How are cultural and natural heritage, including UNESCO Properties, affected in times of crisis? What is the international regulatory framework for the protection of cultural and natural properties threatened by conflict or natural disasters? What are the tools and institutions established to ensure their protection? What does it mean to protect cultural/natural heritage and UNESCO… Read More
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Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
From rising temperatures and sea levels, to desertification and extreme weather events, climate change presents a global crisis that requires global collective action. The science is clear: without concrete and decisive climate action, we stand to lose a lot. This crisis not only puts natural sites around the world in danger, but also our abundance… Read More
Anthropocene. The Human Epoch
At the beginning of the new millennium, within the Earth Sciences, the term Anthropocene was coined to indicate a geological phase in which, at the end of the Holocene, the following period is characterized by the absolute prevalence of Man as formative agent of the dynamics of transformation of the Earth. Anthropocene: what is it?… Read More