{"id":36,"date":"2019-12-18T09:44:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T09:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.demo.cosmoswp.com\/demo-15\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2026-07-11T16:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T14:58:44","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"section-g-n0ecseo\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g-n0ecseo gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/about-us.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"g-0nf1nmq\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-g-0nf1nmq gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns has-color-bg has-custom-bg\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-g-vwprvjn\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-vwprvjn gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-vwprvjn\" class=\"section-g-vwprvjn gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-dodevee\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-dodevee gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gutentor-text\">World Heritage Watch &#8211; About us<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-lnpvhi2\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-lnpvhi2 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">_______________________________________<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"g-g066640\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-g-g066640 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns has-color-bg has-custom-bg\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-g-hxtphhh\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-hxtphhh gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-hxtphhh\" class=\"section-g-hxtphhh gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-2thiiio\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-2thiiio gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">World Heritage Watch is an independent association registered in Berlin that works worldwide to protect cultural and natural World Heritage sites. We are also a network of civil society groups, experts and committed local people who are dedicated to safeguarding their World Heritage sites.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-m162muu\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-m162muu gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gutentor-text\">Our association<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-6rno455\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-6rno455 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">_______________________________________<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"g-m7es111\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-g-m7es111 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-g-ybs1wgw\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-ybs1wgw gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-ybs1wgw\" class=\"section-g-ybs1wgw gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g6b65c1\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-g6b65c1 gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-check\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">We are a communication and coordination hub for a network of over 250 civil society actors and indigenous peoples worldwide.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-1\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-check\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">We inform UNESCO, its Advisory Bodies and member states, the international media and the global heritage community about risks and threats to World Heritage Sites.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-2\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-check\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">We alert the global media to urgent situations around World Heritage sites, even in places which are accessible only to locals.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-1j11o0e\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-1j11o0e gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-1j11o0e\" class=\"section-g-1j11o0e gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g6b65c1\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-g6b65c1 gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-check\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">We are a partner and a voice for civil society actors who are committed to the protection of their World Heritage sites on the ground but are often not heard or cannot speak out.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-1\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-check\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Based on our collective experience and expertise we suggest amendments to the regulatory framework of the World Heritage Convention, thereby contributing to solving systemic challenges.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-2\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-check\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">We promote a much broader involvement of civil society in all processes of the World Heritage Convention, and a stronger sense of common ownership and responsibility for the heritage that belongs to all of us.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-1hkh87b\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-1hkh87b gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gutentor-text\">World Heritage Watch &#8211; the NGO<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-rfa5pg4\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-rfa5pg4 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">_______________________________________<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"g-huqxhdd\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-g-huqxhdd gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-g-pa1g4qf\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-pa1g4qf gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-pa1g4qf\" class=\"section-g-pa1g4qf gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-1zgkca1\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-1zgkca1 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">On our first conference in Bonn, the participants decided that the NGO based in Berlin should organize the communication, coordination and cooperation of the civil society network, but while the NGO was a legal body \u2013 a non-profit organization -, the membership of the network should remain informal. This model has proven to be very practical, reducing bureaucracy and yet allowing a vast variety of members, each participating according to its own means and needs, and without any hierarchy by which an executive body could tell anyone what to do.<br>&nbsp;<br>As a result, there is a formal membership only for the German NGO, and we are keeping it limited to a small group of people in Berlin with a strong expert background in World Heritage. Our independence is of utmost importance. Officials of state or international bodies who participate in decision-making about World Heritage properties cannot be members of World Heritage Watch.