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Call for Expression of Interest: Audit Tool on Disability Stigma and Discrimination
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Creative Youth entrepreneurs preserve Indonesian heritage
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UNESCO and leading Ministry in Santiago de Chile host Milestone Regional LAC Forum on Ethics of AI
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UNESCO study identifies cultural resources in the Caribbean to boost sustainable tourism
The study launched yesterday in Havana offers recommendations to strengthen the capacities and management of these resources and link them to the tourism industry
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World Bee Day - 20 May 2020
Biodiversity is the living fabric of our planet And the bee is at the heart of biodiversity
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Showcasing our work and events in 2023 around Biosphere reserves in southern Africa Enjoy
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World Environment Day 2021: Educating for the Climate in the Caribbean
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Uncovering perceptions and connections with soil
UNESCO and Bern University of Applied Sciences analysed humansoil relationships and perceptions of 15 international officers through the SOILSCAPE SEPIA activity
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Ethical Connections of the Third Sector Project
The Ethical Connections of the Third Sector project is a social development project to enhance the qualifications of CSOs that are partners of Petrobras
Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
Africa
The African region estimated to contain a third of the worlds languages is a priority for UNESCO and its Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems LINKS programme UNESCO works with African Indigenous Peoples and local communities in biodiversity and ecosystem conservation climate change adaptation disaster risk reduction and traditional knowledge language and culture safeguarding
Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
Asia and the Pacific
The Asia and the Pacific region is home to vast cultural and linguistic diversity including some of the most populous countries and some of the highest linguistic diversity in the world Local economies rely heavily on many types of Indigenous and traditional knowledge UNESCOs main activities in the region are summarized below