UNESCO project for flood management at Ayutthaya
A new project has been launched by Unesco to held develop a flood mitigation plan for the world heritage site ...
Tag: UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or Unesco is an agency of the United Nations headquartered in Paris. It administers programmes like the World Heritage Sites, Memory of the World and Intangible Cultural Heritage lists. In Southeast Asia, it has regional offices in Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi, Manila and Phnom Penh.
See also: Tentative Lists, Unesco nominations
14th century woodblocks recognised as UNESCO documentary heritage
A set of 14th century Buddhist woodblocks from the Vinh Nghiem pagoda are recognised as part of Asia-Pacific heritage by ...
Linkdump Sep 2012
A roundup of news while I was away at the EurASEAA conference in Dublin: Limestone coffin site found in the ...
Cambodia and Unesco agree to preserve Angkor Wat
Cambodia and Unesco sign an agreement to continue safeguarding Angkor Wat, with the next phase of funding and work to ...
Ifugao rice terraces no longer endangered
The Banaue Rice terraces have been removed from the endangered list following measures to help better preserve the site. Philippines ...
The Garden of Mind
The 17th century Taman Ayun Royal Temple in Bali is one of the properties to be included in Bali's Cultural ...
UNESCO funds project at Sri Ksetra
UNESCO will soon launch a project at Sri Ksetra to help with the training of staff at Sri Ksetra in ...
Lenggong artefacts on show in Paris
The Malaysian Department of Heritage is organising a five-day exhibition that started on Tuesday on the heritage of Malaysia at ...
Perak confident of World Heritage listing for Lenggong Valley
The state government of Perak in Malaysia expressed confidence that the Lenggong Valley, home to a number of prehistoric sites, ...
UNESCO team surveys Preah Vihear damage
A team from Unesco recently inspected the damage done to Preah Vihear after this year's fighting between Cambodia and Thailand ...
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