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-1bawpac\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-1bawpac gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-1bawpac\" class=\"section-g-1bawpac gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-51z5vn7\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-51z5vn7 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">The NGO manages the network by organizing the dialogue for a with UNESCO, publishing the annual WHW Report, issuing press releases, coordinating discussions and exchange, keeping the list of network members, maintaining relations with UNESCO and its Advisory Bodies, and operating the website and facebook site. <br><br>On the website we inform about WHW and its activities, and keep documents for download. On the facebook site we post information of public interest and share all posts which we receive which are related to World Heritage. We encourage all network members to follow our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/WorldHeritageWatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">facebook site<\/a>&nbsp;because it is an important day-to-day communication tool for the network.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-pe10b84\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-pe10b84 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">For more information click image<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm1a82b9c\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gm1a82b9c gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gmc09a02\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gmc09a02 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gmc09a02\" class=\"section-gmc09a02 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g9cf3d0\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g9cf3d0 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image text-align-center-desktop popmake-3399\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maritta-koch-weser.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g3e2537\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g3e2537 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Dr. Dr. hc. Maritta von<br>Bieberstein Koch-Weser<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g930952\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g930952 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-text\">President<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-gm5286c2\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm5286c2 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gm5286c2\" class=\"section-gm5286c2 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g333d7d\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g333d7d gutentor-element gutentor-element-image text-align-center-desktop popmake-3413\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/stephan-doempke-247x300.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g96073c\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g96073c gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Stephan<br>Doempke<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g65b8ee\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g65b8ee gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-text\">Chair<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-gm497c88\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm497c88 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gm497c88\" class=\"section-gm497c88 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g6e73bc\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g6e73bc gutentor-element gutentor-element-image text-align-center-desktop popmake-3416\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/uli-graebener-247x300.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gff40fc\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-gff40fc gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Uli F.<br>Gr\u00e4bener<span class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g8309db\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g8309db gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-text\">Vice-Chair<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-t2htlk2\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-t2htlk2 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-t2htlk2\" class=\"section-g-t2htlk2 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-h4plwph\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g-h4plwph gutentor-element gutentor-element-image text-align-center-desktop popmake-3423\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Martin-LENK.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-x1rw18w\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-x1rw18w gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Martin <br>Lenk<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-7f5fp7t\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-7f5fp7t gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-text\">Member of Board<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-nyv9by6\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-nyv9by6 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-nyv9by6\" class=\"section-g-nyv9by6 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-gd107f8\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-gd107f8 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image text-align-center-desktop popmake-3426\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hiltrud-breyer.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-89wv914\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-89wv914 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Hiltrud<br>Breyer<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-68ckcro\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-68ckcro gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-text\">Member of Board<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-ax2x5hq\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-ax2x5hq gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-ax2x5hq\" class=\"section-g-ax2x5hq gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-3e26e16\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g-3e26e16 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image text-align-center-desktop popmake-3428\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/henning-frase.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-0m60211\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-0m60211 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Henning<br>Frase<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-03h3sj3\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-03h3sj3 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-text\">Member of Board<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"g-n7aouqc\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-g-n7aouqc gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-g-hbyrqhd\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-hbyrqhd gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-hbyrqhd\" class=\"section-g-hbyrqhd gutentor-col-wrap\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-siikksi\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-siikksi gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-siikksi\" class=\"section-g-siikksi gutentor-col-wrap\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-ud3dd0p\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-ud3dd0p gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-ud3dd0p\" class=\"section-g-ud3dd0p gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-vga7vaj\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g-vga7vaj gutentor-element gutentor-element-image text-align-center-desktop popmake-3456\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HanaeDamour.