Sustainability of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the modern world is very much dependent on transmitting ICH to present and future generations. This is acknowledged in the UNESCO 2003 Convention on […]
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Category: Field Report
Using Folk Traditions for Developing Integrated Traditions
It is imperative that the material development of a country be linked with cultural development. Such cultural development should pave the way to develop an integral citizen with knowledge, skills, […]
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Mainstreaming Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Programs of the USTGS-CCCPET
The University of Santo Tomas-Graduate School Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and the Environment in the Tropics (USTGS-CCCPET) was established in 2003 primarily to advance research and advocacy on […]
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Fair Trade, Promoting Creative Industry in Nepal
Nepal, like most nations, has its own distinct cultural, ethnic, and bio-diverse makeup. The richness of Nepal’s centuries old art, crafts, and culture abounds the alleys and courtyards of Kathmandu. […]
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Cooperation for Sustainable Development
Uzbek craftsmanship is one of the most significant parts of the creative cultural industry, contributing to sustainable economic and social development of society. Uzbek craftsmanship has not only historical and […]
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ICH Transmission through Social Media: The Mevlevi Sema
Social media has become a powerful means to record and disseminate global intangible cultural heritage (ICH). YouTube specifically provides an avenue for a range of users […]
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Integrating ICH in Post-Disaster Needs Assessments: A Case Study of Navala Village
Natural calamities are a major threat to the sustainability of traditional knowledge systems, cultural practices, and well-being of many Pacific island communities and peoples. Fiji is no exception as was […]
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Can ICH Safeguarding Contribute to the New 2030 SDGs? A Case Study from West Bengal, India
In September 2015, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its ambitious and far-reaching 17 Goals and 169 targets with an endeavor […]
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Two-Part Singing of the Nung Ethnic Group in Vietnam
Of the fifty-four ethnic groups in Vietnam, the Kinh (also known as the Viet) people account for 85 percent of the entire population of Vietnam while the remaining 15 percent […]
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Restoring ICH in Nepal since the Earthquakes of 2015
Two powerful earthquakes (7.8 magnitude on 25 April and 6.8 on 12 May) hit twenty to twenty-five districts of Nepal, bringing heavy losses and damaging 800 cultural heritage structures and […]
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