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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The International Forum of Ludic Culture 2025 – Tocatì
Friday 19 and Saturday 20 September 2025 Italy, Verona - Polo Universitario Santa Marta The International Forum of Ludic Culture with the Symposium "Tocatì, a shared heritage", celebrates this year an exceptional edition of the Festival, dedicated to the Māori of New Zealand! In the history of Tocatì this is…
ICH NGO Forum Symposium 2025: call for papers
Traduction française ci-dessous ICH NGO Forum Symposium 2025 Leaving No-One Behind: Intangible Cultural Heritage and Inclusion with Emphasis on Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs Date: 7 December 2025 Location: New Delhi, India Concept Note Context In today’s geopolitical climate of rising global polarization and uncertainty, intangible cultural heritage (ICH)—the practices, representations,…
ICH Tourism Dialogue #6 – Noël Salazar
The evolving nexus of intangible cultural heritage and tourism Dialogue With Dr. Noël Salazar Chaired by Jorijn Neyrinck > 5 Noember 2.30 pm to 4 p.m. CEST via Zoom In 2012, UNWTO presented a seminal global study on the links between tourism and ICH—one of the many outcomes of its…
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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
Your NGO on this website
Do you want to join our platform for communication, networking, exchange and cooperation for NGOs accredited by the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage? On our website, each accredited NGO has a totally free space in order to promote its organization and its activities organized during the year.
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Share knowledge from fieldwork in communities and with practitioners, between the UNESCO accredited NGOs and experts, in order to learn from each other.
