicants holding or pursuing a degree in social or natural sciences with particular interest and knowledge in
climate change, primatology, biodiversity conservation or environmental economics related issues.
Additionally, the candidate must have knowledge of web design (joomla), graphics design and online social networking
skills.
+ info: http://www.unep.org/vacancies/
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Rintroduction progressive du castor au Pays de Galles - Royaume-Uni
Royaume-Uni Une association cologiste du Pays de Galles relchera cet t, en semi-libert, un couple de
castors. Le suivi scientifique de ces deux "pionniers" pourrait dboucher sur une rintroduction plus
grande chelle en milieu entirement naturel.
LONG Wales Wild Land Foundation va crer Artists Valley, prs de Machynlleth, au Pays de Galles, un
habitat ferm destin accueillir un couple de castors europens un mle et une femelle -, comportant un
observatoire pour les visiteurs. Une surveillance et des recherches seront galement menes afin d'valuer
si le rongeur peut tre introduit dans plusieurs sites clos, ou bien dans la nature.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/castor/reintroduction-progressive-du-castor-au-pays-de-galles_art13356.html
Crapaud buffle : l'Australie organise une campagne d'abattage
La campagne annuelle d'abattage des crapauds buffle s'est droule ce week-end dans l'Etat du
Queensland au nord-est de l'Australie. L'objectif tait d'endiguer la progression de cette espce nuisible
aux cosystmes du territoire.
L'Etat du Queensland au nord-est de l'Australie souffre depuis quelques temps de la prsence de
crapauds buffle. Touche par de rcentes inondations, la rgion s'avre propice la prolifration de ces
animaux dots d'une impressionnante capacit de reproduction. Afin de lutter contre cette nouvelle
nuisance, une campagne d'abattage est organise chaque anne avec l'aide de volontaires. Pour cette
troisime dition, les organisateurs, ont fait tat de 14.000 crapauds buffle morts.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/crapaud-buffle/crapaud-buffle-l-039-australie-organise-une-campagne-d-039abattage_art13487.html
Tigres : un trafiquant condamn de la prison ferme au Vietnam
Propritaire d'un levage priv du sud du Vietnam, un homme a t condamn trois ans de prison ferme pour
avoir organis un trafic de tigres, espce qu'il s'tait engage protger.
Le patron de la ferme d'animaux sauvages, Huynh Van Hai, levait des tigres pour les vendre alors qu'il
s'tait engag prserver l'espce menace, rapporte sur son site internet l'association locale ducation pour la
Nature - Vietnam (ENV). Organisation qui a elle-mme men l'enqute sur ce trafic l'an dernier. Elle avait
alors dcouvert que deux autres zoos privs taient impliqus dans le trafic.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/tigre/tigres-un-trafiquant-condamne-a-de-la-prison-ferme-auvietnam_art13504.html
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) : A "Forest" Message in a Bottle
To celebrate the World Forest Day of the International Year of Forests, on 21 March 2011,
the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section held a tree planting ceremony in the Parc
Ariana which surrounds the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
+ info: http://unece.org/press/pr2011/11tim_p04e.htm
PROJECT TIGER: PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE
Project Tiger, launched in 1973-74, is one of our most successful conservation
ventures in the recent times. The project aims at tiger conservation in specially
constituted 'tiger reserves', which are representative of various bio-geographical
regions falling within our country. It strives to maintain a viable tiger population
in the natural environment.
The project was launched in 1973, and various tiger reserves were created in the
country on a 'core-buffer' strategy. The core areas were freed from all sorts of
human activities and the buffer areas were subjected to 'conservation oriented land use'. Management plans were drawn
up for each tiger reserve, based on the principles outlined below:
1. Elimination of all forms of human exploitation and biotic disturbance from the core area and rationalization of activities in
the buffer zone.
2. Restricting the habitat management only to repair the damages done to the eco-system by human and other
interferences, so as to facilitate recovery of the eco-system to its natural state.
3. Monitoring the faunal and floral changes over time and carrying out research about wildlife.
+ info: http://projecttiger.nic.in/past.asp
Spring 2011 newsletters from Forest Research - FR NEWS
Welcome to the Spring 2011 issue of Forest Research's newsletter FR News. This new issue is now available, giving a
roundup of recent research highlights.
In the Spring 2011 issue:
- Green light for research into forest management effects on woodland birds
- International Year of Forests
- All you ever wanted to know about tree species
- Climate change and the timber trade understanding the opportunities and challenges
- New publication series launched
- Events
+ info: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/frnews
Nombre et superficie des espaces naturels protgs et grs en France
La connaissance des milieux naturels (caractristiques, composition floristique et faunistique, rpartition gographique)
apparat aujourdhui comme un pralable ncessaire une bonne gestion et protection des espaces naturels. Cette connaissance
sest construite progressivement partir des annes quatre-vingt, deux programmes majeurs ayant notamment apport une
large contribution : linventaire des zones naturelles dintrt cologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF) et la mise en place
de la typologie CORINE biotope (CORINE pour COoRdination de lINformation sur lEnvironnement).
Pour constituer un rseau despaces protgs reprsentatifs de la biodiversit, une grande varit doutils a t mise en place en
France, chacun ayant des objectifs, des contraintes et des modes de gestion spcifiques.
+ info: http://www.stats.environnement.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/donnees-essentielles/nature-et-biodiversite/
espaces-naturels.html?print
Connaissance et prservation des espaces naturels en France : BIBLIOGRAPHIE ET INTERNET
espaces-naturels/en-savoir-plus.html
Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve Announces Official Product Certification - CAT BA - Viet
Nam
Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve announced the launch of an official certification and logo for goods
and services which promote the conservation and sustainability of the island and its local
community.
In order to be awarded the certification, a local product must demonstrate that its business
model meets a standard of criteria aligned with sustainable development goals at the Biosphere
Reserve. Initially, seven products are eligible for certification, including hotels, entertainment,
transport services, and consumables. The initiative, developed by the Hai Phong Department of Culture Sports and
Tourism, aims to build a cache of premium green products carrying the Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve logo to be made
available to consumers and tourists, thereby reinforcing the tenets of conservation for development, development for
conservation throughout the tourism and development supply chain.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/about-us/single-view/news/
cat_ba_biosphere_reserve_announces_official_product_certification/
Programme de conservation et de valorisation des Ecosystmes Fragiliss d'Afrique Centrale (ECOFAC)
Lobjectif global est de contribuer la conservation et la gestion durable des cosystmes forestiers de lAfrique Centrale et
d'ainsi garantir la prennit des services environnementaux et de contribuer la rduction de la pauvret.
Lobjectif spcifique de lappui communautaire portera sur le renforcement des capacits de gestion des Aires Protges, des
sites dintrt biologique et des forts du Bassin du Congo ainsi qu la mise en place des outils dappui au dveloppement socioconomique durable des populations riveraines
+ info: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/documents/aap/2010/af_aap_2010_central-africa.pdf
Indian Survey Finds More Tigers, but Some Wonder
A new survey by the Indian government reports a 12% increase in the country's adult tiger
population. But some tiger experts think the numbers don't really add up.
A 2006 survey estimated that the country was home to 1165 to 1657 tigers. The latest
survey counts 1571 to 1875 tigers, almost 60% of the world's wild population, including 70
tigers that were found in the mangroves of the Ganges Delta of the Sundarbans, an area not
covered during the last survey, and another 30 from two other areasthe Orang Wildlife
Sanctuary in eastern India and the Sahyadari protected area in western Indiathat were left
out earlier. However, tigers are now squeezed into 22% less space than 5 years ago, to some 72,000 square kilometers
today.
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/indian-survey-finds-more-tigers.html
Africa's rhinos face worst poaching crisis in decades - South Africa - Zimbabwe and
Kenya
Well-equipped, sophisticated organized crime syndicates have killed more than 800 African
rhinos in the past three years - just for their horns. With the most serious poaching upsurge
in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya, Africas top rhino experts recently met in South Africa
to assess the status of rhinos across the continent and to identify strategies to combat the
poaching crisis.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/?7165/Africas-Rhinos-face-worst-poaching-crisis-in-decades
Invasive species experts call for action in the basin of one of African Great Lakes,
Lake Tanganyika
Threats posed by invasive species and ways to monitor and control them will be discussed at a
meeting in the Republic of Burundi tomorrow, with special focus on invasive species that are
spreading in the basin of one of African Great Lakes, Lake Tanganyika.
Invasive species are species introduced to a new area where they spread causing significant
damage to biodiversity and the productivity of natural and agricultural ecosystems. In the
1990s for example, the invasion of water hyacinth and Nile perch in Lake Victoria caused
hundreds of fish species to disappear or become extinct and some of the ecosystem to collapse.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/?7179/Invasive-species-experts-call-for-action
The Rise of Animal Law : A new area of study
By Greg Miller Animal law is a relatively new area of study that examinesand often challengeshow the law treats animals.
Some of those who teach animal law courses describe themselves as activists; others shy away from that label. But many
take issue with a legal system that treats animals as property and provides few mechanisms for protecting their interests in
court. Some of these legal scholars have proposed strategies for advancing animal rights through steppingstone cases that
erode the notion of animals as property and grant them some of the same protections people have. Others, drawing
inspiration from the antislavery and civil rights movements, advocate a more direct effort to establish fundamental rights
for animalsat least for more cognitively sophisticated species such as great apes and cetaceans (see sidebar). No one is
arguing that orangutans should be given the right to vote, but some legal scholars see no reason why apes shouldn't have
rights similar to those of a child or a person in a coma. If these efforts succeed, there could be repercussions for everyone
who works with animalsincluding scientists.
+ info: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/332/6025/28.summary?ref=topst
Nomination of Experts for CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) "Expert Group on Biodiversity for Poverty
Eradication and Development"
Deadline for nomination: 30 April 2011 In accordance with decision X/6, paragraphs 14 and 15 of the tenth Conference of
the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP/10) on the integration of Biodiversity into Poverty Eradication
and Development, I am pleased to inform you that an Expert Group Meeting on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication and
Development will be tentatively held in November 2011.
+ info: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-073-development-en.pdf
Un insecte ravageur s'attaque aux forts canadiennes
Aprs avoir dvast les forts de l'ouest du Canada, le dendroctone du pin ponderosa, un insecte ravageur,
commence s'attaquer aux pins gris de l'Alberta. Une rcente tude indique qu'il pourrait ensuite se dplacer
vers l'est, et mme jusqu'aux rives de l'Atlantique.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/fort/un-insecte-ravageur-s-039-attaque-aux-foretscanadiennes_art13769.html
Gorilla eNews April 2011
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International is dedicated to the conservation and protection of
gorillas and their habitats in Africa. We are committed to promoting continued research on the
gorillas and their threatened ecosystems and to providing education about their relevance to the
world in which we live. In collaboration with government agencies and other international
partners, we also provide assistance to local communities through education, health, training and
development initiatives.
Here are the April edition of the official Gorilla eNews:
* New Gorilla Orphan Lubutu Arrives in Goma
* Gorilla Orphan Kyasa Progressing at GRACE
* Silverbacks Working Together to Protect Group
* Help Gorillas Every Month with "Give to Save"
* Give Your Mother a Meaningful Gift
+ info: http://gorillafund.org/Page.aspx?pid=400
Norway to Help Protect Guyana's Forests
For the past year, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana has traveled the world offering to place
his nation's forests under international supervision if other countries paid his citizens not to
deforest the tropical landscapes.
The campaign received major support last week when Norway announced a $30 million
commitment on Monday for the small South American nation to implement an "avoided
deforestation" plan. If the program demonstrates success, Guyana will receive an additional
$250 million through 2015.
+ info: http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6318
Rumbles in the jungle - Naresh Subedi - Nepal
Office? The jungle. Colleagues? Elephants, rhinos and tigers.
Naresh Subedi has many stories to tell. Stories that are not
only fascinating and impressive but that can also make your
hair stand on end. Naresh Subedi works to save Nepals
wildlife. He studies and monitors animals such as rhinos and
tigers, and actively involves local communities in conservation.
Naresh is currently involved in carrying out a rhino census in
the Chitwan National Park, which has the second largest population of greater one-horned rhino in the world. He recently
fitted radio collars on eight rhinos living in the park and now conducts regular patrols to monitor their movements. This
often means spending the whole night in the park, which is also home to tigers, elephants and gharials.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/focus/natural_born_heroes/our_heroes/?7214/Rumbles-in-the-jungle
Gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are dying, the victims of animal trafficking and habitat loss
Scientists suspect that the numbers of gorillas have decreased dramatically in the last 15 years and have shown their
concern by designating them as "endangered."
The Grauer's gorilla, sometimes called the eastern lowland gorilla, is often forgotten. None are found in zoos and since the
area they live in has been unsafe for decades, we don't know every time one is killed. Only support from those who truly
care has made it possible for the Fossey Fund to begin combating habitat loss and animal trafficking in the DRC.
Since 2000, committed donors have enabled us to work with local Congolese leaders to establish nine nature reserves
across 27,000 square miles, almost the entire range of the endangered Grauer's gorilla and slightly bigger than Rwanda.
This innovative approach to conservation empowering local people to manage their own natural resources is the ONLY
conservation strategy that will work over the long term.
GRACE, the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center, cares for rescued, orphaned gorillas who would die if
left in the wild. As a founding member of GRACE, we have relied on generous donors to provide the years of funding
necessary to care for rescued gorillas in temporary facilities, as we sought support to build and operate the permanent
facility. EVERY gorilla matters to the survival of the species, so these orphans will be released back into the wild after they
have learned to live as a group.
Working in DRC is dangerous and expensive, but the price tag is not too high for saving gorillas, one of the world's most
crucial rainforests and the many other species who live in it.
Introducing Europe's Protected Natural Areas: Hortobagy National Park - Hungary
In this section we give you a more in depth look at our members and how they manage
Europe's natural heritage. Each month we will upload information about a different
EUROPARC member. This month (March 2011) we take a closer look at Hortobgy National
Park, Hungary. Information on protected areas can be downloaded through this weblink..
+ info: http://www.europarc.org/who-we-are/introducing-europe/
A blessing in disguise - Pakistan
In 1984, when I was a Divisional Forest Officer, I was kidnapped in the thick forest of Dadu, in
southern Pakistan. The armed gang kept me in captivity for two nights but it seemed like a
thousand years. My confidence was shattered and my career took a turn for what I thought at the
time was the worst. After this, I decided to work on coastal conservation. This change, which
involved restoring mangroves, was actually a blessing in disguise. It gave me a platform to chart
completely unexplored territory in Pakistan.
Tahir Qureshi is Programme Director of IUCN Pakistans Coastal Ecosystem Unit. He was the first
forest officer to be kidnapped by a notorious gang of dacoits belonging to the renowned Baloch Chandio Tribe. The 60strong gang, armed with the latest weapons, were operating in densely forested areas.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/focus/natural_born_heroes/our_heroes/?7199/A-blessing-in-disguise
The man who saves turtles - Malaysia
Nick saves sea turtles. In a nutshell thats what he does. But he has to look far beyond their nesting
grounds to make it work. Nick has a PhD in turtle biology, but he says it did not prepare him for the
real-world challenges of turtle conservation.
After an early career in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Palau as a marine biologist, Nick settled down in
north Borneo and established his own non- governmental organization, the Marine Research
Foundation (MRF), a non-profit entity geared to saving marine life across various countries and facing
differing threats. MRF, an IUCN Member, now serves as a base from which Nick addresses turtle
conservation at various levels, and with an ever-growing diversity of people.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/focus/natural_born_heroes/our_heroes/?7208/The-man-who-saves-turtles
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) helps businesses value nature
Today, IUCN and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released a
Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation (CEV) a new message to enhance business
understanding of the benefits and value of ecosystem services like fresh water, food, fibre and
protection against natural disasters.
The economic value of nature and the services it provides us is enormous, but it is rarely taken
into account in policies, financial systems and markets. The Guide to Corporate Ecosystem
Valuation (CEV) aims to enable companies to better understand the value of natures services
that they affect and depend on. This will improve business decision-making by creating more alignment between
businesses financial, ecological and social objectives.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/?7237/IUCN-helps-businesses-value-nature
Les manchots atteints d'une maladie mystrieuse
Les scientifiques ont constat que des colonies entires de manchots de l'Atlantique sud perdaient leurs
plumes. Un problme dont l'origine reste inconnue ce jour.
Les scientifiques de la Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) et de l'Universit de Washington sont
inquiets. Ils ont constat que plusieurs colonies de manchots taient victimes de la perte de leurs plumes.
Un phnomne qui a touch en 2006 des spcimens d'Afrique du Sud, puis des manchots de Magellan qui
vivent en Argentine.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/manchot/les-manchots-atteints-d-039-une-maladiemysterieuse_art13893.html
Sant des abeilles : l'Anses ( Agence nationale de scurit sanitaire, de l'alimentation, de
l'environnement et du travail, France) devient Laboratoire de rfrence de l'Union europenne
Depuis plusieurs annes, un phnomne d'affaiblissement et de mortalit des colonies d'abeilles est
constat dans de nombreux pays. Les facteurs potentiellement impliqus sont multiples : maladies et
parasites, intoxications, stress li aux changements des ressources alimentaires, conditions
climatiques.... La comprhension de cette situation ncessite, l'chelle europenne, l'harmonisation des
dispositifs de surveillance, ainsi que le renforcement et la coordination de la recherche.
+ info: http://www.anses.fr/
Human virus linked to deaths of endangered gorillas
Research confirms human disease can pass to wild gorilla population A virus
that causes respiratory disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of
wild mountain gorillas, reports a team of researchers in the United States and
Africa.
The finding confirms that serious diseases can pass from people to these
endangered primates. Humans and gorillas share approximately 98 percent of
their DNA, a genetic fact that led to concern that gorillas may be susceptible
to many of the infectious diseases affecting people.
Researchers from the nonprofit Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project; the Wildlife Health Center at the University of
California, Davis; the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University and the Rwanda Development Board have
released their findings in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/human-virus-linked-to-deaths-of-endangered-gorillas/
Melting Antarctic Ice Causing Penguins to Starve
Every year since 1979, marine biologist Wayne Trivelpiece and his wife, Susan, both of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Association's Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division in San Diego, California, have braved frigid temperatures
and wind speeds that average 40 kilometers per hour to track the feeding, breeding, and migrating of chinstrap and Adelie
penguins. During this time, populations they studied on the West Antarctic Peninsula and in the nearby Scotia Sea have
declined drastically, and a few have gone extinct, victims of a warming planet that deprives them of their sea ice habitat.
Now, in a compilation of over 30 years of data collected from numerous bases around Antarctica, the researchers conclude
that the penguins are not only running out of room but also starving.
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/melting-antarctic-ice-causing-pe.html?etoc
Big cats without boundaries: Eurasian countries come together to
protect precious Persian leopard habitat
Population and habitat surveys set to aid understanding of Persian leopard A
Persian leopard that knows no boundaries has become symbolic of the efforts
of Eurasian conservationists and officials who are working together to protect
the animals and their habitat.
The leopard, also known as Noah was first identified by its tracks in
Vashlovani in southeast Georgia in November 2003. Conservationists used
camera traps to observe the leopard in 2004, showing that Noah was living partly in Georgia and possibly also in
Azerbaijan. But no tracks or images have been seen since 2008.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/big-cats-without-boundaries-eurasian-countries-come-together-to-protectprecious-leopard-habitat/
Brown bear cub rescued near Georgian border by international
conservation effort
Fauna & Flora International (FFI), NACRES and UK NGO Hauser Bears have
rescued an eight-month old orphaned brown bear cub, Misha, from a village
near the disputed boundary between South Ossetia and the Republic of
Georgia.
Rescuing Misha was a great example of a team effort between NGOs with the
support of the Georgian government and a wonderful outcome for a young
bear. said Gareth Goldthorpe, FFIs Project Field Coordinator in Georgia.
The European Union Monitoring Mission first spotted Misha in a village near Gori, while on a routine patrol.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/brown-bear-cub-rescued-near-georgian-border-by-international-conservationeffort/
Ranger shot and killed in Virunga National Park World Heritage Site in
Danger - Democratic Republic of Congo
A Virunga National Park patrol in the Democratic Republic of Congo came under
attack on Friday 8 April, resulting in the death of a park ranger, Magayane
Bazirushaka.
The attack took place in Nyamulagira secteur, which connects via a corridor with
Mikeno secteur, the operational area of the International Gorilla Conservation
Programme.
The 15-member patrol was ambushed while working in the forest north of Nyiragongo Volcano. The patrol was looking for
illegal charcoal production, an industry that appears to be increasing in the region.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/ranger-shot-and-killed-in-virunga-national-park/
Sumatran tigers help save their species in the wild - Australia Zoo
Birthday cake for seven year old siblings at Australia Zoo These three
Sumatran tigers have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to wild
tiger conservation in their seven years of life.
All of our Sumatran tigers are ambassadors for their species, increasing
awareness of the tigers plight in the wild and participating in encounters and
photo sessions to raise funds for FFIs tiger conservation programme, said
Australia Zoos International Conservation Manager Giles Clark.
As a long-term supporter of Fauna & Flora International (FFI), Australia Zoo donates funds, partially secured through
general public experiences with big cat siblings Juma, Ranu and Singha, to our tiger programme in Sumatra, Indonesia.
These funds are vital to the continued operations of FFIs Tiger Protection Conservation Programme in Kerinci Seblat
National Park.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/sumatran-tigers-help-save-their-species-in-the-wild/
Rethinking Palm Oil
It's in our candy bars, soap and peanut butter it even powers some of our cars. Yet it is precisely this high demand that
makes palm oil one of the most controversial commodities on the market today. The rapid expansion of monoculture palm
oil plantations especially in Southeast Asia has led to the continuing destruction of the world's remaining tropical forests.
+ info: http://www.conservation.org/FMG/Articles/Pages/rethinking_palm_oil.aspx
The II Mediterranean Forest Week
5 abr - 8 abr 2011 . AVIGNON, France
Organizateurs: European Forest Institute
+ info: http://www.efimed.efi.int/portal/events/mfw2011/
Luciano Andriamaro: Health and Fresh Water: Ingredients for Success in Madagascar
The crystal-clear waters of Madagascar's Nosivolo River hold more than beauty: they hold life. The river's waters support
19 endemic fish species, four of which are found in the Nosivolo and nowhere else.
So when, in September 2010, the river and its watershed was named a Ramsar site, it marked a milestone for CI and local
communities in a joint mission to create protected areas that ensure the long-term health of the river for the fish and for
the human population living nearby.
And Luciano Andriamaro, Science Support Program Manager for CI-Madagascar, understands well how important a healthy
river ecosystem is for ensuring benefits for both local communities and wildlife.
+ info: http://www.conservation.org/FMG/Articles/Pages/Luciano_Andriamaro_Health_Fresh_Water_Madagascar.aspx
Agenda
EXHIBITION - BORN TO BE WILD 3D
8 abr - 9 jun 2011 . DENVER, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
+ info: http://www.dmns.org/imax/current-films/born-to-be-wild-3d
Pour la vie, pour l'avenir. Les rserves de biosphre et le changement climatique
26 jun - 28 jun 2011 . Dresden, Allemagne
Organizateurs: UNESCOs programme "Man and the Biosphere (MAB)
+ info: http://www.mab40-conference.org/index.php?id=351&L=1
23e Session Conseil international de coordination du Programme sur lHomme et la biosphre (MAB)
28 jun - 1 jul 2011 . Dresden, Allemagne
Organizateurs: UNESCO-MAB
Contact: Thomas Schaaf, [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/man-and-biosphere-programme/
about-mab/icc/icc/23rd-session-of-the-mab-council/
Publications
Savoirs des femmes: mdecine traditionnelle et nature; Maurice, Runion, Rodrigues
Author: Pourchez, Laurence
ISBN: 978-92-3-204197-5
La Runion, Maurice et Rodrigues prsentent des traditions mdicinales uniques. Fruits d'un processus de
crolisation dont les origines sont multiples, ces usages sont indissociables de la nature dans laquelle ils
puisent. Ils constituent une cl privilgie pour comprendre des socits qui se situent dans une dialectique
constante entre tradition et modernit.
Ces les, initialement dsertes, ont t peuples partir de la fin du XVIIe sicle par des populations originaires
d'Europe, de Madagascar, d'Afrique, d'Inde et de Chine, voire de Polynsie ou d'Australie. Le dialogue entre les savoirs
mdicinaux propres chacune d'elles a permis la naissance d'un savoir commun, transmis en grande partie par les femmes.
Cet ouvrage met en lumire la connaissance qu'ont ces femmes des plantes mdicinales et des gestes mdicaux, notamment
ceux qui accompagnent la naissance. Il interroge galement la place des savoirs mdicinaux dans ces socits insulaires lheure
dune occidentalisation croissante et de certains replis identitaires.
+ info: http://upo.unesco.org/details.aspx?Code_Livre=4823
Unasylva - accessible gratuitement
La FAO inaugure lAnne internationale des forts avec un numro photographique spcial dUnasylva. Plus de
100 journes internationales sont clbres au cours de lanne, en reconnaissance dun vaste ventail de thmes,
occupations, activits et valeurs culturelles importants pour lhumanit. Cette belle collection dimages montre
que les forts ont des liens avec la plupart dentre eux. Bien que les journes internationales soient le fil qui
relie cette srie de photos, son organisation est thmatique plutt que chronologique, afin de mieux dterminer
la place des forts dans de nombreux secteurs. Le numro dveloppe le thme de lanne internationale Des forts
pour les populations en montrant le rle important quelles jouent dans presque toutes les activits humaines.
+ info: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2015f/i2015f00.htm
Online Study - Animals Find Sanctuary With Scientists
In an 85-square-kilometer swath of rainforest in Cte d'Ivoire's Ta National Park, monkeys call to one another, chimps drum
on tree trunks, and tiny antelopes rustle through the underbrush. That's where researchers have been studying primate
communities for more than 3 decades. Step outside the research zone, though, and the animal sounds fall silent. The forest
is noticeably emptier as a result of heavy poaching. Field researchers all over the world have noticed that long-term
research sites double as sanctuaries, but they've never had the numbers to prove it. Now they do
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/animals-find-sanctuary-with-scie.html?ref=hp
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Petition to save the Phillis Wheatley Elementary School - NEW ORLEANS - USA
On behalf of DOCOMOMO US/ Louisiana I ask you to consider signing an online petition to save the historic modern Phillis
Wheatley Elementary School which is threatened with demolition. This petition was started by Phyllis Montana-Leblanc .
PML spoke passionately at Friday's hearing before the Historic District Landmarks Commission in defense of her alma
mater, "If you tear down my school, a part of me dies with it."
Unfortunately we have learned that there will NOT be a review before the City Council and an RFP has been issued for the
demolition. Apparently since this is a city-initiated demolition (Orleans Parish School Board via Recovery School District) of
a city-owned building, the City Council is not required to review the demolition request. Still, we remain dedicated to the
call to preserve the Wheatley School which was listed on the World Monuments Fund Watch in 2010.
We hope to gather more than 2000 signatures and present the petition to Mayor Landrieu and the City Council.
+ info: http://www.change.org/petitions/save-phillis-wheatley-elementary-school-in-new-orleans-say-no-todemolitionaugust-2011-pml
AD Classics: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University / I.M. Pei 1973 - ITHACA - NEW YORK STATE - USA
With a desire to make a dramatic statement while maintaining an optimal amount of
scenic views, transparent open spaces and windows beautifully contrast the heaviness
and boldness of the rectangular forms of concrete.
Located atop a 1,000-foot slope that overlooks Lake Cayuga in Ithaca, the museum
was designed by I.M. Pei and John L. Sullivan, with additional help from the firm Pei
Cobb Freed & Partners. The museum totals 61,000 square feet, with nine floors
stacked high above the ground, housing the exhibit spaces. One floor rests underground, where additional galleries and
meeting rooms are found. Through stacking the program instead of spreading it out over the lot, the architects were able
to perserve much of the surrounding landscape and views.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122457/ad-classics-herbert-f-johnson-museum-of-art-cornell-university-i-m-pei/
Frank Lloyd Wright's Turkel House Gets a Second Life - 1955 - Detroit - Michigan - USA
When Dale Morgan and Norman Silk spotted a For Sale sign in front of a contemporary home in the Palmer Woods
neighborhood of Detroit it was just what they were looking for, so they snatched it up. Little did they know that they had
just stumbled into buying a true Frank Lloyd Wright designed home, known as the Turkel House.
To answer the question you are all asking yourselves, how could they not have known, it turns out that 25 years of
disrepair, long periods of vacancy and changing owners hands combined with years of deferred maintenance and
overgrown vegetation can hide a FLW design quite well.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122124/frank-lloyd-wrights-turkel-house-gets-a-second-life/#more-122124
Invitation to Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) members to contribute to 20th
Century Heritage International Scientific Committee thematic study
We will be looking at the Australian thematic framework & relevant 20th century examples, the English Heritage post war
listing framework, the TICCIH (The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage) framework,
Docomomo reports and a range of LA historic studies, leading to a brainstorming on how ISC20C might develop an
international 20th century thematic framework. Of course, it will have national, state and local applications too. Dr Susan
Marsden, who is the co-author of the South Australian studies, will be providing a keynote paper in Los Angeles and Helen
Lardner has already provided input on the work of TICCIH in this area. The presidents of the UIA (International Union of
Architects) and Docomomo will be attending.
+ info: http://australia.icomos.org/e-news/australia-icomos-e-mail-news-no-478/#6.
Taliesin West - 1937-1959/ Frank Lloyd Wright - SCOTTSDALE - ARIZONA - USA
Situated in the Sonoran desert outside of Scottsdale, Arizona stands a living memorial and testament to the life and work
of Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed between 1937 1959, Taliesin West was the winter home to Wright and his wifes summer
home, Taliesin, in Spring Green, Wisconsin in addition to being Wrights workshop and school for his apprentices.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123117/ad-classics-taliesin-west-frank-lloyd-wright/
English Heritage Survey on Industrial Heritage at Risk
English Heritage is embarking on research which will reveal how much of our industrial heritage is at risk of neglect, decay
or even demolition. We will be revealing the results of this research at our annual Heritage at Risk launch in October.
We will also be finding out what the public think about industrial heritage and proposing ways in which the best of our
unique industrial past can be saved for future generations to learn from, value and enjoy.
You can get involved now by posting photographs and comments on the Flickr Group we are running in conjunction with
the Council for British Archaeology and the Association for Industrial Archaeology.
+ info: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/industrial-heritage-at-risk-2011/
Crocker Art Museum extension - 2010 / Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects - SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA - USA
The Crocker Art Museum has completed construction of a 125,000 sqf expansion designed by Gwathmey Siegel &
Associates Architects (GSAA). The Teel Family Pavilion more than triples the museums current size and enhances its role as
a cultural resource for California and the states many visitors. One of GSSA co-founder Charles Gwathmeys last major
public projects, the Crocker Art Museum expansion complements the 125-year-old museums historic structures, which
includes one of the first purpose-built art museum buildings in the United States.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122998/crocker-art-museum-gwathmey-siegel-associates-architects/
JOB OFFERS - Senior Built Heritage Specialist (Architectural Background) at Godden Mackay Logan. Sydney,
New South Wales (Australia) Deadline for application 31 March 2011
GML provides high level heritage advice on a diverse range of projects for both private and public clients. Our multidisciplinary in-house team has expertise in built heritage, conservation planning, archaeology, indigenous heritage and
interpretation, as well as in due diligence and Land and Environment Court matters. GML is the heritage consultant of
choice for many of Australias most important government and private organizations engaged with the management and
development of heritage assets. Our unique position within the industry means that GML consulting staff have the
opportunity to work on some of the most interesting heritage conservation projects across Australia. We are also
increasingly engaged in international conservation projects.
March 2011 Inherit Newsletter - Heritage Council of Victoria - Australia
Heritage Council of Victoria provides the highest level of legal protection for cultural heritage places and objects in Victoria.
As an independent statutory authority, Heritage Council of Victoria is the State's main decision-making body on cultural
(non-Indigenous) heritage issues. 10 members are appointed by the Governor-in-Council upon the recommendation of the
Minister for Planning. Heritage Council of Victoria receives professional advice and administrative support from Heritage
Victoria, and both organisations work together on a range of committees. The newsletter is available as PDF download or
subscribe [email protected] and receive as a monthly email. Highlights include:
* LOOTING AT WRECK
* MARCH REGISTRATIONS
* ARTEFACT COLLECTION ONLINE
* HERITAGE ADDRESS
* MELBOURNE OPEN HOUSE
* KEEP AUSTRALIA BEAUTIFUL AWARDS
* NATIONAL TRUST EVENTS
* DIARY DATES
+ info: http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/61080/Inherit-44-March-11.pdf
AD Round Up: Classics Part III - A selection
AD Classics: MIT Baker House Dormitory / Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto designed the Baker House in 1946 while he was a professor at the Massachussets Institute of Technology,
where the dormitory is located. It received its name in 1950, after the MITs Dean of Students Everett Moore Baker was
killed in an airplane crash that year. The dormitory is a curving snake slithering on its site and reflects many of Aaltos ideas
of formal strategy, making it a dormitory that is both inhabited and studied by students from all over the world (read more)
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/125694/ad-round-up-classics-part-iii/?
utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_campaign=0&utm_content=383045
Seventy-Two Years After the Nazis Arrived, Restored Renaissance Synagogue to Reopen in ZAMOSC - Poland
One of the most important surviving synagogues in Poland, a Renaissance gem looted by the Nazis and suffering from
decades of neglect, is reopening this week after a meticulous restoration, part of an effort to reclaim the country's
decimated Jewish heritage.
The refurbishing of the synagogue in Zamosc, an eastern Polish town near the border with Ukraine, comes as Poland's tiny
remaining Jewish community is struggling to preserve some of the most important Jewish sites that survived the Holocaust
before they fall into irreversible decay.
But in a sign of how thorough Adolf Hitler's genocide was, there are almost no Jews left in the town. The cream-colored
house of prayer will now serve largely as a place for art exhibitions, concerts and other cultural events in the largely
Catholic area.
A New Student Learning Centre for Ryerson University by Snhetta and ZRPA Toronto - Ontario - Canada
Today Ryerson University announced the design of a new Student Learning Centre for
their Toronto campus. Designed by Snhetta in collaboration with Zeidler Partnership
Architects of Toronto, the 155,463sqf Student Learning Centre will feature a transparent
glass skin that will provide varying light qualities within the interior spaces. Sustainable
practices have also been incorporated into the design with 50% of the roof intended to
act as a green roof and plans for the building to be LEED Silver compliant. Construction
on the building is expected to begin late this year, with a targeted completion date of Winter 2014.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/125552/a-new-student-learning-centre-for-ryerson-university-by-snhetta-and-zrpa/
In Progress: Faculty of Law, University of Toronto / Hariri Pontarini
Architects - TORONTO - ONTARIO - CANADA
The North American competition-winning design for the renovation and expansion of
the historic University of Toronto Faculty of Law responds directly to the clients
ambition to create a law school among the finest in the world. Hariri Pontarini
Architects proposed a design that would provide both a physical and visual connection
to its surrounding landscape.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/124203/in-progress-faculty-of-law-university-oftoronto-hariri-pontarini-architects/
Inland Architect Image Database Now Available on Art Institute of Chicago Website
- Chicago - Illinois - USA
The Ryerson and Burnham Archives of the Art Institute of Chicago announce the digitization
of another major image collection: 5,000 plates from the venerable Chicago-based periodical
Inland Architect and News Record. This exceedingly rich visual record from a seminal period
in American architecture can now be accessed by the public through the Digital Collections
Database (DCD) on the Libraries' website. The multi-year project makes another important
architectural archive available for use by scholars and the public, further enhancing what is
already one of the richest online resources for art and architecture, built with the goal of providing access to the many rare
images and texts in the Art Institute's Ryerson and Burnham Archives.
Herzog de Meuron's Triangle Tower Design Raises Eyebrows in Paris - France
The 590ft (180m) proposed Herzog de Meuron design labeled Triangle Tower, has been in the
spotlight over recent weeks after the cross-party council approved the towers protocol agreement.
Opposing the recent approval, Green party members are eager to share their thoughts commenting
that the colossal project is yet another office block according to party member Yves Contassot.
The controversy over the 40-story steel and glass building surely was anticipated; the French capital
has had a 30+ year drought of buildings over 121ft. In 1977 a ban was put into place, shortly after
the completion of the 689ft Tour Montparnasse, because Parisians feared that the city center would
lose its existing urban fabric to skyscrapers similar to the Montparnasse.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/125099/herzog-de-meurons-triangle-tower-design-raises-eyebrows-in-paris/
Historic Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria Damaged in 2009 Abruzzo Earthquake Reopens - Italy
Two years after a devastating earthquake hit the Abruzzo region of Italy, an important historic structure damaged in the
tremor has been returned to its community fully restored.
Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the
Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World
Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione
Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program. WMF
supported this project through the Robert W. Wilson Challenge to Conserve Our Heritage and the Rudolf-August Oetker
Stiftung.
Hairy House / Ashworth Parkes Architects - 2008 to 09 - Cambridge - United Kingdom
The site is very small measuring 7.5 metres wide by 10.5 metres deep, and is flanked by 3 metre high walls to the East
and the North, and a 2 metre high wall to the West. The new house was not allowed to rise higher than the eaves of the
house next door to the North. We were only allowed 1 metre squared of obscured window on the Southern elevation, no
windows above the top of the wall on the Western elevation and 1 metre squared of window on the Northern elevation. We
had to set the building back from the road, decreasing the usable space on the site even further.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/126158/hairy-house-ashworth-parkes-architects/
Mises jour ICCROM de la situation au Japon aprs le sisme
Suite au tremblement de terre et au tsunami qui ont touch le Japon le 11 mars dernier, lICCROM, en coordination avec
lUNESCO et dautres institutions, souhaite mettre en place une stratgie pour participer au sauvetage et la rcupration du
patrimoine culturel du pays.
Laide humanitaire de base et le sauvetage des personnes touches par cette catastrophe sont bien sr actuellement la
priorit ; cependant, la rcupration du patrimoine culturel va devenir avec le temps un objectif de plus en plus important.
Alors que nous sommes en train didentifier ce patrimoine en pril, nous pouvons dores et dj dresser la liste des institutions
concernes et tablir les liens utiles linformation.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/fra/news_fr/2011_fr/various_fr/03_17earthquakeJapan_fr.shtml
AD Classics: Wainwright Building / Louis Sullivan - 1890-91 - Saint Louis - Missouri - USA
Among the first skyscrapers built in the world, the Wainwright Building by Louis Sullivan and partner Dankmar Adler is
regarded as an influential prototype of a modern office architecture.
The building aesthetically exemplifies the theories of Sullivans tall building, with the tripartite composition of base, shaft
and attic, which is based on the structure of the classical column.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/127393/ad-classics-wainwright-building-louis-sullivan/
First-time participation of UNESCO in the Italian Culture Week (9-17
April 2011)
UNESCO Venice Office, in collaboration with the Municipality of Venice and the
Superintendence for Architectural Heritage, Landscape and Historic, Artistic and
Ethno-anthropological Heritage of Venice and Lagoon, will take part in this
initiative organized by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage. This cultural
event will take place from 9-17 April 2011 in Italy. For nine days, monuments,
museums, archaeological sites, archives, and libraries and over 3,000 events
(exhibitions, conferences, special openings, workshops, guided tours and concerts) will be open free to the public.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/about-this-office/single-view/news/first_time
VICOMITES Members' event - visit to the Murtoa Stick Shed
16-abr-2011 . Murtoa, Australie
Organizateurs: Heritage Council of Victoria
+ info: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;868
The Shard / Renzo Piano - London - United Kingdom
The 70-story mixed use tower even while under construction is the tallest building in Londons skyline. Adjacent to London
Bridge Station, the building offers increased density to a major public transport node, a key to and suggestive of future
London development. London based architectural photographer Andy Spain shared with us photographs he took a few
weeks ago of The Shard under construction. Be sure to take a look at our previous coverage of The Shard.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/126348/update-the-shard-renzo-piano/
Architecture City Guide: Minneapolis - Minnesota - USA
This week our Architecture City Guide is headed to the city stars fall on. With a few
notable exceptions, one can hardly be called a starchitect if s/he hasnt designed
something in Minneapolis. Since 2005 the starchitects that have fallen on this City of
Lakes include Jean Nouvel, Herzog & de Mueron, Csar Pelli, Michael Graves, Steven Holl,
and Frank Gehry. This is a surprising number for a city just north of 380,000 people.