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-j783pbb\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-j783pbb gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Hana\u00e9 Damour<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-mo5afoo\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-mo5afoo gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-text\">Intern<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-11lv6ol\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-11lv6ol gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-11lv6ol\" class=\"section-g-11lv6ol gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-3ms25j9\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g-3ms25j9 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image text-align-center-desktop popmake-3454\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sumin-Bajracharya.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-j21b2oh\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-j21b2oh gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Sumin Bajracharya<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-8393l38\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-8393l38 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-text\">Intern<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-5jvj3w1\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-5jvj3w1 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-5jvj3w1\" class=\"section-g-5jvj3w1 gutentor-col-wrap\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-vf40yh9\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-vf40yh9 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-2 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-vf40yh9\" class=\"section-g-vf40yh9 gutentor-col-wrap\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-pr1swfa\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-pr1swfa gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gutentor-text\">World Heritage Watch &#8211; the Network<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-2h5132w\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-2h5132w gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">_______________________________________<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-oi7g770\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g-oi7g770 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/header-about-us.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"g-1xawwwf\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-g-1xawwwf gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-g-u55u1wu\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-u55u1wu gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-u55u1wu\" class=\"section-g-u55u1wu gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-m07a831\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-m07a831 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Members of the international World Heritage Watch Network can be local groups, UNESCO Clubs, academic and informal initiatives which are based in or near World Heritage Sites; national and international NGOs working for World Heritage; indigenous groups and committed individuals. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"100542\" class=\"section-100542 gutentor-module gutentor-module-accordion\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div id=\"08d02d\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m6-item section-08d02d gutentor-module gutentor-module-accordion-item\"><div class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel g-a-panel-100542\"><div class=\"gm-ah-100542 gutentor-module-accordion-item-heading gutentor-module-icon-position-left\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-icon\"><i class=\"gm-aio-100542 gutentor-module-accordion-icon-open fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><i class=\"gm-aic-100542 gutentor-module-accordion-icon-close fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler-label\">WHW Network Members<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"gm-ab-100542 gutentor-module-accordion-body\">\n<div id=\"section-gb78510\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e0 section-gb78510 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>175 Non-Governmental Organizations<br><\/strong><br>350.org, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.350.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.350.org<\/span><\/a><br>Academy for Training and Technical Assistance, Kosovo, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atta-ks.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.atta-ks.org<\/span><\/a><br>Acropolis SOS, Greece, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/%CE%91%CE%BA%CF%81%CF%8C%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B7-%CE%A3%CE%9F%CE%A3-Acropolis-SOS-104797271721056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.facebook.com\/&#8230;<\/span><\/a><br>African Wildlife Foundation, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awf.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.awf.org<\/span><\/a><br>Agent Green, Romania, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saveparadiseforests.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.saveparadiseforests.eu\/en\/<\/span><\/a><br>Alliance for Nature, Austria, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliancefornature.at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.alliancefornature.at<\/span><\/a><br>An Taisce Advocacy, Ireland, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antaisce.org\/advocacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.antaisce.org\/advocacy<\/span><\/a><br>Anadolu K\u00fclt\u00fcr, Turkey, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anadolukultur.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.anadolukultur.org<\/span><\/a><br>Archeology Southwest, United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologysouthwest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.archeologysouthwest.org<\/span><\/a><br>ARGUS Potsdam, Germany, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.argus-potsdam.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.argus-potsdam.de<\/span><\/a><br>Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, India, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atree.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.atree.org<\/span><\/a><br>ASK Schwerin, Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/aktionstadtundkulturschutz.com\/\">https:\/\/aktionstadtundkulturschutz.com\/<\/a><br>Association pour la Sauvegarde de l&#8217;\u00eele de Djerba, Tunisia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assidje.tn\/djerba-patrimoine-mondial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.assidje.tn\/djerba-patrimoine-mondial<\/a><br>Assessment Centre ECOM, Russia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecom.su\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ecom.su<\/span><\/a><br>Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Turkey, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kmkd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.kmkd.org<\/span><\/a><br>Athar Lina, Egypt, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atharlina.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.atharlina.com<\/span><\/a><br>Australian Marine Conservation Society, Australia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marineconservation. org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.marineconservation. org.au<\/span><\/a><br>Bahrain Historical and Archaeological Society, Bahrain<br>Avoid, Reduce, Restore and Conserve Task Force&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; multiple&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; info@arrctaskforce<br>Belovezhskaya Pushcha -21 century, Belarus, <a href=\"http:\/\/bp21.org.by\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">bp21.org.by\/en<\/span><\/a><br>Berliner Komitee f\u00fcr UNESCO-Arbeit, Germany, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco-berlin.