© The British MuseumEgyptian Sculpture Gallery
2007 - number 3
A guided tour of museums
Increasingly seen as not only as big business, but also formidable machines for promoting mass culture major Western museums are starting to go global.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The new edition of the UNESCO Courier is out!
© The British MuseumEgyptian Sculpture Gallery
Increasingly seen as not only as big business, but also formidable machines for promoting mass culture major Western museums are starting to go global.
The new edition of the UNESCO Courier is out!
© The British MuseumEgyptian Sculpture Gallery
2007 - number 3
A guided tour of museums
Increasingly seen as not only as big business, but also formidable machines for promoting mass culture major Western museums are starting to go global.
The International Association of Universities
IAU, founded in 1950, is the UNESCO-based worldwide association of higher education institutions. It brings together institutions and organizations from some 150 countries for reflection and action on common concerns and collaborates with various international, regional and national bodies active in higher education.
The online database on Higher Education Systems includes information available on the higher education systems of some 180 countries and territories worldwide.
The International Association of Universities
IAU, founded in 1950, is the UNESCO-based worldwide association of higher education institutions. It brings together institutions and organizations from some 150 countries for reflection and action on common concerns and collaborates with various international, regional and national bodies active in higher education.The online database on Higher Education Systems includes information available on the higher education systems of some 180 countries and territories worldwide.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
UNESCO TEAM CONFIRMS THAT INVASIVE SPECIES AND TOURISM THREATEN GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Read the full article from MaximNews.com.
"After a fact-finding mission to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, a team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today confirmed serious threats to the World Heritage site caused by encroachment by invasive species, uncontrolled tourism and other challenges, as it also welcomed measures to deal with these threats put forward by the country’s President.
"The visit, from 8 to 13 April, was led by Tumu te Heuheu, Chairman of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, Kishore Rao, Deputy Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, and Berndt von Droste of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The trip took place at the invitation of Ecuador’s Government."
"After a fact-finding mission to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, a team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today confirmed serious threats to the World Heritage site caused by encroachment by invasive species, uncontrolled tourism and other challenges, as it also welcomed measures to deal with these threats put forward by the country’s President.
"The visit, from 8 to 13 April, was led by Tumu te Heuheu, Chairman of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, Kishore Rao, Deputy Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, and Berndt von Droste of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The trip took place at the invitation of Ecuador’s Government."
UNESCO TEAM CONFIRMS THAT INVASIVE SPECIES AND TOURISM THREATEN GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Read the full article from MaximNews.com.
"After a fact-finding mission to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, a team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today confirmed serious threats to the World Heritage site caused by encroachment by invasive species, uncontrolled tourism and other challenges, as it also welcomed measures to deal with these threats put forward by the country’s President.
"The visit, from 8 to 13 April, was led by Tumu te Heuheu, Chairman of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, Kishore Rao, Deputy Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, and Berndt von Droste of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The trip took place at the invitation of Ecuador’s Government."
"After a fact-finding mission to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, a team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today confirmed serious threats to the World Heritage site caused by encroachment by invasive species, uncontrolled tourism and other challenges, as it also welcomed measures to deal with these threats put forward by the country’s President.
"The visit, from 8 to 13 April, was led by Tumu te Heuheu, Chairman of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, Kishore Rao, Deputy Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, and Berndt von Droste of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The trip took place at the invitation of Ecuador’s Government."
Monday, April 16, 2007
1st Expert Meeting of the UNESCO Working Group on Water Education and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development
11-13 April 2007, Paris, France
The UNESCO Working Group on Water Education and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development is an intersectoral body established by the Science and Education Sectors of UNESCO. During the meeting, the Working Group advised UNESCO, the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) and their partners on key issues, initiatives and strategies for raising awareness and advancing water education for the community, via the mass media and other communication channels, and for the school and vocational education and training (VET) sectors.
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