Participatory approaches to Living Heritage: NGO perspectives
Web Dossier on Intangible Cultural Heritage and sustainable tourism
Benefits and challenges when intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and tourism meet, and to develop sustainable living heritage tourism.
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Call for papers: Workshop on Living Heritage, ecological sustainability and climate action
The Centre for Agrarian History (CAG) and the Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage (KIEN) invite European researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and heritage professionals to participate in an interdisciplinary workshop in Leuven (Belgium) on 19-20 June 2025. We hope to foster connections that could lead to new initiatives and partnerships focused on environmental resilience across Europe.…
Call for Electoral Board / Appel à candidatures
Dear members As the African seat of the ICH NGO Forum 2025 Executive Board remained vacant during the elections held in Asuncion, Paraguay it was decided by the General Assembly that a new electoral process is to be conducted beginning 2025. Applications are welcome from members of accredited ICH NGOs…
The new ICH NGO Forum Executive Board
The new ICH NGO Forum Executive Board members were elected in Asuncion on 3rd December 2024. In compliance with the Electoral Rules, the elections this year were aimed at electing members for three electoral regions (Africa, Asia Pacific, and Western Europe & North America). According to the Electoral Board’s decision a…
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Safeguarding living cultural traditions
NGOs are a pillar for the safeguarding of the World’s living traditions, together with the holders of these traditions and the States. The Forum also welcomes NGOs that are active in the field of ICH and are in the process of accreditation.
Messages to the 2003 Convention
The ICH NGO Forum invites individuals and actors from around the world to share their Messages Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Sharing Experience
Share knowledge from fieldwork in communities and with practitioners, between the UNESCO accredited NGOs and experts, in order to learn from each other.
