Tag: UNESCO
UNESCO: Water scarcity is increasing worldwide – politics
According to the UN cultural organization Unesco, increasing water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world. “If we want to maintain peace, we must act quickly not only to protect…
World population: UNESCO: Water scarcity can threaten peace worldwide
world population UNESCO: Water scarcity can threaten peace worldwide Access to clean drinking water is not a given in many areas of the world. The climate crisis further exacerbates the…
Berlin techno becomes part of the intangible cultural heritage
As of: March 13, 2024 5:09 p.m Bread, carnival and shooting clubs: The German cultural heritage list is intended to honor creative, inclusive and innovative forms of culture. Now the…
UNESCO: Techno and mountaineering now cultural heritage
UNESCO Techno and mountaineering now heritage The entrance area to Club Berghain: Culture is lived here. photo © Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa The intangible cultural heritage in Germany has grown. In addition…
A fire devastates nearly 600 hectares of a forest classified as a UNESCO heritage site
Part of Argentina’s natural gem is going up in smoke. Firefighters have been battling a fire since Saturday in Los Alerces National Park, in Patagonia, which has already devastated nearly…
Unesco World Heritage: Renovation of Goethe’s home: That’s the plan
UNESCO world heritage Renovation of Goethe’s home: That’s the plan View into the rooms of the Goethe House in Weimar. photo © Bodo Schackow/dpa It is perhaps the most important…
30 years of Bamberg’s UNESCO World Heritage status: “This title is not a curse” – Bavaria
The old town of Bamberg has been a world heritage site worth protecting for 30 years. For the historian Karin Dengler-Schreiber, it embodies a universal value. A conversation about beauty,…
Iftar, the meal to break the fast during Ramadan, listed as intangible heritage
The meal to break the Muslim fast during the month of Ramadan will be able to be even better protected beyond the family circle. UNESCO validated on Wednesday the inclusion…
UNESCO: Traditional irrigation becomes intangible cultural heritage
UNESCO Traditional irrigation becomes intangible cultural heritage The waterer Jürgen Zwingel opens a sluice of a water ditch in the Reichelsdorf district: Traditional meadow irrigation has been declared an intangible…
Franconian water meadows should become UNESCO intangible cultural heritage – Bavaria
Farmers in Franconia have been irrigating their meadows for centuries using a sophisticated network of water scoops, ditches and small weirs. Now the knowledge of traditional meadow irrigation, passed down…