Few cities of this size could boast as much. Whats more our list of 12 is far from
complete. There are many wonderful historic and contemporary buildings mixed in with
the explosion of starchitecture. Please leave comments of buildings one should not miss when visiting Minneapolis.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/127516/architecture-city-guide-minneapolis/
University of Pennsylvania School of Design 2011 Spring Lecture Series
12 abr - 18 abr 2011 . Philadelphia, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: (Various timings)
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122777/university-of-pennsylvania-school-of-design-2011-spring-lecture-series-2/
Agenda
Cadernos Proarq 16 e 17 - Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Chamada de Artigos/Call for articles
Editados pelo Programa de Ps-Graduao em Arquitetura da FAU-UFRJ, os Cadernos Proarq publicam artigos condicionados
aprovao de seu respectivo Comit Cientfico sobre Arquitetura, Urbanismo e reas afins relacionadas com o estudo dos
ambientes construdos e de seu uso. Sero acolhidos textos inditos em portugus, espanhol e ingls, que devem ser
encaminhados para o e-mail [email protected] at o dia 30 de junho de 2011, obedecendo s NORMAS e ao
MODELO a elas correspondente, ambos os arquivos aqui anexados. . ,
Contact: cadernos.proarq [email protected]
+ info: http://www.proarq.fau.ufrj.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=78
Exposition - Architecture en uniforme : Projeter et construire pour la Seconde Guerre mondiale
13 abr - 18 sep 2011 . Montreal, Canada
Organizateurs: Le Centre Canadien d'Architecture (CCA)
+ info: http://www.cca.qc.ca/fr/expositions/1112-architecture-en-uniforme
1 Convegno Internazionale "Il patrimonio architettonico e ambientale dei territori della Bonifica - territori,
architetture, itinerari, sinergie per un patrimonio da valorizzare"
19 may - 21 may 2011 . Regio Emilia, Italie
Organizateurs: Il Consorzio di Bonifica dell'Emilia Centrale
+ info: http://www.emiliacentrale.it/progetti/cbec/sito/cbec.nsf/Pubblicate/
Colloque international "La maquette, un outil au service du projet architectural"
20 may - 21 may 2011 . Paris, France
Organizateurs: Cit de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Ecole de Chaillot et muse des Monuments franais), en partenariat
avec l'Ecole pratique des hautes tudes (EPHE) Sorbonne et la Technische Universitt Mnchen, avec le soutien du Dpartement
du pilotage de la recherche et de la politique scientifique (Direction gnrale des patrimoines, ministre de la culture et de la
communication).
+ info: http://www.citechaillot.fr/auditorium/congres___colloques.php?id=378
XXI Seminario internazionale e Premio di Architettura e Cultura Urbana Costruire nel costruito. Architettura a
volume 0
31 jul - 4 ago 2011 . Camerino, Italie
Organizateurs: Universit di Camerino. Consiglio Nazionale degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori Ordine
degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori della Provincia di Macerata con il patrocinio di INArch - INU Comune di Camerino
Contact: Giovanni Marucci. e-mail: [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unicam.it/culturaurbana/programma2011.htm
mAAN Seoul 2011 Conference - Our Living Heritage : Industrial Buildings and Sites of Asia
25 ago - 27 ago 2011 . Seoul, Rpublique de Core
Organizateurs: Dept. of Architecture Sungkyunkwan University
DATE LIMITE: 30 mar 2011
+ info: http://www.maankorea.org/
Publications
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS - English Heritage
Application of part L of the Building Regulations to historic and traditionally constructed buildings.
November 2010
The guidance has been produced to help prevent conflicts between energy efficiency requirements in Part L
of the Building Regulations and the conservation of historic and traditionally constructed buildings. Much of
the advice will also be relevant where thermal upgrading is planned without the specific need to comply
with these regulations.
This advice also acts as second tier supporting guidance in the interpretation of the Building Regulations
(referred to in paragraph 3.10 of the Approved Documents) that should be taken into account when determining
appropriate energy performance standards for works to historic buildings.
This guidance supersedes English Heritages previous publication Building Regulations and Historic Buildings an interim
guidance note on the application of part L which was prepared in support of the 2002 Regulations (revised in 2004).
+ info: http://www.helm.org.uk/upload/pdf/ign_partl_buildingregs.pdf
Le Corbusier, Homme de Lettres
Author: M. Christine Boyer
ISBN-13: 978-156-898-980-8
On his French identity card, legendary architect Le Corbusier listed his profession as "Homme de
Lettres" (Man of Letters). Celebrated for his architecture, which numbers fewer than sixty buildings, Le
Corbusier also wrote more than fifty books, hundreds of articles, and thousands of letters. Le Corbusier,
Homme de Lettres is the first in-depth study of Le Corbusier as a writer as well as an architect. Featuring
more than two hundred archival images from Le Corbusier's life and work, this groundbreaking book
examines his many writing projects from 1907 to 1947, as well as his letters written to two mentors: Charles L'Eplattenier
and William Ritter. In Le Corbusier, Homme de Lettres author M. Christine Boyer focuses on the development of his writing
style as it morphed from romantic prose to aphorisms and telegraphic bulletins. For each of his books, Le Corbusier was
meticulous about the design of the page layout, the form of the type, the impact of the ideas, and even the promotional
material. As a man of letters, Le Corbusier expected to contribute to the cultural atmosphere of the twentieth century. Le
Corbusier, Homme de Lettres shows for the first time how his voluminous output books, diaries, letters, sketchbooks, travel
notebooks, lecture transcriptions, exposition catalogs, journal articles reflects not just a compulsion to write, but a passion
for advancing his ideas about the relationship between architecture, urbanism, and society in a new machine age.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/111142/le-corbusier-homme-de-lettres/
Altermondialiste et Architecture
Par Gustave MASSIAH
ISBN: 978-2-7071-6541-1
An alterglobalist strategy In French only. Depuis les annes 1990, le mouvement altermondialiste s'est impos
comme une des principales forces de transformation du monde.
Mais si la crise globale de la mondialisation capitaliste a largement confirm ses analyses, beaucoup
s'interrogent sur les perspectives de ce mouvement, dont certains pensent qu'il doit trouver un nouveau
souffle . D'o l'intrt de ce livre, o Gustave Massiah, l'un de ses acteurs majeurs depuis de longues annes,
montre la fois les multiples facettes, souvent mconnues, d'une nbuleuse particulirement dynamique et propose des axes
stratgiques pour son dveloppement.
+ info: http://www.editionsladecouverte.fr/catalogue/index-Une_strategie_altermondialiste-9782707165763.html
Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas, National Experiences and Practice
Authors: John H. Stubbs and Emily G. Maka
ISBN: 978-0-470-60385-7
Following the acclaimed Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation, this book explores
the rich architectural legacies of Europe and North and South America to
describe "best practices" in architectural conservation, focusing on the histories, structure, key
participants, special challenges, solutions, and specific contributions made by some sixty-seven countries.
+ info: http://conservebuiltworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ACEA_flier.pdf
Time Honored, A Global View of Architectural Conservation; Parameters, Theory
& Evolution of an Ethos
By John H. Stubbs
ISBN: 978-0-470-26049-4
February 2009
Imagine the world without the Parthenon, Notre Dame, the Wailing Wall, the Taj Mahal,
the Forbidden City, Machu Picchu, or other iconic buildings, monuments, and places. What
if the more impressive historic buildings and sites we encounter in our everyday lives
disappeared? Civilization would simply not exist as we know it.
Fortunately, awareness of the importance of protecting the worlds cultural patrimonyin particular, its architectural
heritageis at an all-time high and is growing. Time Honored, A Global View of Architectural Conservation explores the
reasons for this phenomenon, explains how international architectural heritage conservation practice operates, and
considers where this firmly rooted global interest may lead
+ info: http://conservebuiltworld.com/time-honored
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Impacts du changement climatique sur le patrimoine culturel et
naturel
Nouvelles
Agenda
Publications
Nouvelles
From Bangkok to Durban: Time to act on Cancun deal
The first round of UN climate change negotiations since the Cancun summit in December, being
held in Bangkok from April 3-8, will start on the work plan agreed at Cancun for 2011. The aim
of the meeting is to build on the Cancun agreements and to work towards establishing a new
global climate change regime, to complement or replace the Kyoto Protocol, whose first
commitment period expires in late 2012.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/?7196/From-Bangkok-to-Durban--Time-to-Act-on-Cancun-Deal
Urgent action needed to protect Earth's blue carbon such as mangroves, seagrasses
and tidal marshes
The destruction of coastal carbon ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses and tidal
marshes, is leading to rapid and long-lasting emissions of CO2 into the ocean and
atmosphere, according to 32 of the worlds leading marine scientists.
That key conclusion highlights a series of warnings and recommendations developed by the
new International Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon, which convened its first meeting in
Paris last month. The Working Group was created as an initial step in advancing the
scientific, management and policy goals of the Blue Carbon Initiative, whose founding members include Conservation
International (CI), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/?7171/Urgent-Action-Needed-To-Protect-Earths-Blue-Carbon
Le Gulf Stream menac par une accumulation d'eau douce
Des ocanographes ont dclar quune gigantesque poche deau douce situe dans locan Arctique pourrait
engendrer des perturbations ocaniques importantes si elle passait dans lAtlantique.
The Associated Press rapporte quune rserve deau douce sest peu peu constitue dans locan Arctique. Elle
provient des eaux rejetes par les fleuves canadiens et sibriens et de la fonte de la banquise,
consquences directes du rchauffement climatique indiquent les scientifiques. Ainsi depuis 1990, locan
Arctique a dj gagn 20% deau douce selon le chercheur allemand Benjamin Rabe.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/ocan/le-gulf-stream-menace-par-une-accumulation-d-eaudouce_art13745.html
U.N. Goal of Limiting Global Warming Is Nearly Impossible, Researchers Say
International negotiators at a United Nations-sponsored climate conference ending today in Bangkok repeatedly
underscored the goal of keeping the amount of global warming in this century to no more than 2C. But results from a
Canadian government climate modeling study published last month suggest that it is unlikely that warming can be limited
to the 2C target, the scientists who wrote the study say.
In the study, scientists with Environment Canada, a government agency, fed their model various scenarios of future
greenhouse gas concentrations out to the year 2100. In the scenario with the most carbon emissions, the concentration of
CO2 in the atmosphere skyrocketed from its current level, about 390 parts per million, to 920 ppm, and global land surface
temperature rose by 4.9C above 2005 levels. But even in a scenario in which emissions cuts caused CO2 levels to peak at
450 ppm in 2050, temperatures rose by 2.3C by the end of the century, above the 2C goal.
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/un-goal-of-limiting-global-warmi.html?etoc
Degraded coastal wetlands contribute to climate change
Drainage and degradation of coastal wetlands emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide
directly to the atmosphere and lead to decreased carbon sequestration, a new report has found.
The report, written in partnership with the World Bank, International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) and wetland specialists ESA PWA, calls for coastal wetlands to be protected and
incentives for avoiding their degradation and improving their restoration to be included into
carbon emission reduction strategies and in climate negotiations.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/?7239/Degraded-Coastal-Wetlands-Contribute-to-Climate-Change
Forum international l'occasion du 50e anniversaire du 1er vol orbital autour de la terre sur?
Les utilisations pacifiques de l'espace pour la science,l'ducation et la culture ? (Paris-France 21 avril 2011)
Ce Forum international d'une demi-journe rassemblera des astronautes, cosmonautes et explorateurs de
l'espace de diverses nations, ainsi que des scientifiques, des astrophysiciens, des musiciens et des
historiens afin de rflchir sur les raisons pour les utilisations pacifiques de l'espace. Valentina Treshkova
(premire femme cosmonaute, La Fdration de Russie), Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Cosmonaute, La
Fdration de Russie), Buzz Aldrin (Astronaute, tats-Unis), Gerhard Thiele (Astronaute, Allemagne),
Narendra Bhandari (Astronome, l'Inde), Thomas Culhane, (Iraq/Etats-Unis), Cynda Collins Arsenult (tats-Unis), Dominique
Proust (Astrophysicien, France)
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/unesco/events/natural-sciences-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]
=3391&cHash=1ba0192d49
Renforcement des capacits en prvention des catrastrophes naturelles pour les sites
culturels en Albanie - Tirana (Albanie) 19 avril 2011
L'UNESCO est fortement engage dans le Cadre d'action de Hyogo pour 2005-2015.
L'Organisation joue un rle de plaidoyer dans la ncessit d'un changement d'orientation pour
passer dune rponse de secours et d'urgence une action de prvention et de prparation et une
meilleure ducation des populations potentiellement en danger. L'approche soutenue par
l'Organisation souligne le mrite des dmarches de prvention travers la conception et la diffusion
des mesures de rduction des risques, d'information, d'ducation et de sensibilisation du public..
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Diminution record d'ozone au ple Nord
Des conditions mtorologiques exceptionnelles conduisent ces dernires semaines une diminution d'ozone sans prcdent en
Arctique. Les observations (sol et satellite) par les chercheurs du Laboratoire atmosphres, milieux, observations spatiales
(LATMOS, CNRS/UVSQ/UPMC) et les modles franais indiquent une diminution qui atteignait environ 40 % la fin du mois de
mars. Ce phnomne s'explique par un hiver stratosphrique trs froid et persistant qui a conduit une destruction importante
d'ozone, laquelle s'est prolonge de faon inhabituelle jusqu'au printemps.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a3771,diminution-record-ozone-pole-nord.html
Science Museum Presents Ten Climate Stories
11-abr-2011 . London, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: The Science Museum
+ info: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/press_and_media/press_releases/2011/04/tenclimatestories.aspx
Agenda
Ecole thmatique CNRS (Conseil national de la recherche scientifique) Michael Ghil : Rtroactions dans les
systmes environnementaux
5 jun - 12 jun 2011 . La Rochelle, France
Organizateurs: Institut National des Sciences de lUnivers (INSU) du CNRS, lEcole Normale Suprieure (ENS), et lInstitut des
Systmes Complexes-Paris Ile de France (ISC-PIF). CNRS-INSU | ENS | ISC-PIF
+ info: http://www.environnement.ens.fr/enseignement/ecole-thematique-cnrs/?lang=fr
SOLAS (Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study) - IGAC (The International Global Atmospheric Chemistry )
France joint meeting
29 jun - 30 jun 2011 . Paris, France
Organizateurs: SOLAS - IGAC
+ info: http://www.lisa.u-pec.fr/SOLAS/2011/
Thailand International Conference 2011
15 oct - 17 oct 2011 . Phuket Town, Thalande
Organizateurs: ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites)
+ info: http://australia.icomos.org/wp-content/uploads/ICOMOS-Thailand-International-Conference-2011-Information-andtentative-agenda.pdf
Vulnrabilit des cosystmes ctiers au changement global et aux vnements extrmes
17 oct - 20 oct 2011 . Biarritz, France
Organizateurs: Biarritz Ocan et la socit MLG Events
Contact: Patrick Prouzet, Ifremer. - [email protected]
+ info: http://wwz.ifremer.fr/biarritz_2011
Symposium celebrating 20 years of atmospheric research
7 nov - 10 nov 2011 . Runion Island, France
+ info: http://ndacc2011.univ-reunion.fr/
Publications
November 2010
Climat : le vrai et le faux
Auteur : Valrie Masson-Delmotte
Collection : Manifestes
ISBN/EAN : 9782746505001 / 9782746505001
Les sciences du climat font lobjet dune mdiatisation et dune instrumentalisation politique extraordinaires.
Mais la question qui ressort aujourdhui est : que savons-nous vraiment ? Que pouvons-nous affirmer et sur
quoi doutons-nous ? Question subsidiaire : les scientifiques nous disent-ils la vrit ?
Les chercheurs sont des sceptiques professionnels. La rigueur scientifique repose sur la vrification des
donnes, des calculs, des publications scientifiques par les autres chercheurs, leurs pairs. Ce processus de relecture critique
est mconnu du grand public, alors quil est le pilier de la dmarche scientifique.
+ info: http://www.editions-lepommier.fr/ouvrage.asp?IDLivre=442
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Les fouilles de Marden Henge rvlent un btiment crmoniel (Royaume-Uni)
Des archologues de l'English Heritage ont dcouvert une construction crmonielle vieille de 4500 ans.
Cette dcouverte a eu lieu au cours de rcentes fouilles, durant plus de six semaines, Marden Henge, l'un des monuments
prhistoriques les plus importantes de Grande-Bretagne, mais aussi le moins bien compris.
La structure a t dcouverte sur le site d'un petit henge , jusque-l inconnu, aux abords du clbre Marden Henge; il s'agit d'un
des btiments nolithiques les mieux conservs en Grande-Bretagne en dehors des Orcades (Orkneys).
En quilibre prcaire au sommet d'un talus, et avec une ouverture droite sur la pente vers le foss interne, il semble tre un
choix peu probable pour un habitat. Cependant, il a pu tre un emplacement privilgi pour donner vue sur l'intrieur du henge,
afin d'observer les activits dans le centre de celui-ci.
+ info: http://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.com/2011/03/les-fouilles-de-marden-henge-mettent-au.html
15 tombes Byzantines dcouvertes dans le centre de la Rpublique arabe syrienne
Une spulture de l'poque byzantine a t dcouverte dans le village d'al-Ruba Zighreen, 30 km au
nord-est de Hama; il y avait un certain nombre de tombes l'intrieur desquelles on a pu
retrouver des poteries, du mtal, du verre et des pices d'or.
Abdul- Qader Farzat, Chef du Dpartement d'Archologie d'Hama, a prcis que le tombeau
possde une entre de 110 cm de long et 60 cm de large menant une petite pice entoure de
cinq chambres comprenant trois tombes chacune.
Les tombes ont une longueur de 175 cm, une profondeur de 40 cm et elles sont spares par
un espace de 25 cm.
Ce sont donc 15 tombes qui ont t dcouvertes dans la spulture.
Certaines des tombes contenaient plus d'un cercueil recouvert de panneaux de briques, tandis que d'autres taient
recouverts de pierres de basalte non tailles.
+ info: http://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.com/2011/03/15-tombes-byzantines-decouvertes-dans.html
Roman Roads not Roman after all? - Tarmac's Bayston Hill quarry. Shropshire (United Kingdom)
A discovery at Tarmac's Bayston Hill quarry in Shropshire has thrown into question the belief that Roman invaders
introduced roads to Britain.
Excavations carried out by environmental consultants SLR at the site suggest that the Romans may have made use of
existing roads engineered by Iron Age Britons.
The find shows that a metalled and cambered roadway, was constructed in the first century BC - a 100 years before the
Emperor Claudius sent troops to conquer Britain.
+ info: http://www.slrconsulting.com/news_stories/roman-roads-not-roman-after-all
CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES : LANCEMENT DE LA CAMPAGNE DE REPLANTATION DE L'ETOILE ROYALE
Ltablissement public du chteau, du muse et du domaine national de Versailles a souhait requalifier le site de ltoile Royale,
aujourdhui trs dgrad, par un ramnagement des alles et circulations et une vaste campagne de replantation des structures
dalignement darbres. Mot Hennessy a annonc sa volont de sassocier la replantation des tilleuls de ltoile Royale. Le groupe
dactivits vins et spiritueux de LVMH en sera ainsi le premier mcne.
Le chteau de Versailles lance aujourdhui un appel au mcnat auprs des particuliers et des entreprises qui souhaiteraient
contribuer cette initiative en adoptant un ou plusieurs arbres supplmentaires.
+ info: http://www.chateauversailles.fr/resources/pdf/fr/presse/dp_etoile_royale.pdf
Institute for Archaeologists annual conference on "Understanding Significance"
13 abr - 15 abr 2011 . Reading, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: Institute for Archaeologists SHES, Whiteknights University of Reading
+ info: http://www.archaeologists.net/conferences
Commonwealth Heritage Division Staffing Cut
The Canberra Times recently reported the Heritage Division of the Commonwealth Department of the Environment was to
have a 30% staff cut. Click on the following link to read the article: "Heritage funds cut, 30 jobs to go"
Australia ICOMOS is keenly following this issue and considering what action to take.
+ info: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/heritage-funds-cut-30-jobs-to-go/2111368.aspx
Russian Orthodox Church / Arch Group - Paris - France
The Russian Orthodox culture and religion, which are based on spiritual traditions, are playing an extremely important part
in Russias attempt to overcome its present difficulties and are a source of moral direction for a considerable part of the
population. The task of creating a modern, positive, and open image of Russian Orthodoxy follows from the fact that
knowledge of Russian Orthodox culture is essential for understanding and interacting with Russia. And yet Russian
Orthodox culture is at the present time poorly represented in Europe. The creation of a Russian Orthodox cultural center in
Europe will help strengthen international relations and is of enormous importance from the point of view of education and
culture. By making this cultural center a combination of tradition and modernity it will be possible to attract visitors from all
generations, including young people.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122280/russian-orthodox-church-arch-group/
Website available on Docomomo Slovenia / DOcumentation and COnservation of MOdern MOvement in
Slovenia
DOCOMOMO is an acronym for DOcumentation and COnservation of the MOdern MOvement. Docomomo International is an
international not-for-profit organisation that documents and preserves architecture of the Modern Movement. It strives to
raise awareness regarding Modernist architecture by running an international register, organising campaigns, conferences,
exhibitions, education and publicity. It brings together experts from diverse professions: architects, art historians,
conservationists, sociologists, urban planners, landscape architects and others involved in preservation. The organisation is
composed of four specialised groups: Register, Technology, Urbanism and Landscape Architecture, and Education and
Theory. It was founded by architects Hubert-Jan Henket and Wessel de Jonge from the Department of Architecture at the
Eindhoven University of Technology in 1990. The Netherlands is also home to the present assembly centre of the Modernist
architecture register in NAi. The two architects ran the organisation until 2002, when its seat was transferred to Paris, and
the management taken over by Italian architect and professor Maristella Casciato. In 2010, the seat was once again
moved, this time to Barcelona, where the organisation is now run by Portuguese architect and professor Ana Tstoes.
Docomomo is under the patronage of the Mies van der Rohe Foundation. Today, it consists of over 50 satellite units across
the world. www.docomomo.com
+ info: http://www.docomomo.si/
Modern humans came from southern Africa, study suggests
A genetic study of African hunter-gatherers suggests modern humans evolved in
southern Africa rather than in the east as previously thought, scientists report
this month.
The team, led by Brenna Henn of Stanford University California, carried out the
largest genetic study of modern hunter-gatherers living in Africa so far. They
also compared the DNA with samples from other African populations and a
European population.
They analysed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), which are small variations in DNA sequence between groups of
people. SNPs can help highlight genetic relationships, evolutionary divergence and even disease.
The results revealed that Namibian and Khomani Bushmen of southern Africa, Biaka Pygmies of Central Africa and the
Sandawe of East Africa, have the highest levels of genetic diversity in the world, the team says.
Genetic diversity is an indicator of how ancient a people are. In principle, the more ancient the population, the more time it
has had to build up diversity.
Using the genetic data and the geographical locations of the hunter-gatherer groups, the team deduced that the origin of
modern humans, Homo sapiens, was in southern Africa.
+ info: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2011/march/modern-humans-came-from-southern-africa-studysuggests95250.html
JOB OFFERS - Call for Applications for Western Australia Regional Heritage Advisers. Western Australia
(Australia)
Contact: [email protected] The Heritage Council of Western Australia is seeking experienced heritage
professionals who can assist local governments and their communities across regional WA.
Individuals are invited to apply for the role of Regional Heritage Adviser (RHA) in one or more of the seven defined regions
around the State, or to nominate to be on a panel for future ad hoc work with local government.
Heritage professionals with specialist skills are invited to nominate in areas of buildings conservation, heritage architecture,
archaeology and heritage tourism. Specialists may either apply as a RHA or panel member.
A briefing on the request and contract will be given at 10.00am on Thursday 7 April at the Heritage Council offices in East
Perth. Attendance is not compulsory but is recommended for any interested parties.
+ info: https://www.tenders.wa.gov.au/watenders/index.do
Ncrologie: Claude Daniel Ardouin 1950 - 2011
Claude Daniel Ardouin, Conservateur et Chef de la Section africaine au British Museum, premier Directeur
du nouveau Muse national du Mali, ancien Directeur du Programme des Muses dAfrique de lOuest (WAMP),
et Membre fondateur du Conseil international des Muses africains (AFRICOM), vient de dcder.
Claude a tudi lanthropologie et lhistoire lUniversit dEtat de Leningrad, URSS. En 1981, alors quil tait
Directeur des Archives nationales du Mali, il a t nomm au premier poste de Directeur du nouveau muse
national du Mali, Bamako, peu de temps avant linauguration du muse en 1982. Il a galement t le chef du
Dpartement dEthnologie et de Sociologie lInstitut des sciences humaines, Mali.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/fra/news_fr/2011_fr/various_fr/03_18obitClaudeArdouin_fr.shtml
Ncrologie - Donny George Youkhanna (Iraq) 1950 - 2011
LICCROM a appris avec une profonde tristesse la disparition du Dr Donny George Youkhanna, archologue et
enseignant irakien, et ancien Directeur du Muse national irakien.
Le Dr George a fait ses tudes lUniversit de Bagdad, o il a pass sa licence, son Master en art et son doctorat
en archologie prhistorique. Il a intgr en 1976 lquipe du Muse national irakien et en est devenu le Directeur
de 2003 2005. Aprs la chute de Saddam Hussein en 2003, il a contribu la sauvegarde du muse en
participant activement la lutte pour la rcupration des objets culturels qui avaient t pills. A cette poque, il a t
en contact rgulier avec lUNESCO qui organisait alors des oprations durgences pour faire face ces pillages. En tant que
Directeur, le Dr George a engag des programmes ayant pour objectif de rparer les dommages causs au muse par le conflit,
et il sest galement attach crer une salle assyrienne grce laide de lItalie. De plus, il a contribu ltablissement dun programme
de formation en conservation.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2011_en/various_en/03_15obitDonnyGeorge_fr.shtml
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Newsletter Fondation du Patrimoine (FRANCE) - N 3, avril 2011
La Fondation du Patrimoine a pour but essentiel de sauvegarder et de valoriser le patrimoine rural non protg. Maisons,
glises, ponts, lavoirs, moulins, patrimoine industriel, mobilier, naturel tous les types de patrimoine de proximit sont ligibles
l'action de la Fondation. Aux cts de l'Etat et des principaux acteurs du secteur, elle aide les propritaires publics et
associatifs financer leurs projets, permet aux propritaires privs de dfiscaliser tout ou partie de leurs travaux, et mobilise le
mcnat dentreprise.
+ info: http://www.fondation-patrimoine.org/
Nouvelles lectroniques de l'ICOMOS n 67 : Nomination d'un nouveau Directeur gnral
Le Conseil International des Monuments et des Sites (ICOMOS), a nomm Mme Julie Mebes au poste
nouvellement cr de Directeur gnral du Secrtariat International de lICOMOS, bas Paris.
Julie Mebes possde toutes les qualifications requises pour le rle qui lui incombe. Jusqu'en 2010, Julie a t le
Dlgu permanent adjoint des Pays-Bas auprs de l'UNESCO. Ayant t membre de la dlgation nerlandaise du
Comit du Patrimoine mondial, le rle de l'ICOMOS en tant que conseiller expert indpendant sur le
patrimoine culturel auprs de l'UNESCO lui est familier. Mme Mebes a galement travaill pour la
Reprsentation permanente des Pays-Bas auprs de l'Union europenne, priode pendant laquelle elle a t
Prsidente du Comit des Affaires culturelles de l'UE, ainsi que pour le Ministre de l'Education, de la Culture et des Sciences
des Pays-Bas La Haye.
+ info: http://www.international.icomos.org/publications/e-news/2011/E-NEWS_67_20110331.pdf
Obiettivo Architettura - Nino Migliori - (5 & 8 April 2011)
Parma Urban Center con la collaborazione dellassociazione studentesca della Facolt di Architettura di Parma SEGNIdSEGNI,
dellAssessorato alle Politiche Urbanistiche ed Edilizie del Comune di Parma e il Gruppo Giovani dellIndustria di Parma,
inaugura la prima edizione di Obiettivo Architettura, rassegna annuale di immagini e parole. Ledizione 2011/12, dal titolo
Parma. Ritratti tra citt e paesaggio.
La rassegna sar anticipata da una conferenza stampa di presentazione marted 5 aprile 2011 alle ore 10.30 presso la sede
espositiva di Parma Urban Center, lex oratorio di San Quirino, in borgo Romagnosi 1/A a Parma.
Alla conferenza stampa saranno presenti Francesco Manfredi, Assessore alle Politiche Urbanistiche ed Edilizie del Comune di
Parma, Giusy Sassi, Presidente del Gruppo Giovani dellIndustria di Parma, Dario Costi, Presidente di Parma Urban Center,
Chiara Visentin e Paolo Barbaro, curatrice e consulente scientifico delliniziativa.
La rassegna sar inaugurata eccezionalmente con la mostra personale di uno dei pi grandi fotografi del nostro
contemporaneo, il maestro Nino Migliori, che presenter venerd 8 aprile alle ore 18 a San Quirino il suo intenso Zooforo
immaginato, opera dedicata al Battistero di Parma.
+ info: http://www.parmaurbancenter.it/evento_080411.html
National Trust for Historic Preservation (USA) - Preservation Magazine Gettysburg, the Green Issue, and more
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization that was founded in 1949 by
congressional charter to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and
activities, including the publication of Preservation magazine.
Its mission statement states: "The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education and advocacy to
save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities."
+ info: http://my.preservationnation.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=45062.0&dlv_id=35025
Catholic area.
Power Structure at El Tajin Revealed: City was Not Governed by One Single Person - Mexico
New hypotheses about the last stage and government of El Tajin civilization point out to a rule that was not exclusive of
one person but of several, as announced in a conference series organized by the National Institute of Anthropology and
History (INAH).
According to studies performed at the Veracruz archaeological zone by Dr Arturo Pascual, from the National Autonomous
University of Mexico (UNAM), El Tajin experimented in its last stage intense transformations in its government and ideology
that were captured in its architecture and iconography.
New Australian history and heritage website launched in Adelaide, South Australia (Australia)
Co-editors Brian Dickey and Susan Marsden have great pleasure in announcing a new Australian history website, recently
launched in Adelaide on the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Professional Historians Association (South Australia).
The SA 175/Celebrating South Australia website has been created by the Professional Historians Association (SA) [PHA
(SA)] to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the establishment of South Australia in 2011. It comprises many hundreds of
entries written by members of the PHA (SA) over more than 30 years. Many of these entries and images have never
appeared in public before, while others are reproduced because the original item is now out of print or not otherwise
digitised. Some entries are newly-written. All are focussed on the history and heritage of South Australia. They vary in
length from paragraph entries to substantial essays, chapters and reports, and they include On this day entries for every
day of the year.
This has been a great collaborative undertaking of two years in the making, and further articles and images will be
uploaded as members provide them.
+ info: http://www.sahistorians.org.au/175/index.shtml
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) OnlineTeaching & Learning Resources Conservation of Photographs and Photograph Collections for Countries of Central,
Southern and Eastern Europe
Beginning in 2008, the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), in partnership with two
institutions in Slovakiathe Academy of Fine Art and Design (AFAD) in Bratislava, and the
Slovak National Library (SNL) in Martin, organized a multi-year project with the goal of the
development of the field of photograph conservation in the region.
+ info: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/education/teaching/photographic_materials.html
Invitation to Australia International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) members to contribute to 20th
Century International Scientific Comittee thematic study
As you may already know, the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Twentieth Century Heritage (ISC20C) is
currently developing a thematic study to assist in assessing the significance of 20th century heritage places. A small expert
meeting will be held in Los Angeles in May, organised by Susan Macdonald and sponsored by the Getty Conservation
Institute, and I would appreciate receiving comments and input on this topic over the next few weeks, as I prepare for
attending the workshop
Japan International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) reports on disaster affected cultural property
assessment
Click on the links below to read the following reports:
* Japan ICOMOS report Damages of National Properties Caused by Earthquake
* Japan ICOMOS report Flash Report on the Situation of Damage on Cultural Properties and Buildings, Scenery and Historic
Sites
Appointment of Editorial Board for Journal of Historical Environment
Australia ICOMOS is pleased to announce the appointment of the Editorial Board for Historic Environment (HE), the
refereed journal of the organisation. The appointment of the Board is an important initiative for maintaining the integrity
and academic status of Historic Environment, and we are very gratified that we have been able to attract an extremely
eminent group of Australian and international ICOMOS members to join the Board.
The role of the Board will be, when requested by the Editor and the Editorial Committee, to provide comment on the
relevance of proposed themes for upcoming volumes of HE, advice about the selection of papers for publication, refereeing
or recommendations for referees for individual papers, and to contribute to the formulation of policies and guidelines for
the future direction of the journal.
LUNESCO mobilise pour Hati : faire de la Culture un moteur de reconstruction
La mobilisation sur le rle central de la culture est depuis plusieurs mois enclenche en Hati. Dans cet lan, et en rponse aux
attentes des Hatiens, lUNESCO organise une confrence des donateurs pour la culture en Hati afin de permettre la
communaut internationale, aux banques de dveloppement et au secteur priv, dapporter un soutien conomique facilitant
ainsi la cration de synergies et lavnement dune coopration renforce.
+ info: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=36406&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
La 'Ata du Maroc - Festival de l'Imaginaire - Institut du monde arabe - Paris - France (9 avril 2011)
Al-Ata signifie littralement, lappel, le cri : cet appel, cest celui qui est fait aux anctres pour quils sment le courage dans le
cur des hommes ; cest aussi linvocation de linspiration potique et musicale. Genre musical traditionnel trs ancien, Al-Ata se
rattache principalement aux tribus dorigine arabe arrives au Maroc au dbut de la domination des Almohades, au XIIe sicle.
cho des joies et des peines quotidiennes, populaire et pleine de vie, Al-Ata est un art de tradition orale qui a su faire siens
les thmes de la beaut, du plaisir et de lamour. Longtemps incomprise et rejete en raison, notamment, de ses connotations
parfois rotiques, ce genre est aujourdhui considr comme lun des trsors de la mmoire collective.
+ info: http://email.message-business.com/PublishEmail.aspx?opid=295A49D2581298D900&ctid=Q-p8Lc0B9V7
Malaysia Christians to Preserve Five Thousand Bibles 'Defaced' by Authorities as museum pieces
Five thousand Bibles that were defaced by authorities will be preserved as "museum pieces" at Malaysian churches, a
reminder of problems encountered by Christians in this Muslim-majority country, officials said Thursday.
The announcement is the latest twist in a dispute between Christians and the government over tens of thousands of
imported Bibles seized by Malaysian customs authorities, some since early 2009. The books violate a government ban on
non-Muslim texts that use the word "Allah" as a translation for God.
After Christian leaders voiced anger over the detention of the Bibles, the government agreed earlier this month to release
them, but stamped many with serial numbers and government seals that stated they were meant "for Christians only."
AD Classics: Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Hostess House / SOM - 1942 - Great Lakes - Illinois - USA
As the first military project of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the Great Lakes Naval Training Center takes the form of a
rectangle and stretches along a long narrow site. The diverse program includes a reading and writing room, reception
room, lounge, terrace and offices. Hostess House is the only surviving World War II-era building designed by Gordon
Bunshaft.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/125700/ad-classics-great-lakes-naval-training-center-hostess-house-som/
Power Structure at El Tajin Revealed: City was Not Governed by One Single Person
- Mexico
New hypotheses about the last stage and government of El Tajin civilization point out to a
rule that was not exclusive of one person but of several, as announced in a conference series
organized by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
According to studies performed at the Veracruz archaeological zone by Dr Arturo Pascual,
from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), El Tajin experimented in its last
stage intense transformations in its government and ideology that were captured in its
architecture and iconography.
In this sense, near 800-850 AD, the ancient Mesoamerican city suffered a profound change in its government after the
accession of a new group of a lineage linked to the figure of 13 Rabbit, depicted at the Edificio de las Columnas pillars.
At the reliefs, characters with the same calendar name are represented at the western portico (dated between 800-850 AD)
and at the eastern one (900-950 AD).
Hundreds of British Arts Organizations Feel the Sting of Government's Funding Cuts - United Kingdom
Hundreds of British arts organizations had their public funding slashed or eliminated Wednesday, the result of government
spending cuts aimed at tackling the country's deficit.
The Arts Council England must cut 15 percent from the amount it gives to art, music, theater, dance, literature and other
groups by 2015 which still leaves it with almost 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to hand out.
The council said that instead of "salami slicing" cutting 15 percent from everyone it wanted to create a smaller but stronger
portfolio of groups. So some have been cut off entirely, while others have seen their funding increase.
"We have taken the brave path of strategic choices, not salami slices, which has meant some painful decisions," said
council chair Liz Forgan.
A Statement from The American University in Cairo (Egypt)
The American University in Cairo is deeply disturbed by what appears to have been the theft
of antiquities in its custody. These items were University property, duly registered with the
Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities as part of Egypt's national heritage collection. The
University is cooperating fully with the official judicial investigation, as well as conducting an
internal investigation of its own. The University expects to make public the findings of its
investigation when it is concluded.
+ info: http://www.aucegypt.edu/Pages/default.aspx
In Memoriam: SUN Fuxi, vice president of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites)
International Conservation Center Xi'an Center (China)
SUN Fuxi, vice director-in-general of Xian Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage, executive vice president of Xian
ICOMOS International Conservation Center, director of Xian Institute of Cultural Heritage Conservation and Archaeology,
professor and doctoral supervisor at Northwest University of China, has left us on 28 March 2011.
SUN Fuxi has started working for cultural heritage conservation since 1986, completed numerous projects in cultural
heritage conservation, research and education. His career is especially notable for his successful museum and
archaeological park projects, which has made Xian one model of large-scale archaeological site interpretation and
presentation for professionals of the whole country.
Jordan Wants to Retrieve Major Christian Relics
Jordan's archaeology chief says he has a solid legal case to press for the return of 70 ancient lead books stolen and
smuggled into Israel
Ziad al-Saad says the relics could be the earliest Christian writing in existence.
If authenticated, he says they would be the most significant find in Christian archaeology since the discovery of the Dead
Sea Scrolls in 1947.
He says there is strong evidence that the material was excavated in a northern cave by a Jordanian Bedouin five years ago.
But they made their way into the hands of an Israeli Bedouin.
He said Sunday that initial carbon and metallurgy tests performed by British experts date the material, depicting messianic
symbols and written in archaic Hebrew, to the 1st century A.D.
PRIZES - Palmars du Prix du patrimoine culturel de lUnion europenne/Concours
Europa Nostra pour 2011
La Commission europenne et Europa Nostra rvlent aujourdhui la liste des vingt-sept projets
laurats des Prix du patrimoine culturel de lUnion europenne/Concours Europa Nostra pour
2011 (voir ci-dessous la liste des gagnants). La crmonie de remise des prix se tiendra au
Concertgebouw dAmsterdam, le 10 juin, en prsence de la commissaire europenne lducation,
la culture, au multilinguisme et la jeunesse, Mme Androulla Vassiliou, et de Plcido Domingo,
tnor de renomme mondiale et prsident dEuropa Nostra. Six des vingt-sept laurats recevront
un grand prix qui rcompensera les plus remarquables ralisations voues au patrimoine.
+ info: http://www.europanostra.org/news/151/
FELLOWSHIPS - Global Heritage Fund Preservation Fellowship Program - Supporting Preservation Projects in
the Developing World. Deadline for applications: 30 April 2011
The purpose of the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program is to support cultural heritage conservation and
community development work with the potential for significant contributions to the long-term preservation of endangered
cultural heritage sites in developing countries by international and in-country scholars and students. We feel strongly that
by supporting this generation in their preservation efforts and education we can help to secure endangered sites for future
generations.
