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Sustainable Rural Regeneration Conference
Cultural and natural heritage in all its manifestations are pillars of the identity cohesion and wellbeing of communities The transformative power of cultural and natural heritage is increasingly recognized as a key enabler for sustainable development particularly in rural areas facing chronic economic social and environmental challenges The Conference on Sustainable Rural Regeneration taking place at UNESCO Headquarters on 910 June 2022 aims to foster knowledge exchange and reflections on the future of rural development in Europe and beyond Organized by UNESCO and partners of the RURITAGE project it will bring together practitioners and international experts on rural development local communities implementing heritageled actions as well as representatives of the European Commission and of EU funded projects