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.unesco-berlin.de<\/span><\/a><br>Birdlife International Africa, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdlife.org\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.birdlife.org\/africa<\/span><\/a><br>Blue Shield Georgia, Georgia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueshield.ge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.blueshield.ge<\/span><\/a><br>B\u00fcrgerinitiative Rettet L\u00fcbeck, Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birl.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.birl.de <\/span><\/a><br>B\u00fcrgerinitiative Rheinpassagen, Germany, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rheinpassagen.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.rheinpassagen.de<\/span><\/a><br>Bund f\u00fcr Heimat und Umwelt, Germany, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhu.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.bhu.de<\/span><\/a><br>Campaign to Protect Old Woodstock, United Kingdom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-pow.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.c-pow.org.uk<\/span><\/a><br>Center for German and European Studies, Russia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdes.spbu.ru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.zdes.spbu.ru<\/span><\/a><br>Client Earth, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clientearth.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.clientearth.org<\/span><\/a><br>Colectivo Kitu Milenario, Ecuador, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/478076632202629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.facebook.com\/groups\/478076632202629<\/span><\/a><br>Committee of the Civic Movement Against the TID Durr\u00ebs Project, Albania<br>Conservaci\u00f3n Humana, Mexico, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chac.org.mx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.chac.org.mx<\/span><\/a><br>Dacica Foundation, Romania, <a href=\"http:\/\/www. fundatia.dacica.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.fundatia.dacica.ro<\/span><\/a><br>Defensa Ambiental del Noroeste, Mexico, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dan.org.mx\">www.dan.org.mx<\/a><br>Denkmal Br\u00fchl, Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denkmal-bruehl.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.denkmal-bruehl.de<\/span><\/a><br>Deutsche Umwelthilfe, Germany, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duh.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.duh.de<\/span><\/a><br>Diazoma, Greece, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diazoma.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.diazoma.gr<\/span><\/a><br>Diyarbakir Association for the Protection of Cultural, T\u00fcrkiye, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dkvd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.dkvd.org<\/a><br>Earthjustice, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthjustice.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.earthjustice.org<\/span><\/a><br>Ecodefense, Russia<br>EkoSfera Sosial-Ekoloji Merkezi, Azerbaijan<br>Emek Shaveh, Israel, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alt-arch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.alt-arch.org<\/span><\/a><br>Environmental Defenders Office, Australia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edoqld.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.edoqld.org.au<\/span><\/a><br>Environmental Justice Australia, Australia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.envirojustice.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.envirojustice.org.au<\/span><\/a><br>Environmental Watch Northern Caucasus, Russia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewnc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ewnc.org<\/span><\/a><br>Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organization, Egypt, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-c-h-o.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.e-c-h-o.org<\/span><\/a><br>Engage Liverpool, United Kingdom, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engageliverpool.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.engageliverpool.com<\/span><\/a><br>Equations, India, <a href=\"http:\/\/equitabletourism.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.equitabletourism.org<\/span><\/a><br>Euronatur, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.euronatur.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.euronatur.org<\/span><\/a><br>Expeditio, Montenegro, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.expeditio.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.expeditio.org<\/span><\/a><br>Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Malta, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.org.mt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.faa.org.mt<\/span><\/a><br>Forest Peoples Programme, multiple countries,<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestpeoples.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.forestpeoples.org<\/a><\/span><br>Forests Alive, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestsalive.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.forestsalive.com<\/span><\/a><br>For the Nature Coalition, Bulgaria, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forthenature.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.forthenature.org<\/span><\/a><br>Forum for the Protection of the Values of Gjirokastra, Albania<br>Freunde der Altstadt von Aleppo, Germany \/ Syria, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aleppofreunde.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.aleppofreunde.de<\/span><\/a><br>Friends of the Earth, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foe.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.foe.org<\/span><\/a><br>Fund for 21st Century Altai, Russia<br>Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Vit\u00f3ria Amaz\u00f4nica, Brazil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fva.org.br\/pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">https:\/\/www.fva.org.br\/pt<\/span><\/a><br>Fundacja Dzika Polska, Poland,<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dzikapolska.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.dzikapolska.org<\/a><\/span><br>Fndacja Greenmind, Poland, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmind.pl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.greenmind.pl<\/span><\/a><br>Gesellschaft Historisches Berlin, Germany, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghb-online.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ghb-online.de<\/span><\/a><br>Global Heritage Fund, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalheritagefund.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.globalheritagefund.org<\/span><\/a><br>Global Nature Fund, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalnature.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.globalnature.org<\/span><\/a><br>GOB Menorca, Spain, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gobmenorca.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.gobmenorca.com<\/a><br>Grand Canyon Trust, USA, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandcanyontrust.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.grandcanyontrust.org<\/span><\/a><br>Greenpeace Poland, Poland, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/poland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.greenpeace.org\/poland<\/span><\/a><br>Greenpeace Russia, Russia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.greenpeace.org\/russia<\/span><\/a><br>Green Salvation, Kazakhstan, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esgrs.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.esgrs.org<\/span><\/a><br>Grupo Ambientalista da Bahia, Brazil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamba.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.gamba.org.br<\/span><\/a><br>G\u00fclevi Safranbolu, Turkey, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canbulat.com.tr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.canbulat.com.tr<\/span><\/a><br>Hasankeyf Matters, Turkey, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hasankeyfmatters.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.hasankeyfmatters.com<\/span><\/a><br>Heritage for Peace, Syria, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritageforpeace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.heritageforpeace.org<\/span><\/a><br>HimalAsia Foundation, Nepal, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.himalasia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.himalasia.org<\/span><\/a><br>Hutan, Alam dan Lingkungan Aceh, Indonesia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haka.or.id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.haka.or.id<\/span><\/a><br>ICOMOS Armenia, Armenia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IcomosArmenia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.facebook.com\/IcomosArmenia<\/span><\/a><br>ICOMOS Belarus, Belarus, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/icomosby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.facebook.com\/icomosby<\/span><\/a><br>ICOMOS Georgia, Georgia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icomos.org.ge\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.icomos.org.ge\/en<\/span><\/a><br>Idlib Antiquities Center, Syria, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Idleb-Antiquites-Center-1070868956264699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.facebook.com\/&#8230;<\/span><\/a><br>Initiative for the St.Andrew\u2019s Paysage, Ukraine<br>Initiative Stadtbildschutz, Austria,<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stadtbildschutz.at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.stadtbildschutz.at<\/a><\/span><br>Institut f\u00fcr \u00d6kologie und Aktions-Ethnologie, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoe.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.infoe.de<\/span><\/a><br>Instituto Brasileiro de Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza,  Brazil, <a href=\"https:\/\/ibracon.webnode.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">https:\/\/ibracon.webnode.com<\/span><\/a><br>Instituto-E,  Brazil, <a href=\"https:\/\/institutoe.org.br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">h<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">ttps:\/\/institutoe.org.br<\/span><\/a><br>Instituto Homem Pantaneiro, Brazil, <a href=\"https:\/\/institutohomempantaneiro.org.br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">https:\/\/institutohomempantaneiro.org.br<\/span><\/a><br>International Campaign for Tibet, Germany \/ Tibet, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savetibet.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.savetibet.org<\/span><\/a><br>International Rivers, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalrivers.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.internationalrivers.org<\/span><\/a><br>International Tibet Network, USA \/ Tibet, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tibetnetwork.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.tibetnetwork.org<\/span><\/a><br>Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative, Iraq, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iraqicivilsociety.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.iraqicivilsociety.org<\/span><\/a><br>Ka Lahui Hawai\u2019i, Hawai\u2019i (USA), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kalahuihawaii.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.kalahuihawaii.org<\/span><\/a><br>Lahore Conservation Society, Pakistan, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcs.org.pk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.lcs.org.pk<\/span><\/a><br>Malta-ARCH, Malta, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malta-arch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.malta-arch.com<\/span><\/a><br>Michael Succow Stiftung, Germany, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.succow-stiftung.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.succow-stiftung.de<\/span><\/a><br>Mongolian Bird Conservation Center, Mongolia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbcc.mn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.mbcc.mn<\/span><\/a><br>Na Maka o ka Aina, Hawai\u2019i (USA), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.namaka.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.namaka.com<\/span><\/a><br>National Committee for Saving the Sundarbans, Bangladesh, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncssbd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ncssbd.org<\/span><\/a><br>NOAH Friends of the Earth Denmark Uranium Group, Denmark, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noah.dk\/urangruppe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.noah.dk\/urangruppe<\/span><\/a><br>No Go Gondola, United Kingdom, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nogogondola.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.nogogondola.org<\/span><\/a><br>Nurarq Menorca Arqueologica y Cultura, Spain, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nurarq.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.nurarq.com<\/span><\/a><br>Oecumene Studio, Ireland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecumene-studio.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.oecumene-studio.org<\/span><\/a><br>Ohrid SOS Northern, Macedonia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohridsos.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ohridsos.org<\/span><\/a><br>Orangutan Information Centre, Indonesia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orangutancentre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.orangutancentre.org<\/span><\/a><br>Origi Nations, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originations.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.originations.org<\/span><\/a><br>Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pide.org.pk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.pide.org.pk<\/span><\/a><br>Patrimoine Sans Fronti\u00e8res, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patrimoinesansfrontieres.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.patrimoinesansfrontieres.org<\/span><\/a><br>Pesticide Action Network Italy, Italy,<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pan-italia.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.pan-italia.it<\/a><\/span><br>Platform \u201cNo to the Destruction of Sur\u201d, Turkey<br>Pracownia Na Rzecz Wszystkich Istot, Poland, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pracownia.org.pl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.pracownia.org.pl<\/span><\/a><br>Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania, Albania, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppnea.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ppnea.org<\/span><\/a><br>Queensland Conservation Council, Australia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queenslandconservation.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.queenslandconservation.org.au<\/span><\/a><br>Rede Nacional Pr\u00f3 Unidades de Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o, Brazil, <a href=\"http:\/\/redeprouc.org.br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">http:\/\/redeprouc.org.br<\/span><\/a><br>Rivers Without Boundaries Coalition, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transrivers.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.transrivers.org<\/span><\/a><br>Rukor, Australia \/ Tibet, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rukor.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.rukor.org<\/span><\/a><br>Russian National Heritage Preservation Society, Russia<br>Safeguard of Cairo\u2019s Historic Cemeteries, Egypt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Guardian1443\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Guardian1443\/<\/span><\/a><br>Sauvegarde et Valorisation des Manuscrits pour la D\u00e9fense de la Culture Islamique, Mali, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savamadci.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.savamadci.net<\/span><\/a><br>Save Fert\u00f6 Lake, Hungary, <a href=\"https:\/\/savefertolake.yolasite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.savefertolake.yolasite.com<\/span><\/a><br>Save Lamu, Kenya, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savelamu.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.savelamu.org<\/span><\/a><br>Save Our Saltaire, United Kingdom&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Save the Himalayas Foundation, India, www.savethehimalayas.org<br>Saving Okavango&#8217;s Unique Life, multiple, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saveokavango.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.saveokavango.com<\/span><\/a><br>Save the Lake District Campaign, United Kingdom, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savethelakedistrict.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.savethelakedistrict.com<\/span><\/a><br>Save the Nullarbor Inc., Australia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savethenullarbor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.savethenullarbor.org<\/a><br>Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign, Iraq, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savethetigris.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.savethetigris.org<\/span><\/a><br>Save Waterloo Dock Neighbourhood Association, United Kingdom<br>Serengeti Watch, Tanzania, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serengetiwatch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.serengetiwatch.org<\/span><\/a><br>Sociedade de Pesquisa em Vida Selvagem, Brazil, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spvs.org.br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">https:\/\/www.spvs.org.br<\/span><\/a><br>Society for the Protection of Monuments in Torun, Poland, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tonz-torun.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.tonz-torun.blogspot.com<\/span><\/a><br>Society for Threatened Peoples, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gfbv.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.gfbv.de\/en<\/span><\/a><br>SOS Amazonia, Brazil, <a href=\"https:\/\/sosamazonia.org.br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">https:\/\/sosamazonia.org.br<\/span><\/a><br>Sunspirit for Justice and Peace, Indonesia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunspiritforjusticeandpeace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.sunspiritforjusticeandpeace.org<\/span><\/a><br>SOS Orinoco, Venezuela, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sosorinoco.org\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.sosorinoco.org<\/span><\/a><br>SOS Pantanal, Brazil, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sospantanal.org.br\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.sospantanal.org.br<\/span><\/a><br>Stonehenge Alliance, United Kingdom, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonehengealliance.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.stonehengealliance.org.uk<\/span><\/a><br>Sustainable Preservation Initiative, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablepreservation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.sustainablepreservation.org<\/span><\/a><br>Tautes Heim, Germany,<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tautes-heim.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.tautes-heim.de<\/a><\/span><br>The Australia Institute, Australia, <a href=\"http:\/\/ww.australiainstitute.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ww.australiainstitute.org.au<\/a><br>The Gorilla Organization, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gorillas.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.gorillas.org<\/span><\/a><br>The Wilderness Society, Australia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilderness.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.wilderness.org.au<\/span><\/a><br>Tourism Watch, Germany, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourism-watch.de\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.tourism-watch.de<\/span><\/a><br>Transformative Tourism, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transformativetourism.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.transformativetourism.com<\/span><\/a><br>Tripolitanian Society, Libya, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tripolitanian.society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.facebook.com\/tripolitanian.society<\/span><\/a><br>Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences, India, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ties.org.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ties.org.in<\/span><\/a><br>Turkish Chamber of Architects Istanbul Branch, Turkey, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mimarist.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.mimarist.org<\/span><\/a><br>Tutta la Citt\u00e0 Insieme!, Italy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunspiritforjusticeandpeace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.tuttalacittainsieme.it<\/span><\/a><br>Union of Concerned Scientists, USA, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ucsusa.org<\/span><\/a><br>Universitas Udayana Subak Research Center, Indonesia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unud.ac.id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.unud.ac.id<\/span><\/a><br>Uranium Network, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uranium-network.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.uranium-network.org<\/span><\/a><br>Village Earth, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.villageearth.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.villageearth.org<\/span><\/a><br>Voluntariado \u201cVale un Potos\u00ed\u201d, Bolivia, <a href=\"http:\/\/cerrodepotosi.blogspot.com\/p\/principal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">http:\/\/cerrodepotosi.blogspot.com\/p\/principal.html<\/span><\/a><br>Waddenvereniging, Netherlands, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waddenvereniging.