Global Heritage Fund (GHF) supports one-year projects in the disciplines of archaeological conservation, historic
preservation, heritage management, conservation science, site management planning, GIS and mapping, and sustainable
tourism and community development. GHF encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative projects, especially those that
combine disciplines in novel and potentially productive ways focused on best practices in preservation of endangered
cultural heritage sites in developing countries.
Other qualifications being equal, preference is given to candidates whose projects have the greatest likelihood of having
long-term conservation and community benefits for endangered global heritage sites in developing countries. Preference is
also given to projects at Inscribed or Tentative List World Heritage Sites, although in exceptional circumstances a site with
a demonstrated potential for World Heritage Site inscription will be considered.
Awards will be approximately $2,000, and grantees will receive half (50%) of the award prior to the field season and half
(50%) upon acceptance of the Final Report.
+ info: http://globalheritagefund.org/fellowship_program
experiences.
Historic Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria Damaged in 2009 Abruzzo Earthquake Reopens - Italy
Two years after a devastating earthquake hit the Abruzzo region of Italy, an important historic structure damaged in the
tremor has been returned to its community fully restored.
Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the
Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World
Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione
Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program. WMF
supported this project through the Robert W. Wilson Challenge to Conserve Our Heritage and the Rudolf-August Oetker
Stiftung.
Mises jour ICCROM de la situation au Japon aprs le sisme
Suite au tremblement de terre et au tsunami qui ont touch le Japon le 11 mars dernier, lICCROM, en coordination avec
lUNESCO et dautres institutions, souhaite mettre en place une stratgie pour participer au sauvetage et la rcupration du
patrimoine culturel du pays.
Laide humanitaire de base et le sauvetage des personnes touches par cette catastrophe sont bien sr actuellement la
priorit ; cependant, la rcupration du patrimoine culturel va devenir avec le temps un objectif de plus en plus important.
Alors que nous sommes en train didentifier ce patrimoine en pril, nous pouvons dores et dj dresser la liste des institutions
concernes et tablir les liens utiles linformation.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/fra/news_fr/2011_fr/various_fr/03_17earthquakeJapan_fr.shtml
Aomori Museum of Art / Jun Aoki & Associates - 2006 - Aomori - Japan
Aomori Museum of Art is situated next to an excavation site of the Sannai Maruyama ruins. These ruins are widely
respected as an important heritage of the Jomon period (10,000 300 BC), not only since the established theory, agriculture
had not yet been developed was abandoned because planned cultivation, such as chestnut, was revealed. But also because
the community already systematized their agricultural methods which could be seen by the hugeness of the colony scale.
Using this cultural heritage as the core element, Aomori Prefecture decided to forge a basis of art culture and determined
its beginning in building an art museum on the spot which directly adjoins the ruins.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/126728/aomori-museum-of-art-jun-aoki-associates/
=3616&cHash=7d468427a2
18th April - International Day of Monuments and Sites on 'Heritage of Water' - Celebration by ICOMOS
Pakistan
In the weblink is an invitation for an event to mark the International Day of Monuments and Sites. The documentary
Sharmili 1331 is on the Indus Blind Dolfins (an endangered specie) and the Mohanas (the boat community of the Indus).
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Invitation.pdf
First-time participation of UNESCO in the Italian Culture Week (9-17
April 2011)
UNESCO Venice Office, in collaboration with the Municipality of Venice and the
Superintendence for Architectural Heritage, Landscape and Historic, Artistic and
Ethno-anthropological Heritage of Venice and Lagoon, will take part in this
initiative organized by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage. This cultural
event will take place from 9-17 April 2011 in Italy. For nine days, monuments,
museums, archaeological sites, archives, and libraries and over 3,000 events
(exhibitions, conferences, special openings, workshops, guided tours and concerts) will be open free to the public.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/about-this-office/single-view/news/
first_time_participation_of_unesco_in_the_xiii_edition_of_the_italian_culture_week-1/
Les Nations Unies reconnaissent le rle de la culture dands le dveloppement durable et la
ralisation des objectifs du millnaire pour le dveloppement (OMD)
Le 20 dcembre 2010, lAssemble gnrale des Nations Unies a adopt une Rsolution portant sur culture et
dveloppement qui souligne, pour la premire fois, limportante contribution de la culture au dveloppement
durable et la ralisation des objectifs de dveloppement nationaux et internationaux, dont les objectifs du
Millnaire pour le dveloppement (OMD).
Il sagit dune avance majeure au niveau international dans la mesure o la culture ne fait pas partie en
tant que telle des OMD. Cette Rsolution permettra de mieux prendre en compte la dimension culturelle
dans les processus de dveloppement et den assurer ainsi une meilleure durabilit.
Brochure ICOMOS du 18 Avril 2011 : Journe internationale des Monuments et des Sites Le patrimoine culturel
de leau
Chaque anne, le 18 avril, l'ICOMOS clbre la Journe internationale des Monuments et Sites , dont la cration a t approuve par
la 22e Confrence gnrale de l'UNESCO en 1983.
Le patrimoine culturel de l'eau est le thme en 2011.
L'objectif de la Journe internationale des Monuments et Sites est d'encourager les communauts locales et les individus
partout dans le monde considrer l'importance du patrimoine culturel dans leurs vies, leurs identits et leurs communauts, et
de promouvoir la prise de conscience de sa diversit et de sa vulnrabilit et des efforts ncessaires pour le protger et
conserver.
+ info: http://www.international.icomos.org/18thapril/2011/celebrate_fr.html
Museums and Collections Conversation Series 2011 on "Museum or Heritage Place?"
5-abr-2011 . Canberra, Australie
Organizateurs: The Australian National Universitys Research School of Humanities and the Arts, and the Museum of
Australian Democracy
+ info: http://australia.icomos.org/wp-content/uploads/Museums-and-Collections-Conversation.pdf
International Day for Monuments and Sites (18 APRIL 2011) Celebrated in Nepal Preserving our past for the future
Cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africas Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the
Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America and, in Nepal - the
Kathmandu Valley, Lumbini, and the Chitwan and Sagarmatha National Parks make up our
worlds heritage.
What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World
Heritage sites belong to all the people of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located.
The International Day for Monuments and Sites, celebrated every year on 18 April since it was endorsed by UNESCO in
1982, promotes cultural heritage across the globe.
However, this heritage is not limited to the monuments and sites listed on UNESCOs World Heritage List.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/kathmandu/about-this-office/single-view/news/
preserving_our_past_for_the_future/
Celebran Da de Monumentos y Sitios ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and
Sites) /Valparaso, Chile (18 de Abril de 2011)
En la Municipalidad de Valparaiso, con la presencia del vicepresidente de ICOMOS (organismo asesor de
UNESCO), Alfredo Conti, se realiz la ceremonia del Da Internacional de los Monumentos y Sitios, con el
tema "Patrimonio Cultural del Agua". Conti explic que el objetivo es explorar el patrimonio cultural ms all
del grupo selecto de lugares inscritos en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial, para animar a las comunidades
locales a pensar en la importancia del patrimonio cultural en sus vidas.
+ info: http://icomoschile.blogspot.com/2011/04/celebran-dia-internacional-de.html
heritage.
Symposium europen sur l'architecture en terre
4 may - 5 may 2011 . Marseille, France
Organizateurs: lEcole d'Avignon, en partenariat avec lEscola Superior Gallaecia (Portugal), lUniversit polytechnique de
Valencia (Espagne), lUniversit de Florence (Italie) et le Conseil en Architecture, Urbanisme et Environnement (CAUE) de
Vaucluse (France)
Contact: [email protected] and [email protected]
+ info: http://www.culture-terra-incognita.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=14&lang=fr
Agenda
Consultation launched for Good Practice Guide for Local Listing
. , Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: ENGLISH HERITAGE
+ info: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/listing/local/local-designations/local-list
Procurement notice : Preservation of Cultural Heritage - Restoration of wall paintings of Bogorodica Ljeviska
Church in Prizren
. Prizren,
Contact: [email protected] with copy to [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/about-this-office/single-view/news/531kos4000
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE CLEANING OF BOROBUDUR TEMPLE
. , Indonsie
+ info: http://portal.unesco.org/geography/en/ev.php-URL_ID=13981&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Runion pour la prparation d'une plate-forme du patrimoine dans la rgion du Pacifique
27 abr - 28 abr 2011 . Suva, Fidji
Organizateurs: La runion est organise avec le soutien financier du gouvernement australien.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=3385&cHash=d8a7cf2327
EXHIBITION - "Battleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan" Makes U.S. Debut at Penn Museum
30 abr - 31 jul 2011 . Philadelphia, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Penn Museum
Contact: [email protected].
+ info: http://penn.museum/press-releases/914-qbattleground-war-rugs-from-afghanistanq-makes-us-debut-here-april-302011.html
2011 California Preservation Foundation Conference
15 may - 18 may 2011 . Santa Monica, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: California Preservation Foundation
+ info: http://www.californiapreservation.org/about_2011.shtml#navtop
Runion consultative dexperts rgionaux et Formation pour un Renforcement des capacits nationales pour la
sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatriel
19 may - 22 may 2011 . Minsk, Blarus
Organizateurs: This meeting is organized as a follow-up to the UNESCO Capacity-Building Training for Trainers on
Intangible Cultural Heritage (14-18 March 2011, Sofia, Bulgaria) and UNESCO Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Sub-regional Training Workshop on Community-based Standard Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage (23-25
February 2009, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan).
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=3514&cHash=0cc1f7858d
10e runion du Comit consultatif international du Programme Mmoire du monde
22 may - 25 may 2011 . Manchester, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Contact: Joie Springer - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=1327&cHash=46606fb6d5
9th Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works : Ethos, Logos,
Pathos
31 may - 3 jun 2011 . Philadelphia, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
+ info: http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1067
Taller Virtual sobre El tratamiento turstico del patrimonio funerario: Entre el respeto, el miedo y el amor
1 jun - 10 jun 2011 . Virtual,
+ info: http://capacitacion.ilam.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=173&Itemid=189
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/media-services/single-view/news/regional_training
+ info: http://www.uam.es/ss/Satellite/es/1242652866332/1242653678891/cursocortaduracion/
The Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) 2011 biennial Meeting
1 jul - 3 jul 2011 . Mbabane, Swaziland
Organizateurs: The Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA)
Contact: Natalie Swanepoel : [email protected]; Thembi Russell : [email protected]; Albino Jopela : albino.
[email protected]
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3rd East African Association for Palaeoanthropology and Palaeontology (EAAPP) Conference
8 ago - 12 ago 2011 . ADDIS ABABA, thiopie
Organizateurs: The East African Association for Palaeoanthropology and Palaeontology Secretariat
Contact: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] & [email protected]
+ info: http://www.eaapp.or.ke/events.htm
Architecture @ the Edge: International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia
18 sep - 20 sep 2011 . Geerong, Australie
Organizateurs: School of Architecture and Building Deakin University Australia
+ info: http://www.deakin.edu.au/scitech/ab/aasa2011/
Seminario Internacional "Difusin y Proteccin del Patrimonio Religioso en Amrica latina"
3 oct - 5 oct 2011 . Buenos Aires, Argentine
Organizateurs: La Ctedra UNESCO de Turismo Cultural Untref/Aamnba
+ info: http://trabajadoresdemuseos.blogspot.com/2011/04/seminario-internacional-difusion-y.html
ICOM CHILE - IV Congreso sobre Educacin Museos y Patrimonio
3 oct - 4 oct 2011 . Santiago de Chile, Chili
+ info: http://www.museodata.com/descargas/convocaIVcongreso2011.pdf
9th Conference on Shock & Impact Loads on Structures
16 nov - 18 nov 2011 . FUKUOKA, Japon
Organizateurs: Kyushu University under the Chairmanship of Prof Yoshimi SONODA, organized by the Japan Impact
Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, and with the support of The Japan Society for Computational
Engineering and Science.
+ info: http://www.sloged.si/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=A9s7vdBwM74%3D&tabid=100
Table ronde sur l'archologie africaine en hommage au professeur Jean Devisse
6 dic - 8 dic 2011 . Paris, France
Contact: [email protected] & [email protected]
DATE LIMITE: 30 sep 2011
Publications
Tmoins de l'histoire: recueil de textes et documents relatifs au retour des objets culturels
Author: Prott, Lyndel V.
ISBN: 978-92-3-204128-9
LUNESCO vient de publier un ouvrage intitul Tmoins de l'histoire dit par le Professeur Lyndel V. Prott. Il
prsente des articles crits par quelques-uns des meilleurs experts mondiaux dans le domaine du retour et
de la restitution des biens culturels tout en allant au- del de laspect purement juridique.
Ce Compendium offre un aperu des aspects historique, philosophique et thique de la problmatique du
retour des objets culturels (par exemple les biens culturels dplacs en temps de guerre ou dans un contexte
colonial), cite des exemples de cas passs et actuels (faade dun temple Maya, bronzes nigrians, tats-Unis d'Amrique contre
Schultz, marbres du Parthnon et bien dautres) et analyse certaines questions juridiques (bonne foi, conventions UNESCO et
UNIDROIT pertinentes, dcisions de Cour Suprme, procdure de requte etc.).
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/Ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl?
catno=191729&set=4D87356F_2_125&database=ged&gp=0&lin=1&ll=s
Yeseras de la Alhambra - Granada (Espaa)
Por Ramn Rubio Domene
ISBN: 978-84-338-5174-1
Edita: Universidad de Granda
Desde la perspectiva de la investigacin, el conjunto monumental de la Alhambra y el Generalife ofrece un
amplio repertorio de campos en los que profundizar sobre su historia cultural y material. Sin embargo no
ha sido hasta fechas muy recientes cuando el trmino cientfico se ha podido aplicar a los estudios y
trabajos tcnicos realizados por distintos campos disciplinares para obtener resultados concluyentes. Es el
caso del libro Yeseras de la Alhambra: Historia, Tcnica y Conservacin, escrito por el jefe del Taller de Restauracin de
Yeseras y Alicatados del Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, Ramn Rubio Domene, fruto de su tesis doctoral defendida
en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Granada
+ info: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es/index.php/This-month-we-recommmend/864+M5e236e85bc5/0/?
&cHash=000e0feaa8
Archologie de la France moderne et contemporaine
Collection "Archologies de la France"
Auteurs : Gilles Bellan et Florence Journot
ISBN: 978-270-715-940-3
On associe spontanment l'archologie aux vestiges prhistoriques ou antiques. A partir des annes 1980,
paralllement lessor de larchologie mdivale, se dveloppe une archologie des priodes moderne et
contemporaine. Ainsi, ds 1983, les fouilles entreprises sous la future pyramide du Louvre mettent au jour
un quartier du Paris des XVIe-XVIIIe sicles comprenant des habitations ordinaires mais aussi latelier de
Bernard Palissy ou le pavillon des Gardes suisses
+ info: http://www.inrap.fr/archeologie-preventive/Actualites/Communiques-de-presse/Les-derniers-communiques/
Communiques-nationaux/p-12823-Archeologie-de-la-France-moderne-et-contemporaine.htm
Paradise Preserved: Updated list of cemeteries included in English Heritage's Register of Parks
and Gardens of Special Historic Interest (January 2011) and the register criteria
Since the publication of Paradise Preserved in 2007, English Heritage has reviewed the grades of the
registered cemeteries and also added several more cemeteries to the Register of Parks and Gardens of
Special Historic Interest in England. An updated list of registered cemeteries and the registration criteria is
provided in this leaflet.
The purpose of the Register is to celebrate designed landscapes of note and encourage appropriate
protection. It is hoped that, by drawing attention to cemeteries in this way, there will be greater awareness
of their value and that these very special places will be treated with care.
+ info: http://www.helm.org.uk/upload/pdf/registered-cemeteries-list-jan-11.pdf
November 2010
CENCREM (Centro Nacional de Conservacion, Restauracion y Museologia) : Patrimonio y Desarrollo, Boletn
Digital No. 2 - 2011 (pdf) Cuba
El Centro Nacional de Conservacin, Restauracin y Museologa (CENCREM), fundado
en 1980, y ubicado en el antiguo Convento de Santa Clara de Ass, es una institucin especializada,
dirigida al desarrollo cientficotcnico y docentemetodolgico de los especialistas
que laboran en la Conservacin del Patrimonio Cultural Tangible, mueble e inmueble, y
del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial, adscripta desde 1995 al Consejo Nacional de Patrimonio
Cultural de Cuba (CNPC).
El CENCREM es Centro Autorizado para Impartir Estudios de Postgrado desde su propia
fundacin, ratificndose como tal en el ao 1989, cuando pas a formar parte del Sistema
de Superacin para la Cultura en el campo del Patrimonio Cultural, como miembro
pleno del Consejo Asesor del Centro Nacional de Superacin para la Cultura (CNSC) y
como institucin docente.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2011_en/field_en/03_21boletincencremCUB_es.pdf
Cultura, n3, 2011
pochi idealisti.
CENCREM (Centro Nacional de Conservacion, Restauracion y Museologia) - Patrimonio y Desarrollo, Boletn
El Centro Nacional de Conservacin, Restauracin y Museologa (CENCREM), fundado en 1980, y ubicado en el antiguo
Convento de Santa Clara de Ass, es una institucin especializada, dirigida al desarrollo cientficotcnico y docentemetodolgico
de los especialistas que laboran en la Conservacin del Patrimonio Cultural Tangible, mueble e inmueble, y del Patrimonio
Cultural Inmaterial, adscripta desde 1995 al Consejo Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural de Cuba (CNPC).
ISBN: 0-89236-249-9
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) - Assessment Report on Shuxiang Temple, Chengde,
rev. Sept. 2009
The assessment of Shuxiang Temple was undertaken by the Chengde Cultural Heritage Bureau, Hebei
Cultural Heritage Bureau, and the Getty Conservation Institute in 2003-04, resulting in a preliminary
report.
The report was reviewed and discussed at an Expert Committee meeting held in Chengde in November
2004. Based on the recommendations of the Expert Committee and the need for additional information,
the report was revised in 2005 and prepared for printing in early 2006.
In the collaboration with the site of Chengde, it was felt important to focus on conservation of traditional Chinese
architecture as a different cultural heritage category to wall painting conservation being undertaken at the Mogao Grottoes
of Dunhuang. The purpose of this diversity of heritage conservation work is to demonstrate the universal applicability of the
China Principles methodology, a new approach in the history of conservation and management of cultural sites in China.
+ info: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/pdf_publications/shuxiang.html
The GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE (GCI) - CONSERVACION DE VIDRIERAS
Author: Edited by Miguel Angel Corzo and Nieves Valentn
ISBN: 978-0-89236-492-3
Year: 1998
In this Spanish-language volume, twenty international authorities in stained-glass conservation and related
fields address the history, aesthetics, and conservation of stained glass. The book presents the results of an
international seminar on the conservation of stained glass, held in Spain in July 1994. Among the subjects
discussed are the weathering of medieval stained glass, its chemical structure, the effects of corrosion, and
techniques used for analysis of this historic material.
Miguel Angel Corzo is the former director of the Getty Conservation Institute. Nieves Valentn is researcher at the Instituto
del Patrimonio Histrico Espaol in Madrid.
+ info: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/pdf_publications/vidrieras.pdf
Valorisation du Patrimoine Culturel: Commercialisation Touristique de l'Artisanat d'art en
Turquie
Auteur : ter Zafer
ISBN : 9786131567148
Le tourisme mondial s'accrot malgr toutes les menaces politiques et conomiques. Tous les pays, pauvres ou
riches, sont comptitifs pour acqurir les touristes qu'ils prfrent. Aprs les annes du tourisme de masse, le
secteur du tourisme dcouvre les niches dans ses efforts de mercatique. La culture semble de plus en plus
favorable la prolifration des produits touristiques dans les destinations. Prservation, restauration,
dveloppement durable, tourisme plus responsable, commerce quitable sont des thmes d'importance au dbut du 21e sicle.
Ce livre essaie de questionner la situation de la valorisation du patrimoine culturel en Turquie. La valorisation du patrimoine
n'est plus limite la restauration des btiments historiques ou des uvres artistiques. Car, le patrimoine immatriel ne cesse de
gagner du terrain dans les rflexions et les actions. Cependant, la valorisation et la commercialisation des biens culturels
restent en mme temps un sujet contest. Les opinions des artisans d'art turcs et les commerants de l'artisanat d'art en
Turquie relient les thmes de valorisation et de commerce touristique dans cet tude.
+ info: http://www.thebookedition.com/valorisation-du-patrimoine-culturel-oter-zafer-p-57378.html
ISBN-13: 978-156-898-980-8
Cultural Heritage Conventions and Other Instruments : A Compendium with Commentaries
Authors: Patrick O'Keefe and Lyndel V. Prott
ISBN: 978-1-903987-12-4
This book provides all the significant texts of international law (UNESCO, UNIDROIT, Council of Europe,
European Union) on the protection of heritage and includes a short commentary on the evolution of each
one and on their relationship to one another. Illustrations show the immense diversity of heritage legally
protected today. A fundamental working tool for cultural professionals such as anthropologists,
archaeologists, architects, cultural administrators, legal advisers, museum staff and site curators. It is also
a useful reaching book for students in training of these cultural professions.
+ info: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/es/ev.php-URL_ID=41570&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Exploring the World of King Arthur
By Christopher Snyder
ISBN: 978-050-028-904-4
A survey of, and companion to, all things connected with the Arthurian legend. The author has examined
archaeological evidence and medieval texts, and provides quotes from contemporary sources, a timeline,
numerous sidebars and special features on key figures and events.
+ info: http://www.thamesandhudson.com/9780500289044.html#seeInside
CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN AFRICA. A REVIEW BY DR.HARRIET DEACON
The chapters in this edited volume come out of an Africa 2009 workshop on impact assessment for cultural heritage places.
The papers discuss the legislation requiring cultural heritage impact assessment (HIA), usually linked to environmental
impact assessment (EIA) and how it has been implemented in various African countries, such as Nigeria, South Africa, the
Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
+ info: http://www.heritageinafrica.org/news/119.html
Hati: Faire de la culture un moteur de reconstruction
A l'annonce du sisme en Hati le 12 janvier 2010, l'UNESCO s'est immdiatement mobilise au service du peuple
hatien et aux cts de son gouvernement. Son rle consiste coordonner les acteurs, renforcer les capacits
nationales et raliser en priorit des actions structurantes long terme. Ds le mois d'avril 2010, le Conseil excutif
de l'UNESCO a mis en place le Comit International de Coordination pour la Sauvegarde de la Culture
Hatienne (CIC) en cohrence avec le Plan national de la reconstruction.
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/fr/evenements/725/
La Civilisation arabo-musulmane au miroir de l'universel: perspectives philosophiques
UNESCO 2010
ISBN 978-92-3-204180-7
Les trente-quatre fiches pdagogiques regroupes dans cette publication expliquent de manire dtaille les
grandes bases intellectuelles, spirituelles, artistiques et politiques sur lesquelles repose la civilisation arabomusulmane. Les fiches revtent un caractre philosophique bien quelles inscrivent dans le contexte de leur
mergence les figures intellectuelles et les inventions marquantes qui ont ponctu cette civilisation.
Cette collection documente, analytique et illustre a t produite lattention des formateurs et des ducateurs,
et plus gnralement du monde de lducation ainsi que des mdias et de la socit civile.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/social-and-human-sciences/themes/human-rights/philosophy/publications/arabmuslim-civilization-philosophical-perspectives/
Good Practice Guide on Indigenous Peoples and Mining now available in French and Spanish
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MINING & METALS (ICMM)
It is important that companies take the time to properly understand the communities they work with
including their particular context, concerns and aspirations. This Guide aims to assist help companies
achieve those constructive relationships with Indigenous Peoples. It is also intended to help companies
comply with their commitment to Indigenous Peoples as stated in ICMMs position statement .
The Guide highlights good practice principles, discusses the challenges in applying these principles at the
operational level and provides real- world examples of how mining projects have addressed these
challenges. It also explores the cost of getting it wrong.
+ info: http://www.icmm.com/library/indigenouspeoplesguide
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Bulletin du muse et jardins Albert-Kahn - Boulogne sur Seine (France)
Le muse dpartemental Albert-Kahn est situ Boulogne-Billancourt, dans les Hauts-de-Seine. Visant faire perdurer l'uvre
d'Albert Kahn, il se compose d'une galerie prsentant, sous forme d'expositions temporaires, une partie des collections des
Archives de la Plante (4 000 plaques stroscopiques noir et blanc et 72 000 plaques autochromes couleur, ce qui en fait la
plus importante collection au monde) et de jardins tendus sur prs de quatre hectares qui font partie intgrante des
collections du muse.
Les jardins ont t crs par Albert Kahn sur des terrains acquis partir de 1895. Jusqu'en 1910, il labore sur 3,9 hectares un
ensemble de jardins aux styles diffrents, dont l'ensemble forme un jardin de scnes, style de jardin caractristique de la fin
du XIXe sicle. Albert Kahn croyait la paix universelle. Pour appuyer son utopie, il cre un jardin fait de plusieurs jardins
rconciliant les styles de chaque pays.
+ info: http://www.albert-kahn.fr/
Shlomo Aronson Reminisces About Lawrence Halprin
Larry Halprin was born in one of the bloodiest periods of human
history, at the end of the First World War. This was a period,
between the World Wars, when many people in the West were
uncompromisingly committed to the then-current ideological camps.
Socialism, Communism, and Fascism were political ideologies
competing with indigenous economic capitalism during Halprins
youth.
+ info: http://tclf.org/news/features/reminiscences-lawrence-halprin
EXHIBITION - Family in Mountains and Rivers - Art Exhibition of Long Rui
28 abr - 2 may 2011 . BEIJING, China
Organizers: National Museum of China - NAMOC
+ info: http://www.namoc.org/en/Exhibitions/201103/t20110328_138321.html
Buttonwood Park's Legacy Threatened by Master Plan - New
Bedford - Massachusetts - USA
Located in the historic center of New Bedford, 97-acre Buttonwood
Park is a central feature of the urban community. The National
Register of Historic Places designated landscape continues to reflect
the 19th century, Picturesque design and, in the last century, has
also grown to include active recreational areas. Today, the original
design is threatened by a proposed Master Plan for the parks 10acre zoo that would double its size within the park, encroaching on open spaces, wetlands, woodlands, and scenic vistas.
+ info: http://tclf.org/landslides/buttonwood-parks-legacy-threatened-by-master-plan
Victor Steinbrueck Park Design Threatened by Renovations Seattle - Washington State - USA
In 1998, Larry Halprin confided you spend 35 years designing parks
and the last 15 years keeping them in the public trust. The
continuing history of Victor Steinbrueck Park at Seattles Pike Place
Farmers Market gives credence to Larrys lament.
+ info: http://tclf.org/landslides/steinbrueck-park-designthreatened-by-renovations
Transforming Landscapes Exposition / Reiulf Ramstad Architects - Oslo - Norway (15
April 2011)
Reiulf Ramstad Architects will be hosting an exhibition that aims to explore the questions of
this century that deal with the tension between local and global conditions of the natural and
the artificial, between cyberspace and realspace, and between stillness and change. Their
ambition is to create a contemporary architecture-based analysis of the site, from which
emerges a sensitive interpretation of these conditions, paving the way for architectural design.
Based on the uniqueness of each context, RRA hopes to establish a carefully chosen set of
materials and spatial distribution characterized by each place and the intervention. Their projects are characterized by
forms and innovative tectonic stress of a spatial continuity between exterior and interior landscapes.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/126388/transforming-lanscapes-exposition-reiulf-ramstad-architects/
The Sacred Landscape of Ancient Ireland - Evidence from both excavations and
rare manuscripts reveal much about early Ireland's cosmology and its people's
deep connection to the land
Tara near the midpoint of the north-south line connecting Emain Macha and Dn Ailinne. The
significance of this arrangement is still unknown, but it is notable. Archaeological work shows
that early activity at these sites may have had to do with burials, and that these enclosures
were constructed during the Iron Age. Surprisingly, none of them are suitable for defense.
Instead, each seems to mark off an area that only makes sense if viewed as sacred
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1105/features/neolithic_iron_age_ireland_royal_sites_tara.html
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Exhibition: Every Tree Tells a Story Photography Exhibit - Rye
10 abr - 15 jun 2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: The Jay Heritage Center
+ info: http://www.jaycenter.org/News/Entries/2011/3/29_Landslide__Every_Tree_Tells_a_Story
2011 California Preservation Foundation Conference
15 may - 18 may 2011 . Santa Monica, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: California Preservation Foundation
+ info: http://www.californiapreservation.org/about_2011.shtml#navtop
+ info: http://www.emiliacentrale.it/progetti/cbec/sito/cbec.nsf/Pubblicate/D1EE8EF49D4
One Day Symposium on Bridging the Nature-Culture Divide
4-jun-2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: JAY PROPERTY NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK LANDSCAPE - RYE
+ info: http://tclf.org/event/bridging-nature-culture-divide
The legacy: a primordial concept, visualized by artist Ren Derouin
16 jul - 10 oct 2011 . Quebec, Canada
Organizateurs: Fondation Derouin Jardins du Prcambrie
+ info: http://www.jardinsduprecambrien.com/accueil.php?lang=EN
11e Symposium - Le legs : une notion primordiale aux yeux de l'artiste Ren Derouin
16-jul-2011 . Val-David, Canada
Organizateurs: Fondation Derouin Jardins du Prcambrien
+ info: http://www.jardinsduprecambrien.com
Call for Papers - International Conference on "The History of the Italian Agricultural Landscape by Emilio
Sereni on its 50th Anniversary"
10 nov - 12 nov 2011 . Gattatico, Italie
Organizateurs: Istituto Alcide Cervi, Biblioteca Archivio Emilio Sereni
+ info: http://www.fratellicervi.it/
Publications
Paradise Preserved: Updated list of cemeteries included in English Heritage's Register of Parks
and Gardens of Special Historic Interest (January 2011) and the register criteria
Since the publication of Paradise Preserved in 2007, English Heritage has reviewed the grades of the
registered cemeteries and also added several more cemeteries to the Register of Parks and Gardens of
Special Historic Interest in England. An updated list of registered cemeteries and the registration criteria is
provided in this leaflet.
The purpose of the Register is to celebrate designed landscapes of note and encourage appropriate
protection. It is hoped that, by drawing attention to cemeteries in this way, there will be greater awareness
of their value and that these very special places will be treated with care.
+ info: http://www.helm.org.uk/upload/pdf/registered-cemeteries-list-jan-11.pdf
Proceedings of "Pastoralisme mditerranen : patrimoine culturel et paysager & dveloppement
durable available online (Tirana, Albania, 2009)
ISBN: 2-85352-437-X
CIHEAM, 2010
The proceedings of Pastoralisme mditerranen : patrimoine culturel et paysager & dveloppement durable are
now available on line pdf version.
The meeting was organized by the Tirana European University and the Mountain Areas Development
Agency (MADA), the Institut Agronomique Mditerranen de Montpellier-Centre International des Hautes
tudes Agronomiques Mditerranennes with the support of WHC within the support of CFU and with the support of the French
ministry of culture and environnement.
+ info: http://www.iamm.fr/ressources/opac_css/doc_num.php?explnum_id=2290
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WATERSCAPES
This issue is focused on Integrated Water Planning and Resource Management.
Waterscapes is a technical publication distributed four times a year. Each issue contains articles focused
on important issues in the water and wastewater industry.
+ info: http://www.hdrinc.com/about-hdr/knowledge-center/publications/waterscapes
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Water education training series launched in Salt: Water Fun - hands, minds and hearts
on Water for Life - Salt - Jordan
Jordan is one of the most water scarce countries in the world, to raise awareness and to
promote a more responsible use of water, a training series for teachers was launched at Balqa
University in Salt on the 12th of April. The series Water Fun hands, minds and hearts on Water
for Life is organized by UNESCO Amman, the German Training and Demonstration Centre for
Decentralised Sewage Treatment (BDZ), the Ministry of Education and al-Balqa University. A
three day training workshop at al-Balqa University kicked off the training series today in Salt
where 20 science teachers (5-6th grade) of ASPnet schools will receive and will be trained on delivering a water education
training kit including materials for class-room experiments, teacher guidelines and student guidebooks in Arabic. The
selected teachers will then apply the water education teaching unit at their schools and provide feedback and evaluation to
the BDZ and UNESCO.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/en/amman/dynamic-content-single-view/news/
water_education_training_series_launched_in_salt_water_fun_hands_minds_and_hearts_on_water_for_life/
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Presentazione "Memorieincammino.it" - Un progetto di memorie digitali - MUSEO CERVI - GATTATICO - Reggio
Emilia (Italia) 31 marzo 2011
prevista per gioved 31 marzo presso il Museo Cervi la presentazione di memorieincammino.it, progetto che vede
nuovamente impegnato l'Istituto Alcide Cervi nella tutela e nella divulgazione della memoria storica e della cultura
democratica e antifascista.
Il progetto, che vanta le collaborazioni con la BCC Cassa Padana, la Fondazione Dominato Leonense e il Consorzio
Cooperativo Finanziario per lo Sviluppo CCFS, intende realizzare una piattaforma digitale che rappresenti per la base sociale
dell'Istituto un canale privilegiato per esporre il proprio patrimonio memoriale e metterlo a disposizione di un pi ampio
pubblico: testimonianze, mediateche e gallerie iconografiche, documenti e collezioni di memorie organizzate sul web in
maniera tale da consentire agli utenti di navigare tra le risorse come se si camminasse in un museo tra i membri e le
esperienze di una comunit estesa.
La fase pilota del progetto prevede il coinvolgimento di circa 12 dei 150 soci complessivi dell'Istituto e, data la complessit
tecnica e la mole dei contenuti che memorieincammino.it si propone di sistematizzare, il rilascio online del portale previsto
per settembre/ottobre di quest'anno.
Il sito in costruzione, gli aggiornamenti, i contatti e il trailer-video del progetto sono gi disponibili su www.
memorieincammino.it, mentre gioved 31 marzo sar possibile vedere in anteprima la versione sperimentale del portale nel
corso della presentazione del progetto: un incontro dedicato a tutti i soci, e non solo, nel quale interverranno i principali
enti, da Rossella Cantoni (Presidente dell'Istituto A. Cervi), a Luigi Pettinati (Direttore BCC Cassa Padana), a Vittorio
Biemmi (Presidente Fondazione Dominato Leonense).
In conclusione, il video-messaggio di saluto di Moni Ovadia, testimonial d'eccezione del progetto. Per informazioni: Istituto
Cervi - 0522678356 [email protected]
+ info: http://www.memorieincammino.it/
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Launches Image Library Expanding Online Access to Museum's Collection Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - Los Angeles - California - USA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announce that it will provide access to free high-resolution images of the
museums rich encyclopedic collection through its newly created Image Library. Visitors to the library can download the
images free of charge and without any restrictions on use. The Image Library opens with 2,000 public domain images (with
more to be added), representing a broad range of LACMAs collections, including Egyptian, Decorative Arts and Design,
Latin American, Chinese and Korean, European Painting and Sculpture, and many more
(INAH).
Project Launch:Erster Weltkrieg in Alltagsdokumenten The First World War in everyday
documents
The First World War in everyday documents is launched today with a call to the public in Germany to
participate in building a digital European archive by contributing private memorabilia from the First World
War. We are looking for photographs, letters, diaries, short films, audio recordings, objects and their
stories. Following the launch of the project, four roadshows take place in Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Munich
and Stuttgart. The project is a partnership between Europeana, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Oxford
University.
+ info: http://app.e2ma.net/app2/campaigns/archived/1403149/668029a130fed072f307712e69312b2a/?
bt=compnewsletter
Le CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) lance un nouveau portail pour les sciences humaines et
sociales (France)
Le CNRS lance Isidore, une nouvelle plateforme web de recherche et de diffusion pour les sciences humaines et sociales,
offrant un accs unifi plus d'un million de documents numriques. Accessible partir du 4 avril 2011 depuis le site www.
rechercheisidore.fr, il s'agit de la premire plateforme de cette ampleur utiliser les techniques du web 3.0.
+ info: http://www2.cnrs.fr/presse/communique/2147.htm
Le Muse du Gnocide de Tuol Sleng: Le programme de l'UNESCO Mmoire du monde
et la rorganisation du muse (Cambodge)
Le 7 fvrier 2011, le Bureau de lUNESCO Phnom Penh a clbr linauguration du nouveau circuit
de visite du Muse du Gnocide de Tuol Sleng. Cette crmonie fut le point culminant d'un projet
intensif de deux ans intitul Assistance au Muse du Gnocide de Tuol Sleng Phnom Penh, au
Cambodge (la prison des Khmers rouges connue sous lappellation S-21)" . Les archives du
Muse de Toul Sleng ont t inscrites dans le Registre de la Mmoire du Monde de lUNESCO en
raison de leur importance historique. Le Bureau de lUNESCO Phnom Penh, le ministre de la
Culture et des Beaux-arts du Cambodge et le Muse du Gnocide de Tuol Sleng sont particulirement reconnaissants au
gouvernement des tats-Unis d'Amrique pour leur soutien financier.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/media-services/single-view/news/the_tuol_sleng
Nam June Paik and the Conservation of Video Sculpture - Symposium and Exhibition
15 abr - 16 abr 2011 . Cincinnati, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: University Film & Video Association
Contact: Mark Harris [email protected] and Charles Woodman [email protected]
+ info: https://webapps.uc.edu/conferencing/Details.aspx?ConferenceID=390
Ultimi acquisti Biblioteca Archivio 'Emilio Sereni' febbraio-marzo 2011 - GATTATICO - REGGIO EMILIA - ITALY
La Biblioteca - Archivio dell'Istituto Alcide Cervi dedicata a Emilio Sereni - uno dei pi autorevoli studiosi italiani del mondo
contadino, il cui patrimonio librario venne da lui donato alla CIA e gestito in suo nome dall'Istituto Cervi-, raccoglie e
organizza un patrimonio documentario, librario ed archivistico di grande valore per la storia dell'agricoltura, della societ
rurale e dei movimenti contadini, italiani, europei ed extraeuropei.
+ info: http://www.fratellicervi.it/content/view/16/30/
Ultimi acquisti Biblioteca Archivio 'Emilio Sereni' [febbraio-marzo 2011] - GATTATICO - REGGIO EMILIA -
ITALY
La Biblioteca - Archivio dell'Istituto Alcide Cervi dedicata a Emilio Sereni - uno dei pi autorevoli studiosi italiani del mondo
contadino, il cui patrimonio librario venne da lui donato alla CIA e gestito in suo nome dall'Istituto Cervi-, raccoglie e
organizza un patrimonio documentario, librario ed archivistico di grande valore per la storia dell'agricoltura, della societ
rurale e dei movimenti contadini, italiani, europei ed extraeuropei.
+ info: http://www.fratellicervi.it/content/view/16/30/
The Terra Foundation for American Art awards Smithsonian's Archives of American Art Second Multimillion
Dollar Grant to Support Digitization Project
The Terra Foundation for American Art has awarded a $3 million grant to the Smithsonians Archives of American Art to
support another five years of the Archives digitization project and to fund a new position that will create and oversee
related online scholarly and educational outreach initiatives. With this second grant, the Terra Foundation has committed
more than $6.6 million over a 10-year period.
Audio of Dwight D. Eisenhower Speech Found - Metropolitan Museum. New York,
New York State (USA)
As commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
explicitly ordered his troops to safeguard objects of cultural and historical importance
whenever possible even while fighting a war of devastating destructiveness. Now, historians
can hear the reasoning behind Eisenhower's order, in his own words, thanks to the recent
recovery of a recording of a speech he gave on April 2, 1946, at New York's Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
Digging through museum archives, Robert Edsel, founder of an arts preservation organization based in Dallas, discovered
the recording of Eisenhower's speech that the general delivered when he was honored with a life fellowship from the
museum.
Transcripts of the speech have long been available. But, "when you have Gen. Eisenhower saying it and when you hear his
words, it's electrifying," said Edsel, whose nonprofit, the Monuments Men Foundation, honors those who helped protect the
cultural treasures in Europe during World War II.
+ info: http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=46217
Recently Rediscovered Books Plundered by the Nazis Returned to Jewish
Community - Berlin, Germany
Recently rediscovered books plundered by the Nazis more than six decades ago were
returned to Berlin's Jewish community on Wednesday in a ceremony at the city's landmark
synagogue.
