Resources: www.worldheritage.ch

Documents

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)

Berlin Appeal (2005)

Lübeck Declaration (2007)

Use of the World Heritage emblem in Switzerland (full version in D/F/I, summarized version in D/F/I) (2007)

Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (2008)

Educational material

The Educational Resource Kit was developed with the cooperation of teachers at UNESCO project schools.

The Swiss Commission for UNESCO has a number of copies in German and French that it can send to teachers in Switzerland.

Requests should be sent by e-mail. Please state the name of the school, the teaching level and the address.

This is also available online in French, English and other languages.

World Heritage Information Kit
Mission Statement / Heritage: A Gift from the Past to the Future / A Brief History / The Convention and its Committee / The World Heritage Fund / The Nomination Process / The Global Strategy / List of World Heritage in Danger / Success Stories / Sustainable Tourism / Partnerships for Conservation / The World Heritage Centre / Who's Who / Stay Informed on World Heritage Issues

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In Zentrum der Werkstatt für den Geographieunterricht der Sekundarstufe II steht die Sensibilisierung der Schülerinnen und Schüler für die Mensch-Umwelt-Beziehung in der alpinen Region Jungfrau-Aletsch. Das UNESCO Welterbe wird aus der Perspektive der beteiligten Talschaften beleuchtet und die unterschiedlichen Erwartungen werden aufgezeigt.

Available online (DE): http://www.jungfraualetsch.ch

Unterrichtseinheiten für die Mittel- und Oberstufe
The Rhaetian Railway, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since July 2008, has been made more accessible for schools. The Rhaetian Railway has prepared a set of project material (19 modules) on the UNESCO World Heritage railway for the use of teachers, which is designed to help school students to get to know the railway better.

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Source: Rhaetian Railway

Dossier pédagogique
Le patrimoine, c'est quoi? Pourquoi le conserver? Qu'est-ce que l'UNESCO? Et la Liste du patrimoine mondial? Le dossier pédagogique, abondamment illustré, comprend non seulement les réponses à ces questions élémentaires, mais également des propositions pour une douzaine d'activités pratiques d'observation et de réflexion pour les 4-8 ans.

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Source: La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Town Planning for Clock-Making

Activités pédagogiques
(4 - 8 ans)
Cette documentation a été élaborée pour faire comprendre aux jeunes générations l'intérêt que représente l'urbanisme horloger des villes de La Chaux-de-Fonds et du Locle. Ce matériel pédagogique est publié sous la direction des responsables de la candidature, avec la collaboration d'un groupe pédagogique.

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Source: La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Town Planning for Clock-Making

Publications

This new brochure "World Heritage in Switzerland" presents the ten Swiss World Heritage sites and the candidate.

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Das Handbuch informiert über die Ziele der Welterbekonvention, über das Verfahren der Anerkennung und die Aufnahmekriterien der UNESCO, über die internationalen Verpflichtungen und die Anforderungen aus Sicht der Denkmalpflege, über die Monitoring-Instrumente und über die "Liste des gefährdeten Welterbes".

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The Educational Resource Kit was developed with the cooperation of teachers at UNESCO project schools.

The Swiss Commission for UNESCO has a number of copies in German and French that it can send to teachers in Switzerland.

Requests should be sent by e-mail. Please state the name of the school, the teaching level and the address.

This is also available online in French, English and other languages.

The UNESCO World Heritage map 2009-2010 presents the 890 World Heritage sites in 148 countries. Using photographs and brief explanations, it outlines the goals of the World Heritage Convention consisting in the protection of cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value as part of the common heritage of humankind.

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