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.waddenvereniging.nl<\/span><\/a><br>Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia, Indonesia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walhi.or.id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.walhi.or.id<\/span><\/a><br>Wildland Research Institute, Hungary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlandresearch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.wildlandresearch.org<\/span><\/a><br>We Are Here Venice, Italy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareherevenice.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.weareherevenice.org<\/span><\/a><br>Wildlife Conservation Society, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcs.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.wcs.org<\/span><\/a><br>Wolf, Slovakia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolf.sk\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.wolf.sk<\/span><\/a><br>World Association for the Protection of Tangibleand Intangible Cultural Heritage in Times of Armed Conflict, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeonculture.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.eyeonculture.net<\/span><\/a><br>World Monuments Fund, multiple countries,<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmf.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.wmf.org<\/a><\/span><br>Worldwide Fund for Nature, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwf.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.wwf.org<\/span><\/a><br>Zip Off, United Kingdom, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zipoff.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.zipoff.org<\/span><\/a><br>Zoological Society of London, multiple countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zsl.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.zsl.org<\/span><\/a><br><br><strong>21 Indigenous Peoples Organizations<\/strong><br>Affected Citizens of Teesta, India, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vids.sr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.actsikkim.com<\/span><\/a><br>All Ladakh Gonpa Association, India<br>Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Canada, <a href=\"https:\/\/acfn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/acfn.com\/<\/a><br>Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Russia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csipn.ru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.csipn.ru<\/span><\/a><br>Comunidad Indigena Ma\u2019u Henua, Rapa Nui (Chile), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mauhenua.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.mauhenua.com<\/span><\/a><br>Corps des Volontaires B\u00e9ninois, Benin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvbeninois.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.cvbeninois.blogspot.com\/<\/span><\/a><br>Endorois Welfare Council, Kenya, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwgia.org\/en\/iwgia-partners\/37-endorois-welfare-council-kenya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.iwgia.org\/en\/iwgia-partners\/37-endorois-welfare-council-kenya<\/span><\/a><br>Fort Chipewyan M\u00e9tis Association, Canada, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3ne.ca\/about-3ne\/fort-chipewyan-metis-association\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.3ne.ca\/about-3ne\/fort-chipewyan-metis-association\/<\/span><\/a><br>Indigenous Environmental Network, multiple, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ienearth.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ienearth.org<\/span><\/a><br>Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee, multiple, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipacc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.ipacc.org<\/span><\/a><br>Mikisew Cree First Nation, Canada, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikisewcree.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.mikisewcree.ca<\/span><\/a><br>Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities, Nepal, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nefin.org.np\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.nefin.org.np\/en\/<\/span><\/a><br>Papah\u0101naumoku\u0101kea Native Hawaiian Cultural Working Group, Hawai\u2019i (USA), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alohacwg.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.alohacwg.com<\/a><br>Pastoralists Indigenous Non-Governmental Organization\u2019s Forum, Kenya, <a href=\"https:\/\/pingosforum.or.tz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.pingosforum.or.tz<\/span><\/a><br>Preservamb, Mexico, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.preservamb.org.mx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.preservamb.org.mx<\/span><\/a><br>Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement, Philippines, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SITMo1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.facebook.com\/SITMo1\/<\/span><\/a><br>Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname, Suriname, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vids.sr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">www.vids.sr<\/span><\/a><br><br><strong>63 Individuals<\/strong><br>contact can be made through World Heritage Watch<br>Abdurrahim Ahmadi, Afghanistan\/Germany \/ Soulaiman Mefrej Al-Mhanna, Syria \/ Ali Bashash Alanagh, Iran \/ Diana Al-Djumaili, Germany \/ Elisa Argenziano, Italy \/ Allan Kenneth Birabi, Uganda \/ Nicole Bolomey, Switzerland \/ Louay Dakhel, Syria \/ Aishwarya Deshmukh, India \/ Iuliia Eremenko, Russia \/ Aminata Balla Fall, Senegal \/ Maria Isabel da Trindade Ferro, Portugal \/ Edna G. Franco Vargas, Mexico \/ Henning Frase, Germany \/ Induja Gandhiprasad, India \/ Ouma\u00efma Gannouni, Tunisia \/ El\u00e9onore Gaudry, France \/ John D. Grainger, United Kingdom \/ Musa O. Hambolu, Nigeria \/ Saad Hanif, Bahrain \/ Courtney Hotchkiss, USA \/ Marcela Jaramillo Contreras, Colombia \/ Archana Jayaraman, India \/ Pratiti Joshi, India \/ Alexander Kalauokalani Pe\u02bba, Hawai\u2019i \/ Electra Kalodimidou, Greece \/ Vadim Kirilyuk, Russia \/ Entela Koja, Albania \/ Evelina Kravchenko, Ukraine \/ Maqi Kvitsiani, Georgia \/ Nora Lafi, Algeria\/Germany \/ Amelia Lara Tamburrino, Mexico \/ Alessandro Leonardi, Italy \/ Francisco J. L\u00f3pez Morales, Mexico \/ Andrea Martinez Fern\u00e1ndez, Spain \/ Katie Mastriano, USA \/ Shayne McGrath, New Zealand \/ Sofia Cristina Mendon\u00e7a Gaspar, Portugal \/ Vanesa Men\u00e9ndez Montero, Spain \/ Eleni Methodiou, Greece \/ Hartmut M\u00fcller, Germany \/ Aghash Natarajan, India \/ Karla Nunes Penna, Brazil \/ Ghazal Nouri, Iran \/ Mohamed Obidallah, Palestine \/ Jerry Otero, USA \/ Norbert Panek, Germany \/ Dana Phelps, USA \/&nbsp; Konstantina Pehlivanova, Bulgaria \/ Vithal Rajan, India \/ Kimberly Reczek, United Kingdom \/ Jennifer Rowan, USA \/ Tatiana Saraseko, Russia \/ Eman Shokry Hesham, Egypt \/ Kuili Suganya, India \/ George Tauika Vaipoki, Solomon Islands \/ Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, Philippines \/ Louise Tournillon, France \/ Richard Ariihau Tuheiava, French Polynesia \/ Shweta Wagh, India \/ Hiyab Gebretsadik Weldearegay, Ethiopia \/ Myint Zaw, Myanmar \/ Mahmud Zeyin El Abidin, Syria\/Turkey<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-un51n15\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-un51n15 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-un51n15\" class=\"section-g-un51n15 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-2290s56\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-2290s56 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Each network member is free to make use of the NGO office in Berlin to the degree they decide, and each one, no matter how big or small, is treated with the same dignity and respect. The Berlin office is always available for advice and support as much as its limited capacities allow, and increasing these capacities is one of its top priorities.