The Berlin Central and Regional Library formally handed over 10 books and three journal
volumes discovered among more than 200,000 volumes being examined by researchers as
part of a project to establish their origin, with a focus on restitution.
One of the books is from noted author Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and dates back to 1890. There is also a travel guide to
Palestine from 1934 and a book on Jewish history "from the destruction of the First Temple to the present," that was
published in 1913. All are in German.
Though experts say none of the books have significant monetary value, they offer a sobering glimpse of the country's
history.
XIII ed. Settimana della Cultura
15 abr - 17 abr 2011 . Gattatico, Italie
Organizateurs: Museo Cervi and Biblioteca Archivio Emilio Sereni
+ info: http://www.fratellicervi.it/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/limit,4/limitstart,0/
SULSIT (State University of Library Studies & Information Technologies) - International Day of Book and
Copyright
23-abr-2011 . Sofia, Bulgarie
+ info: http://www.worldbookday.com/
Journe mondiale du livre et du droit d'auteur
En clbrant cette journe dans le monde entier, l'UNESCO s'efforce de promouvoir la lecture, l'industrie
ditoriale et la protection de la proprit intellectuelle travers le droit d'auteur. Le 23 avril 1616,
disparaissaient Cervantes, Shakespeare et Garcilaso de la Vega dit lInca. Ce 23 avril marque aussi la
naissance, ou la mort dminents crivains comme Maurice Druon, K. Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla ou
Manuel Meja Vallejo. Cest pourquoi, cette date combien symbolique pour la littrature universelle, a t
choisie par la Confrence gnrale de lUNESCO afin de rendre un hommage mondial au livre et ses auteurs, et
encourager chacun, en particulier les plus jeunes, dcouvrir le plaisir de la lecture et respecter lirremplaable
contribution des crateurs au progrs social et culturel
BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE : Manuscrits corens numriss
Avec environ 2000 volumes, le fonds des manuscrits corens de la Bibliothque nationale de France est de
cration relativement rcente.
Les manuscrits prsents sur cette page ont t copis du XVIIIe au XIXe sicle. Quelques-uns sont illustrs. Ils
relatent avec minutie les rites, surtout funraires, en usage la Cour royale de Core, partir de la fin du XVIIe
sicle. Maurice Courant en a donn la description dans sa Bibliographie corenne (Paris 1894-1901).
Ces manuscrits, initialement conservs la bibliothque royale Oegyujanggak de lle de Kangwha, louest de
Soul, sont arrivs la Bibliothque nationale en 1867. Cette collection de 297 volumes est complmentaire
dautres ouvrages similaires conservs par lUniversit nationale de Soul (collection des archives de Kyujanggak).
+ info: http://www.bnf.fr/fr/collections_et_services/anx_orie/a.manuscrits_coreens_numerises.html
First Batch of Korean Royal Books Looted by French Military 145 Years Ago Return
Home from Bibliothque nationale de France (BNF)
The first batch of Korean royal books looted by the French military 145 years ago returned
home Thursday.
French troops took away hundreds of Korean manuscripts and set fire to 5,000 more when
they raided a royal library in 1866 on an island off Korea's west coast. After about 20 years
of negotiations, France agreed last year to return the books on a "renewable lease" in line
with French law, South Korean officials say.
The books detail protocol for royal funerals, weddings and other ceremonies during the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled Korea
from 1392 to 1910.
The lease means the books' "virtual return" to South Korea as French law allows cultural assets taken out of the country
only temporarily, South Korea's Culture Ministry said in a statement.
Exhibition: Newseum (Museum of Journalism) Gets Japan Quake Handwritten Newspapers
2-may-2011 . Washington DC, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Museum of journalism in Washington.
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EXHIBITION : Emile PRISSE D'AVENNES, PIONNIER DE L'EGYPTOLOGIE
1 mar - 5 jun 2011 . PARIS, France
Organizateurs: BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE
+ info: http://expositions.bnf.fr/egypte/
Exhibition: New York Marks 100th Anniversary of 1911 Capitol Fire with Exhibition and New Film - New York
State Kibrary - Albany - New York State
19 mar - 18 jun 2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: New York State Museum
+ info: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/capitolfire.cfm
Exhibition: Complete Series of Goya's "The Disasters of the War" on View at The Diocesan Museum in
Barcelona
Showing until 29 May 2011 24 mar - 29 may 2011 . Barcelona, Espagne
Organizateurs: Ibercaja and The Diocesan Museum
+ info: http://www.ibercaja.es/obrasocial/detalle.php
Eisenhower Presidential Museum Exhibits Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence
26 abr - 27 abr 2011 . Abilene, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
+ info: http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/
La Pologne accueille la quatrime Confrence internationale du programme Mmoire du monde
18 may - 21 may 2011 . Warsaw, Pologne
Organizateurs: Polish National Commission for UNESCO, the Polish Committee of the Memory of the World Programme, the
Head Office of State Archives and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
+ info: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=30487&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
10e runion du Comit consultatif international du Programme Mmoire du monde
22 may - 25 may 2011 . Manchester, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Contact: Joie Springer - [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/unesco/events/all-events/
Patmos Workshops on Historic Bindings 2011
29 ago - 18 sep 2011 . Patmos, Grce
DATE LIMITE: 31 jul 2011
+ info: http://www.patmosworkshop.com/workshop-2011/
Cinquime Journe mondiale du patrimoine audiovisuel
27-oct-2011 . All countries of the world,
Organizateurs: UNESCO
+ info: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=25563&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
New-York Historical Society to Re-Open to the Public in November
11-nov-2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: New-York Historical Society
+ info: https://www.nyhistory.org/web/
Publications
The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz
Authors: Denis Avey and Rob Broomby
ISBN-13: 978-1444714166
This book is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into BunaMonowitz, the concentration camp known as Auschwitz III.
In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a POW labour camp, E715, near Auschwitz III.
He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determined to witness
what he could.
He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate and smuggled himself into his sector of the camp. He spent the
night there on two occasions and experienced at first-hand the cruelty of a place where slave workers, had been sentenced
to death through labour.
Astonishingly, he survived to witness the aftermath of the Death March where thousands of prisoners were murdered by
the Nazis as the Soviet Army advanced. After his own long trek right across central Europe he was repatriated to Britain.
For decades he couldn't bring himself to revisit the past that haunted his dreams, but now Denis Avey feels able to tell the
full story - a tale as gripping as it is moving - which offers us a unique insight into the mind of an ordinary man whose
moral and physical courage are almost beyond belief.
RAPPORT ANNUEL - BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA - JUILLET 2009- JUIN 2010
(2010) Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Edition : Dpartement de Publication
Conception graphique et mise en page : Reem Noaman
Ds son inauguration en 2002, la Bibliotheca Alexandrina a consciencieusement oeuvr pour augmenter ses
collections, tendre ses activits, se lancer dans de nouveaux projets et ne laisser aucun domaine inexplor.
Je suis fort reconnaissante pour le don gnreux des 500 000 livres offerts par la Bibliothque nationale de
France (BnF) qui a fait de la Bibliotheca Alexandrina lune des plus grandes bibliothques francophones dans
le monde et la principale bibliothque de dpt pour les publications franaises dans le Monde arabe et le continent africain.
+ info: http://www.bibalex.org/attachments_en/Publications/Files/2011041014015588949_Overviewfr.pdf
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Symposium europen sur l'architecture en terre
4 - 5 mai 2011. Marseille, France
Organizers: The Ecole d'Avignon and ICOMOS France, in partnership with the Escola Superior Gallaecia (PT), the
Polytechnic University of Valencia (SP), the University of Florence (IT) and the Adviser in Architecture, Urban planning and
Environment (CAUE) of Vaucluse (FR), in the framework of the European project Terra Incognita. Earthen architecture in
Europe (Culture Programme 2007-2013).
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: 22 AVRIL 2011
+ info: http://www.culture-terra-incognita.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=14&lang=fr
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Conservation Volunteers - March 2011 Newsletter
We've just found out that some of the links in our January e-News are broken.
Although we don't want to overload you with emails, our flood work in the Eastern states of Australia is very important and
we need all of the support we can get.
Following are the links:
* Prince William visits Christchurch
* Federal Government commits $8 million
* Generous support for flood recovery
* Coastal Guardians
* Toadbuster recordbusters
* Calling All International Volunteers: win US$2,000!
+ info: http://www.conservationvolunteers.com.au/
Ed Roberts Campus by and for people with disabilities/ Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects - BERKELEY CALIFORNIA - USA
Commemorating the life of an international leader and educator in the disability rights movement, the Ed Roberts Campus
recently opened in Berkeley. When Ed Roberts founded Berkeleys Center for Independent Living (CIL) in 1972, it was the
worlds first organization to be run by and for people with disabilities. After Robertss death in 1995, the CIL and six other
independent living/civil rights organizations joined forces to create a highly accessible, centralized place where the disabled
can access services such as vocational training, education, housing and benefits assistance, and fitness and health support.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122507/ed-roberts-campus-leddy-maytum-stacy-architects/
Program of Excellence for Education and Research in South countries (PEERS)
The Programme of Excellence for Education and Research in South countries (PEERS) is one of the capacity building
programs implemented by the IRD - in his dual role as an operator for research and as an agency (Inter-Establishment
Agency for Research for Development - IARD).
As part of its mission of building individual and collective research, training and innovation in developing countries, IARD
supports the scientific communities of developing countries in their request for independence and international recognition,
and in the development of collaborative networks and synergies among North and South scientific communities. In this
context, the PEERS program - former program 'Chaires Croises- was launched by the IRD in 2007 to support the set up or
the strengthening of partnership projects between two high level professors (and / or researchers), one from the North,
one from the South in the field of research for development, training and / or innovation and dissemination. The PEERS
program particularly encourages the involvement of French and European research professors in research activities and
training in the developing countries.
+ info: http://www.uct.ac.za/usr/pgfo/notices/appstud/PEERS%20Info&app.pdf
Postgrado en Accesibilidad y Diseo para Todos
(online) - Universitat Internacional de
Catalunya. Escola Tcnica Superior
d'Arquitectura de Barcelona, Espaa
Este postgrado es una oportunidad para descubrir
que la accesibilidad no es solamente una necesidad
para las personas con discapacidad, sino una
ventaja para todos los ciudadanos. Se propone
resolver la accesibilidad desde el inicio de la concepcin proyectual, de manera desapercibida y con un coste bajo o nulo al
estar integrada en el diseo original; conseguir soluciones de uso estandarizado, cmodo y seguro; e incorporar, si es
necesario, las ayudas tcnicas y las nuevas tecnologas, para mejorar el confort y la calidad de los servicios ofrecidos al
pblico.
El curso se basa en sesiones de trabajo sncronas a distancia mediante una plataforma virtual a travs de Internet, de
carcter terico-prctico, en las que se tratan los diversos contenidos previamente definidos en el programa. Se realizan
estudios de casos, que contribuyen a contextualizar los conceptos tratados en cada tema.
+ info: http://www.uic.es/ca/accesssibilitat-disseny
Georgia Tech's College of Architecture (CoA) Hinman Research Building Grand Opening after refurbishment2011 - Atlanta - Georgia USA
March 30th will mark the grand opening for the Hinman Research Building, Georgia Techs College of Architecture (COA)
$9.5 million restoration, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the historic building.
Events being at 4pm in the Reinsh-Pierce Auditorium with a lecture from the architects, Nader Tehrani of office dA and
Atlanta based Lord, Aeck & Sargents Jack Pyburn, FAIA. Following the lecture a ceremony and reception will be held from 57pm at the Hinman Research Building.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122638/georgia-techs-hinman-research-building-grand-opening/
COMPETITIONS - Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) : Appels candidatures pour les formations
ouvertes et distance (FOAD) 2011-2012. Date limite: 10 juin 2011
LAgence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) propose son soutien un ensemble de formations ouvertes et distance ; elle
offre plusieurs centaines dallocations dtudes couvrant une importante partie des frais pdagogiques et dinscription ces
diplmes.
Cette anne 79 formations diplmantes sont proposes dont 39 issues duniversits du Sud (Burkina Faso, Cameroun, gypte,
Madagascar, Maroc, Sngal, Tunisie et Vietnam).
+ info: http://foad.refer.org/
Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) - Les campus numriques francophones ont 20 ans
LAgence universitaire de la Francophonie uvre depuis 50 ans pour laccs lenseignement suprieur dans le monde. Dans cette
optique, elle sest dote de diffrents outils dont les Campus Numriques Francophones (marque dpose), qui ftent leurs 20 ans
cette anne.
+ info: http://www.auf.org/communication-information/actualites/cp-2011.html?var=lettre_AUF_70
Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie - Signature pour l'ouverture d'un campus
numrique Ziguinchor (Sngal) le 4 fvrier 2011
Cest dans les locaux du bureau Afrique de louest de lAUF Dakar, que le professeur Oumar Sock,
Recteur de lUniversit de Ziguinchor et Monsieur Emile Tanawa, Directeur du Bureau Afrique de
lOuest, ont procd la signature de la convention de partenariat pour louverture dun Campus
numrique partenaire lUniversit de Ziguinchor au Sud du Sngal.
+ info:
Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie: Une bibliothque numrique, pluridisciplinaire et communautaire pour
la Francophonie
La Francophonie universitaire et scientifique couvre les cinq continents. Forte de cette diversit gographique, lAUF a vocation
renforcer la Francophonie du savoir en favorisant la coopration scientifique, en formant les acteurs du dveloppement, en
soutenant la recherche et en partageant les expertises.
+ info: http://www.auf.org/communication-information/actualites/auf2011-5559.html?var=lettre_AUF_70
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) Online Teaching Resources - Preventive Conservation in the
Context of a Historic House Museum
This case study is a collaborative project of the Getty Conservation Institute, the Netherlands Institute for
Cultural Heritage (ICN), and the Amsterdam-based house museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder (Our Lord in
the Attic).
The case study has been designed as a didactic tool for use in academic programs in conservation, museum
studies, architecture, or engineering. It can also be used in short courses and workshops dealing with these
topics.
The case study provides an important opportunity for students to explore the complexities involved in weighing options and
making decisions about environmental control and use of historic spaces and collections, particularly in situations in which
no clearcut right approach is apparent. The case integrates the expertise and viewpoints of other professionals, requiring
students to consider conservation issues from several perspectives.
+ info: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/education/case/case_component1.html
Smithsonian American Art Museum to Create Education Center and Expand Program - Washington DC - USA
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is creating an education center that will allow it to significantly expand its national
education program and meet the needs of the museums many education constituencies. The center will benefit students in
classrooms across the nation and on U.S. military bases worldwide as well as school groups touring the museum,
conservators, research fellows and educators. The museum recently received an $8 million private gift to support the
creation of the center and a related program endowment
MUNDIAPOLIS - Les meilleures ttes. Casablanca (Maroc)
L'Universit Mundiapolis s'inscrit dans la perspective du renouvellement de l'Universit marocaine et du dfit que cette dernire
a relever comme acteur de dveloppement social et conomique.
L'Universit Mundiapolis exerce son activit, en collaboration avec des partenaires internationaux, dans trois domaines :
1- la formation de persones comptentes et actrices de leur dveloppement personnel dans les secteurs de la gestion, du gnie
et des Arts et mtiers;
2- le dveloppement du savoir par la recherche, la diffusion de ses rsultats et son application dans la practique
professionnelle ;
3- les services l'entreprise et la communaut dans les domaines de son expertise.
En visant une population nationale et internationale, l'Universit s'engage donner une dimension multiculturelle aux
enseignements qu'elle dispense et respondre dans les trois domaines de son activit aux standards internationaux de qualit.
Par son souci de mettre en lien savoir et activit professionnelle, l'Universit Mundipolis s'assure que ses diplms soient prts
affronter les exigences actuelles du monde du travail et capables de participer aux changements qui les attendent dans
l'avenir.
+ info: http://www.mundiapolis.ma/
Anne des forts : YAB (Yann Arthus-Bertand) lance une nouvelle exposition pour sensibiliser
les lves
En cette anne internationale des forts, la Fondation GoodPlanet cre par le photographe Yann ArthusBertrand, propose de mettre disposition de chaque tablissement scolaire, une srie de 20 affiches
pdagogiques. L'opration est mene en collaboration avec les ministres de lEducation Nationale et de
lEcologie.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/fort/annee-des-forets-yab-lance-une-nouvelle-exposition-poursensibiliser-les-eleves_art13789.html
Confrence internationale sur le dveloppement de la science en Afrique
Une confrence internationale intitule Afrique : le choix de la science, lexemple de linitiative AIMS se tiendra lUNESCO du 14
au 15 avril (Salle II). Organise par lAssociation pour la promotion scientifique de lAfrique (APSA), cette confrence vise
souligner la ncessit dinitiatives panafricaines pour dvelopper des activits scientifiques de haut-niveau et enrayer la fuite des
cerveaux sur le continent. En runissant des dcideurs politiques et des scientifiques de haut rang, il sagit aussi de soutenir
lInstitut AIMS (Institut africain des sciences mathmatiques) au Sngal, qui accueillera sa premire promotion en septembre
2011.
international_conference_on_the_development_of_science_in_africa-1/
Pratt Institute 2011 Spring Lecture Series on Machu Picchu (Peru) - New York - New York State - USA - (14 to
18 April 2011 )
This month the Pratt Institute spring lecture series will include Robert Sanna, Guy Nordensen, Jose Koechlin and Denise
Koechlin, and Pualo Portoghesi with Catherine Ingraham, covering topics that range from environmental disaster
engineering to eco-tourism in Perus Machu Picchu.
Executive Vice President and Director of Forest City Ratner Companies Robert Sanna will deliver a lecture, titled
Development as a Contact Sport, on Thursday, April 14 at 6:30 PM at Pratt Manhattan at 144 West 14th Street, Room 213.
Sannas career has been focused in the New York Metropolitan area for the last two decades and his firm is responsible for
many new additions. Sanna currently oversees the pre-construction development of the Atlantic Yards project.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122759/pratt-institute-2011-spring-lecture-series-2/
experiences.
Curso de Posgrado en Turismo Rural - Facultad de Agronomia - Universidad de Buenos Aires - Argentina - 15
abril 2011
Se espera que el alumno est capacitado para disear e implementar un Plan de Negocios o un Plan Estratgico destinado a
poner en marcha una inversin privada o un proyecto institucional de Turismo Rural, utilizando estrategias que permitan
generar ventajas competitivas en la empresa y en el territorio.
El curso va dirigido a profesionales y directivos vinculados a organizaciones, empresas e instituciones del sector
agropecuario y turstico; funcionarios nacionales, provinciales y municipales del rea econmica, agropecuaria y turstica;
productores y empresarios agropecuarios y del sector turstico y docentes.
Contacto: [email protected]
+ info: http://epg.agro.uba.ar/posgr-turismorural/posgrado-de-alta-direccion-en-turismo-rural
The Universities of the future - Vision conference (Perugia, Italy, 14 April 2011)
VISION newsletter presents the event "The future of Universities in the global market of
Ideas: Internationalization and new competitors". Our 5th annual conference will be held in
Perugia on April 14th, at University for Foreign Students (AGENDA). At the conference Vision
will release the paper "The Internationalization Imperative", the ranking of "the most
international italian universities"(in italian) and the results of the pilot "market research on
international students motivations". The event is part of the International Journalism Festival
in Perugia.
The broad, ambitious Vision project is to imagine (and design) the universities on the future focusing on issues like: the
marketing and the internationalization; the methodologies for ranking universities; the impact of the Internet; the new
segments of students. The objective will be pursued by an international network of deans, experts, journalists who have
been participating to Vision initiatives.
+ info: http://www.visionwebsite.eu/magazine/index_eng.php
=3616&cHash=7d468427a2
L'ethnologie la porte des enfants : un portail francophone
La francophonie est dcidment une belle aventure. S'il fallait s'en convaincre, il ne serait que de visiter le nouveau portail
Patrimoines en mouvement, qui propose aux classes et enfants du monde entier de dcouvrir comment on traite des
questions qui structurent nos socits de par le monde. Mariage, mort, langues et critures, milieux naturels, cinma... Plus de
50 thmes figurent dans la liste, certains plus copieux que d'autres bien sr.
+ info: http://www.patrimoines-en-mouvement.org/
H2Ooooh! initiative - Kids : Join the exciting adventure for the preservation of our water
heritage!
An estimated 884 million people worldwide do not have access to safe water. Almost 1.5 million
children die every year from waterborne diseases. Climate Change, population growth, increasing
urbanization, chemical pollution and invasive species are the main factors contributing to the
deterioration of water quality, while the variability in extreme events has considerably increased in
recent years. The consequences for the environment and for living beings are considerable.
Gruppo Alcuni in collaboration with UNESCO and RAI Fiction developed a first 3-D animated television
series, focusing on the issue of water protection and sustainable use. Today, the H2Ooooh! initiative is expanding
worldwide.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/special-themes/h2ooooh-initiative/
Stage di Archeologia sperimentale sulle tecnologie dell'uomo della preistoria
30 abr - 1 may 2011 . Pistoia, Italie
Organizateurs: Associazione Culturale Archeologia Sperimentale
+ info: http://www.archeologiasperimentale.it/
Technical Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation
11-may-2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Global Heritage Fund (GHF)
+ info: http://globalheritagefund.org/events/2011/technical_seminar
Management of Protected Areas course : grants for young experts from Central and
Eastern Europe. Deadline: 30 April 2011
Two grants for the participation in the "Management of Protected Areas" MSc course will be
awarded by the province of Carinthia. The grant is targeted at applicants from Central and
Eastern Europe, which have a need to make up economic ground on other European states.
It gives applicants access to international expertise and global networks. Both grants will be
awarded as part of a competition.
Examples of Masters dissertations for the MSc course include "Visitors' management and
infrastructure in Serengeti National Park", "Governance in Biosphere Reserves", "Relocation of a village in an Ethiopian
National Park, Sacred Sites in Ecuador, New Cooperations between Regional Businesses and National Park Kalkalpen. The
next "Management of Protected Areas" course will start in September 2011. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2011.
management_of_protected_areas_course_grants_for_experts_from_central_and_eastern_europe/
the BDZ and UNESCO.
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New York Public Library Looking for 500 People to Hold Overnight Treasure Hunt
Organizateurs: New York Public Library
+ info: http://game.nypl.org/
Taller Virtual sobre Cmo marcar y preservar bienes culturales en depsito
1 jun - 10 jul 2011 . Virtual,
Taller Virtual sobre El Patrimonio al Aire Libre: Estrategias para su Interpretacin y Comunicacin
1 jul - 10 ago 2011 . Virtual,
Taller Virtual sobre La Planificacin Estratgica para Museos y otras organizaciones culturales
Course on Conserving Historic Structures
5 jul - 9 jul 2011 . British Columbia, Canada
+ info: http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/structures/
Corso perfezionamento "Gestione del verde in ambiente urbano" 2011
6 jul - 8 jul 2011 . EDOLO, Italie
Organizateurs: Universit degli Studi di Milano
+ info: http://www.gesdimont.unimi.it/corso_perfezionamento2011.html
Appel candidatures: Programme Business Skills for World Heritage.
1 sep - 2 oct 2011 . Nanyuki, Kenya
Organizateurs: Earthwatch Institute and Shell Foundation
+ info: http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/get_involved/involved_cbp/cbp_partners/cbp_partners_programmatic/
whs_apply
Call for papers-International Conference on Children and Youth in a Changing World - Panel on Research on
children's play and toys in non-western and non-industrial communities
26 nov - 30 nov 2012 . Bhubaneswar, Inde
+ info: http://www.kiit.ac.in/iuaes2012about.html
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Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2008
Author: Lpez Segrera, Francisco; Brock, Colin; Dias Sobrinho, Jos
ISBN: 978-980-7175-03-6
UNESCO-IESALC, 2008
The main objectives of Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean 2008 (main trends and
challenges), are to highlight trends and present realities in the universities and higher education
institutions (HEI) of the region.
We want to stress the fact that one of the main purposes of this book is to stimulate reflection and debate
on key issues of HE education in LAC today. The reader may not agree with some of the various perspectives offered in this
book or with its conclusions presented in the Introduction and in the diverse chapters or recommendations.
Nevertheless, if thoughtful thinking and debate is stimulated, the main goal has been fulfilled.
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001917/191721e.pdf
Manuel de l'ensegnament - ducation lenvironnement - Kit pdagogique pour les pays situs en
zones montagneuses
Une approche crative de lducation lenvironnement
Collection L'homme et la biosphre
2010, 978-92-3-204159-3
Ce kit d'ducation l'environnement s'adresse en priorit aux enseignants et aux lves du cycle du secondaire
(largi la fin du primaire) vivant dans des rgions situes en zones montagneuses, marques par des conditions
climatiques et environnementales rigoureuses, souvent contrastes, et soumises des problmes d'rosion
active.
Dans l'optique de favoriser une meilleure connaissance des cosystmes montagnards, le kit propose une approche crative de
l'ducation l'environnement permettant d'veiller la curiosit des lves, de solliciter leur sensibilit artistique et d'agir comme un
levier vers une meilleure transmission de l'information scientifique et des connaissances sur l'environnement.
Documents inclus:
- Un manuel de l'enseignant organis en trois chapitres;
- Un cahier de la classe l'attention des lves.
+ info: http://publishing.unesco.org/details.aspx?Code_Livre=4820
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THE EUROPEAN UNION ANNOUNCES 3.1 MILLION TO SECURE LIVELIHOODS IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON
THROUGH FOREST CONSERVATION
The long-term sustainability of natures bounty in the Colombian Amazon has received a significant boost thanks to 3.1
million euros in new funding from the European Union. The new project will improve livelihoods in the Colombian Amazon
through the prevention of deforestation, forest conservation and sustainable use activities in protected areas, indigenous
reserves and their buffer zones.
This support for important on-ground action in protected areas in Colombia will strengthen collaborative environmental
governance among the Colombian Government, traditional indigenous authorities, grassroots organizations and civil society
dedicated to the conservation and sustainable development of the Colombian Amazon.
+ info: http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-03-30-eu-funding-en.pdf
les lves
lEcologie.
Development in the Donau-Auen National Park? - Austria
One of the two free-flowing sections of the river in Austria is between Vienna and the
Austrian border with Slovakia. The largest connected floodplain forest on the upper Danube
is located here. Decisions made here in the planning of navigation projects could have a
"domino effect" on the entire Danube.
The project is located on the Danube section between the Freudeneu hydropower station
next to Vienna and the Austrian-Slovakian border, amounting to 48 km in length. It is within
the boundaries of the Donau-Auen National Park, which is also a biosphere reserve, a
designated Natura 2000 site, and a Ramsar site.
+ info: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/black_sea_basin/danube
Huile de palme : KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) s'engage lutter contre la dforestation
La chane de restauration rapide KFC a annonc renoncer l'huile de palme qu'elle utilisait jusqu'alors dans
ses fritures. Une dcision visant lutter contre la dforestation entrane par la culture des palmiers huile, et
donc contre rchauffement climatique.
La chane de restauration rapide amricaine KFC a dcid de rduire son impact environnemental en
renonant l'huile de palme utilise pour ses fritures, rapporte The Independent. Cette huile responsable
d'une importante dforestation en Indonsie et en Malaisie, notamment, sera remplace par de l'huile de
colza dans tous ses restaurants britanniques a annonc le groupe. Une dcision visant rduire les acides
gras saturs de ses plats, mais surtout lutter contre la dforestation.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/huile-de-palme/huile-de-palme-kfc-s-039-engage-a-lutter-contre-ladeforestation_art13843.html
Fundraiser for Forests
What have school playgrounds, palm oil and tropical forests got in common?
They all feature in a new fundraising campaign launched by Size of Wales and
Cool it Schools to raise money for tropical forests around the world. Fauna &
Flora International (FFI) is delighted that our Tongwe forest and community
conservation project in west Tanzania has been included, and will receive one
fifth of the proceeds from the Jungle Fever fundraiser.
Jungle Fever is a social network consumer awareness and fundraising
campaign being spread through Facebook and Twitter. Size of Wales, as one of the partners in the campaign has also
pledged to match the funds raised for the Tongwe Forest through Jungle Fever so for every pound raised the project will
get 2
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/fundraiser-for-forests/
Des forts et des hommes
Des posters librement tlchargeables, un film et des fiches pdagogiques pour explorer les forts du monde.
Si 2010 fut lanne de la biodiversit, celle de 2011 est consacre nos forts. Borales, tropicales, tempres, claires ou denses, ces
cosystmes sont essentiels la survie des 7 milliards de terriens que nous sommes
+ info: http://www.cursus.edu/?module=directory&action=get&subMod=PROD&uid=14694
i-Tree Outils d'inventaire et de valorisation des forts urbaines - USFS (United States Forest Service)
Le US Forest Service - USFS - propose une suite logicielle gratuite aux responsables territoriaux pour valuer la valeur des
forts urbaines et des arbres. Quand vient le temps aux lus municipaux de dcider dinvestir, le poids des chiffres peut faire
pencher la balance favorablement du cot des arbres quand on peut dmontrer leur valeur.
En termes conomiques cela se traduit en valeur de la matire ligneuse videmment mais aussi en tonnes de CO2 absorbes,
en polluants neutraliss, en eau retenue, en rafrachissement atmosphrique, en impact olien, etc.
En fait, les forts urbaines peuvent tre considres comme faisant partie des infrastructures de la collectivit aussi bien que les
routes, les aqueducs ou les rseaux de transport d'nergie. Et comme toute infrastructure de valeur, il convient de la
connatre et de la grer positivement.
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Giant Sea Monster Returns to Yorkshire Museum - York - United Kingdom
One of the biggest sea monsters ever found in Britain is going back on display as a complete fossil for the first time in
decades.
The giant ichthyosaur would have been about eight metres long and swam in the tropical waters which covered North
Yorkshire 180 million years ago.
For the last 12 months the fossilised remains of the massive sea creature have been painstakingly conserved by an expert.
And now, for the first time in 20 years, the whole of the fossil has been put back on display.
Le BRGM (Bureau de recherches gologiques et minires) partenaire de Futuna 2010 : des dcouvertes majeures
sur un immense domaine volcanique
En moins de deux mois, lquipe scientifique et technique ayant men la campagne FUTUNA 2010 a dcouvert une nouvelle
dorsale active et un volcan majeur actif, le Kulolasi . Ce dernier comporte le premier site hydrothermal profond et de haute
temprature connu dans la zone conomique exclusive franaise.
En moins de deux mois, lquipe scientifique et technique ayant men la campagne FUTUNA 2010 a dcouvert une nouvelle
dorsale active et un volcan majeur actif, le Kulolasi . Ce dernier comporte le premier site hydrothermal profond et de haute
temprature connu dans la zone conomique exclusive franaise.
+ info: http://www.brgm.fr/dcenewsFile?ID=1336
Bureau de recherches gologiques et minires - France) : le point sur le Sisme du 11 mars 2011 au Japon
Un sisme de magnitude 9.1 est survenu l'Est des ctes de l'le principale du Japon, vendredi 11 mars 2011, 14h46 heure
locale (6h46 heure franaise - 5h46 TU). Retrouvez sur cette page les points de situation dits par le BRGM.
Le sisme survenu le 11 mars est le plus fort jamais enregistr au Japon. Il a t prcd d'une squence de sismes dont le principal
a eu une magnitude de 7.2 (le 9 mars), et suivi par un tsunami.
Ces vnements se sont produits dans un contexte tectonique complexe et trs actif : une zone de subduction. Dans un tel
contexte, cause du plongement d'une plaque ocanique sous une autre plaque tectonique (ici portant l'le d'Honshu), un
certain nombre de failles peuvent induire des sismes. Les plus importants, tel que celui du 11 mars, se produisent au
niveau de la zone de contact entre les deux plaques.
L'USGS estime que le long de la faille rompue, la plaque Pacifique a plong localement de 17m sous l'le d'Honshu.
+ info: http://www.brgm.fr/brgm/includes/actualites/2011-03_seisme-japon.shtml
Une nouvelle zone de subduction pourrait natre en Mditerrane
Selon les gologues, la plaque tectonique europenne a commenc passer sous la plaque africaine. Un
phnomne qui pourrait conduire la naissance d'une nouvelle zone de subduction en Mditerrane.
Depuis des millions d'annes, le front nord de la plaque tectonique africaine descendait sous celle de
l'Europe. Mais le phnomne pourrait bien tre en train de s'inverser. C'est ce qu'ont annonc la semaine
dernire des gologues au meeting de l'European Geoscience Union (EGU). Alors que les continents
poursuivent leur convergence, il semblerait ainsi que ce soit cette fois-ci au tour de l'Europe de glisser
sous la plaque africaine. Un phnomne qui donnerait naissance un vnement gologique rare, la naissance
d'une nouvelle zone de subduction dans la rgion mditerranenne.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/tectonique/une-nouvelle-zone-de-subduction-pourrait-na-tre-enmediterranee_art13864.html
Surprising Discovery of Sharp-Toothed Fossil Links Old and New Dinosaurs - Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History - Washington D.C. (USA)
The surprising discovery of a fossil of a sharp-toothed beast that lurked in what is now the western U.S. more than 200
million years ago is filling a gap in dinosaur evolution.
The short snout and slanting front teeth of the find Daemonosaurus chauliodus had never before been seen in a Triassic era
dinosaur, said Hans-Dieter Sues of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Sues and colleagues report the
discovery in Wednesday's edition of the British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Sues, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the museum, said the discovery helps fill the evolutionary gap between the
dinosaurs that lived in what is now Argentina and Brazil about 230 million years ago and the later theropods like the
famous Tyrannosaurus rex.
La clbre limite Crtac-Tertiaire plus ancienne qu'estime jusqu' prsent
En analysant par la mthode de la cyclostratigraphie des sries sdimentaires marines prleves dans les ocans Indien et
Atlantiques lors d'anciennes campagnes ocanographiques des programmes internationaux ODP et DSDP , une quipe de
chercheurs franais et amricains a pu dmontrer la corrlation des cycles sdimentaires avec les variations des paramtres
orbitaux de la Terre et dater la limite Crtac-Palogne, soit 65.590.07 Ma, soit 660.07 Ma. Cette deuxime proposition est plus
en accord avec les dernires donnes radiomtriques, ce qui recule dans le temps cette limite de 405 000 ans par rapport ce
qui est actuellement admis.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a3782,celebre-limite-cretace-tertiaire-plus-ancienne-qu-estimee-jusqu-a-present.html
Coup de froid au temps des dinosaures
Les dinosaures n'ont pas toujours bnfici de tempratures clmentes. De nouveaux rsultats montrent que
durant une partie du Crtac infrieur, le nord-est de la Chine a t soumis un climat tempr avec des hivers
rigoureux. Cette dcouverte explique l'abondance de dinosaures plumes dans les gisements fossiles de
cette priode. Elle vient d'tre mise en vidence par une collaboration internationale coordonne par
Romain Amiot du Laboratoire de gologie de Lyon : terre, plantes et environnement (CNRS/ENS de
Lyon/Universit Lyon 1). Leurs travaux sont publis sur le site des PNAS au cours de la semaine du 7
mars 2011.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a3734,coup-froid-temps-dinosaures.html
Exhibition - History Reveals How Dinosaurs Actually Lived
16-abr-2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: American Museum of Natural History
+ info: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/wld/
Journes "Historicit dans les diffrents domaines scientifiques" - MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE
(MNHN)
Organizateurs: Jean-Jacques Kupiec (ENS), Guillaume Lecointre (MNHN), Bernard Thierry (CNRS/INEE), Muriel Gargaud
(CNRS/INSU), Philippe Bertrand (CNRS/INSU) et Pierre-Henri Gouyon (MNHN)
Contact: Jean-Jacques Kupiec ([email protected]) Guillaume Lecointre ([email protected])
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/co/colloques/journees-information-et-stochasticite-en-biologie-et-historicite-dans-lesdifferents-domai
Forer au plus profond la crote du Pacifique : une mission co-dirige par le CNRS au
printemps 2011
Une quipe internationale, laquelle participent quatre chercheurs franais notamment du CNRS et de
l'Universit Paul Sabatier Toulouse , met le cap vers le Pacifique Est pour mener, du 13 avril au 3 juin
prochain, au large du Costa-Rica, une campagne de forage ocanique. Objectif de cette expdition :
atteindre, pour la premire fois, proximit d'une dorsale expansion ultra-rapide, les niveaux de gabbros
situs une profondeur d'environ 2 km sous le plancher ocanique. Disposer d'chantillons de ces roches
magmatiques, issues d'un refroidissement plus lent que les basaltes des fonds ocaniques, permettra
aux scientifiques de mieux connatre la structure de la crote et d'en tester les modles de formation dans ce contexte
spcifique de dorsale rapide. Ces chantillons claireront aussi le rle de l'eau de mer dans l'volution de la crote ocanique ainsi
que la contribution de la partie infrieure de cette corce aux anomalies magntiques marines. Fait remarquable : le dpart de
cette mission concide avec le 50me anniversaire du premier forage de la crote ocanique en avril 1961.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a3779,forer-plus-profond-croute-pacifique-mission-co-dirigee-par-cnrs-printemps-2011.
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La Loire, Agent gologique - BRGM (Bureau de recherches gologiques et minires - France)
Revue du BRGM N 12 - Dcembre 2010
Le BRGM, tablissement public de rfrence dans le domaine des sciences de la Terre.
Le BRGM est l'tablissement public de rfrence dans le domaine des sciences de la Terre pour grer les
ressources et les risques du sol et du sous-sol.
Ses actions s'articulent autour de 4 missions : recherche scientifique, appui aux politiques publiques,
coopration internationale, scurit minire.
Le BRGM poursuit deux objectifs :
Comprendre les phnomnes gologiques et les risques associs, dvelopper des mthodologies et des techniques nouvelles,
produire et diffuser des donnes de qualit. Dvelopper et mettre disposition les outils ncessaires la gestion du sol, du sous-sol
et des ressources, la prvention des risques naturels et des pollutions, aux politiques de rponse au changement climatique.
Le BRGM est le service gologique national franais.
+ info: http://www.brgm.fr/brgm/Fichiers/publications/geosciences12/geosciences12.html
Portail des publications scientifiques en libre accs du BRGM (Bureau de recherches gologiques et minires France)
HAL-BRGM est la plate-forme de dpt et de consultation des publications produites par l'tablissement. Elle recueille toute
publication caractre scientifique (articles de revues, chapitres d'ouvrages, actes de colloque...). Cette plate-forme a pour
ambition de contribuer au dveloppement du libre accs l'information scientifique, d'accrotre la diffusion des travaux de
recherche du BRGM et la visibilit de l'tablissement dans le domaine des gosciences, d'assurer la conservation prenne de la
production scientifique de ses auteurs.
Le dpt en texte intgral est privilgier mais il est possible de dposer des notices bibliographiques dans le cas o le fichier plein
texte n'est pas disponible.
+ info: http://hal-brgm.archives-ouvertes.fr/index.php?langue=fr&halsid=2dpn2hb59517pirk6o6nt1h574
Prospective en Sciences de la Terre 2008-2013
La prospective des sciences de la Terre a t conduite en 2008 dans le cadre des missions spcifiques de
lINSU par la commission spcialise des sciences de la Terre (CSST), sous la direction de Philippe Davy,
prsident de cette commission.
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/co/prospectives/st/2008-2013/prospective-en-sciences-de-la-terre-20082013
la conqute des grands fonds - Techniques d'tude de la gologie marine
Par Jacques Kornprobst et Christine Laverne
Parution: avril 2011
ISBN: 978-2-7592-0894-4
quoi ressemble le sous-sol des abysses ? Quelles sont la nature et la structure des matriaux qui le
composent ? Quels engins ont-t invents pour observer cet immense territoire longtemps inaccessible
aux gologues et aux gographes ? Ce livre propose un voyage dans l'histoire des techniques qui ont
permis l'observation du fond de la mer depuis la surface et avec les submersibles.
Une aventure tonnante illustre par une centaine d'aquarelles qui mettent en scne les instruments de mesure, les navires
anciens ou rcents, les submersibles, les marins et les scientifiques au travail, ainsi que cartes bathymtriques et gologiques.
