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UNESCO designates 8 new Global Geoparks

UNESCOs Executive Board has approved the designation of 8 new UNESCO Global Geoparks bringing the number of sites participating in the Global Geoparks Network to 177 in 46 countries Two new countries Luxembourg and Sweden this year join the Global Network with the designation of their first geoparks

Germany’s education responses to the influx of Ukrainian students

How is the Internet in Germany? New findings of national Internet Universality assessment

On 14 September Germany officially launches at the German Internet Governance Forum 2021 their voluntary national Internet assessment through UNESCOs Internet Universality ROAMX Indicators IUIs

September 13, 2021

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Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve in Germany invites the World Network to participate in art project

Transformation World Circle Earth is an art project on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of UNESCOs Man and the Biosphere Programme in the Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve Germany

How is the Internet doing in Germany?

Initial findings of UNESCOs Internet Universality Indicators in Germany were debated at the German Internet Governance Forum 2020

September 29, 2020

Germany launches the national assessment of UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators

The national Multistakeholder Advisory Board MAB comprising of 14 German stakeholders met online for the first time to launch the national assessment of UNESCOs Internet Universality Indicators in Germany on 25 June 2020

#CoronaSolidarity: how the City of Heidelberg partners with civil society and artists to address the pandemic

The ongoing COVID19 crisis has compelled cities to be on the front lines as they are forced to take quick action by the pandemic UNESCOs International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities ICCAR a unique citylevel platform in the UN system has pushed forward a wide range of initiatives from member cities calling for an inclusive and nondiscriminatory approach to addressing the outbreak One of its members the City of Heidelberg in Germany has launched its newest social media campaign against COVID19 called CoronaSolidarity

Educating for Sustainable Development through Heritage Interpretation

The report on the main outcomes of the second regional workshop for Europe on The Role of Visitor Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites held in Bamberg Germany on 68 October 2019 has just been released Organized by UNESCO through its Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe the workshop focused on the interplay between heritage interpretation and education for sustainable development and on their integration in the work of such centres

The role of Visitor Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites: educating for Sustainable Development through Heritage Interpretation

From 68 October 2019 the city Bamberg in Germany hosted the second regional workshop on the Role of Visitor Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites in Europe as part of a series of workshops organized by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe to share experiences and give advice on how visitor centres do and can contribute to the management of UNESCO designated sites The meeting focused in particular on the contribution of such centres to Education for Sustainable Development through heritage interpretation

December 19, 2019

IGF 2019 witnessed 16 countries’ progress in applying UNESCO’s Internet Universality Indicators

December 3, 2019

A powerful German city network fighting climate change wins UNESCO education prize

November 15, 2019