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On June 29, the 4th Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO-designated Sites and Sustainable Development was held in Huangshan, more than 200 people from international organizations, academicians and experts, and representatives of heritage sites around the world gathered in Huangshan to discuss the conservation and development of UNESCO designated sites. Prof. Guo Huadong, Director of UNESCO's International Centre for Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ms Ling Yun, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Mr Qu Xing, Deputy Director-General of UNESCO and representatives of ICOMOS, Ms Cui Ying, the Deputy Secretary  of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, Prof. Shahbaz Khan, Director of the UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for East Asia, , Mr Sun Tie Director of the Natural Heritage Management Division of the Department of Nature Reserve Management of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, and Mr Peter Semone Chair of the  Pacific-Asia Travel Association were invited to deliver opening remarks. Huangshan Municipal City leaders, Mr Ye Jianqiang, Mr Zhang Yaqiang and and Mr Liu Li also attended the opening ceremony.

With the theme of "Digital Technologies Enabling Sustainable Development of UNESCO- designated Heritages", this year's Dialogue attracted more than 200 representatives from more than 10 international organizations and 20 countries gathered in Huangshan to discuss the application of geo-spacial information technologies used for the conservation and management of World Heritages, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO World Global Geoparks, and to contribute to the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Recommendations on Climate Actions for Heritage Conservation was released during the dialogue, which aims to respond to the influence of global climate change on the sites. It advocates policymakers, site managers and heritage professionals to take proper actions and apply the best possible technological means to reduce the negative influence.

Prof. Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for East Asia was invited to deliver opening remarks. He highlighted, with the adoption of three major international frameworks in 2015 - the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change - the international community has committed itself to addressing the greatest challenges defining our time. The establishment of UNESCO-designated sites, including World Heritage Sites, World Biosphere Reserves and World Global Geoparks, is an important vehicle for the cultural, biodiversity and geodiversity of the planet, a valuable treasure shared by all humanity. The concept of UNESCO designated sites is highly in line with the Chinese theory of ecological civilization. Geo-spacial information technologies are playing important roles for effective, accurate and precise  protection &conservation, management and exploration of these designated sites. As the Biosphere Reserve site, World Heritage site and World Global Geopark, Mount Huangshan is a good example model of high-quality development on promoting sustainable development by harnessing geo-spacial information technologies. He also emphasized the importance of international solidarity and cooperation on preserving and conservation of UNESCO designated sites, partnership is important, no one can stand alone facing disasters and we must work together.

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