+ info: http://www.quae.com/fr/livre/?gcoi=27380100634250
Good Practice Guide on Indigenous Peoples and Mining now available in French and Spanish
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MINING & METALS (ICMM)
It is important that companies take the time to properly understand the communities they work with
including their particular context, concerns and aspirations. This Guide aims to assist help companies
achieve those constructive relationships with Indigenous Peoples. It is also intended to help companies
comply with their commitment to Indigenous Peoples as stated in ICMMs position statement .
The Guide highlights good practice principles, discusses the challenges in applying these principles at the
operational level and provides real- world examples of how mining projects have addressed these
challenges. It also explores the cost of getting it wrong.
+ info: http://www.icmm.com/library/indigenouspeoplesguide
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Italian Governor Gian Mario Spacca Wants Shared Custody of Statue with the Getty Museum
An Italian lawmaker offered a cultural exchange proposal Monday that sounded a little like an ultimatum, saying officials at
the J. Paul Getty Museum should behave ethically and return knowingly looted art.
Gov. Gian Mario Spacca of the Marche region on the Adriatic Sea made the comment three days after officials at the
Southern California museum told him they could not talk about the disputed "Victorious Youth" statue because the case
was still in Italian court.
THE EUROPEAN UNION ANNOUNCES 3.1 MILLION TO SECURE LIVELIHOODS IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON
THROUGH FOREST CONSERVATION
The long-term sustainability of natures bounty in the Colombian Amazon has received a significant boost thanks to 3.1
million euros in new funding from the European Union. The new project will improve livelihoods in the Colombian Amazon
through the prevention of deforestation, forest conservation and sustainable use activities in protected areas, indigenous
reserves and their buffer zones.
This support for important on-ground action in protected areas in Colombia will strengthen collaborative environmental
governance among the Colombian Government, traditional indigenous authorities, grassroots organizations and civil society
dedicated to the conservation and sustainable development of the Colombian Amazon.
+ info: http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-03-30-eu-funding-en.pdf
Getty Museum to Return Looted Painting Previously Owned by Jacques Goudstikker
- Los Angeles - California - USA
The J. Paul Getty Museum has agreed to return a 370-year-old painting that once belonged
to an art dealer who fled Holland when the Nazis invaded in 1940.
Jacques Goudstikker was the Netherlands' biggest art dealer in the 1930s. He was fleeing the
Nazis with his wife and young son at the beginning of World War II when he fell through a
trap door on an outbound ship and died.
His collection was looted, with some works claimed by Adolf Hitler chief deputy Hermann
Goering.
Goudstikker's daughter-in-law, Marei von Saher, has spent years trying to track down the works. Her successes have been
on tour around the country in an exhibition that ends Tuesday in San Francisco and featured 45 recovered pieces from the
collection.
The Getty bought the 1640 Pieter Molijn painting titled "Landscape With Cottage and Figures" in good faith at a 1972
auction, the museum said. The museum did not disclose the purchase price and has never displayed the painting.
Ratification par le Costa Rica de la Convention sur la protection et la promotion de la diversit des expressions
culturelles (Paris, 20 octobre 2005)
Le 15 mars 2011, le Costa Rica a dpos auprs de la Directrice gnrale son instrument de ratification de la Convention sur la
protection et la promotion de la diversit des expressions culturelles.
Conformment son article 29, ladite Convention entrera en vigueur l'gard du Costa Rica trois mois aprs le dpt de cet
instrument, c'est--dire le 15 juin 2011.
+ info: http://portal.unesco.org/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=48399&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Le renouveau des restitutions de biens culturels : les modes alternatifs de rglement des litiges
Marie Cornu. Directrice de recherche au CNRS, UMR 6224, Universit de Poitiers
Marc-Andr Renold, Professeur lUniversit de Genve, Avocat au Barreau de Genve Les moyens alternatifs de rsolution de
conflits en matire de biens culturels constituent une ressource importante pour traiter des questions de restitution, de
retour ou encore de rapatriement de biens culturels. Le prsent article a pour objectif danalyser quelles sont les situations
pouvant mener lutilisation de tels moyens plutt que des instruments judiciaires classiques et dtudier les problmes qui
peuvent se poser.
Ltude suit deux axes : le premier a pour objet lidentification des protagonistes ainsi que les techniques actuellement
mobilises dans la restitution ou le retour de biens culturels. Le second axe permet, dune part, de mettre en vidence la
nature des biens pouvant faire lobjet des types de rsolution de conflit dits alternatifs et, dautre part, de dresser une liste
des solutions, souvent originales, ayant dj t retenues en pratique.
Les modes alternatifs de rsolution de conflits permettent de prendre en considration nombre dlments extra-juridiques, de
nature parfois motionnelle ou relevant dun sentiment de lobligatoire qui accompagnent les parties sur le chemin du
consensus.
+ info: http://www.art-law.org/centre/publications/jdiCornu-Renold.pdf
CONVENTION 2011 - Troisime session de la Confrence des tats parties la Convention sur la protection du
patrimoine culturel subaquatique
13 abr - 15 abr 2011 . Paris, France
Organizateurs: UNESCO Cultura
Contact: Barbara Egger [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/meeting-of-states-parties/thirdsession-of-the-meeting-of-state-parties/
Ratification par la Namibie de la Convention sur la protection du patrimoine culturel subaquatique (Paris, 2
novembre 2001)
Le 9 mars 2011, la Namibie a dpos auprs de la Directrice gnrale son instrument de ratification de la Convention sur la
protection du patrimoine culturel subaquatique.
Conformment aux dispositions de son article 27, ladite Convention entrera en vigueur lgard de la Namibie trois mois aprs le
dpt de cet instrument, cest--dire le 9 juin 2011.
Nouveau site web en 7 langues pour la Sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel subaquatique (2001)
On entend par patrimoine culturel subaquatique toutes les traces d'existence humaine reposant ou ayant
repos sous l'eau et prsentant un caractre culturel ou historique.
Reconnaissant le besoin urgent de prserver et de protger un tel hritage, l'UNESCO a labor en 2001 la
Convention sur la protection du patrimoine culturel subaquatique.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/
Agenda
3rd Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural
Expressions (2005)
Organizateurs: CLT-UNESCO
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=1369&cHash=6fc453a62a
35e session du Comit
Organizateurs: WHC
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/fr/sessions/35COM/
Publications
Tmoins de l'histoire: recueil de textes et documents relatifs au retour des objets culturels
Author: Prott, Lyndel V.
ISBN: 978-92-3-204128-9
LUNESCO vient de publier un ouvrage intitul Tmoins de l'histoire dit par le Professeur Lyndel V. Prott. Il
prsente des articles crits par quelques-uns des meilleurs experts mondiaux dans le domaine du retour et
de la restitution des biens culturels tout en allant au- del de laspect purement juridique.
Ce Compendium offre un aperu des aspects historique, philosophique et thique de la problmatique du
retour des objets culturels (par exemple les biens culturels dplacs en temps de guerre ou dans un contexte
colonial), cite des exemples de cas passs et actuels (faade dun temple Maya, bronzes nigrians, tats-Unis d'Amrique contre
Schultz, marbres du Parthnon et bien dautres) et analyse certaines questions juridiques (bonne foi, conventions UNESCO et
UNIDROIT pertinentes, dcisions de Cour Suprme, procdure de requte etc.).
+ info: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/Ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl?
catno=191729&set=4D87356F_2_125&database=ged&gp=0&lin=1&ll=s
Cultural Heritage Conventions and Other Instruments : A Compendium with Commentaries
Authors: Patrick O'Keefe and Lyndel V. Prott
ISBN: 978-1-903987-12-4
This book provides all the significant texts of international law (UNESCO, UNIDROIT, Council of Europe,
European Union) on the protection of heritage and includes a short commentary on the evolution of each
one and on their relationship to one another. Illustrations show the immense diversity of heritage legally
protected today. A fundamental working tool for cultural professionals such as anthropologists,
archaeologists, architects, cultural administrators, legal advisers, museum staff and site curators. It is also
a useful reaching book for students in training of these cultural professions.
+ info: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/es/ev.php-URL_ID=41570&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
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Villes et centres historiques. Paysages urbains historiques
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Old Post Office Plaza / Baird Sampson Neuert Architects - 2009 - St. Louis - Missouri - USA
The winning design of an international competition, Old Post Office Plaza serves as an urban catalyst for revitalization while
forming an iconic event space for downtown St. Louis. Inspired by a large public sculpture, the Torso of Icaro by noted
sculptor Igor Mitoraj and donated for installation in the project, the design creates a three dimensional armature of spaces
and program that spiral upward and around the work to explore the deeper structure of ideas that the myth of Daedelus
and Ikarus evokes. Not only was Daedalus the key protagonist of one of the great narratives of flight and fall, he was
associated with early manifestations of public space and public art in ancient Greece, as an archetypal architect and
sculptor.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/121454/old-post-office-plaza-baird-sampson-neuert-architects/
High Bridge ARTLAB / in situ studio - Washington - USA
The walk from Washington Heights to the Highbridge community takes over an hour. The journey requires two subway
lines and excursions along non-pedestrian roads and bridges. History offers a better image of connectivity.
This proposal reopens the High Bridge to pedestrian use and programs the bridge with a new station and live/work studios
for artists. A continuous cultural streetscape reconnecting the Highbridge community with the social infrastructure of
Washington Heights will catalyze a vibrant creative economy benefiting artists and neighborhood residents alike.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122774/high-bridge-artlab-in-situ-studio/
(en talien) Genus Bononiae. Musei nella Citt. Bologne (Italia)
Spesso si parla della museificazione dei centri storici, della loro ipertrofizzazione in
reperto del passato che dato in pasto ai turisti, cartolina vivente per il consumo visivo. E
perch non sfruttare in modo creativo questa metafora? Perch non cogliere la dimensione
esplorativa del museo per rendere vivo e presente il patrimonio cittadino? In questa
prospettiva possiamo visitare Genus Bononiae. Musei nella Citt, ossia come una
strategia attraverso la quale il centro storico di Bologna, presente nella World Heritage
List dellUNESCO per i suoi quaranta chilometri di portici, si pensa e si racconta come un
museo della storia civica e architettonica.
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2011/03/23/genus-bononiae-musei-nella-citta/
Appointment of Editorial Board for Journal of Historical Environment
Australia ICOMOS is pleased to announce the appointment of the Editorial Board for Historic Environment (HE), the
refereed journal of the organisation. The appointment of the Board is an important initiative for maintaining the integrity
and academic status of Historic Environment, and we are very gratified that we have been able to attract an extremely
eminent group of Australian and international ICOMOS members to join the Board.
The role of the Board will be, when requested by the Editor and the Editorial Committee, to provide comment on the
relevance of proposed themes for upcoming volumes of HE, advice about the selection of papers for publication, refereeing
or recommendations for referees for individual papers, and to contribute to the formulation of policies and guidelines for
the future direction of the journal.
EXHIBITION - La Ville fertile - Vers une nature urbaine - Cit de l'architecture et du patrimoine
23-mar-2011 . Paris, France
Organizateurs: Cit de l'architecture et du patrimoine
+ info: http://www.citechaillot.fr/exposition/expositions_temporaires.php?id=161
Montevideo Forum 2011 - Urban Management and Intangible Cultural Heritage
7 abr - 8 abr 2011 . MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
Organizateurs: UNESCO, Montevideo
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=3382&cHash=20418638a4
Squares In Puigcerd / Pepe Gascn - 2008-2009 - Girona, Spain
Remodelling of the most central and relevant public space in Puigcerd, originally very much deteriorated,
with an excessive amount of traffic that diminished the civic and integrating potential of the space.
Traffic is eliminated, concentrating road and service communication on one side, freeing up a large central
space. Two large linear flowerbeds protect the pacified area from the bustle of traffic working as filters
between the two. A number of elements of street furniture simultaneously emphasise the physical and
visual limit of the squares themselves.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/126579/squares-in-puigcerda-pepe-gascon/
i-Tree Outils d'inventaire et de valorisation des forts urbaines - USFS (United States Forest Service)
Le US Forest Service - USFS - propose une suite logicielle gratuite aux responsables territoriaux pour valuer la valeur des
forts urbaines et des arbres. Quand vient le temps aux lus municipaux de dcider dinvestir, le poids des chiffres peut faire
pencher la balance favorablement du cot des arbres quand on peut dmontrer leur valeur.
En termes conomiques cela se traduit en valeur de la matire ligneuse videmment mais aussi en tonnes de CO2 absorbes,
en polluants neutraliss, en eau retenue, en rafrachissement atmosphrique, en impact olien, etc.
En fait, les forts urbaines peuvent tre considres comme faisant partie des infrastructures de la collectivit aussi bien que les
routes, les aqueducs ou les rseaux de transport d'nergie. Et comme toute infrastructure de valeur, il convient de la
connatre et de la grer positivement.
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Organisation des Villes du patrimoine mondial (OVPM) - Recueil d'tudes de cas Villes historiques en
dveloppement : des cls pour comprendre et agir
Prolongation de l'Appel contributions jusqu'au 30 avril 2011 . Sintra, Kazakhstan
Organizateurs: Organisation des villes du patrimoine mondial (OVPM)
+ info: http://www.ovpm.org/fr/etudes_de_cas
Consultation launched for Good Practice Guide for Local Listing
. , Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: ENGLISH HERITAGE
+ info: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/listing/local/local-designations/local-list
La citt ospitale : come programmare lo sviluppo locale - LUCCA - ITALY - 5 MAY 2011
5-may-2011 . Lucca, Italie
+ info: http://www.fondazionecampus.it/
MY IDEAL CITY (MIC) SCENARIOS FOR THE EUROPEAN CITY OF THE 3rd MILLENNIUM - The Ideal City and the
participatory process, The image of the city in the digital world, Towards a Sustainable City
12 may - 13 may 2011 . Venise, Italie
Organizateurs: European project MIC - My Ideal City
+ info: http://www.myidealcity.eu/project/
THE LIFE QUALITY IN CITY CENTRES - CONDITIONS FOR TOURISM AND RESIDENCE
12 may - 15 may 2011 . Torun, Pologne
Organizateurs: University of Economy in Bydgoszcz (POLAND); Romualdo Del Bianco, Foundation in Florence (ITALY); The
City Office of Torun (POLAND)
+ info: http://www.flo-tor.byd.pl/index.php?id=2
IX Encuentro Internacional sobre Manejo y Gestin de Centros Histricos - 'El derecho ciudadano a los hitos
urbanos: grandes estructuras antiguas en funcin de nuevas centralidades'
17 may - 20 may 2011 . La Habana, Cuba
Organizateurs: Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de la Habana
+ info: http://www.cubaarqueologica.org/index.php?q=node/210
Villes franaises du patrimoine mondial et tourisme - Protection, Gestion, Valorisation
27-may-2011 . Paris, France
Organizateurs: Chaire UNESCO Culture, Tourisme, Dveloppement de l'Universit Paris 1 Panthon-Sorbonne
+ info: http://www.univ-paris1.fr/ufr/irest-accueil/menu-haut-irest/colloques/villes-du-patrimoine-mondial-et-tourisme/
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COMPETITIONS - Competition Entry for Galileum in Solingen / Ren van Zuuk
Architekten (Germany)
The Regional Industrial Heritage Organization of Solingen, Germany has called for a competition
to redevelop the local observation using an old spherical gas container in order to address the
strong industrial character and historical context of the container and the local architecture. The
following project is an entry from Ren van Zuuk Architekten. The site is located on the edge of a
residential area near a railroad, from which the steel spire of the old gas container is visible.
With a diameter of 26 metres the container has a frame of eleven columns that rest on 3m high
concrete foundations. The original design is pragmatic in its approach. A sphere was used as the most efficient model with
the largest surface area available to function at the lowest cost. The staircase was built with the same functional
consideration as the rest of the building and it follows that, to use the existing spherical structure, the new design would
have to be approached with the same rigor.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/124271/competition-entry-for-galileum-in-solingen-rene-van-zuuk-architekten/
Twenty-One Museums and Science and Visitor Centers Vie To Get Retired Space Shuttles - CAPE CARNAVERAL FLORIDA - USA
A proposal for a space shuttle exhibit in New York. As the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch draws near, the
focus is not so much on the past but the future: Where will the shuttles wind up once the program winds down? AP Photo/
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
VICOMITES Members' event - visit to the Murtoa Stick Shed
16-abr-2011 . Murtoa, Australie
Organizateurs: Heritage Council of Victoria
+ info: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;868
Forum international l'occasion du 50e anniversaire du 1er vol orbital autour de la terre sur?
Les utilisations pacifiques de l'espace pour la science,l'ducation et la culture ? (Paris-France 21 avril 2011)
Ce Forum international d'une demi-journe rassemblera des astronautes, cosmonautes et explorateurs de
l'espace de diverses nations, ainsi que des scientifiques, des astrophysiciens, des musiciens et des
historiens afin de rflchir sur les raisons pour les utilisations pacifiques de l'espace. Valentina Treshkova
(premire femme cosmonaute, La Fdration de Russie), Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Cosmonaute, La
Fdration de Russie), Buzz Aldrin (Astronaute, tats-Unis), Gerhard Thiele (Astronaute, Allemagne),
Narendra Bhandari (Astronome, l'Inde), Thomas Culhane, (Iraq/Etats-Unis), Cynda Collins Arsenult (tats-Unis), Dominique
Proust (Astrophysicien, France)
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NASA Announces Space Shuttles Going to Museums in Florida, California and Suburban Washington - USA
On a memorable day in space history, NASA began its goodbyes to the shuttle program Tuesday, announcing the aged
spacecraft will retire to museums in Cape Canaveral, Los Angeles and suburban Washington and sending a test-flight
orbiter to New York City.
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La 'Ata du Maroc - Festival de l'Imaginaire - Institut du monde arabe - Paris - France (9 avril 2011)
Al-Ata signifie littralement, lappel, le cri : cet appel, cest celui qui est fait aux anctres pour quils sment le courage dans le
cur des hommes ; cest aussi linvocation de linspiration potique et musicale. Genre musical traditionnel trs ancien, Al-Ata se
rattache principalement aux tribus dorigine arabe arrives au Maroc au dbut de la domination des Almohades, au XIIe sicle.
cho des joies et des peines quotidiennes, populaire et pleine de vie, Al-Ata est un art de tradition orale qui a su faire siens
les thmes de la beaut, du plaisir et de lamour. Longtemps incomprise et rejete en raison, notamment, de ses connotations
parfois rotiques, ce genre est aujourdhui considr comme lun des trsors de la mmoire collective.
+ info: http://email.message-business.com/PublishEmail.aspx?opid=295A49D2581298D900&ctid=Q-p8Lc0B9V7
PRIZES - Lacteur et directeur de thtre soudanais Ali Mahdi Nouri et le professeur franais Cherif Khaznadar
laurats 2010 du Prix UNESCO-Sharjah pour la culture arabe
Lacteur et directeur de thtre soudanais, Ali Mahdi Nouri, et le professeur franais, Prsident de la Maison des cultures du
monde, Cherif Khaznadar, sont les laurats 2010 du Prix UNESCO-Sharjah pour la culture arabe. La Directrice gnrale de
lUNESCO leur remettra le Prix le 15 avril 2011.
Ali Mahdi Nouri (Soudan) a fond en 2004 la compagnie al-Bugaa qui voyage dans les zones de conflit au Soudan et met en
scne des oeuvres joues par des enfants soldats ou des orphelins de guerre. Ses travaux, qui sinspirent du patrimoine
culturel soudanais, utilisent diverses techniques de narration, ainsi que le folklore et la pantomime. Le jury international du
prix a soulign : Ce travail a su utiliser la langue et la culture arabes (chants et rcits notamment) comme points de rsilience
partir desquels les jeunes acteurs ont pu se reconstruire . Le rle trs actif jou par Ali Mahdi Nouri au sein de lInstitut
international du thtre a confr une reconnaissance internationale son travail.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/media-services/single-view/news/sudanese_actor_and_theatre
TARA OCEANS EXPEDITION - Ile de Pques, ct terre (Chili)
Video
+ info: http://oceans.taraexpeditions.org/fr/galerie.php?id_page=13&id_gallery=1751
La francophonie est dcidment une belle aventure. S'il fallait s'en convaincre, il ne serait que de
visiter le nouveau portail Patrimoines en mouvement, qui propose aux classes et enfants du
monde entier de dcouvrir comment on traite des questions qui structurent nos socits de par le monde. Mariage, mort,
langues et critures, milieux naturels, cinma... Plus de 50 thmes figurent dans la liste, certains plus copieux que d'autres
bien sr.
The Intangible Cultural Heritage Courier of Asia and the Pacific vo.7 just issued
The seventh issue of the ICH Courier begins by providing news of the Sub-regional Networking Meeting on
the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Pacific which took place from 29 to 30 March 2011
in Nukualofa, Tonga and covers key information regarding the Expert Network Meeting on an Integrated
Approach to Tangible and Intangible Heritage in the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage which was held in
Andong, South Korea on 14 March 2011. It is followed by Expert Remarks which addresses the issue of
Tangible and Intangible Heritage: An integrated approach
+ info: http://www.ichcap.org/en/publications/publicationView.jsp?bbs_name=BOARD_ICH1_ENG&idx=11
CURRO PIANA - Anthologie du Cante Minero, Flamenco - Label INEDIT de la Maison des Cultures du monde PARIS - France
Curro Piana est lun des principaux dpositaires dun style de flamenco mal connu en France, le Cante Minero. Ce genre sest
dvelopp partir de la fin du XIXe sicle dans les rgions minires de Murcie, Carthagne, Jaen, Linares, Almeria. Il comprend des
cartagenas, des tarantas et tarantos, des mineras et bien dautres formes encore.
+ info: http://email.message-business.com/PublishEmail.aspx?opid=52506AA3E62F26C700&ctid=Q-p8Lc0B9V7
Montevideo Forum 2011 - Urban Management and Intangible Cultural Heritage
7 abr - 8 abr 2011 . MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
Organizateurs: UNESCO, Montevideo
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=3382&cHash=20418638a4
15e Festival de l'Imaginaire: Chants soufis du Ymen et Griotte de Mauritanie - Auditorium du Louvre
9 abr - 10 abr 2011 . PARIS, France
Organizateurs: Muse du Louvre
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/coumbane-mint-ely-warakane.html
3e confrence du Mercosur sur le patrimoine culturel immatriel
13 abr - 16 abr 2011 . Mar del Plata, Argentine
Organizateurs: CICOP Argentine
Contact: Mara de las Nieves Arias: [email protected] ; [email protected]
+ info: http://www.museodata.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=560%3A3-jornadas-patrimoniointangible
Forum on "Asrlar sadosi" Festival of Traditional Culture
30 abr - 1 may 2011 . Bukhara, Ouzbkistan
Organizateurs: The Forum of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan Foundation
+ info: http://www.fundforum.uz/en/news/asrlar-sadosi-2011-festival-agenda/
Danses et musiques du Mawled au Festival de l'Imaginaire Maison des Cultures du monde - PARIS - France
Le mawled est la clbration, le premier jour du mois rabi al-awwal,
de la naissance du prophte de lIslam, Mohammad. Le chant et la
musique jouent un rle central dans cette crmonie qui est aussi une
tradition festive et familiale. Aux mirats Arabes Unis, particulirement
Abu Dhabi et Dubai, les prires et la musique du mawled peuvent
accompagner dautres vnements de la vie des croyants, par exemple
la nuit du jeudi au vendredi, jour de prire, ou la circoncision des jeunes garons
+ info: http://email.message-business.com/PublishEmail.aspx?opid=D8485E136DAFCF2B00&ctid=Q-p8Lc0B9V7
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Savoirs des femmes: mdecine traditionnelle et nature; Maurice, Runion, Rodrigues
Author: Pourchez, Laurence
ISBN: 978-92-3-204197-5
La Runion, Maurice et Rodrigues prsentent des traditions mdicinales uniques. Fruits d'un processus de
crolisation dont les origines sont multiples, ces usages sont indissociables de la nature dans laquelle ils
puisent. Ils constituent une cl privilgie pour comprendre des socits qui se situent dans une dialectique
constante entre tradition et modernit.
Ces les, initialement dsertes, ont t peuples partir de la fin du XVIIe sicle par des populations originaires
d'Europe, de Madagascar, d'Afrique, d'Inde et de Chine, voire de Polynsie ou d'Australie. Le dialogue entre les savoirs
mdicinaux propres chacune d'elles a permis la naissance d'un savoir commun, transmis en grande partie par les femmes.
Cet ouvrage met en lumire la connaissance qu'ont ces femmes des plantes mdicinales et des gestes mdicaux, notamment
ceux qui accompagnent la naissance. Il interroge galement la place des savoirs mdicinaux dans ces socits insulaires lheure
dune occidentalisation croissante et de certains replis identitaires.
+ info: http://upo.unesco.org/details.aspx?Code_Livre=4823
Turquie
Auteur : ter Zafer
ISBN : 9786131567148
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La BnF (BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE) met en ligne une visite virtuelle de l'exposition consacre
Geoffroy Tory -Muse de la Renaissance d'Ecouen (France)
Personnalit incontournable de l'univers du livre la Renaissance, Geoffroy Tory est la fois un prcurseur des rgles et usages de
la langue franaise, un diteur humaniste et un artiste de talent. Soutenu par Franois Ier, il est le premier porter le titre
d'imprimeur du roi. La BnF et le muse national de la Renaissance lui consacrent une exposition du 6 avril au
4 juillet 2011 au Muse d'couen.
+ info: http://expositions.bnf.fr/tory/index.htm
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Language May Have Helped Early Humans Spread Out of Africa
The story of humanity's prehistoric expansion across the planet is recorded in our genes. And,
apparently, the story of the spread of language is hidden in the sounds of our words. That's
the finding of a new study, which concludes that both people and languages spread out from an African homeland by a
similar processand that language may have been the cultural innovation that fueled our ancestors' momentous migrations
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/language-may-have-helped-early-h.html
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Sea Shepherd Partners with the Republic of Palau to Control Poaching
After a successful victory driving the whalers out of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary,
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has turned its sights from defending whales to
protecting sharks. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed earlier this month between the
direct action marine wildlife conservation organization and the Republic of Palau. This historic
agreement authorizes Sea Shepherd to collaborate directly with Palaus Division of Marine
Law Enforcement (DMLE) to patrol and safeguard a unique marine protected area designated
as the worlds first shark sanctuary. During a recent visit to Palau, Captain Paul Watson and
Sea Shepherds Chief Executive Officer Steve Roest met with His Excellency, President Johnson Toribiong of Palau, and the
16-member traditional Council of Chiefs who serve as his advisors, to sign the agreement.
+ info: http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-110331-1.html
Archaeologists Investigate Iraqi Marshes for Origins of Mesopotamian Cities - Iraq
Three National Science Foundation-supported researchers recently undertook the first non-Iraqi archaeological investigation
of the Tigris-Euphrates delta in nearly 20 years. Archeologists Jennifer Pournelle and Carrie Hritz, with geologist Jennifer
Smith, carried out the study late last year to look for links between wetland resources and the emergence of Mesopotamian
cities.
"Mesopotamia"--Greek for "the land between the rivers"--is an area about 300 miles long and 150 miles wide straddling the
Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which now run through Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and southwestern Iran.
It is broadly considered a cradle of civilization, because urban societies first developed there, about six thousand years ago.
1st South Atlantic Biodiversity Meeting:Understanding deep-water biodiversity in the South Atlantic: options
for conservation and sustainable use of resources in the high-seas - Paris - France (7 -8 April 2011 )
The international expert meeting Understanding deep-water biodiversity in the South Atlantic: options for conservation and
sustainable use of resources in the high-seas will consolidate the main scientific findings collected during the South Atlantic
MAR-ECO field expedition, a collaborative effort involving scientists from Russia, Brazil, Uruguay and New Zealand. During
this 34-day expedition, a team of scientists acquired numerous pelagic and benthic samples over areas of the southern MidAtlantic Ridge and the Walvis Ridge. Scientific results emerging from preliminary analyses are already substantial and
expected to reveal significant results regarding deep water biodiversity of such poorly studied area.
+ info: http://www.ioc-tsunami.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewEventRecord&eventID=926&lang=fr&Itemid=
and tidal marshes
MedPartnership lance un nouveau site Web
L'association stratgique de l'UNEP/MAP GEF pour le grand cosystme marin mditerranen (MedPartnership) est un projet
collectif des principales organisations (rgionales, internationales, non gouvernementales, etc.) dont l'UNESCO et des pays
partageant la mer Mditerrane. Le projet concerne la protection de l'environnement mditerranen marin et ctier. Le
MedPartnership, dirig par l'UNEP/MAP et la Banque mondiale est financirement soutenu par le Fonds pour l'environnement
mondial et d'autres donateurs, y compris l'UE et tous les pays participants. L'UNESCO-PHI est le principal partenaire
responsable de lexcution de la sous-composante 1.1 sur la Gestion des aquifres et des eaux souterraines du littoral .
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/natural-sciences/about-us/single-view/news/
medpartnership_launches_new_website/
Environnement: la Commission europenne demande la France et l'Irlande de protger leurs mers
La Commission demande la France et l'Irlande de se conformer la lgislation de l'UE, qui impose aux tats membres d'laborer
des stratgies marines pour protger leurs mers. Aucun de ces deux tats membres n'a communiqu la Commission les
dispositions nationales transposant la directive-cadre stratgie pour le milieu marin, qui auraient d tre en place pour le 15
juillet 2010. Sur recommandation du commissaire en charge de lenvironnement, M. Janez Potocnik, la Commission a dcid
d'adresser un avis motiv ces tats membres. Si la France et l'Irlande ne s'acquittent pas de leurs obligations lgales, la
Commission peut saisir la Cour de justice de l'UE et, dj ce stade, demander la Cour d'imposer des sanctions pcuniaires.
+ info: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/436&format=HTML&aged=0&language=FR
L'UE (Union europenne) se penche sur la question des dchets plastiques mditerranens
Janez Potocnik, commissaire europen l'Environnement a dcid de s'attaquer aux dchets plastiques
mditerranens.
C'est au cours d'une visite Athnes, vendredi dernier, que le commissaire europen l'Environnement Janez
Potocnik a dclar que "les dchets en mer taient un gros problme". Il s'est dit "dtermin y faire face".
"Nous devons dire non au "monstre plastique", a-t-il lanc. D'aprs certaines enqutes 83% des dchets qui
polluent la mer Mditerrane sont des dchets plastiques. Les estimations indiquent que 500 tonnes de
plastique et 250 milliards de micro-particules plastiques flottent la surface des eaux.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/dchet/l-039-ue-se-penche-sur-la-question-des-dechets-plastiquesmediterraneens_art13871.html
Key Russian fishery joins sustainability lobby - The Russian Federation
A key Russian fisheries organisation is to join WWF in lobbying government for more
sustainable policy and management measures for one of the world's most important
whitefish fisheries.
The influential Alaska or Walleye Pollock Catchers Association (PCA) - one of the governing
bodies of the Russian pollock fishery - has agreed to join WWF in lobbying for the adoption
of governmental policies to place independent fishery observers onboard trawling vessels
and the adoption of WWF Russia proposals into the Russian National Strategy on fighting
illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fisheries.
+ info: http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?199627/Key-Russian-fisheery-joins-sustainability-lobby
GENOMIQUE ENVIRONNEMENTALE - Ces acteurs invisibles qui contrlent les milieux aquatiques
Les cosystmes aquatiques reprsentent prs des trois-quarts de la surface de notre plante. Ils ont t la matrice ncessaire
lvolution de la vie et comptent la plus grande partie de la diversit des organismes vivant sur Terre. La mtagnomique
environnementale permet aujourdhui den apprhender lextraordinaire complexit.
+ info: http://www.google.es/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBcQFjAA&url=http
Meeting the Challenge of Global Change, Harnessing the Opportunity for Regional Collaboration --Eighth
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commision (IOC) International Scientific Symposium (Busan, the Republic
of Korea -29-31 March 2011)
Nowadays oceans are threatened by escalating pollution, population and coastal development on land. Global climate
change is contributing to sea-level rise, warming and acidification. Marine biodiversity is falling, while occurrences of
cyclones and storm surges are rising. Given the profound influence of ocean in humans lives, it is essential that we
understand and are able to predict global and regional ocean conditions and the interaction with the atmosphere, biosphere
and land. This knowledge has to be derived from marine scientific research, observations and services.
The Eighth IOC/WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium titled Ocean Climate and Marine Ecosystems in the Western
Pacific was successfully held to meet this challenges in Busan, Republic of Korea, 28-31 March 2011. More than 500
participants from 20 countries in the Asia and Pacific Region have attended this Symposium
+ info: http://www.kocean.or.kr/westpac_symposium/
+ info:
Les prcipitations neigeuses, une menace pour les cosystmes arctiques ?
Une quipe de chercheur grenoblois issus du Laboratoire de glaciologie et gophysique de
l'environnement (LGGE, CNRS/UJF), de l'Institut de biologie structurale (IBS, CEA/CNRS/UJF) et du
Laboratoire adaptation et pathognie des microorganismes (LAPM, UJF/CNRS) vient de mettre en
vidence que les retombes brutales de mercure observes chaque printemps en Arctique ne sauraient
tre l'unique cause de contamination des cosystmes par cet lment. Il semble en revanche que les
prcipitations neigeuses aient un fort potentiel contaminant dans cette rgion. Cette tude a t publie en
ligne le 22 fvrier 2011 dans la revue Environmental Science and Technology.
Sixth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards
Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (26 - 29 April 2011, Santo Domingo, Este., Dominican
Republic)
The meeting venue is Hotel Meli Santo Domingo located in the 365, Avenue George Washington. Participants may make
their reservations directly with the hotel, Agreed rate to attend the "ICG-CARIBE-EWS-VI Session" for Deluxe Single Room:
US $90.00, plus 26% tax
+ info: http://www.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewEventRecord&eventID=774
Deux expositions prsentent les actions pionnires des PEID face au changement climatique
15-abr-2011 . Boulogne-sur-Mer and Montpellier, France
Organizateurs: UNESCOs Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) is involved in this project within the
framework of its action for sustainable development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/
new_exhibitions_present_pioneer_actions_undertaken_by_sids_in_the_face_of_climate_change/
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MOOSE (Mediterranean ocean observing system on environment) - Campagne ocanographique
29 may - 2 jul 2011 . Mditerrane Nord occidentale.,
Organizateurs: Le programme MOOSE est soutenu financirement par le SOERE MOOSE, lINSU et la Rgion PACA. Il bnficie
galement des soutiens logistiques de la DT-INSU, dIfremer et de Mto France.
Contact: [email protected], [email protected]
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/co/expeditions-et-campagnes/moose-mediterranean-ocean-observing-system-onenvironment
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - ODINAFRICA Ocean Data & Information Network for Africa) Scientific Symposium and
Head's of Institutions meeting
4 oct - 6 oct 2011 . SALY, Sngal
Organizateurs: The Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA), in collaboration with the
Centre de Recherche Ocanographique de Dakar Thiaroye (CRODT) and the Direction des
Pches Maritimes (DPM)
Contact: Mika Odido ([email protected]), Arame Keita ([email protected], [email protected]) and Anis
Diallo, ([email protected], [email protected])
+ info: http://www.wiomsa.net/images/stories/ODINAFRICA_Symposium_Announcement.pdf
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Septime symposium scientifique de la WIOMSA: Deuxime annonce et appel rsums
24 oct - 29 oct 2011 . MOMBASA, Kenya
Organizateurs: Conjointement par l'ocan Indien occidental Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) et le Kenya Marine and
Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI).
+ info: http://www.wiomsa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=389:seventh-wiomsa-scientificsymposium-second-announcement-and-call-for-abstracts&catid=37:news&Itemid=71
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Sustainable Dolphin Tourism in East Africa
Authors: Berggren, P., Amir, O.A., Guissamulo, A., Jiddawi, N.S., Ngazy, Z., Stensland, E., Sarnblad, A.
and Cockroft, V.G.
WIOMSA Book Series no. 7 ISSN: 0856-7972
Marine mammal distribution, abundance and population biologyand ecology will be investigated using
airplane and ves sel based surveys and by studying samples from animals bycaught in fishing gear. The
hypothesis that marine mammal distribution and abundance in the region is conducive to eco-tourism will
be tested. The sustainability of the dolphin tourism will be investigated by testing the hypothesis that the
tourism practices adversely impact dolphin populations. Information from behavioural research of dolphins in relation to
tourism will be used to address this
+ info: http://wiomsa.net/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=53&task=view.download&catid=70&cid=347
The Effects of Coral Bleaching on Coral Reef Fish, Fisheries, and Ecosystem Services in the
Western Indian Ocean region
By Tim R. McClanahan. 2009
The Effects of Coral Bleaching on Coral Reef Fish, Fisheries, and Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian
Ocean region. MASMA Final Technical Report. WIOMSA Book Series No. 9, viii+52pp
+ info: http://wiomsa.net/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=53&task=view.
download&catid=70&cid=372
WATERSCAPES
La vie des ocans, de leur naissance leur disparition
Auteur : Yves Lancelot
Editeur : VUIBERT (10 janvier 2011)
ISBN-13: 978-2311003574
Au cours des annes 1960, les sciences de la Terre ont connu, avec la thorie de la tectonique des plaques,
une vritable rvolution. Et cest pour la vrifier et parvenir une vision globale de la dynamique de la crote
terrestre qua t lance une vaste campagne de forages ocaniques.
A travers son tmoignage, Yves Lancelot nous invite revivre cette aventure scientifique.
+ info: http://vuibert.com/livre34766.html
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Project Launch:Erster Weltkrieg in Alltagsdokumenten The First World War in everyday
documents
The First World War in everyday documents is launched today with a call to the public in Germany to
participate in building a digital European archive by contributing private memorabilia from the First World
War. We are looking for photographs, letters, diaries, short films, audio recordings, objects and their
stories. Following the launch of the project, four roadshows take place in Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Munich
and Stuttgart. The project is a partnership between Europeana, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Oxford
University.
+ info: http://app.e2ma.net/app2/campaigns/archived/1403149/668029a130fed072f307712e69312b2a/?
bt=compnewsletter
Nazi Warplane, Thought to Be World's Last Known Example, Lying Off United Kingdom Coast is Intact
A World War Two era German Dornier 17 bomber is seen using high-tech sonar equipment, showing it to be largely intact
and well-preserved on the sea floor, in an undated photo off the Kent coast. A rare World War II German bomber shot
down over the English Channel, hidden for years by shifting sands at the bottom of the sea, is so well preserved a British
museum wants to raise it for its collection. The Dornier 17 warplane -- thought to be world's last known example -- was hit
on 26 August 1940 as it took part on a massive attack that became known as the Battle of Britain
Wartime German Bunker Discovered by Workers in Warsaw Laying a New Tram
Line - WARSAW - POLAND
Workers in Warsaw laying a new tram line have uncovered a German bunker dating back to
World War II, officials said Thursday.
The bunker was discovered in recent days at Plac Zbawiciela, or Savior's Square, a major
traffic hub in the Polish capital where tram tracks and the street are undergoing thorough
renovation.
City archaeologist Barbara Piotrowska said it was a surprise that such a massive concrete
and metal structure had remained hidden from view for many decades in the city center. She said it will require specialized
equipment and the shutting down of the tram power line for the bunker to be moved. It will then go to a museum.
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Crocker Art Museum extension - 2010 / Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects - SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA - USA
Website available on Docomomo Slovenia / DOcumentation and COnservation of MOdern MOvement in
Slovenia
DOCOMOMO is an acronym for DOcumentation and COnservation of the MOdern MOvement. Docomomo International is an
international not-for-profit organisation that documents and preserves architecture of the Modern Movement. It strives to
raise awareness regarding Modernist architecture by running an international register, organising campaigns, conferences,
exhibitions, education and publicity. It brings together experts from diverse professions: architects, art historians,
conservationists, sociologists, urban planners, landscape architects and others involved in preservation. The organisation is
composed of four specialised groups: Register, Technology, Urbanism and Landscape Architecture, and Education and
Theory. It was founded by architects Hubert-Jan Henket and Wessel de Jonge from the Department of Architecture at the
Eindhoven University of Technology in 1990. The Netherlands is also home to the present assembly centre of the Modernist
architecture register in NAi. The two architects ran the organisation until 2002, when its seat was transferred to Paris, and
the management taken over by Italian architect and professor Maristella Casciato. In 2010, the seat was once again
moved, this time to Barcelona, where the organisation is now run by Portuguese architect and professor Ana Tstoes.
