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2021-2023 World Heritage Map Published Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO World Heritage Convention The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the World Heritage Centre and Geo4Map with the generous support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, can now be ordered from the World Heritage Centre website.The featured image on the map presents the แธคimฤ Cultural Area World Heritage property in Saudi Arabia, country hosting the next session of the World Heritage Committee in September 2023.This poster-sized wall map features all 1,157 World Heritage properties and is illustrated with magnificent photos and explanatory captions. It also presents brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and its related Marine, Earthen Architecture and other conservation programmes. 
Tourism, Heritage and School: A Journey through the Heritage of Our Country Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Argentina. Ministry of Tourism Aimed at students in the final years of primary school, this manual is a tool for the study and learning of world heritage sites in Argentina and their relationship with tourist activity. Designed and created by the Tourism Training Directorate of the Ministry of Tourism of the Argentine Nation. 
UNESCO World Heritage sites: key to biodiversity conservation Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO 
Saving our world heritage Year of publication: 2023 Author: Hopkinson, Leo Corporate author: UNESCO 
UNESCO and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO For the Olympic and Paralympic Games, UNESCO and The Associated Press are joining forces to ensure quality media coverage of Paris 2024. The Associated Press will set up on the premises and roof of the UNESCO headquarters building, facing the Eiffel Tower, to record and broadcast its television programmes. The Agency will provide spectators with unique media coverage of the Games and offer original content on the social impact of sport and sports policies, in collaboration with UNESCO. 
Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context Year of publication: 2022 Author: Sarah Court | Eugene Jo | Richard Mackay | Mizuki Murai | Riki Therivel Corporate author: UNESCO | International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) | International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) | International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | Korea R. Cultural Heritage Administration As the World Heritage Convention celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022, over 1100 sites around the world are recognized as World Heritage - places that are so valuable to humanity that there conservation has been deemed our collective responsibility. Yet many of these exceptional places face increasing pressure from diverse types of development projects within and around the sites. Assessing the impacts of such projects โ before deciding to proceed with their implementation โ is essential to both prevent damage to World Heritage and identify sustainable options.The Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context is the go-to reference that explains the process for achieving these goals. Offering practical tips and tools including checklists and a glossary, it provides a framework for conducting impact assessments for cultural and natural heritage sites.Developed by UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee, ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN, this Guidance and Toolkit fosters cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary collaboration to identify solutions for both protecting World Heritage sites and supporting good quality and appropriate development . States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, heritage managers, decision-makers, planners and developers are invited to use it to help realise our collective commitment to passing on our precious heritage to future generations.