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“The current movement toward open data and open science does not fully engage with Indigenous Peoples’ rights and interests. Indigenous data sovereignty reinforces the rights to engage in decision-making in accordance with Indigenous values and collective interests. This includes the right to create...

“At CIMAM we recognize climate and ecological emergency and are seriously committed to working towards sustainability understood in the broadest terms set out by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030. As an international organization dedicated to promoting best practices in modern and...

“Today, the Agenda 21 for culture has been consolidated as an essential declaration for all those cities which give an important role to culture in sustainable development. The declaration is cited by mayors and councillors, but also by civil society and cultural actors, an unequivocal sign of its...

“This resource is intended to empower museums to embed environmental sustainability into the core of how they operate.

 

The Climate Action Toolkit provides information tailored to museums on the various steps they can take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and green their operations...

“In October 2019, NEMO published an analysis of museums’ participation in different EU funding programmes from 2014-2018. The report shows that only a fraction of museums in Europe make use of EU funding opportunities. In addition, not many new organisations find their way to these funding...

“The overall objective of the Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe project is twofold. On the one hand it aims at collecting and analysing evidence for the significance of cultural heritage for the European economy, society, culture and environment. On the other hand, it seeks to raise awareness of...

“This report explores the notion of inclusive growth, and the role that heritage can play in contributing to social inclusion and economic growth for sustainable development. It is intended to explore and develop a theory behind the notion that cultural heritage can help build inclusive growth, and...

“The world has a shared history and a rich, diverse cultural heritage. This heritage is cherished globally as an asset that belongs to us all, yet gives our societies their identity and binds them together, nurturing a rich cultural and creative present and future. That is why stakeholders of the...

“Museums and cultural heritage sites are powerful assets for local development. They can inspire creativity, boost cultural diversity, help regenerate local economies, attract visitors and bring revenues. There is also increasing evidence that they can contribute to social cohesion, civic engagement...

“Documenting the Now develops open source tools and community-centered practices that support the ethical collection, use, and preservation of publicly available content shared on web and social media.

 

Documenting the Now responds to the public's use of social media for chronicling...

“EEP Africa, in partnership with CLASP, has compiled a set of resources to support companies overcome many of the barriers to e-waste management and recycling in East and Southern Africa. In this toolkit, project developers will find best practices for off-grid solar e-waste management, resources on...

“The SHIFT Eco-Guidelines for Networks recognise and address the ecological footprint associated with operating international cultural network and platform-organisations (hereafter referred to as network-organisations). The guidelines serve as a reference document for network-organisations that aim...