How is intangible cultural heritage – or ‘living heritage’ – related to sustainable development? Why is it important to keep heritage alive?
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.
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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How is intangible cultural heritage – or ‘living heritage’ – related to sustainable development? Why is it important to keep heritage alive?…
Living Heritage and Sustainable Development -…
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This chapter introduces the ethical principles for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, and how they relate to the ethical issues encountered in safeguarding.…
Ethics in safeguarding intangible cultural…
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This chapter reflects on the contribution of intangible cultural heritage to generating income and sustaining livelihoods for communities, groups and individuals.…
Intangible cultural heritage and income generation
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This chapter discusses the interdependence between the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development. The Convention for the Safeguarding of…
Intangible cultural heritage and the 2030 Agenda…
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This chapter addresses how intangible cultural heritage can contribute to restoring peace and security in conflict-related emergency situations. Through relevant…
Intangible cultural heritage in conflict-related…
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The close relationship between an intangible cultural heritage element and the communities concerned is addressed in this chapter. Communities are involved in the…
Why are communities at the centre of intangible…
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The contribution of living heritage to quality education and lifelong learning is addressed in this chapter. Learners explore why the transmission of intangible cultural…
Intangible cultural heritage and education
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This 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…
Intangible cultural heritage and preventing and…
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This chapter explains the different ways in which gender dynamics operate with regard to intangible cultural heritage. Learners explore how intangible cultural heritage…
Intangible cultural heritage shapes gender…
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In this chapter, key concepts used in the 2003 Convention are briefly introduced, such as ‘intangible cultural heritage’, its ‘intergenerational…
Key concepts of the Convention for the…
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This chapter focuses on building the knowledge required to apply a gender-responsive approach to designing and implementing measures for safeguarding intangible cultural…
Gender-responsive approaches to safeguarding…
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This chapter discusses how the knowledge and practices related to living heritage can contribute to biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources and…
Intangible cultural heritage, natural disasters…
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This chapter explores the dynamic nature of gender and intangible cultural heritage. It shows that the practice of intangible cultural heritage involves, in many cases,…
Dynamic gender roles - dynamic living heritage
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This chapter addresses how living heritage can contribute to achieving food security. Learners explore how communities have built considerable traditional knowledge…
Intangible cultural heritage, food security and…
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This chapter addresses how communities’ traditional health practices can contribute to their well-being and to achieving quality health care for all. Examples are…
Intangible cultural heritage and health
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In this chapter, Prof. Tiago de Oliveira Pinto explains what safeguarding measures are. He discusses the difference between general safeguarding measures, which create…
Safeguarding measures
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