Docomomo is under the patronage of the Mies van der Rohe Foundation. Today, it consists of over 50 satellite units across
the world. www.docomomo.com
+ info: http://www.docomomo.si/
Museum of Contemporary Art Expansion Awarded to Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects - Miami Florida - USA
The Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami (MOCA) recently announced that Gwathmey Siegel & Associates
Architects will be designing a 27,000 sqf expansion tripling the current museum exhibition space. Unanimously voted by
the Council, MOCAs new gallery space will expand by 16,000 sqf providing the opportunity for multiple exhibitions
continuously throughout the year. The project pursue a sustainable design of LEED certifications, and fitting within the city
of North Miamis master plan.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122313/moca-expansion-awarded-to-gwathmey-siegel-associates-architects/
Hotel Fouquet Barrire / Edouard Franois - 2006 - Paris - France
French architect and landscape designer Edouard Franois was encharged of the renovation and faade design of the
Fouquets Barrire Hotel in Paris, which is located in one block facing Avenue des Champs Elyses. The architect mission was
the general plan of the whole hotel, including courtyards, administration offices and a spa service, spread on different plots
of the golden triangle, and the design of new facades for extensions.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/24801/hotel-fouquet-barrier-eduard-fanchanc/
National Museum of China / gmp architekten - 2005-2011 - Beijing - China
The reconstruction and extension of the National Museum of China in Beijing merges the former Chinese History Museum
and Chinese Revolutionary Mu-seum. Originally completed in 1959 as one of ten major public buildings in Tiananmen
Square in the immediate vicinity of the Forbidden City, the struc-ture is still a milestone in modern Chinese architectural
history. Elements of Chinese architectural tradition blend with a western, neoclassical architectural idiom.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123133/national-museum-of-china-gmp-architekten/
The Umm el-Fahem Museum of Contemporary Art / STAV Architects - 2008 - Umm el-Fahem - Israel
Art/ STAV Architects shared with is their competition entry for The Umm el-Fahem Museum of Contemporary Art which was
awarded third place. Planted in its surroundings, the building grows from the side of the mountain, looking towards the
Wadi on its border. It refrains from overtaking the Wadi, posed on one of its banks and watches it to the opposite pine
planted bank, watching the city from afar to spread into the urban topography of Wadi Ara, Israel.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122021/the-umm-el-fahem-museum-of-contemporary-art-stav-architects/
Video: Architecture Tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - New York - New York
State - USA
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was the last major project designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright between 1943
until it opened to the public in 1959, six months after his death, making it one of his longest works in creation along with
one of his most popular projects. Completely contrasting the strict Manhattan city grid, the organic curves of the museum
are a familiar landmark for both art lovers, visitors, and pedestrians alike.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122504/video-architecture-tour-of-frank-lloyd-wrights-solomon-r-guggenheim-museum/
Invitation to Australia International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) members to contribute to 20th
Century International Scientific Comittee thematic study
As you may already know, the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Twentieth Century Heritage (ISC20C) is
currently developing a thematic study to assist in assessing the significance of 20th century heritage places. A small expert
meeting will be held in Los Angeles in May, organised by Susan Macdonald and sponsored by the Getty Conservation
Institute, and I would appreciate receiving comments and input on this topic over the next few weeks, as I prepare for
attending the workshop
AD Classics: Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Hostess House / SOM - 1942 - Great Lakes - Illinois - USA
As the first military project of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the Great Lakes Naval Training Center takes the form of a
rectangle and stretches along a long narrow site. The diverse program includes a reading and writing room, reception
room, lounge, terrace and offices. Hostess House is the only surviving World War II-era building designed by Gordon
Bunshaft.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/125700/ad-classics-great-lakes-naval-training-center-hostess-house-som/
Germany Relaxes Restrictions on Reichstag Visits - BERLIN - GERMANY
Germany's parliament says restrictions on visits to the cupola of its Reichstag building long a
Berlin tourist magnet will be relaxed later this month, but sightseers will have to register in
advance.
The Reichstag's glass cupola, British architect Norman Foster's popular 1990s addition to the
historic building, was closed to visitors last November after the Interior Ministry warned of an
increased terrorism threat in Germany and raised security levels.
It was subsequently reopened only to people on full tours of the parliament building or with
reservations at its rooftop restaurant.
Parliament's lower house said Wednesday that, starting April 21, visitors who only want to visit the cupola will be admitted
again. They will have to register at least two working days in advance.
Yale Art + Architecture Building / Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects - 1963- New Heaven - Connecticut
- USA
Yale Universitys Rudolph Building formerly known as the Art and Architecture Building was designed in 1963 by the modern
master and then chair of the School of Architecture, Paul Rudolph. It is considered one of his most important works and
was recently completely renovated and expanded, restoring the structure to its original 1963 intention and providing space
for the History of Art department.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123171/yale-art-architecture-building-gwathmey-siegel-associates-architects/
Courthouse and Public Square / Christian Kronaus + Erhard An-He Kinzelbach - 2007-2011 - Sankt Poelten Austria
The project resulted from an open competition won by Architects Christian Kronaus and Erhard An-He Kinzelbach in
collaboration with Vasko+Partner Engineers. The courthouse St. Plten (Lower-Austria) asked for a building extension to
house the higher regional court, district court and the state proscecutors office. In addition, it required a redesign of the
representative public square in front of the historic courthouse building with a new parking garage underneath.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123904/courthouse-and-public-square-christian-kronaus-erhard-an-he-kinzelbach/
Cloud Room / Bing Bu - 2011 - National Art Museum of China - Beijing - China
Hidden away from the road, the site is surrounded by a verdant screen of mature trees from adjacent properties. Breezes
blowing transversely across the site being another notable aspect of the location. The owner had wanted a contemporary
home that prioritized environmental coolness as a consistent attribute and to be able to enjoy the luscious tropical
surroundings.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/124110/cloud-room-bing-bu/
Groundbreaking Held for The Edward M Kennedy Institute Designed by Rafael Violy - Edward M. Kennedy
Institute for the United States - University of Massachussets Boston - BOSTON - Massachussetts - USA
Ground was broken for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States, situated on the campus of the University of
Massachusetts Boston. This historic project will stand beside the existing John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum,
encouraging visitors to explore both buildings. The new facility will house participatory educational programs designed to
engage the public in our system of government and heighten awareness of the U.S. Senates role in the government. The
design is targeting LEED Certification.
Eureka Valley Residence / Cary Bernstein Architect - San Francisco - California - USA
The renovation of this 1908 craftsmans house and garage was completed in three phases over the course of 7-years.
Interiors were opened up, basements were excavated to create additional living stories and modern details were introduced
throughout the property, resulting in a final design that reveals multiple layers of time and occupancy.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123205/eureka-valley-residence-cary-bernstein-architect/
Berlin (Germany)
AD Classics: Wainwright Building / Louis Sullivan - 1890-91 - Saint Louis - Missouri - USA
Among the first skyscrapers built in the world, the Wainwright Building by Louis Sullivan and partner Dankmar Adler is
regarded as an influential prototype of a modern office architecture.
The building aesthetically exemplifies the theories of Sullivans tall building, with the tripartite composition of base, shaft
and attic, which is based on the structure of the classical column.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/127393/ad-classics-wainwright-building-louis-sullivan/
Architecture City Guide: Minneapolis - Minnesota - USA
This week our Architecture City Guide is headed to the city stars fall on. With a few
notable exceptions, one can hardly be called a starchitect if s/he hasnt designed
something in Minneapolis. Since 2005 the starchitects that have fallen on this City of
Lakes include Jean Nouvel, Herzog & de Mueron, Csar Pelli, Michael Graves, Steven Holl,
and Frank Gehry. This is a surprising number for a city just north of 380,000 people.
Few cities of this size could boast as much. Whats more our list of 12 is far from
complete. There are many wonderful historic and contemporary buildings mixed in with
the explosion of starchitecture. Please leave comments of buildings one should not miss when visiting Minneapolis.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/127516/architecture-city-guide-minneapolis/
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Call for paper-Centenaire du Voyage d'Orient-Le Corbusier-Universit Federico II de Naples
Istanbul, Turquie, 7-8 Octobre 2011
Athnes, Grce, 21-22 Octobre
Naples, Italie, 11-12 Novembre 2011 . ,
Organizateurs: La facult d architecture de lUniversit Bilgi dIstanbul, La facult darchitecture du Polytechnique dAthnes et La
facult darchitecture de lUniversit Frdric II de Naples
+ info: http://lecorbusierinpar.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/xviie-rencontres-de-la-fondation-le-corbusier-centenaire-duvoyage-dorient/
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ISBN-13: 978-156-898-980-8
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Seminario - La Montagna e le energie rinnovabili (Edolo, Italy, 29 April 2011)
Ing. Diego Cenini. Energy Manager
29 aprile 2011 Ore 17.00 Il seminario La montagna e le energie rinnovabili organizzato dal
Centro Interdipartimentale di Studi Applicati per la Gestione Sostenibile e la Difesa della
Montagna, in collaborazione con il Collegio Geometri di Brescia. Lobiettivo portare lattenzione
dei partecipanti sul tema delle energie rinnovabili, in particolare sul loro possibile utilizzo nelle
zone montane. A tal scopo verr inoltre illustrata la dinamica degli incentivi fiscali, lutilizzo delle
Fer e le conseguenti opportunit di lavoro nel campo.
Lappuntamento per venerd 29 aprile alle ore 17, presso lAula Magna della Facolt di Agraria Sede di Edolo. La partecipazione
libera e gratuita.
+ info: http://www.flanet.org/it/692/seminario-%E2%80%9Cla-montagna-e-le-energie-rinnovabili%E2%80%9D
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Presentazione "Memorieincammino.it" - Un progetto di memorie digitali - MUSEO CERVI - GATTATICO - Reggio
Emilia (Italia) 31 marzo 2011
prevista per gioved 31 marzo presso il Museo Cervi la presentazione di memorieincammino.it, progetto che vede
nuovamente impegnato l'Istituto Alcide Cervi nella tutela e nella divulgazione della memoria storica e della cultura
democratica e antifascista.
Il progetto, che vanta le collaborazioni con la BCC Cassa Padana, la Fondazione Dominato Leonense e il Consorzio
Cooperativo Finanziario per lo Sviluppo CCFS, intende realizzare una piattaforma digitale che rappresenti per la base sociale
dell'Istituto un canale privilegiato per esporre il proprio patrimonio memoriale e metterlo a disposizione di un pi ampio
pubblico: testimonianze, mediateche e gallerie iconografiche, documenti e collezioni di memorie organizzate sul web in
maniera tale da consentire agli utenti di navigare tra le risorse come se si camminasse in un museo tra i membri e le
esperienze di una comunit estesa.
La fase pilota del progetto prevede il coinvolgimento di circa 12 dei 150 soci complessivi dell'Istituto e, data la complessit
tecnica e la mole dei contenuti che memorieincammino.it si propone di sistematizzare, il rilascio online del portale previsto
per settembre/ottobre di quest'anno.
Il sito in costruzione, gli aggiornamenti, i contatti e il trailer-video del progetto sono gi disponibili su www.
memorieincammino.it, mentre gioved 31 marzo sar possibile vedere in anteprima la versione sperimentale del portale nel
corso della presentazione del progetto: un incontro dedicato a tutti i soci, e non solo, nel quale interverranno i principali
enti, da Rossella Cantoni (Presidente dell'Istituto A. Cervi), a Luigi Pettinati (Direttore BCC Cassa Padana), a Vittorio
Biemmi (Presidente Fondazione Dominato Leonense).
In conclusione, il video-messaggio di saluto di Moni Ovadia, testimonial d'eccezione del progetto. Per informazioni: Istituto
Cervi - 0522678356 [email protected]
+ info: http://www.memorieincammino.it/
Crocker Art Museum extension - 2010 / Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects - SACRAMENTO -
CALIFORNIA - USA
Program.
measure.
Museum of Contemporary Art Expansion Awarded to Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects - Miami Florida - USA
The Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami (MOCA) recently announced that Gwathmey Siegel & Associates
Architects will be designing a 27,000 sqf expansion tripling the current museum exhibition space. Unanimously voted by
the Council, MOCAs new gallery space will expand by 16,000 sqf providing the opportunity for multiple exhibitions
continuously throughout the year. The project pursue a sustainable design of LEED certifications, and fitting within the city
of North Miamis master plan.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122313/moca-expansion-awarded-to-gwathmey-siegel-associates-architects/
Ncrologie - Donny George Youkhanna (Iraq) 1950 - 2011
LICCROM a appris avec une profonde tristesse la disparition du Dr Donny George Youkhanna, archologue et
enseignant irakien, et ancien Directeur du Muse national irakien.
Le Dr George a fait ses tudes lUniversit de Bagdad, o il a pass sa licence, son Master en art et son doctorat
en archologie prhistorique. Il a intgr en 1976 lquipe du Muse national irakien et en est devenu le Directeur
de 2003 2005. Aprs la chute de Saddam Hussein en 2003, il a contribu la sauvegarde du muse en
participant activement la lutte pour la rcupration des objets culturels qui avaient t pills. A cette poque, il a t
en contact rgulier avec lUNESCO qui organisait alors des oprations durgences pour faire face ces pillages. En tant que
Directeur, le Dr George a engag des programmes ayant pour objectif de rparer les dommages causs au muse par le conflit,
et il sest galement attach crer une salle assyrienne grce laide de lItalie. De plus, il a contribu ltablissement dun programme
de formation en conservation.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2011_en/various_en/03_15obitDonnyGeorge_fr.shtml
Italian Governor Gian Mario Spacca Wants Shared Custody of Statue with the Getty Museum
An Italian lawmaker offered a cultural exchange proposal Monday that sounded a little like an ultimatum, saying officials at
the J. Paul Getty Museum should behave ethically and return knowingly looted art.
Gov. Gian Mario Spacca of the Marche region on the Adriatic Sea made the comment three days after officials at the
Southern California museum told him they could not talk about the disputed "Victorious Youth" statue because the case
was still in Italian court.
Concerns Over Indian Remains Stall Los Angeles Museum Grant - Los Angeles - California - USA
More than $104,000 in federal grant money could be withheld from a Los Angeles County-supported museum if officials fail
to resolve American Indian tribes' concerns over remains found during the facility's construction.
The National Park Service sent a letter Thursday to county capital projects manager Dawn McDivitt saying that settling the
issue is a condition of the grant money's release.
The letter from NPS historic preservation grants chief Hampton Tucker, which was provided to The Associated Press,
reminded McDivitt that the funds would not be released "until this issue was resolved in consultation with all concerned
parties."
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Launches Image Library Expanding Online Access to Museum's Collection Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - Los Angeles - California - USA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announce that it will provide access to free high-resolution images of the
museums rich encyclopedic collection through its newly created Image Library. Visitors to the library can download the
images free of charge and without any restrictions on use. The Image Library opens with 2,000 public domain images (with
more to be added), representing a broad range of LACMAs collections, including Egyptian, Decorative Arts and Design,
Latin American, Chinese and Korean, European Painting and Sculpture, and many more
(INAH).
Ncrologie: Claude Daniel Ardouin 1950 - 2011
Claude Daniel Ardouin, Conservateur et Chef de la Section africaine au British Museum, premier Directeur
du nouveau Muse national du Mali, ancien Directeur du Programme des Muses dAfrique de lOuest (WAMP),
et Membre fondateur du Conseil international des Muses africains (AFRICOM), vient de dcder.
Claude a tudi lanthropologie et lhistoire lUniversit dEtat de Leningrad, URSS. En 1981, alors quil tait
Directeur des Archives nationales du Mali, il a t nomm au premier poste de Directeur du nouveau muse
national du Mali, Bamako, peu de temps avant linauguration du muse en 1982. Il a galement t le chef du
Dpartement dEthnologie et de Sociologie lInstitut des sciences humaines, Mali.
+ info: http://www.iccrom.org/fra/news_fr/2011_fr/various_fr/03_18obitClaudeArdouin_fr.shtml
Giant Sea Monster Returns to Yorkshire Museum - York - United Kingdom
One of the biggest sea monsters ever found in Britain is going back on display as a complete fossil for the first time in
decades.
The giant ichthyosaur would have been about eight metres long and swam in the tropical waters which covered North
Yorkshire 180 million years ago.
For the last 12 months the fossilised remains of the massive sea creature have been painstakingly conserved by an expert.
And now, for the first time in 20 years, the whole of the fossil has been put back on display.
National Museum of China / gmp architekten - 2005-2011 - Beijing - China
The reconstruction and extension of the National Museum of China in Beijing merges the former Chinese History Museum
and Chinese Revolutionary Mu-seum. Originally completed in 1959 as one of ten major public buildings in Tiananmen
Square in the immediate vicinity of the Forbidden City, the struc-ture is still a milestone in modern Chinese architectural
history. Elements of Chinese architectural tradition blend with a western, neoclassical architectural idiom.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123133/national-museum-of-china-gmp-architekten/
Les muses nationaux franais dans le collimateur de la Cour des comptes
Un rapport trs fouill de la Cour des comptes passe au crible dix ans de gestion des muses nationaux. La juridiction financire
conteste notamment les orientations prises par les grands tablissements publics comme Versailles, le Louvre ou Orsay,
ainsi que le laxisme stratgique du ministre de la Culture. Au dtriment des comptes publics et de la conqute de visiteurs
jeunes ou dfavoriss.
+ info: http://www.artclair.com/jda/archives/docs_article/83164/les-musees-nationaux-dans-le-collimateur-de-la-cour-descomptes.php?xtor=EPR-125
Bulletin du muse et jardins Albert-Kahn - Boulogne sur Seine (France)
Le muse dpartemental Albert-Kahn est situ Boulogne-Billancourt, dans les Hauts-de-Seine. Visant faire perdurer l'uvre
d'Albert Kahn, il se compose d'une galerie prsentant, sous forme d'expositions temporaires, une partie des collections des
Archives de la Plante (4 000 plaques stroscopiques noir et blanc et 72 000 plaques autochromes couleur, ce qui en fait la
plus importante collection au monde) et de jardins tendus sur prs de quatre hectares qui font partie intgrante des
collections du muse.
Les jardins ont t crs par Albert Kahn sur des terrains acquis partir de 1895. Jusqu'en 1910, il labore sur 3,9 hectares un
ensemble de jardins aux styles diffrents, dont l'ensemble forme un jardin de scnes, style de jardin caractristique de la fin
du XIXe sicle. Albert Kahn croyait la paix universelle. Pour appuyer son utopie, il cre un jardin fait de plusieurs jardins
rconciliant les styles de chaque pays.
+ info: http://www.albert-kahn.fr/
The Umm el-Fahem Museum of Contemporary Art / STAV Architects - 2008 - Umm el-Fahem - Israel
Art/ STAV Architects shared with is their competition entry for The Umm el-Fahem Museum of Contemporary Art which was
awarded third place. Planted in its surroundings, the building grows from the side of the mountain, looking towards the
Wadi on its border. It refrains from overtaking the Wadi, posed on one of its banks and watches it to the opposite pine
planted bank, watching the city from afar to spread into the urban topography of Wadi Ara, Israel.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122021/the-umm-el-fahem-museum-of-contemporary-art-stav-architects/
Video: Architecture Tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - New York - New York
State - USA
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was the last major project designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright between 1943
until it opened to the public in 1959, six months after his death, making it one of his longest works in creation along with
one of his most popular projects. Completely contrasting the strict Manhattan city grid, the organic curves of the museum
are a familiar landmark for both art lovers, visitors, and pedestrians alike.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/122504/video-architecture-tour-of-frank-lloyd-wrights-solomon-r-guggenheim-museum/
* LOOTING AT WRECK
* HERITAGE ADDRESS
* DIARY DATES
Alte Pinakothek Celebrates 175th Anniversary with a Series of Blockbuster Exhibitions - Munich - Germany - 17
March 2011 - 15 January 2012
In 2011 the Bayerische Staatsgemldesammlungen is marking the Alte Pinakotheks 175th anniversary with a wide range of
events. Opened to the public on 16 October, 1836, Leo von Klenzes seminal museum building today still provides the
architectural framework for collections of paintings assembled in Munich around 1800 by various branches of the
Wittelsbach dynasty, together with King Ludwig Is later acquisitions.
A series of exhibitions during the jubilee year focuses on the history of the museum and its collection which is among the
most important in the world. To launch this series, from mid March the Bayerische Staatsgemldesammlungen welcomed a
hugely important guest, Johannes Vermeers Woman Holding a Balance. This masterpiece, now held in the National Gallery
of Art in Washington, once formed part of the exquisite private collection amassed by the first king of Bavaria, Max I
Joseph, who awaits rediscovery as a collector of Dutch paintings from the Golden Age. At the same time, the exhibition
Treasures from the Depot is being held in the North Cabinet Rooms where paintings that are seldom or have never been
displayed before can be seen throughout the whole anniversary year
Le Muse du Gnocide de Tuol Sleng: Le programme de l'UNESCO Mmoire du monde
et la rorganisation du muse (Cambodge)
Le 7 fvrier 2011, le Bureau de lUNESCO Phnom Penh a clbr linauguration du nouveau circuit
de visite du Muse du Gnocide de Tuol Sleng. Cette crmonie fut le point culminant d'un projet
intensif de deux ans intitul Assistance au Muse du Gnocide de Tuol Sleng Phnom Penh, au
Cambodge (la prison des Khmers rouges connue sous lappellation S-21)" . Les archives du
Muse de Toul Sleng ont t inscrites dans le Registre de la Mmoire du Monde de lUNESCO en
raison de leur importance historique. Le Bureau de lUNESCO Phnom Penh, le ministre de la
Culture et des Beaux-arts du Cambodge et le Muse du Gnocide de Tuol Sleng sont particulirement reconnaissants au
gouvernement des tats-Unis d'Amrique pour leur soutien financier.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/media-services/single-view/news/the_tuol_sleng_genocide
the Attic).
topics.
New website about the ink corrosion is launched
New website about iron gall ink corrosion. Includes a tool to simulate damage over 100 year period.
+ info: http://www.irongallink.org/
Smithsonian American Art Museum to Create Education Center and Expand Program - Washington DC - USA
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is creating an education center that will allow it to significantly expand its national
education program and meet the needs of the museums many education constituencies. The center will benefit students in
classrooms across the nation and on U.S. military bases worldwide as well as school groups touring the museum,
conservators, research fellows and educators. The museum recently received an $8 million private gift to support the
creation of the center and a related program endowment
Hundreds of British Arts Organizations Feel the Sting of Government's Funding Cuts - United Kingdom
Hundreds of British arts organizations had their public funding slashed or eliminated Wednesday, the result of government
spending cuts aimed at tackling the country's deficit.
The Arts Council England must cut 15 percent from the amount it gives to art, music, theater, dance, literature and other
groups by 2015 which still leaves it with almost 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to hand out.
The council said that instead of "salami slicing" cutting 15 percent from everyone it wanted to create a smaller but stronger
portfolio of groups. So some have been cut off entirely, while others have seen their funding increase.
"We have taken the brave path of strategic choices, not salami slices, which has meant some painful decisions," said
council chair Liz Forgan.
Une femme directrice gnrale de l'Institut du monde arabe (IMA) Paris - France
Le conseil dadministration de lInstitut du monde arabe a dsign lunanimit Mona Khazindar comme
nouvelle directrice gnrale de lIMA, lors de sa runion du 21 mars dernier. Mona Khazindar succde
Mokhtar Taleb-Bendiab qui a assur deux mandats la direction gnrale de lIMA (2005-2011).
De nationalit et de parents saoudiens, Mona Khazindar est ne aux Etats-Unis. Elle poursuit des tudes
suprieures en France, lUniversit amricaine de Paris, puis la Sorbonne.
+ info: http://www.imarabe.org/actualite/une-femme-directrice-generale-de-l%E2%80%99institut-dumonde-arabe
L'Iran cesse sa coopration avec le muse du Louvre (France)
LIran confirme quil ne veut plus cooprer avec le muse du Louvre aprs que celui-ci na pas respect
ses engagements de prts de pices historiques pour une exposition.
Hamid Baghaie, directeur de lorganisation iranienne du tourisme et de lhritage culturel (OITHC)
et vice-prsident iranien, a annonc que lIran cessait toute coopration avec le muse du Louvre
pour non respect de ses engagements . Selon lIran, le Louvre stait engag prter des pices
historiques pour une future exposition en Iran aprs deux expositions consacres la Perse en 2008
et 2009. LIran avait alors prt des objets illustrant lart Sfvide et lhistoire de la civilisation
iranienne, selon lAFP. Mais fin janvier, lOITHC avait menac de couper ses relations culturelles avec la France si les pices du
Louvre ntaient pas prtes.
+ info: http://www.artclair.com/site/archives/docs_article/83624/l-iran-cesse-sa-cooperation-avec-le-musee-du-louvre.php
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Returns Tapestry Room to Its Original Glory and Configuration - Boston Massachussetts - USA
For the first time since it opened in 1914, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's 4,000-square-foot Tapestry Room is
being restored to its original glory and will once again take its place as one of the nation's great tapestry halls. The
restoration of this beloved space will return the Tapestry Room to its original configuration for the first time since a
temporary stage, chairs, and other modern elements were added to accommodate formal concerts in the early 1970s.
Historically, the Tapestry Room has been both a gallery and home to many of the museum's programs, including the
popular Sunday Concert Series. Now, as part of the Gardner Museum's Extension and Preservation Project, the museum's
world-class concerts will be relocated to an intimate new performance hall in the Renzo Piano-designed addition, and the
Gardner will be able to restore the space to its historic appearance, enabling visitors to see and enjoy the Tapestry Room
for the first time in nearly 40 years. No event programming is scheduled for 2011 in the Tapestry Room; programming will
resume in 2012 in the new wing and the gallery will remain open until then so that visitors can view the conservation and
preservation work taking place. The reinstalled Tapestry Room will be highlighted as part of the museum's Grand Opening
for its new wing in January 2012.
Getty Museum to Return Looted Painting Previously Owned by Jacques Goudstikker
- Los Angeles - California - USA
The J. Paul Getty Museum has agreed to return a 370-year-old painting that once belonged
to an art dealer who fled Holland when the Nazis invaded in 1940.
Jacques Goudstikker was the Netherlands' biggest art dealer in the 1930s. He was fleeing the
Nazis with his wife and young son at the beginning of World War II when he fell through a
trap door on an outbound ship and died.
His collection was looted, with some works claimed by Adolf Hitler chief deputy Hermann
Goering.
Goudstikker's daughter-in-law, Marei von Saher, has spent years trying to track down the works. Her successes have been
on tour around the country in an exhibition that ends Tuesday in San Francisco and featured 45 recovered pieces from the
collection.
The Getty bought the 1640 Pieter Molijn painting titled "Landscape With Cottage and Figures" in good faith at a 1972
auction, the museum said. The museum did not disclose the purchase price and has never displayed the painting.
La BnF (BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE) met en ligne une visite virtuelle de l'exposition consacre
Geoffroy Tory -Muse de la Renaissance d'Ecouen (France)
Personnalit incontournable de l'univers du livre la Renaissance, Geoffroy Tory est la fois un prcurseur des rgles et usages de
la langue franaise, un diteur humaniste et un artiste de talent. Soutenu par Franois Ier, il est le premier porter le titre
d'imprimeur du roi. La BnF et le muse national de la Renaissance lui consacrent une exposition du 6 avril au
4 juillet 2011 au Muse d'couen.
+ info: http://expositions.bnf.fr/tory/index.htm
Cloud Room / Bing Bu - 2011 - National Art Museum of China - Beijing - China
Hidden away from the road, the site is surrounded by a verdant screen of mature trees from adjacent properties. Breezes
blowing transversely across the site being another notable aspect of the location. The owner had wanted a contemporary
home that prioritized environmental coolness as a consistent attribute and to be able to enjoy the luscious tropical
surroundings.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/124110/cloud-room-bing-bu/
Causeway Coast and Glens: ENE - CONOMUSE Northern Europe Project (United Kingdom)
Arlene Foster, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, officially launched Marion Woodburn Jewellery as the 1st
CONOMUSE in the United Kingdom on Thursday 24th February 2011.
This EU funded project sees the transformation of a local craft artisan's workshop into a functioning tourist attraction.
Visitors can watch Marion at work, learn about the traditional skills involved in designing jewellery and talk to Marion about
the inspiration behind her pieces! CCGHT is working with a second local artisan to develop his workshop into an CONOMUSE
also.
+ info: http://www.ccght.org/
AudioCompass and imagineear Create the First Ever Audio Visual Guide to the Taj Mahal India
AudioCompass, a division of Ras Maestros Technology of Mumbai, and imagineear of London have
worked together to deliver the first ever audio visual guide to one of the wonders of the world: the
Taj Mahal, on the mediaPacker platform.
For almost 400 years since Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built a mausoleum on the banks of the
Yamuna River in Agra in memory of his young wife Mumtaz Mahal, visitors have been fascinated and
awed by the scale, the opulence and the sheer beauty of the Taj Mahal. From March, the site was
brought to sparking life as never before with a personal guided multimedia tour available at the site itself.
New Royal Alberta Museum to Mirror Alberta's Past, Present, and Future Edmonton - Alberta - Canada
A new comprehensive Royal Alberta Museum will be built in downtown Edmonton starting
this year, featuring twice as much gallery space, direct connections to public transit,
proximity to the Arts District, and the ability to host major international exhibits and rare
artifacts. The new museum will be equipped to showcase both Albertas history and its
natural wonders, and will be free of the limitations of the current museum site.
1,000 Items Related to Composer Felix Mendelssohn Donated to Museum in Leipzig - GERMANY
The doyen of German Mendelssohn research, Dr. Rudolf Elvers, has collected items regarding composer and conductor Felix
Mendelssohn Bartholdy over more than four decades. His collection, which he formally presented to the Museum of City
History Leipzig in a ceremony at the Old Town Hall, comprises more than 1000 items and is a top-class selection consisting
of handwritten sources, drawings, first editions and books.
Audio of Dwight D. Eisenhower Speech Found - Metropolitan Museum. New York,
New York State (USA)
As commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
explicitly ordered his troops to safeguard objects of cultural and historical importance
whenever possible even while fighting a war of devastating destructiveness. Now, historians
can hear the reasoning behind Eisenhower's order, in his own words, thanks to the recent
recovery of a recording of a speech he gave on April 2, 1946, at New York's Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
Digging through museum archives, Robert Edsel, founder of an arts preservation organization based in Dallas, discovered
the recording of Eisenhower's speech that the general delivered when he was honored with a life fellowship from the
museum.
Transcripts of the speech have long been available. But, "when you have Gen. Eisenhower saying it and when you hear his
words, it's electrifying," said Edsel, whose nonprofit, the Monuments Men Foundation, honors those who helped protect the
cultural treasures in Europe during World War II.
Berlin (Germany)
Twenty-One Museums and Science and Visitor Centers Vie To Get Retired Space Shuttles - CAPE CARNAVERAL FLORIDA - USA
A proposal for a space shuttle exhibit in New York. As the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch draws near, the
focus is not so much on the past but the future: Where will the shuttles wind up once the program winds down? AP Photo/
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
New Museum in the Mexican State of Guerrero Exhibits Teotihuacan Style Objects - Acapulco - Mexico
Four kilometers away from Zihuatanejo-Acapulco highway, at Costa Grande Region in Guerrero, is located the Xihuacan
Site Museum, recently inaugurated. More than 800 archaeological pieces are exhibited, most of them of Teotihuacan style,
found during several field seasons at Soledad de Maciel, Petatlan municipality
Le rseau economuses accueille un nouveau membre en Europe et le premier au Royaume-Uni. Ballimena,
Irlande du nord
Au nom de la Socit du rseau CONOMUSE, le prsident du conseil dadministration, M. Cyril Simard, et le directeur gnral, M.
Rjean Tardif, sont particulirement fiers daccueillir aujourdhui au sein du Rseau international, lCONOMUSE de la bijouterie,
en Irlande du Nord. Ce premier CONOMUSE en Irlande du Nord est le cinquime ouvrir ses portes en Europe la suite dune
entente signe entre la Socit du rseau CONOMUSE (SR) et cinq partenaires europens, dans le cadre dun programme de
lUnion europenne (Northern Peripheries Programme of INTERREG IV). Cette entente permet aux partenaires dutiliser la
marque CONOMUSE, en plus de profiter de lexpertise de la SR pour la mise en uvre de leur projet selon les six
composantes principales du concept.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/Communique.pdf
NASA Announces Space Shuttles Going to Museums in Florida, California and Suburban Washington - USA
On a memorable day in space history, NASA began its goodbyes to the shuttle program Tuesday, announcing the aged
spacecraft will retire to museums in Cape Canaveral, Los Angeles and suburban Washington and sending a test-flight
orbiter to New York City.
EXHIBITION - La Ville fertile - Vers une nature urbaine - Cit de l'architecture et du patrimoine
23-mar-2011 . Paris, France
Organizateurs: Cit de l'architecture et du patrimoine
+ info: http://www.citechaillot.fr/exposition/expositions_temporaires.php?id=161
Les projets contraris du Louvre ltranger - Les actions de coopration internationale du
Louvre ptissent du climat internationa. LE LOUVRE (FRANCE)
En pointe en matire de coopration culturelle, la politique internationale du Louvre montre
aujourdhui ses limites. Alors que les Iraniens veulent rompre leurs relations, un ambitieux
projet dingnierie musale avec la Syrie est mis en suspens. En attendant une volution de la
situation politique locale.
+ info: http://www.artclair.com/jda/archives/docs_article/83725/les-projets-contraries-dulouvre-a-l-etranger.php?xtor=EPR-126
UNESCO Jakarta Office presented the 'Practical Guide for Museum Revitalisation in
Indonesia' to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia
Mr Masanori Nagaoka, Programme Specialist for Culture of the UNESCO Office in Jakarta
presented to Ms Intan Mardiana Napitupulu, Director of Museums of the Ministry of Culture and
Tourism, the Practical Guide for Museum Revitalisation in Indonesia at the office of the Ministry
of Culture and Tourism in Jakarta on 08 April 2011.
This Practical Guide is based on results of evaluations, discussions and consultations between
UNESCO Office in Jakarta and the Directorate for Museums of the Ministry of Culture and
Tourism, evaluating the overall condition of the museums in Indonesia and identifying appropriate actions and measures
for museum revitalisation.
Newly Renovated National Museum of China Reopens with "The Art of the Enlightenment"
2-abr-2011 . Beijing, Chine
Organizateurs: National Museum of China
Museums and Collections Conversation Series 2011 on "Museum or Heritage Place?"
5-abr-2011 . Canberra, Australie
Organizateurs: The Australian National Universitys Research School of Humanities and the Arts, and the Museum of
Australian Democracy
+ info: http://australia.icomos.org/wp-content/uploads/Museums-and-Collections-Conversation.pdf
La francophonie est dcidment une belle aventure. S'il fallait s'en convaincre, il ne serait que de visiter le nouveau portail
Patrimoines en mouvement, qui propose aux classes et enfants du monde entier de dcouvrir comment on traite des
questions qui structurent nos socits de par le monde. Mariage, mort, langues et critures, milieux naturels, cinma... Plus de
50 thmes figurent dans la liste, certains plus copieux que d'autres bien sr.
15e Festival de l'Imaginaire: Chants soufis du Ymen et Griotte de Mauritanie - Auditorium du Louvre
9 abr - 10 abr 2011 . PARIS, France
Organizateurs: Muse du Louvre
+ info: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/coumbane-mint-ely-warakane.html
Surprising Discovery of Sharp-Toothed Fossil Links Old and New Dinosaurs - Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History - Washington D.C. (USA)
The surprising discovery of a fossil of a sharp-toothed beast that lurked in what is now the western U.S. more than 200
million years ago is filling a gap in dinosaur evolution.
The short snout and slanting front teeth of the find Daemonosaurus chauliodus had never before been seen in a Triassic era
dinosaur, said Hans-Dieter Sues of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Sues and colleagues report the
discovery in Wednesday's edition of the British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Sues, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the museum, said the discovery helps fill the evolutionary gap between the
dinosaurs that lived in what is now Argentina and Brazil about 230 million years ago and the later theropods like the
famous Tyrannosaurus rex.
XIII ed. Settimana della Cultura
15 abr - 17 abr 2011 . Gattatico, Italie
Organizateurs: Museo Cervi and Biblioteca Archivio Emilio Sereni
+ info: http://www.fratellicervi.it/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/limit,4/limitstart,0/
Exhibition - History Reveals How Dinosaurs Actually Lived
16-abr-2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: American Museum of Natural History
+ info: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/wld/
BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE : Manuscrits corens numriss
Avec environ 2000 volumes, le fonds des manuscrits corens de la Bibliothque nationale de France est de
cration relativement rcente.
Les manuscrits prsents sur cette page ont t copis du XVIIIe au XIXe sicle. Quelques-uns sont illustrs. Ils
relatent avec minutie les rites, surtout funraires, en usage la Cour royale de Core, partir de la fin du XVIIe
sicle. Maurice Courant en a donn la description dans sa Bibliographie corenne (Paris 1894-1901).
Ces manuscrits, initialement conservs la bibliothque royale Oegyujanggak de lle de Kangwha, louest de
Soul, sont arrivs la Bibliothque nationale en 1867. Cette collection de 297 volumes est complmentaire
dautres ouvrages similaires conservs par lUniversit nationale de Soul (collection des archives de Kyujanggak).
+ info: http://www.bnf.fr/fr/collections_et_services/anx_orie/a.manuscrits_coreens_numerises.html
heritage.
Sands, Not Lights, Cover Gaza Archaeology Sites - Palestine
Five thousand years of fascinating history lie beneath the sands of the Gaza Strip, from blinded biblical hero Samson to
British general Allenby.
The flat, sandy lands on the Mediterranean's southeastern shore have been ruled by Ancient Egyptians, Philistines,
Romans, Byzantines and Crusaders.
Alexander the Great besieged the city. Emperor Hadrian visited. Mongols raided Gaza, and 1,400 years ago Islamic armies
invaded. Gaza has been part of the Ottoman Empire, a camp for Napoleon and a First World War battleground.
EXHIBITION - Family in Mountains and Rivers - Art Exhibition of Long Rui
28 abr - 2 may 2011 . BEIJING, Chine
Organizateurs: National Museum of China - NAMOC
+ info: http://www.namoc.org/en/Exhibitions/201103/t20110328_138321.html
Exhibition: Newseum (Museum of Journalism) Gets Japan Quake Handwritten Newspapers
2-may-2011 . Washington DC, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Museum of journalism in Washington.
First Batch of Korean Royal Books Looted by French Military 145 Years Ago Return
Home from Bibliothque nationale de France (BNF)
The first batch of Korean royal books looted by the French military 145 years ago returned
home Thursday.
French troops took away hundreds of Korean manuscripts and set fire to 5,000 more when
they raided a royal library in 1866 on an island off Korea's west coast. After about 20 years
of negotiations, France agreed last year to return the books on a "renewable lease" in line
with French law, South Korean officials say.
The books detail protocol for royal funerals, weddings and other ceremonies during the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled Korea
from 1392 to 1910.
The lease means the books' "virtual return" to South Korea as French law allows cultural assets taken out of the country
only temporarily, South Korea's Culture Ministry said in a statement.
