These videos are from the course Living Heritage and Sustainable Development, developed by UNESCO in collaboration with the International Information and Networking Centre in Asia and the Pacific under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and the SDG Academy.
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171 playsHow is intangible cultural heritage – or ‘living heritage’ – related to sustainable development? Why is it important to keep heritage alive?… -
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75 playsThis chapter introduces the ethical principles for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, and how they relate to the ethical issues encountered in safeguarding.… -
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62 playsThis chapter discusses the interdependence between the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development. The Convention for the Safeguarding of… -
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42 playsThis chapter addresses how intangible cultural heritage can contribute to restoring peace and security in conflict-related emergency situations. Through relevant… -
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28 playsThis chapter reflects on the contribution of intangible cultural heritage to generating income and sustaining livelihoods for communities, groups and individuals.… -
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16 playsThe contribution of living heritage to quality education and lifelong learning is addressed in this chapter. Learners explore why the transmission of intangible cultural… -
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17 playsIn this chapter, key concepts used in the 2003 Convention are briefly introduced, such as ‘intangible cultural heritage’, its ‘intergenerational… -
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16 playsThis chapter reflects on how living heritage can help to prevent and resolve disputes. By way of diverse examples, learners see how communities have created over… -
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16 playsThis chapter addresses how living heritage can contribute to achieving food security. Learners explore how communities have built considerable traditional knowledge… -
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11 playsThe close relationship between an intangible cultural heritage element and the communities concerned is addressed in this chapter. Communities are involved in the… -
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11 playsThis chapter explains the different ways in which gender dynamics operate with regard to intangible cultural heritage. Learners explore how intangible cultural heritage… -
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13 playsThis chapter explores the dynamic nature of gender and intangible cultural heritage. It shows that the practice of intangible cultural heritage involves, in many cases,… -
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6 playsIn this chapter, Prof. Tiago de Oliveira Pinto explains what safeguarding measures are. He discusses the difference between general safeguarding measures, which create… -
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17 playsThis chapter discusses how the knowledge and practices related to living heritage can contribute to biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources and… -
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8 playsThis chapter will familiarize learners with the purpose and place of ‘conventions’ in international law in general and in the field of culture, in… -
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8 playsThis chapter discusses the concept of communities in the context of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. It reflects on who the communities are and how they can be…