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gb72931\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e2 section-gb72931 gutentor-element gutentor-element-button\"><span class=\"gutentor-button-wrap\"><a class=\"gutentor-button gutentor-block-button gutentor-icon-before\" href=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WHW-Network-Members-List-07-07-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"gutentor-button-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><span>Download: WHW Network Members (pdf)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"g-x117nm4\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-g-x117nm4 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-g-hhbehyt\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-hhbehyt gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-3 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-hhbehyt\" class=\"section-g-hhbehyt gutentor-col-wrap\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-ngjnsqe\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-ngjnsqe gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-ngjnsqe\" class=\"section-g-ngjnsqe gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g-2eii7ih\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-2eii7ih gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gutentor-text\">Learn more about us<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-scshsfh\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-scshsfh gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">_______________________________________<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"g-12bz1hz\" class=\"section-g-12bz1hz gutentor-module gutentor-module-accordion\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div id=\"g-n1c1wxr\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m6-item section-g-n1c1wxr gutentor-module gutentor-module-accordion-item\"><div class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel g-a-panel-g-12bz1hz\"><div class=\"gm-ah-g-12bz1hz gutentor-module-accordion-item-heading gutentor-module-icon-position-left\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-icon\"><i class=\"gm-aio-g-12bz1hz gutentor-module-accordion-icon-open fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><i class=\"gm-aic-g-12bz1hz gutentor-module-accordion-icon-close fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler-label\">The Beginnings of WHW<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"gm-ab-g-12bz1hz gutentor-module-accordion-body\">\n<div id=\"section-g-bnwns4k\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e0 section-g-bnwns4k gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>In 2012 an International NGO Forum preceded a meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for the first time.<\/strong><br><br>From 22-24 June 2012, representatives of international non-governmental organizations met international civil society activists in Saint Petersburg to discuss issues related to the protection of World Heritage properties. The main objective of the three-day event was to draw the attention of the world community to various problems of great concern.<br>The NGO Forum included two separate programs with common plenary sessions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-ga7a941\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-ga7a941 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">The first program was devoted to the <strong>natural heritage<\/strong>, the second one to the <strong>cultural heritage<\/strong>. Sharing experience of successful problem-solving in preserving the World Heritage, and building a system of effective interaction between NGOs and the UNESCO World Heritage Committee have been one of the main aims of the Forum on the Neva.<br><br>Among the participants of the event were members of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and the World Heritage Center, international experts of IUCN and ICOMOS, representatives of international, national and regional NGOs, and other civil society activists.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-nd6hhnn\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g-nd6hhnn gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/History.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-6ac3za0\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-6ac3za0 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">The resolutions of the Forum were presented to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and to the general public.<br><br><strong>Upon suggestion by Stephan Doempke <\/strong>in his keynote speech, the NGO Forum adopted a <strong>resolution to create a global network of non-governmental actors <\/strong>who reside in or in the vicinity of, are concerned about, or focus their work on the <strong>protection of World Heritage Properties.<\/strong><br><br>The persons who took the task to establish <strong>World Heritage Watch<\/strong> were (in alphabetical order)<br><br>Elena Belokurova (St. Petersburg State University)<br>Ivan Blokov (Greenpeace Russia, Moscow)<br>Stephan Doempke (People and Nature, Berlin)<br>Alec Marr (Strategic Interventions, Australia)<br>Sneshka Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic (Europa Nostra, Brussels)<br>Prof. Dr. Michael Turner (Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem)<br><br>World Heritage Watch (WHW) was eventually founded as an NGO under German law in Berlin on 14 January 2014. <br><br>WHW then organized the next NGO Forum which was held in Bonn, Germany, on 26-27 June 2015, again immediately prior to the session of the World Heritage Committee. The participants of the Bonn Conference decided that World Heritage Watch as a formal NGO should remain as small Berlin-based body acting as a coordinating office for the informal global network of non-governmental actors.<br><br>The organizers of the forum were:<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g2f1370\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-g2f1370 gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Greenpeace Russia<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-1\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Green Wave<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-2\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Russian-German Bureau of Ecological Information<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-3\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">All-Russian Society of historical and cultural monuments protection (St Petersburg Department)<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-4\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Centre for German and European Studies<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-5\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Expertise Centre ECOM<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-g-y1cd8kv\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-g-y1cd8kv gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-3 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-g-y1cd8kv\" class=\"section-g-y1cd8kv gutentor-col-wrap\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-gutentor-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3563,"href":"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/3563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-heritage-watch.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}