Agenda
Exhibition: Titanic and Liverpool: New 2012 Exhibition to Mark Centenary of Sinking
March 2012 onward . Liverpool, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: Merseyside Maritime Museum
+ info: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/collections/liners/titanic/liverpool.aspx
Exhibition - A Century of Archaeological Excavations Commemorated in "Teotihuacan, City of the Gods"
Until 19 June 2011 . Barcelona, Espagne
Organizateurs: Caixaforum
+ info: http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/nuestroscentros/caixaforumbarcelona/teotihuacan_es.html
EXHIBITION : Emile PRISSE D'AVENNES, PIONNIER DE L'EGYPTOLOGIE
Organizateurs: BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE
+ info: http://expositions.bnf.fr/egypte/
Exhibition: Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons Rediscovers London's Lost Museums
1 mar - 2 jul 2011 . London, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: Hunterian Museum watercolourDiscover at the Royal College of Surgeons
+ info: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/exhibitions
Exhibition: New York Marks 100th Anniversary of 1911 Capitol Fire with Exhibition and New Film - New York
State Kibrary - Albany - New York State
19 mar - 18 jun 2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: New York State Museum
+ info: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/capitolfire.cfm
EXHIBITION - ODILON REDON, PRINCE DU REVE
Organizateurs: GRAND PALAIS
+ info: http://www.rmn.fr/redon/sections?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=envoi_95
Exhibition: Complete Series of Goya's "The Disasters of the War" on View at The Diocesan Museum in
Barcelona
Showing until 29 May 2011 24 mar - 29 may 2011 . Barcelona, Espagne
Organizateurs: Ibercaja and The Diocesan Museum
+ info: http://www.ibercaja.es/obrasocial/detalle.php
Exhibition: Jacquemart-Andr Museum Evokes the Private World of the Caillebotte Brothers
En la web de francs es ttulo que pone es: l'intimit des frres Caillebotte, Peintre et photographe 25 mar - 11 jul 2011 . Paris,
France
Organizateurs: Jacquemart-Andr Museum
+ info: http://www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com/fr/jacquemart/177-events/?displayType=DetailALaUne&eventId=578
Exhibition - " The Head and In the Hand: 200 Years of Hats and Purses"
31 mar - 25 sep 2011 . Morristown, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Morris Museum
+ info: http://www.morrismuseum.org/HatsPursesOnTheHeadInTheHandAccessories.html
Masterpiece by Constable from the National Gallery of Scotland to Travel to Duff House
1 abr - 1 dic 2011 . Banffshire, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: Scotland
+ info: http://www.nationalgalleries.org/index.php/collection/online_az/4:322/results/0/4766/
Esposizione - Cranach, Tintoretto, Bernini e i capolavori della Galleria Nazionale dArte Antica di Trieste
2 abr - 17 jul 2011 . Pavia, Italie
Organizateurs: Galleria Nazionale dArte Antica di Palazzo
+ info: http://www.scuderiepavia.com/
EXHIBITION - Le Gnie de l'Orient, Lyon et les arts de l'Islam
2 abr - 19 sep 2011 . LYON, France
Organizateurs: MUSEE DES BEAUX ARTS DE LYON
+ info: http://www.mba-lyon.fr/mba/sections/fr/expositions-musee/lyon-art-islam/expo-dossier
EXHIBITION - L'Aigle Blanc. Stanislas Auguste, le dernier roi de Pologne au sicle des Lumires- Une histoire du
got en Europe au XVIIIe-XIXe sicles
3 abr - 4 jul 2011 . COMPIEGNE, France
Organizateurs: MUSEE DE COMPIEGNE
+ info: http://www.musee-chateau-compiegne.fr/homes/home_id24655
EXPOSITION - Muse du Quai Branly - Lexposition DOGON prsente lhistoire de lart et de la culture dogon
5 abr - 24 jul 2011 . Paris, France
Organizateurs: Musee Du Quai Branly
+ info: http://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/programmation/expositions/a-l-affiche/dogon.html?S=x
Exhibition on Motif of the Open Window in 19th Century Art - 19th
5 abr - 4 jul 2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Metropolitan Museum
+ info: http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={F2475C18-07BA-4A0E-B4BA-9B6070450EA7}
Exhibition on "Edouard Manet: The Man Who Invented Modernity"
Organizateurs: MUSEE D'ORSAY
+ info: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/outils-transversaux/galerie-video/galerie-video.html
EXHIBITION - Exhibition of 17th-Century Floral Splendour at Rijksmuseum's Branch at Schiphol Airport
6 abr - 5 sep 2011 . AMSTERDAM, Pays-Bas
Organizateurs: Rijksmuseum
+ info: http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/tentoonstellingen/dutch-flowers-schiphol?lang=en
EXHIBITION - UNE COUR ROYALE EN INDE : LUCKNOW (XVIIme-XIXme sicle)
6 abr - 11 jul 2011 . PARIS, France
Organizateurs: MUSEE GUIMET
+ info: http://www.guimet.fr/Une-cour-royale-en-Inde-Lucknow
Exhibition - Groundbreaking Archaeological Treasures of royal burial tombs and palace of Aegae, ancient
capital of Macedon
7 abr - 29 ago 2011 . Oxford, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum
+ info: http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/current/?timing=current&id=57&exhibitionYear=2011
Exhibiton on the Realist Movement through Courbet's Paintings 8 abr - 10 jul 2011 . Barcelona, Espagne
Organizateurs: Museu Nacional D'Art de Catalunya
+ info: http://www.mnac.cat/exposicions/exp_presents_f.jsp?lan=003&actualPage=null&id=00000055
ArcheoloGITE bolognesi
9 abr - 26 may 2011 . BOLOGNA, Italie
Organizateurs: Promosso da Provincia di Bologna e Soprintendenza Archeologica Emilia Romagna
+ info: http://www.provincia.bologna.it/cultura/Engine/RAServeFile.php/f/Iniziative/LibrettoArcheologite2011.pdf
EXHIBITION - Nelson - Atkins Reunites Impressionist Master Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' Tryptich
9 abr - 7 ago 2011 . Kansas City, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Nelson - Atkins Museum of Art
+ info: http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/Exhibitions/monet/index.cfm
Exhibition - Selected Paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder
14 abr - 17 jul 2011 . Munich, Allemagne
Organizateurs: Alte Pinakothek
Exhibition: Hyde Collection's Rembrandt on Loan to Louvre, Detroit Institute of Arts Loans Painting by Rubens
Organizateurs: The Hide Collection. Art Museum, Historic House & Gardens
+ info: http://www.hydecollection.org/hyde_news/Hyde_s_Rembrandt_on_loan_to_Louvre_134.htm
Eisenhower Presidential Museum Exhibits Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence
26 abr - 27 abr 2011 . Abilene, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
+ info: http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/
EXHIBITION - "Battleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan" Makes U.S. Debut at Penn Museum
30 abr - 31 jul 2011 . Philadelphia, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: Penn Museum
Contact: [email protected].
+ info: http://penn.museum/press-releases/914-qbattleground-war-rugs-from-afghanistanq-makes-us-debut-here-april-302011.html
SEMINARIO CRITICO BISAGRAS EXPERIMENTALES DEL CONTINENTE: VISIONARIOS E INNOVADORES EN EL
ENTRECRUCE DE LAS MODERNIDADES
10 may - 12 may 2011 . BUENOS AIRES, Argentine
Organizateurs: Asociacin Amigos del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires
+ info: http://www.aamnba.org.ar/esp/news/04-11/seminario_programa.html
New York Public Library Looking for 500 People to Hold Overnight Treasure Hunt
Organizateurs: New York Public Library
+ info: http://game.nypl.org/
Taller Virtual sobre Cmo marcar y preservar bienes culturales en depsito
1 jun - 10 jul 2011 . Virtual,
Taller Virtual sobre El Patrimonio al Aire Libre: Estrategias para su Interpretacin y Comunicacin
Taller Virtual sobre La Planificacin Estratgica para Museos y otras organizaciones culturales
Patmos Workshops on Historic Bindings 2011
29 ago - 18 sep 2011 . Patmos, Grce
DATE LIMITE: 31 jul 2011
+ info: http://www.patmosworkshop.com/workshop-2011/
New-York Historical Society to Re-Open to the Public in November
11-nov-2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: New-York Historical Society
+ info: https://www.nyhistory.org/web/
Publications
El Centro Nacional de Conservacin, Restauracin y Museologa (CENCREM), fundado
en 1980, y ubicado en el antiguo Convento de Santa Clara de Ass, es una institucin especializada,
dirigida al desarrollo cientficotcnico y docentemetodolgico de los especialistas
que laboran en la Conservacin del Patrimonio Cultural Tangible, mueble e inmueble, y
del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial, adscripta desde 1995 al Consejo Nacional de Patrimonio
ISBN: 0-89236-249-9
Semiotica dei nuovi musei
Pare che nel mondo aprano al pubblico almeno 100 nuovi musei ogni anno. Con questo enunciato Isabella
Pezzini, professoressa di Scienze Semiotiche alla Sapienza di Roma, apre il suo libro dedicato alla semiotica
dei musei, al loro significato intrinseco contestualizzato nella societ moderna.
Lungi dallessere mero contenitore di opere darte, il museo oggi dialoga con gli artisti, con lo spazio che lo
accoglie e con la citt, divenendo spesso simbolo incontrastato del territorio in maniera pi potente rispetto
alle collezioni in esso contenute.
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2011/04/05/semiotica-dei-nuovi-musei/
Rapport de la Cour des comptes (France) - Les muses nationaux aprs une dcennie de transformations
Le prsent rapport rend ainsi compte des rsultats contrasts obtenus par les muses nationaux et par la politique musale de
lEtat au cours de la dernire dcennie. Si chaque muse, considr isolment, peut se prvaloir de succs importants en dressant le
bilan de son activit, notamment en termes de frquentation ou doffre culturelle, la politique de lEtat mise en oeuvre par le
ministre de la culture, elle, dbouche sur un constat plus critique : plus coteuse, plus concentre sur la rgioncapitale, et plus
loigne de plusieurs de ses objectifs quelle ne ltait il y a dix ans
+ info: http://www.ccomptes.fr/fr/CC/Theme-234.html
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Rintroduction progressive du castor au Pays de Galles - Royaume-Uni
Royaume-Uni Une association cologiste du Pays de Galles relchera cet t, en semi-libert, un couple de
castors. Le suivi scientifique de ces deux "pionniers" pourrait dboucher sur une rintroduction plus
grande chelle en milieu entirement naturel.
LONG Wales Wild Land Foundation va crer Artists Valley, prs de Machynlleth, au Pays de Galles, un
habitat ferm destin accueillir un couple de castors europens un mle et une femelle -, comportant un
observatoire pour les visiteurs. Une surveillance et des recherches seront galement menes afin d'valuer
si le rongeur peut tre introduit dans plusieurs sites clos, ou bien dans la nature.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/castor/reintroduction-progressive-du-castor-au-pays-de-galles_art13356.html
Lexercice dalerte dans les Carabes souligne la ncessit de renforcer la prparation au tsunami
Le premier exercice dalerte au tsunami jamais ralis dans la Carabe, le 23 mars, a soulign la ncessit de renforcer la
prparation, les plans dvacuation et limplication du secteur priv. Baptis Caribe Wave, cet exercice visait tester le bon
fonctionnement du Systme dalerte rapide aux tsunamis et aux autres risques ctiers pour la mer des Carabes et les rgions
adjacentes, mis en place en 2005 sous lgide de la Commission ocanographique intergouvernementale (COI) de lUNESCO.
Le 23 mars, 34 pays et territoires de la rgion Carabe* ont pris part la premire simulation dalerte au tsunami jamais
organise dans la rgion. Conformment au scnario prvu par les organisateurs**, un tremblement de terre fictif dune
magnitude de 7,6 sur lchelle de Richter sest produit au large des Iles Vierges, bientt suivi dun tsunami avec des vagues
pouvant atteindre une hauteur de dix mtres. A 13h02 (temps universel coordonn), le Centre dalerte aux tsunamis de la cte
Ouest et de lAlaska (Etats-Unis) et le Centre dalerte aux tsunamis dans le Pacifique (PTWC) de la NOAA (National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration) ont mis un message dalerte.
caribbean_test_highlights_need_to_improve_tsunami_warning_system/
Crapaud buffle : l'Australie organise une campagne d'abattage
La campagne annuelle d'abattage des crapauds buffle s'est droule ce week-end dans l'Etat du
Queensland au nord-est de l'Australie. L'objectif tait d'endiguer la progression de cette espce nuisible
aux cosystmes du territoire.
L'Etat du Queensland au nord-est de l'Australie souffre depuis quelques temps de la prsence de
crapauds buffle. Touche par de rcentes inondations, la rgion s'avre propice la prolifration de ces
animaux dots d'une impressionnante capacit de reproduction. Afin de lutter contre cette nouvelle
nuisance, une campagne d'abattage est organise chaque anne avec l'aide de volontaires. Pour cette
troisime dition, les organisateurs, ont fait tat de 14.000 crapauds buffle morts.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/crapaud-buffle/crapaud-buffle-l-039-australie-organise-une-campagne-d-039abattage_art13487.html
PROJECT TIGER: PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE
Project Tiger, launched in 1973-74, is one of our most successful conservation
ventures in the recent times. The project aims at tiger conservation in specially
constituted 'tiger reserves', which are representative of various bio-geographical
regions falling within our country. It strives to maintain a viable tiger population
in the natural environment.
The project was launched in 1973, and various tiger reserves were created in the
country on a 'core-buffer' strategy. The core areas were freed from all sorts of
human activities and the buffer areas were subjected to 'conservation oriented land use'. Management plans were drawn
up for each tiger reserve, based on the principles outlined below:
1. Elimination of all forms of human exploitation and biotic disturbance from the core area and rationalization of activities in
the buffer zone.
2. Restricting the habitat management only to repair the damages done to the eco-system by human and other
interferences, so as to facilitate recovery of the eco-system to its natural state.
3. Monitoring the faunal and floral changes over time and carrying out research about wildlife.
+ info: http://projecttiger.nic.in/past.asp
Sochi 2014 - Les partenaires des Jeux Olympiques s'engagent restaurer le bassin de la
rivire Mzimta (Fdration de Russie)
Les principaux partenaires impliqus dans la construction des infrastructures et des sites
olympiques de la ville russe de Sotchi, hte des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de 2014, ont sign une
Dclaration qui les engage laborer et mettre en ?uvre un plan de restauration du bassin de la
rivire Mzimta. Cette Dclaration se base sur une recommandation du Programme des Nations
Unies pour l'environnement (PNUE).
En mars 2010, le PNUE avait prsent au gouvernement russe un rapport dcrivant l'impact des
travaux de construction des infrastructures Olympiques sur l'environnement. Ce rapport lanait un appel pour une action
collective de sauvegarde de l'cosystme unique de la rgion. Il recommandait l'laboration d'un programme de restauration, de
gestion et de prservation de la biodiversit du bassin de la rivire Mzimta.
Le rapport conseillait galement de prparer une valuation concernant l'impact global des Jeux Olympiques et des projets de
tourisme sur l'cosystme de la rgion.
+ info: http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=664&ArticleID=8669&l=fr
Conservation Volunteers - March 2011 Newsletter
We've just found out that some of the links in our January e-News are broken.
Although we don't want to overload you with emails, our flood work in the Eastern states of Australia is very important and
we need all of the support we can get.
Following are the links:
* Prince William visits Christchurch
* Federal Government commits $8 million
* Generous support for flood recovery
* Coastal Guardians
* Toadbuster recordbusters
* Calling All International Volunteers: win US$2,000!
+ info: http://www.conservationvolunteers.com.au/
Commonwealth Heritage Division Staffing Cut
The Canberra Times recently reported the Heritage Division of the Commonwealth Department of the Environment was to
have a 30% staff cut. Click on the following link to read the article: "Heritage funds cut, 30 jobs to go"
Australia ICOMOS is keenly following this issue and considering what action to take.
+ info: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/heritage-funds-cut-30-jobs-to-go/2111368.aspx
- Events
Sea Shepherd Partners with the Republic of Palau to Control Poaching
After a successful victory driving the whalers out of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary,
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has turned its sights from defending whales to
protecting sharks. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed earlier this month between the
direct action marine wildlife conservation organization and the Republic of Palau. This historic
agreement authorizes Sea Shepherd to collaborate directly with Palaus Division of Marine
Law Enforcement (DMLE) to patrol and safeguard a unique marine protected area designated
as the worlds first shark sanctuary. During a recent visit to Palau, Captain Paul Watson and
Sea Shepherds Chief Executive Officer Steve Roest met with His Excellency, President Johnson Toribiong of Palau, and the
16-member traditional Council of Chiefs who serve as his advisors, to sign the agreement.
+ info: http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-110331-1.html
Las Negras Waterfront / Jess Torres Garca - Nijar - Spain
The landscape of this Almeria area has been used as scenery for forty years: from the birth of a genre such as the
Spaghetti Western with Sergio Leone taking the lead with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and A Fistful of Dollars, to
modest productions such as How I won the war by Richard Lester. The fact that such an abundance of artists agrees in the
choice of this enclave as a backdrop for their creations gives us an idea of its scenic quality. The isolation and the lack of
development of this region have also helped.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123858/las-negras-waterfront-jesus-torres-garcia/
1st South Atlantic Biodiversity Meeting:Understanding deep-water biodiversity in the South Atlantic: options
for conservation and sustainable use of resources in the high-seas - Paris - France (7 -8 April 2011 )
The international expert meeting Understanding deep-water biodiversity in the South Atlantic: options for conservation and
sustainable use of resources in the high-seas will consolidate the main scientific findings collected during the South Atlantic
MAR-ECO field expedition, a collaborative effort involving scientists from Russia, Brazil, Uruguay and New Zealand. During
this 34-day expedition, a team of scientists acquired numerous pelagic and benthic samples over areas of the southern MidAtlantic Ridge and the Walvis Ridge. Scientific results emerging from preliminary analyses are already substantial and
expected to reveal significant results regarding deep water biodiversity of such poorly studied area.
+ info: http://www.ioc-tsunami.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewEventRecord&eventID=926&lang=fr&Itemid=
From Bangkok to Durban: Time to act on Cancun deal
The first round of UN climate change negotiations since the Cancun summit in December, being
held in Bangkok from April 3-8, will start on the work plan agreed at Cancun for 2011. The aim
of the meeting is to build on the Cancun agreements and to work towards establishing a new
global climate change regime, to complement or replace the Kyoto Protocol, whose first
commitment period expires in late 2012.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/?7196/From-Bangkok-to-Durban--Time-to-Act-on-Cancun-Deal
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Indianapolis Museum of Art to Open Miller House and Garden for Public Tours in May 2011 - Indianapolis Indiana - USA
Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, announced today that
the IMA will open Miller House and Garden to the public in May 2011. Located in Columbus, Ind., and one of the countrys
most highly regarded examples of mid-century Modernist residences, the Miller House was designed by Eero Saarinen, with
interiors by Alexander Girard, and landscape design by Daniel Urban Kiley.
Members of the Miller family donated the house and gardens, along with many of its original furnishings, to the Museum in
2009. Additionally, members of the Miller family and the Irwin-Sweeney-Miller Foundation have donated $5 million to
establish an endowment for the house and surrounding grounds. The IMA is working with the Columbus Area Visitors
Center to offer public guided tours of the house and gardens beginning in May 2011.
MedPartnership lance un nouveau site Web
L'association stratgique de l'UNEP/MAP GEF pour le grand cosystme marin mditerranen (MedPartnership) est un projet
collectif des principales organisations (rgionales, internationales, non gouvernementales, etc.) dont l'UNESCO et des pays
partageant la mer Mditerrane. Le projet concerne la protection de l'environnement mditerranen marin et ctier. Le
MedPartnership, dirig par l'UNEP/MAP et la Banque mondiale est financirement soutenu par le Fonds pour l'environnement
mondial et d'autres donateurs, y compris l'UE et tous les pays participants. L'UNESCO-PHI est le principal partenaire
responsable de lexcution de la sous-composante 1.1 sur la Gestion des aquifres et des eaux souterraines du littoral .
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/natural-sciences/about-us/single-view/news/
medpartnership_launches_new_website/
and tidal marshes
Invasive species experts call for action in the basin of one of African Great Lakes,
Lake Tanganyika
Threats posed by invasive species and ways to monitor and control them will be discussed at a
meeting in the Republic of Burundi tomorrow, with special focus on invasive species that are
spreading in the basin of one of African Great Lakes, Lake Tanganyika.
Invasive species are species introduced to a new area where they spread causing significant
damage to biodiversity and the productivity of natural and agricultural ecosystems. In the
1990s for example, the invasion of water hyacinth and Nile perch in Lake Victoria caused
hundreds of fish species to disappear or become extinct and some of the ecosystem to collapse.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/?7179/Invasive-species-experts-call-for-action
Africa's rhinos face worst poaching crisis in decades - South Africa - Zimbabwe and
Kenya
Well-equipped, sophisticated organized crime syndicates have killed more than 800 African
rhinos in the past three years - just for their horns. With the most serious poaching upsurge
in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya, Africas top rhino experts recently met in South Africa
to assess the status of rhinos across the continent and to identify strategies to combat the
poaching crisis.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/?7165/Africas-Rhinos-face-worst-poaching-crisis-in-decades
Indian Survey Finds More Tigers, but Some Wonder
A new survey by the Indian government reports a 12% increase in the country's adult tiger
population. But some tiger experts think the numbers don't really add up.
A 2006 survey estimated that the country was home to 1165 to 1657 tigers. The latest
survey counts 1571 to 1875 tigers, almost 60% of the world's wild population, including 70
tigers that were found in the mangroves of the Ganges Delta of the Sundarbans, an area not
covered during the last survey, and another 30 from two other areasthe Orang Wildlife
Sanctuary in eastern India and the Sahyadari protected area in western Indiathat were left
out earlier. However, tigers are now squeezed into 22% less space than 5 years ago, to some 72,000 square kilometers
today.
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/indian-survey-finds-more-tigers.html
Le Gulf Stream menac par une accumulation d'eau douce
Des ocanographes ont dclar quune gigantesque poche deau douce situe dans locan Arctique pourrait
engendrer des perturbations ocaniques importantes si elle passait dans lAtlantique.
The Associated Press rapporte quune rserve deau douce sest peu peu constitue dans locan Arctique. Elle
provient des eaux rejetes par les fleuves canadiens et sibriens et de la fonte de la banquise,
consquences directes du rchauffement climatique indiquent les scientifiques. Ainsi depuis 1990, locan
Arctique a dj gagn 20% deau douce selon le chercheur allemand Benjamin Rabe.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/ocan/le-gulf-stream-menace-par-une-accumulation-d-eaudouce_art13745.html
Gorilla eNews April 2011
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International is dedicated to the conservation and protection of
gorillas and their habitats in Africa. We are committed to promoting continued research on the
gorillas and their threatened ecosystems and to providing education about their relevance to the
world in which we live. In collaboration with government agencies and other international
partners, we also provide assistance to local communities through education, health, training and
development initiatives.
Here are the April edition of the official Gorilla eNews:
* New Gorilla Orphan Lubutu Arrives in Goma
* Gorilla Orphan Kyasa Progressing at GRACE
* Silverbacks Working Together to Protect Group
* Help Gorillas Every Month with "Give to Save"
* Give Your Mother a Meaningful Gift
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Fonds de Rponse Rapide en faveur du rtablissement post tsunami au Galpagos
Le terrible tremblement de terre du 11 mars dernier qui a frapp la cte du Japon a cr un puissant
tsunami qui a dvast le littoral japonais et provoqu une tragdie pour des milliers de personnes.
Cependant aucun site du patrimoine mondial n'a t affect au Japon. Le tsunami s'est propag
rapidement travers le Pacifique au cours de la journe. Alerts temps, les habitants des Galpagos
( 13,000 km du Japon), ont pu s'loigner des ctes. Le tsunami s'est manifest en fin d'aprs-midi
sous forme d'une srie de hautes mares de courte dure, mais dpassant d'1,7 mtre leur hauteur
maximale normale. Dans la ville de Puerto Ayora, les zones ctires ont t inondes, endommageant
srieusement les btiments situs proximit du rivage et leur contenu.
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/fr/actualites/733/
Development in the Donau-Auen National Park? - Austria
One of the two free-flowing sections of the river in Austria is between Vienna and the
Austrian border with Slovakia. The largest connected floodplain forest on the upper Danube
is located here. Decisions made here in the planning of navigation projects could have a
"domino effect" on the entire Danube.
The project is located on the Danube section between the Freudeneu hydropower station
next to Vienna and the Austrian-Slovakian border, amounting to 48 km in length. It is within
the boundaries of the Donau-Auen National Park, which is also a biosphere reserve, a
designated Natura 2000 site, and a Ramsar site.
+ info: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/
10th anniversary of the establishment of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park - Scotland (United
Kingdom)
2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park - Scotland's first
national park. Over the years many people have worked to create national parks for Scotland but there is one man who can
be credited with actually making it happen: John McFall. John was the Member of Parliament in Dunbartonshire and some
years before the General Election of 1997, he started promoting the need for a a national park there. He managed to
pursuade his senior colleagues to act regarding national parks if they won the election. They did - and within 6 months the
scottish national parks act was passed in 2000. Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park was created the following
year.
+ info: http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/
Hungary runs out of cash to tackle pollution disaster, WWF (WORLD WILDLIFE
FUND) claims
Despite holding the current presidency of the European Union, Hungary has been accused of
failing to act on the mud pollution disaster that swept a toxic tide of chemical waste along
hundreds of miles of countryside.
Six months after being deluged by the deathly red sludge, towns downstream of the failed
alumina tailings dam near Ajka remain ruined and largely deserted, with residents and
former residents still waiting for authorities to deliver on much of the promised assistance.
Elsewhere in Eastern Europe, residents of other towns threatened by tailings dams are noting that little has been done to
reduce the risks hanging over their communities.
+ info: http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/international-news/122118-hungary-runs-out-of-cash-to-tackle-pollutiondisaster,-wwf-claims.html
FELLOWSHIPS - Alfred Toepfer Natural Heritage Scholarships. Deadline for
application: 20 May 2011
Each year the EUROPARC Federation in cooperation with the Alfred Toepfer Foundation F.V.
S. awards three Alfred Toepfer Natural Heritage Scholarships to promising young
conservationists with practical experience in the field of conservation and in the work of
protected areas. The scholarships were formally known as the European Travel Scholarship
and were awarded for the first time in
By supporting the participants financially the scholarships enable them to undertake a study
visit to one or more protected areas in European countries other than their own. The aim being to enhance international
cooperation and to advance the quality, innovation and European dimension of protected area management. The awards
will each be worth EUR 3.000 and are generously donated by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation in Hamburg (D). They are
presented to the scholarship winners each year at the annual EUROPARC conference.
+ info: http://www.europarc.org/what-we-do/alfred-toepfer-schol
Labellisation du Grand site des Deux Caps Gris-Nez et Blanc-Nez : la dcision du ministre de
lcologie (France)
Aprs avoir obtenu un avis favorable de la commission suprieure des sites, cette fois cest officiel, le site
des Deux caps est prsent le neuvime Grand Site de France. Cest ce quindique Nathalie KosciuskoMorizet, ministre de lcologie, du dveloppement durable, des transports et du logement, dans une lettre
Dominique Dupilet, prsident du Conseil gnral du Pas-de-Calais.
La dcision ministrielle, valable six ans, est parue officiellement le 29 mars 2011 et doit tre publie au
Bulletin officiel.
Dans son courrier, la ministre na pas manqu de saluer lengagement des lus, des quipes techniques, dEden 62 et du
Conservatoire du Littoral.
+ info: http://www.pasdecalais.fr/index.php/Actualites/Developpement/Labellisation-du-Grand-site-des-Deux-Caps-GrisNez-et-Blanc-Nez-la-decision-du-ministere-de-l-ecologie
Rumbles in the jungle - Naresh Subedi - Nepal
Office? The jungle. Colleagues? Elephants, rhinos and tigers. Naresh Subedi has many
stories to tell. Stories that are not only fascinating and impressive but that can also make
your hair stand on end. Naresh Subedi works to save Nepals wildlife. He studies and
monitors animals such as rhinos and tigers, and actively involves local communities in
conservation.
Naresh is currently involved in carrying out a rhino census in the Chitwan National Park,
which has the second largest population of greater one-horned rhino in the world. He
recently fitted radio collars on eight rhinos living in the park and now conducts regular patrols to monitor their movements.
This often means spending the whole night in the park, which is also home to tigers, elephants and gharials.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/focus/natural_born_heroes/our_heroes/?7214/Rumbles-in-the-jungle
Introducing Europe's Protected Natural Areas: Hortobagy National Park - Hungary
In this section we give you a more in depth look at our members and how they manage
Europe's natural heritage. Each month we will upload information about a different
EUROPARC member. This month (March 2011) we take a closer look at Hortobgy National
Park, Hungary. Information on protected areas can be downloaded through this weblink..
+ info: http://www.europarc.org/who-we-are/introducing-europe/
The man who saves turtles - Malaysia
Nick saves sea turtles. In a nutshell thats what he does. But he has to look far beyond their nesting
grounds to make it work. Nick has a PhD in turtle biology, but he says it did not prepare him for the
real-world challenges of turtle conservation.
After an early career in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Palau as a marine biologist, Nick settled down in
north Borneo and established his own non- governmental organization, the Marine Research
Foundation (MRF), a non-profit entity geared to saving marine life across various countries and facing
differing threats. MRF, an IUCN Member, now serves as a base from which Nick addresses turtle
conservation at various levels, and with an ever-growing diversity of people.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/focus/natural_born_heroes/our_heroes/?7208/The-man-who-saves-turtles
Keep tar sands out of Europe - WWF (World Wildlife Fund) UK (United Kingdom) Campaign
At the launch of the Tarnished Earth exhibition in Brussels, we handed in a petition signed by thousands of you to the EU
effectively calling on them to keep tar sands out of Europe.
As part of a coalition we are urging the EU to recognise tar sands as a carbon intensive fuel source. This is because the
production of fuel from it releases on average three times more carbon pollution than conventional oil.
Setting a higher value for tar sands is logical as it is in line with the aim of the legislation, the Fuel Quality Directive.
+ info: http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/campaigning/toxic_fuels/?4717/Keep-tar-sands-out-of-Europe
EUROPARC Annual Report 2010 and Ecosystem Services seminar (Kristianstad Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve Sweden, 3-4 May 2011)
We are pleased to announce to you all that the Annual Report for 2010 is now finished. As in previous years we have only
produced an online PDF and there are unfortunately no printed versions available.
In the 2010 edition we inform readers about all of the activities the EUROPARC Federation Network, including our sections
and EUROPARC Consulting, were involved in, in 2010. These range from communications, to sustainable tourism, to
training and education for different target groups.
+ info: http://www.europarc.org/uploaded/documents/652.pdf
Key Russian fishery joins sustainability lobby - The Russian Federation
A key Russian fisheries organisation is to join WWF in lobbying government for more
sustainable policy and management measures for one of the world's most important
whitefish fisheries.
The influential Alaska or Walleye Pollock Catchers Association (PCA) - one of the governing
bodies of the Russian pollock fishery - has agreed to join WWF in lobbying for the adoption
of governmental policies to place independent fishery observers onboard trawling vessels
and the adoption of WWF Russia proposals into the Russian National Strategy on fighting
illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fisheries.
+ info: http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?199627/Key-Russian-fisheery-joins-sustainability-lobby
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) helps businesses value nature
Today, IUCN and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released a
Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation (CEV) a new message to enhance business
understanding of the benefits and value of ecosystem services like fresh water, food, fibre and
protection against natural disasters.
The economic value of nature and the services it provides us is enormous, but it is rarely taken
into account in policies, financial systems and markets. The Guide to Corporate Ecosystem
Valuation (CEV) aims to enable companies to better understand the value of natures services
that they affect and depend on. This will improve business decision-making by creating more alignment between
businesses financial, ecological and social objectives.
+ info: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/?7237/IUCN-helps-businesses-value-nature
Human virus linked to deaths of endangered gorillas
Research confirms human disease can pass to wild gorilla population A virus
that causes respiratory disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of
wild mountain gorillas, reports a team of researchers in the United States and
Africa.
The finding confirms that serious diseases can pass from people to these
endangered primates. Humans and gorillas share approximately 98 percent of
their DNA, a genetic fact that led to concern that gorillas may be susceptible
to many of the infectious diseases affecting people.
Researchers from the nonprofit Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project; the Wildlife Health Center at the University of
California, Davis; the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University and the Rwanda Development Board have
released their findings in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/human-virus-linked-to-deaths-of-endangered-gorillas/
Management of Protected Areas course : grants for young experts from Central and
Eastern Europe. Deadline: 30 April 2011
Two grants for the participation in the "Management of Protected Areas" MSc course will be
awarded by the province of Carinthia. The grant is targeted at applicants from Central and
Eastern Europe, which have a need to make up economic ground on other European states.
It gives applicants access to international expertise and global networks. Both grants will be
awarded as part of a competition.
Examples of Masters dissertations for the MSc course include "Visitors' management and
infrastructure in Serengeti National Park", "Governance in Biosphere Reserves", "Relocation of a village in an Ethiopian
National Park, Sacred Sites in Ecuador, New Cooperations between Regional Businesses and National Park Kalkalpen. The
next "Management of Protected Areas" course will start in September 2011. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2011.
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Les prcipitations neigeuses, une menace pour les cosystmes arctiques ?
Une quipe de chercheur grenoblois issus du Laboratoire de glaciologie et gophysique de
l'environnement (LGGE, CNRS/UJF), de l'Institut de biologie structurale (IBS, CEA/CNRS/UJF) et du
Laboratoire adaptation et pathognie des microorganismes (LAPM, UJF/CNRS) vient de mettre en
vidence que les retombes brutales de mercure observes chaque printemps en Arctique ne sauraient
tre l'unique cause de contamination des cosystmes par cet lment. Il semble en revanche que les
prcipitations neigeuses aient un fort potentiel contaminant dans cette rgion. Cette tude a t publie en
ligne le 22 fvrier 2011 dans la revue Environmental Science and Technology.
Bazirushaka.
Programme.
Une triple catastrophe. Plante Science - VOL. 9 - n2 (Avril - Juin 2011)
Ce bulletin trimestriel donne des informations sur le travail de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour
l'ducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) dans le domaine des sciences exactes et naturelles.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/natural-sciences/resources/periodical/a-world-of-science/vol-9-n-2/
Sumatran tigers help save their species in the wild - Australia Zoo
Birthday cake for seven year old siblings at Australia Zoo These three
Sumatran tigers have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to wild
tiger conservation in their seven years of life.
All of our Sumatran tigers are ambassadors for their species, increasing
awareness of the tigers plight in the wild and participating in encounters and
photo sessions to raise funds for FFIs tiger conservation programme, said
Australia Zoos International Conservation Manager Giles Clark.
As a long-term supporter of Fauna & Flora International (FFI), Australia Zoo donates funds, partially secured through
general public experiences with big cat siblings Juma, Ranu and Singha, to our tiger programme in Sumatra, Indonesia.
These funds are vital to the continued operations of FFIs Tiger Protection Conservation Programme in Kerinci Seblat
National Park.
+ info: http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/sumatran-tigers-help-save-their-species-in-the-wild/
ScienceShot: Yellowstone Gets a CT(computerised tomography) Scan - Yellowstone National Park - USA
Yellowstone National Park is indeed an electrifying place. Researchers have used observations of Earth's electromagnetic
field collected at more than 100 sites surrounding the park to create a CT scan-like image of the plume of hot rock
responsible for today's geysers and hot springs (main image) as well as past volcanic activity in the region. Variations in
the conductivity of rock underlying the regionwhich conducts electricity in some places as well as seawater does (dark red,
inset)reveal zones rich in molten silicate rocks and hot briny fluids, the researchers report in a forthcoming issue of
Geophysical Research Letters. The plume may stretch more than 600 kilometers westward of the Yellowstone basin, the
new report suggests. In the past decade or so, several other teams of geoscientists, including one with one of the
researchers making the new report, have spotted the plume using seismic waves. The electromagnetic image of the plume
is broader than the one derived from seismic data but doesn't extend as deep, largely because the electromagnetic waves
the study analyzed can penetrate only 300 kilometers or so of Earth's crust.
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/scienceshot-yellowstone-gets.html?etoc
Luciano Andriamaro: Health and Fresh Water: Ingredients for Success in Madagascar
The crystal-clear waters of Madagascar's Nosivolo River hold more than beauty: they hold life. The river's waters support
19 endemic fish species, four of which are found in the Nosivolo and nowhere else.
So when, in September 2010, the river and its watershed was named a Ramsar site, it marked a milestone for CI and local
communities in a joint mission to create protected areas that ensure the long-term health of the river for the fish and for
the human population living nearby.
And Luciano Andriamaro, Science Support Program Manager for CI-Madagascar, understands well how important a healthy
river ecosystem is for ensuring benefits for both local communities and wildlife.
+ info: http://www.conservation.org/FMG/Articles/Pages/Luciano_Andriamaro_Health_Fresh_Water_Madagascar.aspx
Report: Clean Water, Better Health in Madagascar
When Conservation International (CI) and partners first arrived in the village of Miarinarivo in eastern Madagascar in 2002,
the community did not have an adequate supply of potable water. Local taboos discouraged people from using communal
latrines; instead they used the nearby river as a toilet and as a source of drinking water. Waterborne diseases such as
diarrhea were prevalent, especially among young children.
After several years of health education outreach and the implementation of community projects such as latrine construction
in the village, the "Healthy Families, Healthy Forests" project was completed in 2008. Last month, staff from CIMadagascar returned to Miarinarivo to find out if the information and services we'd provided had stuck with community
members or been discarded in favor of long-standing traditions.
+ info: http://www.conservation.org/FMG/Articles/Pages/clean_water_better_health_madagascar_sanitation.aspx
Rethinking Palm Oil
It's in our candy bars, soap and peanut butter it even powers some of our cars. Yet it is precisely this high demand that
makes palm oil one of the most controversial commodities on the market today. The rapid expansion of monoculture palm
oil plantations especially in Southeast Asia has led to the continuing destruction of the world's remaining tropical forests.
+ info: http://www.conservation.org/FMG/Articles/Pages/rethinking_palm_oil.aspx
Journes "Historicit dans les diffrents domaines scientifiques" - MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE
(MNHN)
Organizateurs: Jean-Jacques Kupiec (ENS), Guillaume Lecointre (MNHN), Bernard Thierry (CNRS/INEE), Muriel Gargaud
(CNRS/INSU), Philippe Bertrand (CNRS/INSU) et Pierre-Henri Gouyon (MNHN)
Contact: Jean-Jacques Kupiec ([email protected]) Guillaume Lecointre ([email protected])
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/co/colloques/journees-information-et-stochasticite-en-biologie-et-historicite-dans-lesdifferents-domai
the BDZ and UNESCO.
JUSTIN WARD: HELPING COMPANIES WORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
A growing environmental movement was spreading across America in the 1970s. As it gained
traction in the small, vibrant college town of Ft. Collins, Colo. home to Colorado State
University it helped influence a generation of budding conservationists, including Justin Ward,
Vice President of Business Practices in CI's Center for Environmental Leadership in Business
(CELB).
Justin recalls the era as "a dynamic time for environmental policy, with landmark debates on
wilderness preservation, clean air, clean water, energy and other key issues." This early
influence, Justin says, "reinforced my interest in public affairs and the environment and probably influenced my career
choice."
+ info: http://www.conservation.org/FMG/Articles/Pages/Justin_Ward_Helping_Companies_Work_for_the_Environment.
aspx
Agenda
Exhibition: Every Tree Tells a Story Photography Exhibit - Rye
10 abr - 15 jun 2011 . New York, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: The Jay Heritage Center
+ info: http://www.jaycenter.org/News/Entries/2011/3/29_Landslide
The 7th Charter networking meeting "Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: Building Bridges - Seeking
Solution"
28 jun - 1 jul 2011 . Donji Milanovac, Serbie et Montngro
Organizateurs: Public Enterprise National Park Djerdap Donji Milanovac
+ info: http://npdjerdap.org/pdf/VII_European_Charter_Network_Meeting_%20FINAL%20PROGRAMME.pdf
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/natural-sciences/environment/ecological
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - ODINAFRICA Ocean Data & Information Network for Africa) Scientific Symposium and
Head's of Institutions meeting
4 oct - 6 oct 2011 . SALY, Sngal
Organizateurs: The Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA), in collaboration with the
Centre de Recherche Ocanographique de Dakar Thiaroye (CRODT) and the Direction des
Pches Maritimes (DPM)
Contact: Mika Odido ([email protected]), Arame Keita ([email protected], [email protected]) and Anis
Diallo, ([email protected], [email protected])
+ info: http://www.wiomsa.net/images/stories/ODINAFRICA_Symposium_Announcement.pdf
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Septime symposium scientifique de la WIOMSA: Deuxime annonce et appel rsums
24 oct - 29 oct 2011 . MOMBASA, Kenya
Organizateurs: Conjointement par l'ocan Indien occidental Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) et le Kenya Marine and
Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI).
+ info: http://www.wiomsa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=389:seventh-wiomsa-scientificsymposium-second-announcement-and-call-for-abstracts&catid=37:news&Itemid=71
Publications
Sustainable Dolphin Tourism in East Africa
Authors: Berggren, P., Amir, O.A., Guissamulo, A., Jiddawi, N.S., Ngazy, Z., Stensland, E., Sarnblad, A.
and Cockroft, V.G.
WIOMSA Book Series no. 7 ISSN: 0856-7972
Marine mammal distribution, abundance and population biologyand ecology will be investigated using
airplane and ves sel based surveys and by studying samples from animals bycaught in fishing gear. The
hypothesis that marine mammal distribution and abundance in the region is conducive to eco-tourism will
be tested. The sustainability of the dolphin tourism will be investigated by testing the hypothesis that the
tourism practices adversely impact dolphin populations. Information from behavioural research of dolphins in relation to
tourism will be used to address this
+ info: http://wiomsa.net/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=53&task=view.download&catid=70&cid=347
The Effects of Coral Bleaching on Coral Reef Fish, Fisheries, and Ecosystem Services in the
Western Indian Ocean region
By Tim R. McClanahan. 2009
The Effects of Coral Bleaching on Coral Reef Fish, Fisheries, and Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian
Ocean region. MASMA Final Technical Report. WIOMSA Book Series No. 9, viii+52pp
+ info: http://wiomsa.net/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=53&task=view.
download&catid=70&cid=372
Online Study - Animals Find Sanctuary With Scientists
In an 85-square-kilometer swath of rainforest in Cte d'Ivoire's Ta National Park, monkeys call to one another, chimps drum
on tree trunks, and tiny antelopes rustle through the underbrush. That's where researchers have been studying primate
communities for more than 3 decades. Step outside the research zone, though, and the animal sounds fall silent. The forest
is noticeably emptier as a result of heavy poaching. Field researchers all over the world have noticed that long-term
research sites double as sanctuaries, but they've never had the numbers to prove it. Now they do
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/animals-find-sanctuary-with-scie.html?ref=hp
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9th Conference on Shock & Impact Loads on Structures
16 nov - 18 nov 2011 . FUKUOKA, Japon
Organizateurs: Kyushu University under the Chairmanship of Prof Yoshimi SONODA, organized by the Japan Impact
Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, and with the support of The Japan Society for Computational
Engineering and Science.
+ info: http://www.sloged.si/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=A9s7vdBwM74%3D&tabid=100
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Hotel Fouquet Barrire / Edouard Franois - 2006 - Paris - France
French architect and landscape designer Edouard Franois was encharged of the renovation and faade design of the
Fouquets Barrire Hotel in Paris, which is located in one block facing Avenue des Champs Elyses. The architect mission was
the general plan of the whole hotel, including courtyards, administration offices and a spa service, spread on different plots
of the golden triangle, and the design of new facades for extensions.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/24801/hotel-fouquet-barrier-eduard-fanchanc/
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Returns Tapestry Room to Its Original Glory and Configuration - Boston Massachussetts - USA
For the first time since it opened in 1914, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's 4,000-square-foot Tapestry Room is
being restored to its original glory and will once again take its place as one of the nation's great tapestry halls. The
restoration of this beloved space will return the Tapestry Room to its original configuration for the first time since a
temporary stage, chairs, and other modern elements were added to accommodate formal concerts in the early 1970s.
Historically, the Tapestry Room has been both a gallery and home to many of the museum's programs, including the
popular Sunday Concert Series. Now, as part of the Gardner Museum's Extension and Preservation Project, the museum's
world-class concerts will be relocated to an intimate new performance hall in the Renzo Piano-designed addition, and the
Gardner will be able to restore the space to its historic appearance, enabling visitors to see and enjoy the Tapestry Room
for the first time in nearly 40 years. No event programming is scheduled for 2011 in the Tapestry Room; programming will
resume in 2012 in the new wing and the gallery will remain open until then so that visitors can view the conservation and
preservation work taking place. The reinstalled Tapestry Room will be highlighted as part of the museum's Grand Opening
for its new wing in January 2012.
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Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) - The Conservation of the Mosaic of the
Transfiguration in the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai (Egypt) 14 April 2011
The Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine is the world's oldest continuously operating Christian
monastery. Commissioned by the Byzantine emperor Justinian in the sixth century, it contains
works of art and historic documents of tremendous beauty and importance including icons, wall
paintings, and mosaics. One of the most famous of these is the Transfiguration mosaic, a jewel
of early Byzantine art, located in the apse over the high altar in the monastery's basilica.
Over the centuries, the Transfiguration has suffered extensive damage from earthquakes and
intense visitation by pilgrims from all corners of the world. The Center for Archaeological Conservation (CCA), in Rome, has
recently completed a five-year project to conserve this priceless mosaic.
Join conservator and archaeologist, Roberto Nardi, founder of CCA, as he recounts the steps taken to conserve and
safeguard this iconic work or art for the next millennia.
Presented by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Getty Foundation.
+ info: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/public_programs/sinai.html
Yale Art + Architecture Building / Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects - 1963- New Heaven - Connecticut
- USA
Yale Universitys Rudolph Building formerly known as the Art and Architecture Building was designed in 1963 by the modern
master and then chair of the School of Architecture, Paul Rudolph. It is considered one of his most important works and
was recently completely renovated and expanded, restoring the structure to its original 1963 intention and providing space
for the History of Art department.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123171/yale-art-architecture-building-gwathmey-siegel-associates-architects/
Courthouse and Public Square / Christian Kronaus + Erhard An-He Kinzelbach - 2007-2011 - Sankt Poelten Austria
The project resulted from an open competition won by Architects Christian Kronaus and Erhard An-He Kinzelbach in
collaboration with Vasko+Partner Engineers. The courthouse St. Plten (Lower-Austria) asked for a building extension to
house the higher regional court, district court and the state proscecutors office. In addition, it required a redesign of the
representative public square in front of the historic courthouse building with a new parking garage underneath.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123904/courthouse-and-public-square-christian-kronaus-erhard-an-he-kinzelbach/
Hairy House / Ashworth Parkes Architects - 2008 to 09 - Cambridge - United Kingdom
The site is very small measuring 7.5 metres wide by 10.5 metres deep, and is flanked by 3 metre high walls to the East
and the North, and a 2 metre high wall to the West. The new house was not allowed to rise higher than the eaves of the
house next door to the North. We were only allowed 1 metre squared of obscured window on the Southern elevation, no
windows above the top of the wall on the Western elevation and 1 metre squared of window on the Northern elevation. We
had to set the building back from the road, decreasing the usable space on the site even further.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/126158/hairy-house-ashworth-parkes-architects/
Eureka Valley Residence / Cary Bernstein Architect - San Francisco - California - USA
The renovation of this 1908 craftsmans house and garage was completed in three phases over the course of 7-years.
Interiors were opened up, basements were excavated to create additional living stories and modern details were introduced
throughout the property, resulting in a final design that reveals multiple layers of time and occupancy.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/123205/eureka-valley-residence-cary-bernstein-architect/
Grand Hotel Casselbergh Brugge / BURO II - 2010 - Bruges - Belgium
A new treasure for Bruges
With its central location and rich history, this site is of major importance to the World Heritage City of Bruges. Tourism is
an important engine of the local economy. The conversion of this building into a hotel with conference facilities will finally,
after many years, remove an eyesore from the Hoogstraat. The project consists of two parts: the renovation of the three
historic buildings on the Hoogstraat and a new development on the Groene Rei.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/51946/grand-hotel-casselbergh-brugge-buro-ii/
County Cork Painter's Studio / LOCAL - 2006 - Country Cork - Ireland
A repeat client from New York approached LOCAL to turn an old stone barn on his wifes family farm compound in Ireland
into a painters studio and vacation cottage. Because she is a landscape painter, she wanted a view and lots of light. At the
same time, they wanted to retain the rustic character of the old stone barn. LOCAL decided to keep the faade facing the
other buildings on the compound virtually untouched, and instead break out the entire faade facing the best view of the
hills beyond the farm. Two skylights, invisible from the street, bring in light into the rear part of the house.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/126321/county-cork-painter%e2%80%99s-studio-local/
Technical Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation
Organizateurs: Global Heritage Fund (GHF)
+ info: http://globalheritagefund.org/events/2011/technical_seminar
De nouvelles datations repoussent l'ge de l'apparition d'outils sur le sous-continent Indien
Deux quipes scientifiques du Centre Europen de Recherche et d'Enseignement en Gosciences de
l'Environnement (CEREGE, CNRS - Universit Paul Czanne Aix-Marseille III), install Aix-en -Provence,
viennent d'apporter une contribution essentielle l'tude d'un site archologique majeur d'Inde du Sud.
Notamment, leurs expertises complmentaires dans les mthodes de datation ont rvl que les outils
dcouverts sur ce site ont t fabriqus il y a au moins un million d'annes. Cette dcouverte permet donc
de supposer que la dispersion des hominids travers l'Asie du Sud est beaucoup plus ancienne que ce
que les scientifiques imaginaient jusqu' prsent. Des travaux publis dans la revue Science
+ info: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a3774,nouvelles-datations-repoussent-age-apparition-outils-sous-continent-indien.html
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9th Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works : Ethos, Logos,
Pathos
31 may - 3 jun 2011 . Philadelphia, tats-Unis d'Amrique
Organizateurs: The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
+ info: http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1067
Course on Conserving Historic Structures
5 jul - 9 jul 2011 . British Columbia, Canada
+ info: http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/structures/
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Cultural Inmaterial, adscripta desde 1995 al Consejo Nacional de Patrimonio
El CENCREM es Centro Autorizado para Impartir Estudios de Postgrado desde su propia fundacin, ratificndose como tal en
el ao 1989, cuando pas a formar parte del Sistema de Superacin para la Cultura en el campo del Patrimonio Cultural, como
miembro pleno del Consejo Asesor del Centro Nacional de Superacin para la Cultura (CNSC) y como institucin docente.
Cultura, n3, 2011
pochi idealisti.
The GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE (GCI) - CONSERVACION DE VIDRIERAS
Author: Edited by Miguel Angel Corzo and Nieves Valentn
ISBN: 978-0-89236-492-3
Year: 1998
In this Spanish-language volume, twenty international authorities in stained-glass conservation and related
fields address the history, aesthetics, and conservation of stained glass. The book presents the results of an
international seminar on the conservation of stained glass, held in Spain in July 1994. Among the subjects
discussed are the weathering of medieval stained glass, its chemical structure, the effects of corrosion, and
techniques used for analysis of this historic material.
Miguel Angel Corzo is the former director of the Getty Conservation Institute. Nieves Valentn is researcher at the Instituto
del Patrimonio Histrico Espaol in Madrid.
+ info: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/pdf_publications/vidrieras.pdf
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) - Assessment Report on Shuxiang Temple, Chengde,
rev. Sept. 2009
The assessment of Shuxiang Temple was undertaken by the Chengde Cultural Heritage Bureau, Hebei
Cultural Heritage Bureau, and the Getty Conservation Institute in 2003-04, resulting in a preliminary
report.
The report was reviewed and discussed at an Expert Committee meeting held in Chengde in November
2004. Based on the recommendations of the Expert Committee and the need for additional information,
the report was revised in 2005 and prepared for printing in early 2006.
In the collaboration with the site of Chengde, it was felt important to focus on conservation of traditional Chinese
architecture as a different cultural heritage category to wall painting conservation being undertaken at the Mogao Grottoes
of Dunhuang. The purpose of this diversity of heritage conservation work is to demonstrate the universal applicability of the
China Principles methodology, a new approach in the history of conservation and management of cultural sites in China.
+ info: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/pdf_publications/shuxiang.html
ISBN: 0-89236-249-9
Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas, National Experiences and Practice
Authors: John H. Stubbs and Emily G. Maka
ISBN: 978-0-470-60385-7
Following the acclaimed Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation, this book explores
the rich architectural legacies of Europe and North and South America to
describe "best practices" in architectural conservation, focusing on the histories, structure, key
participants, special challenges, solutions, and specific contributions made by some sixty-seven countries.
+ info: http://conservebuiltworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ACEA_flier.pdf
Time Honored, A Global View of Architectural Conservation; Parameters, Theory & Evolution of
an Ethos
By John H. Stubbs
ISBN: 978-0-470-26049-4
February 2009
Imagine the world without the Parthenon, Notre Dame, the Wailing Wall, the Taj Mahal, the Forbidden
City, Machu Picchu, or other iconic buildings, monuments, and places. What if the more impressive historic
buildings and sites we encounter in our everyday lives disappeared? Civilization would simply not exist as
we know it.
Fortunately, awareness of the importance of protecting the worlds cultural patrimonyin particular, its architectural
heritageis at an all-time high and is growing. Time Honored, A Global View of Architectural Conservation explores the
reasons for this phenomenon, explains how international architectural heritage conservation practice operates, and
considers where this firmly rooted global interest may lead
+ info: http://conservebuiltworld.com/time-honored
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AWARDS - UNWTO Ulysses Prize and Awards 31 MAY 2011 - New Deadline for Applications: 7
April 2011
The UNWTO Ulysses Prize and Awards are conferred
to highlight and showcase Innovation and Application
of Knowledge in Tourism. The Ulysses Prize is given
to a distinguished researcher, whether in the
academia, government or private industry, for an
outstanding contribution to knowledge in tourism. The Ulysses Awards are granted to projects undertaken by public
institutions in tourism (governmental, public-private partnerships), tourism enterprises and non-profit institutions (NGOs,
civil society, etc.), which merit distinction for their innovative contributions to tourism policy, governance, and other areas
of tourism, such as the environment, cooperation for development, new technologies, social corporate responsibility, etc.
In awarding these distinctions, the UNWTO seeks to recognize and stimulate knowledge creation, dissemination and
innovative applications in tourism and to bring to light the latest advances in this area. This has a transversal effect on
governance and society at large.
+ info: http://know.unwto.org/en/event/unwto-ulysses-prize-and-awards-2011
Nam
community.
Germany Relaxes Restrictions on Reichstag Visits - BERLIN - GERMANY
Germany's parliament says restrictions on visits to the cupola of its Reichstag building long a
Berlin tourist magnet will be relaxed later this month, but sightseers will have to register in
advance.
The Reichstag's glass cupola, British architect Norman Foster's popular 1990s addition to the
historic building, was closed to visitors last November after the Interior Ministry warned of an
increased terrorism threat in Germany and raised security levels.
It was subsequently reopened only to people on full tours of the parliament building or with
reservations at its rooftop restaurant.
Parliament's lower house said Wednesday that, starting April 21, visitors who only want to visit the cupola will be admitted
again. They will have to register at least two working days in advance.
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Curso de Posgrado en Turismo Rural - Facultad de Agronomia - Universidad de Buenos Aires - Argentina - 15
abril 2011
Se espera que el alumno est capacitado para disear e implementar un Plan de Negocios o un Plan Estratgico destinado a
poner en marcha una inversin privada o un proyecto institucional de Turismo Rural, utilizando estrategias que permitan
generar ventajas competitivas en la empresa y en el territorio.
El curso va dirigido a profesionales y directivos vinculados a organizaciones, empresas e instituciones del sector
agropecuario y turstico; funcionarios nacionales, provinciales y municipales del rea econmica, agropecuaria y turstica;
productores y empresarios agropecuarios y del sector turstico y docentes.
+ info: http://epg.agro.uba.ar/posgr-turismorural/posgrado-de-alta-direccion-en-turismo-rural
Banteay Chhmar Community Launches Website - Cambodia
Global Heritage Fund's work to empower the local community at Banteay Chhmar took
another step forward recently with the launch of the community's tourism website - www.
visitbanteaychhmar.org.
This platform has been designed by Global Heritage Fund and Heritage Watch to improve the
marketing, sales, booking process and feedback for the tourism services provided by
Banteay Chhmar's Community-Based Tourism (CBT) organization. GHF has been supporting
CBT at Banteay Chhmar since 2008 as a crucial part of our Preservation by Design approach.
Tath Sophal, GHF's coordinator for CBT said, "I hope this website will show the progress that we have made over several
years and help point us towards a better and stronger future as a CBT organization. As always, our goals are to increase
visitation and develop the project in a positive way, working with a participatory spirit and with selfsufficiency as a
community goal."
+ info: http://www.visitbanteaychhmar.org/
Project update of Wat Phu by Global Heritage Fund - LAO PDR
One of only two UNESCO World Heritage cultural sites in Laos, Wat Phu Monumental Complex has suffered from a lack of
regular maintenance and is prone to damage and destabilization from fluvial processes. To counteract these issues, Global
Heritage Fund is supporting emergency stabilization and a sustained conservation and training program to save the last
remaining temples of Wat Phu in Champasak, particularly Nandin Hall, in partnership with The Lerici Institute, the Lao
Ministry of Information and Culture, the Champasak Province Office and the University Polytechnic of Milan.
+ info: http://www.globalheritagefund.org/wat_phu_updates
La construction du nouvel accs au Mont Saint-Michel fait dbat
Le nouveau passage pour accder au Mont Saint-Michel n'a pas fini de faire parler de lui. Depuis
quelques temps ses dtracteurs organisent plusieurs manifestations et procdures judiciaires pour
revendiquer l'arrt des travaux. Selon eux, l'accs devrait imposer aux touristes un plus long parcours de
marche et plus de dpenses.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/mont-saint-michel/la-construction-du-nouvel-acces-au-montsaint-michel-fait-debat_art13929.html
Datatur 2011: trend e statistiche sull'economia del turismo
Una ricognizione sul turismo europeo e, in particolare, su quello italiano, che divenga uno
strumento in grado di monitorare gli obiettivi perseguiti dal comparto e le sue reali
prospettive di sviluppo: con questo obiettivo che nasce Datatur 2011, una ricerca condotta
da Federalberghi e dallEnte Bilaterale Nazionale del settore Turismo con il supporto tecnico
scientifico del Centro Studi del Turismo di Assisi
+ info: http://www.tafter.it/2011/04/13/datatur-2011-trend-e-statistiche-sull%E2%80%
99economia-del-turismo/
heritage.
Imaginaires Touristiques Symposium (Berkeley, California, tats Unis, 18-20 fvrier 2011)
Organis par :
TOURISM STUDIES WORKING GROUP (TSWG), University of California, Berkeley
INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF TOURISM STUDIES (EIREST), INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES AND RESEARCH ON
TOURISM(IREST), University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne Les imaginaires des lieux, des destinations et des voyages sont
produits/consomms par diverses populations autour du globe, par lintermdiaire du rle croissant des mdias et des
opportunits de voyage. Les imaginaires touristiques, dfinis comme des imaginaires spat iaux qui se rfrent la virtualit en
puissance dun lieu en tant que destination touristiue, sont produits, ou coproduits, par des acteurs du tourisme ou, de
manire plus gnrale, par le systme touristique. Ils permettent aux individus et aux groupes de se reprsenter u n lieu en tant
que destination touristique apprhendable. Sils sont ngatifs ils contribuent se dtourner de certaines destinations. Ils
interviennent non seulement au moment du choix de la destination, mais galement sur place, dterminant (ou empchant)
certaines pratiques.
Le but de cette confrence est dapprofondir la notion des imaginaires touristiques et de proposer des mthodologies et des
conaissances susceptibles de les apprhender plus globalement.
+ info: http://www.univ-paris1.fr/colloques/imaginairestouristiques/
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La citt ospitale : come programmare lo sviluppo locale - LUCCA - ITALY - 5 MAY 2011
5-may-2011 . Lucca, Italie
+ info: http://www.fondazionecampus.it/
THE LIFE QUALITY IN CITY CENTRES - CONDITIONS FOR TOURISM AND RESIDENCE
12 may - 15 may 2011 . Torun, Pologne
Organizateurs: University of Economy in Bydgoszcz (POLAND); Romualdo Del Bianco, Foundation in Florence (ITALY); The
City Office of Torun (POLAND)
+ info: http://www.flo-tor.byd.pl/index.php?id=2
Confrence des donateurs afin de mobiliser les ressources ncessaires au dveloppement du tourisme dans les
parcs et zones protges dAfrique de lOuest
27 may - 28 may 2011 . DAKAR, Sngal
Organizateurs: UNWTO and the OIC, in cooperation with the Government of Senegal
+ info: http://85.62.13.114/media/news/fr/press_det.php?id=7681&idioma=E
2e Confrence de la Chaire Culture, Tourisme, Dveloppement Mesure et valuation du tourisme sur les sites du
Patrimoine mondial. Outils et questionnements
Organizateurs: Institut de Recherche et d'tudes Suprieures du Tourisme (IREST)
+ info: http://www.univ-paris1.fr/ufr/irest-accueil/menu-haut-irest/colloques/
The 7th Charter networking meeting "Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: Building Bridges - Seeking
Solution"
28 jun - 1 jul 2011 . Donji Milanovac, Serbie et Montngro
Organizateurs: Public Enterprise National Park Djerdap Donji Milanovac
+ info: http://npdjerdap.org/pdf/VII_European_Charter_Network_Meeting_%20FINAL%20PROGRAMME.pdf
1st Doctoriales from the Chair of "Tourism, culture, development" Tourism Concepts and methods at the
disciplinary crossroads
14 sep - 16 sep 2011 . Paris, France
Organizateurs: The UNESCO Chair Tourism, culture, development , University of Paris 1 Panthon Sorbonne, with the
participation of the partner Universities of the UNITWIN network Tourism, culture, development and the support of the
lEquipe Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Sur le Tourisme (EIREST)
+ info: http://www.univ-paris1.fr/fileadmin/Colloque-museetourisme/DOCTORIALES_anglais.pdf
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Auteur : ter Zafer
ISBN : 9786131567148
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* LOOTING AT WRECK
* HERITAGE ADDRESS
* DIARY DATES
Nazi Warplane, Thought to Be World's Last Known Example, Lying Off United Kingdom Coast is Intact
A World War Two era German Dornier 17 bomber is seen using high-tech sonar equipment, showing it to be largely intact
and well-preserved on the sea floor, in an undated photo off the Kent coast. A rare World War II German bomber shot
down over the English Channel, hidden for years by shifting sands at the bottom of the sea, is so well preserved a British
museum wants to raise it for its collection. The Dornier 17 warplane -- thought to be world's last known example -- was hit
on 26 August 1940 as it took part on a massive attack that became known as the Battle of Britain
Maritime archeology trainees ship home a bag full of knowledge (Bangkok,
Thailand, March- April 2011)
A closing ceremony held at UNESCO Bangkok gave the opportunity for 21 regional trainees
who participated in the Third Foundation Course, to share their experience during the six
weeks training on the protection and management of maritime archaeology.
The training course was organized within the context of the UNESCO regional capacity
building programme on Safeguarding the Underwater Cultural Heritage of Asia and the
Pacific, supported by the Royal Norwegian Government. During the ceremony awarding
certificates from UNESCO Bangkok Director, Gwang-Jo Kim and the Director of Archeological Fine Arts Department,
Tharaphong Srisuchart, were given to the students
+ info: http://www.unescobkk.org/news/article/maritime-archeology-trainees-ship-home-a-bag-full-of-knowledge/
Ratification par la Namibie de la Convention sur la protection du patrimoine culturel subaquatique (Paris, 2
novembre 2001)
Le 9 mars 2011, la Namibie a dpos auprs de la Directrice gnrale son instrument de ratification de la Convention sur la
protection du patrimoine culturel subaquatique.
Conformment aux dispositions de son article 27, ladite Convention entrera en vigueur lgard de la Namibie trois mois aprs le
dpt de cet instrument, cest--dire le 9 juin 2011.
Nouveau site web en 7 langues pour la Sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel subaquatique (2001)
On entend par patrimoine culturel subaquatique toutes les traces d'existence humaine reposant ou ayant
repos sous l'eau et prsentant un caractre culturel ou historique.
Reconnaissant le besoin urgent de prserver et de protger un tel hritage, l'UNESCO a labor en 2001 la
Convention sur la protection du patrimoine culturel subaquatique.
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/
CONVENTION 2011 - Troisime session de la Confrence des tats parties la Convention sur la protection du
patrimoine culturel subaquatique
13 abr - 15 abr 2011 . Paris, France
Organizateurs: UNESCO Cultura
Contact: Barbara Egger [email protected]
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/meeting-of-states-parties/thirdsession-of-the-meeting-of-state-parties/
Diving Ice Age Mexico - Clues about the earliest Americans emerge from the Yucatn's watery
underworld
Clues about the earliest Americans emerge from the Yucatns watery underworld Beneath the surface of
Mexicos Yucatn peninsula is a massive network of caves that forms a world unto itself. Until 7,600 years
ago, the caves were mostly dry, providing shelter and naturally occurring pools of drinkable water to
people and animals living in a region with few rivers. As the glaciers in North America melted and sea
levels rose, so did the water levels in the caves, preserving the traces of human activity in place. These
water-filled spaces, called cenotes, are largely unexplored, but a dedicated group of archaeologists and
divers are working together to investigate them
+ info: http://www.archaeology.org/1105/features/yucatan_caves_cenotes_hoyo_negro.html
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Exhibition: Titanic and Liverpool: New 2012 Exhibition to Mark Centenary of Sinking
March 2012 onward . Liverpool, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Organizateurs: Merseyside Maritime Museum
+ info: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/collections/liners/titanic/liverpool.aspx
+ info: http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/media-services/single-view/news/regional_training
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County Cork Painter's Studio / LOCAL - 2006 - Country Cork - Ireland
A repeat client from New York approached LOCAL to turn an old stone barn on his wifes family farm compound in Ireland
into a painters studio and vacation cottage. Because she is a landscape painter, she wanted a view and lots of light. At the
same time, they wanted to retain the rustic character of the old stone barn. LOCAL decided to keep the faade facing the
other buildings on the compound virtually untouched, and instead break out the entire faade facing the best view of the
hills beyond the farm. Two skylights, invisible from the street, bring in light into the rear part of the house.
+ info: http://www.archdaily.com/126321/county-cork-painter%e2%80%99s-studio-local/
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+ info: http://www.emiliacentrale.it/progetti/cbec/sito/cbec.nsf/Pubblicate/
Call for Papers - International Conference on "The History of the Italian Agricultural Landscape by Emilio
Sereni on its 50th Anniversary"
10 nov - 12 nov 2011 . Gattatico, Italie
Organizateurs: Istituto Alcide Cervi, Biblioteca Archivio Emilio Sereni
+ info: http://www.fratellicervi.it/
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Catholic area.
Japan International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) reports on disaster affected cultural property
assessment
Click on the links below to read the following reports:
* Japan ICOMOS report Damages of National Properties Caused by Earthquake
* Japan ICOMOS report Flash Report on the Situation of Damage on Cultural Properties and Buildings, Scenery and Historic
Sites
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) - The Conservation of the Mosaic of the
Transfiguration in the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai (Egypt) 14 April 2011
The Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine is the world's oldest continuously operating Christian
monastery. Commissioned by the Byzantine emperor Justinian in the sixth century, it contains
works of art and historic documents of tremendous beauty and importance including icons, wall
paintings, and mosaics. One of the most famous of these is the Transfiguration mosaic, a jewel
of early Byzantine art, located in the apse over the high altar in the monastery's basilica.
Over the centuries, the Transfiguration has suffered extensive damage from earthquakes and
intense visitation by pilgrims from all corners of the world. The Center for Archaeological Conservation (CCA), in Rome, has
recently completed a five-year project to conserve this priceless mosaic.
Join conservator and archaeologist, Roberto Nardi, founder of CCA, as he recounts the steps taken to conserve and
safeguard this iconic work or art for the next millennia.
Presented by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Getty Foundation.
+ info: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/public_programs/sinai.html
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La Carte du patrimoine mondial 2010-2011 est maintenant
disponible
La dernire version de la Carte du patrimoine mondial, produite par le
Centre du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO et National Geographic Maps,
avec le soutien financier du Ministre de la culture du Royaume du Bahren
et de la Fondation des Nations Unies, peut dsormais tre commande sur
le site internet du patrimoine mondial, moyennant une modeste
contribution financire pour couvrir les frais postaux.
Cette Carte est un outil pdagogique et un vecteur de sensibilisation extrmement pratique qui offre un premier contact trs
complet avec le concept de patrimoine mondial, permettant ainsi l'UNESCO de communiquer dans ce domaine une large
chelle.
Project update of Wat Phu by Global Heritage Fund - LAO PDR
One of only two UNESCO World Heritage cultural sites in Laos, Wat Phu Monumental Complex has suffered from a lack of
regular maintenance and is prone to damage and destabilization from fluvial processes. To counteract these issues, Global
Heritage Fund is supporting emergency stabilization and a sustained conservation and training program to save the last
remaining temples of Wat Phu in Champasak, particularly Nandin Hall, in partnership with The Lerici Institute, the Lao
Ministry of Information and Culture, the Champasak Province Office and the University Polytechnic of Milan.
+ info: http://www.globalheritagefund.org/wat_phu_updates
Global Heritage Fund Launches Early-Warning System for Threats to Global Heritage Sites
The city of Nineveh in Iraq was one of the most important cultural centers of the ancient world, but in the past 5 years
urban sprawl has gobbled the core of its remains. A project launched on 15 March aims to keep a watchful eye on Nineveh,
along with hundreds of other heritage sites in developing nations that are endangered by urbanization, looting, war, and
other threats.
The project, called the Global Heritage Network (GHN), consists of a database and a Web site that assembles Google Earth
satellite imaging, maps, photos, videos, and reports from a network of researchers, locals, and government officials. It also
ranks each sites status, from black (destroyed) through green (stable).
+ info: http://www.globalheritagefund.org/in_the_news/2011_news_archives/group_launches_early_warning_system
Fonds de Rponse Rapide en faveur du rtablissement post tsunami au Galpagos
Le terrible tremblement de terre du 11 mars dernier qui a frapp la cte du Japon a cr un puissant
tsunami qui a dvast le littoral japonais et provoqu une tragdie pour des milliers de personnes.
Cependant aucun site du patrimoine mondial n'a t affect au Japon. Le tsunami s'est propag
rapidement travers le Pacifique au cours de la journe. Alerts temps, les habitants des Galpagos
( 13,000 km du Japon), ont pu s'loigner des ctes. Le tsunami s'est manifest en fin d'aprs-midi
sous forme d'une srie de hautes mares de courte dure, mais dpassant d'1,7 mtre leur hauteur
maximale normale. Dans la ville de Puerto Ayora, les zones ctires ont t inondes, endommageant
srieusement les btiments situs proximit du rivage et leur contenu.
also.
Runion dexperts portant sur les dfis de ltat de conservation global des biens du patrimoine mondial
Les principaux objectifs de cette runion d'experts seront d'identifier les tendances/thmes manant du processus de rapport
sur l'tat de conservation, de faciliter le partage d'information sur les approches de gestion de problmes communs aux
biens, de considrer les directives disponibles pour assister les Etats parties prvenir et attnuer les menaces, et de discuter
de l'insertion de ces questions dans les approches politiques. La runion proposera une amlioration du processus et des
procdures actuellement utiliss pour l'tat de conservation gnral des biens du patrimoine mondial.
La runion pourra contribuer comprendre les principales questions de conservation au niveau mondial et en Afrique, faire
valuer les tendances futures par les gestionnaires des biens, dvelopper des directives pour le dveloppement d'un agenda de
recommandations poli tiques sur les menaces globales et rcurrentes. La runion contribuera aussi explorer le dveloppement
de thmes spcifiques pour le rapport sur l'tat de conservation afin d'amliorer la mise en place effective des dcisions du Comit
et donc d'amliorer l'tat de conservation des biens. Le rapport de cette runion d'experts, avec les orientations telles que
dfinies ci-dessus, seront prsentes au Comit du patrimoine mondial lors de sa 35e session en juin 2011.
Article sur " quoi sert la Liste du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco ?"
Dans les annes 1960, l'Unesco se mobilise pour sauver les temples d'Abou Simbel, en gypte. Dans la foule est cre la
Convention pour la protection du patrimoine mondial, culturel et naturel, puis la Liste du patrimoine mondial, qui compte
aujourd'hui 911 bien rpartis dans 151 pays. Imparfaite mais ncessaire, elle est de plus en plus souvent utilise comme
argument touristique.
+ info: http://universidadypatrimonio.net/doc/TGV-Magazine2011-04.pdf
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Mont-Sant Michel - runions publiques avant les travaux de modifications des acces
(France)
Rappelons que ces runions ont pour but d'changer sur les questions concrtes que se posent
ceux qui sont les plus familiers du Mont : habitants, riverains et professionnels. Elles permettent d'aborder tous les sujets
pratiques lis aux chantiers en cours ou venir et aux modalits futures d'accs la Caserne et au Rocher et d'apporter, dans la
mesure du possible, des adaptations tenant compte du quotidien.
+ info: http://www.projetmontsaintmichel.fr/actu/index.html
=3616&cHash=7d468427a2
La construction du nouvel accs au Mont Saint-Michel fait dbat
Le nouveau passage pour accder au Mont Saint-Michel n'a pas fini de faire parler de lui. Depuis
quelques temps ses dtracteurs organisent plusieurs manifestations et procdures judiciaires pour
revendiquer l'arrt des travaux. Selon eux, l'accs devrait imposer aux touristes un plus long parcours de
marche et plus de dpenses.
+ info: http://www.maxisciences.com/mont-saint-michel/la-construction-du-nouvel-acces-au-montsaint-michel-fait-debat_art13929.html
200 millions d'euros pour la restauration de Pompi - Italie
Giancarlo Galan, le nouveau ministre de la Culture en Italie, vient dannoncer un vaste
programme de restauration de la zone archologique de Pompi. Alors que son prdcesseur est
tenu pour responsable des effondrements survenus sur le site antique.
+ info: http://www.artclair.com/site/archives/docs_article/83817/200-millions-d-euros-pour-larestauration-de-pompei.php?xtor=EPR-126
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Chile - Mesa redonda Lota/ICOMOS/Universidad de Concepcin - (Concepcin,Chile, 20 de abril de 2011)
Integrantes: Jos de Nordenflycht, presidente de ICOMOS Chile; Carlos Inostroza, miembro de ICOMOS Chile; Mara Dolores
Muoz, arquitecta e investigaodra del Centro EULA; Javier Ramirez, miembro de ICOMOS Chile y Alexis Muoz, historiador y
representante de Lota. Conferencia y posterior Mesa Redonda ofrecida por Sr. Alfredo Conti, Vicepresidente de ICOMOS
(Consejo Internacional de Monumentos y Sitios)
Patricio Oyaneder Jara, Decano de la Facultad de Humanidades y Arte, tiene el agrado de invitarle a la conferencia, que
dictar el Sr. Alfredo Conti, Vicepresidente de ICOMOS (Consejo Internacional de Monumentos y Sitios), llamada "La
Convencin de Patrimonio Mundial: Actores, Contexto y Vigencia, y posterior Mesa Redonda denominada "Patrimonio
Mundial en contexto Local: oportunidades y desafos para el desarrollo regional", que se efectuar el da mircoles 20 de abril
a las 16.00 horas, en el Auditorio de la Universidad de Concepcin (edificio Facultad de Humanidades y Arte)
+ info: http://icomoschile.blogspot.com/2011/04/patricio-oyaneder-jara-decano-de-la.html
ScienceShot: Yellowstone Gets a CT(computerised tomography) Scan - Yellowstone National Park - USA
Yellowstone National Park is indeed an electrifying place. Researchers have used observations of Earth's electromagnetic
field collected at more than 100 sites surrounding the park to create a CT scan-like image of the plume of hot rock
responsible for today's geysers and hot springs (main image) as well as past volcanic activity in the region. Variations in
the conductivity of rock underlying the regionwhich conducts electricity in some places as well as seawater does (dark red,
inset)reveal zones rich in molten silicate rocks and hot briny fluids, the researchers report in a forthcoming issue of
Geophysical Research Letters. The plume may stretch more than 600 kilometers westward of the Yellowstone basin, the
new report suggests. In the past decade or so, several other teams of geoscientists, including one with one of the
researchers making the new report, have spotted the plume using seismic waves. The electromagnetic image of the plume
is broader than the one derived from seismic data but doesn't extend as deep, largely because the electromagnetic waves
the study analyzed can penetrate only 300 kilometers or so of Earth's crust.
+ info: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/scienceshot-yellowstone-gets.html?etoc
Bazirushaka.
Programme.
Agenda
Organisation des Villes du patrimoine mondial (OVPM) - Recueil d'tudes de cas Villes historiques en
dveloppement : des cls pour comprendre et agir
Prolongation de l'Appel contributions jusqu'au 30 avril 2011 . Sintra, Kazakhstan
Organizateurs: Organisation des villes du patrimoine mondial (OVPM)
+ info: http://www.ovpm.org/fr/etudes_de_cas
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE CLEANING OF BOROBUDUR TEMPLE
. , Indonsie
MY IDEAL CITY (MIC) SCENARIOS FOR THE EUROPEAN CITY OF THE 3rd MILLENNIUM - The Ideal City and the
participatory process, The image of the city in the digital world, Towards a Sustainable City
12 may - 13 may 2011 . Venise, Italie
Organizateurs: European project MIC - My Ideal City
+ info: http://www.myidealcity.eu/project/
IX Encuentro Internacional sobre Manejo y Gestin de Centros Histricos - 'El derecho ciudadano a los hitos
urbanos: grandes estructuras antiguas en funcin de nuevas centralidades'
17 may - 20 may 2011 . La Habana, Cuba
Organizateurs: Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de la Habana
+ info: http://www.cubaarqueologica.org/index.php?q=node/210
2e Confrence de la Chaire Culture, Tourisme, Dveloppement Mesure et valuation du tourisme sur les sites du
Patrimoine mondial. Outils et questionnements
Organizateurs: Institut de Recherche et d'tudes Suprieures du Tourisme (IREST)
+ info: http://www.univ-paris1.fr/ufr/irest-accueil/menu-haut-irest/colloques/
35e session du Comit
Organizateurs: WHC
+ info: http://whc.unesco.org/fr/sessions/35COM/
whs_apply
The Future of the World Heritage Convention: a Nordic perspective WHILD/Vasa 2011
14 dic - 16 dic 2011 . Vasa, Finlande
+ info: http://blogs.abo.fi/whild2011/
Publications
ISBN: 978-84-338-5174-1
&cHash=000e0feaa8
The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz
Authors: Denis Avey and Rob Broomby
ISBN-13: 978-1444714166
This book is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into BunaMonowitz, the concentration camp known as Auschwitz III.
In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a POW labour camp, E715, near Auschwitz III.
He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determined to witness
what he could.
He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate and smuggled himself into his sector of the camp. He spent the
night there on two occasions and experienced at first-hand the cruelty of a place where slave workers, had been sentenced
to death through labour.
Astonishingly, he survived to witness the aftermath of the Death March where thousands of prisoners were murdered by
the Nazis as the Soviet Army advanced. After his own long trek right across central Europe he was repatriated to Britain.
For decades he couldn't bring himself to revisit the past that haunted his dreams, but now Denis Avey feels able to tell the
full story - a tale as gripping as it is moving - which offers us a unique insight into the mind of an ordinary man whose
moral and physical courage are almost beyond belief.
La Loire, Agent gologique - BRGM (Bureau de recherches gologiques et minires - France)
Revue du BRGM N 12 - Dcembre 2010
Le BRGM, tablissement public de rfrence dans le domaine des sciences de la Terre.
Le BRGM est l'tablissement public de rfrence dans le domaine des sciences de la Terre pour grer les
ressources et les risques du sol et du sous-sol.
Ses actions s'articulent autour de 4 missions : recherche scientifique, appui aux politiques publiques,
coopration internationale, scurit minire.
Le BRGM poursuit deux objectifs :
Comprendre les phnomnes gologiques et les risques associs, dvelopper des mthodologies et des techniques nouvelles,
produire et diffuser des donnes de qualit. Dvelopper et mettre disposition les outils ncessaires la gestion du sol, du sous-sol
et des ressources, la prvention des risques naturels et des pollutions, aux politiques de rponse au changement climatique.
Le BRGM est le service gologique national franais.
+ info: http://www.brgm.fr/brgm/Fichiers/publications/geosciences12/geosciences12.html
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