UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Sustainable Development Toolbox

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“The toolbox is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning more about how intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development are interlinked. It complements existing training materials developed under UNESCO’s global capacity-building programme.”

UNESCO

2018

“How are intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development linked? What does this mean for communities who practise and transmit their intangible cultural heritage in their daily lives? How can development actors integrate the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in their plans, policies and programmes?

This toolbox explores the relationship between intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development through examples from around the world. They show how communities transmit their intangible cultural heritage and how, in turn, it can contribute to sustainable development. At the same time, sustainable development can create an enabling environment for safeguarding and enhance the viability of a community’s intangible heritage.”

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The resource is most closely linked to SDG 1.4 (access to all forms of property, which includes cultural traditions and heritage), 11.4 (strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard cultural and natural heritage), 4.7 (Education for Sustainable Development), 8.9 (sustainable tourism) and 10.2 (universal social, economic and political inclusion). In addition, particular case studies support additional SDGs and targets.

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SDG 1.4: Equal Rights to Ownership, Basic Services, Technology and Economic Resources
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Numbers and proportions of people from particular groups using collections in comparison with demographics in broader society.
Numbers of people accessing collections.
Number of targeted programmes that aim to enhance access to collections by disadvantaged groups.
Sustainable tourism that enhances local communities’ access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property (including cultural and natural heritage), as well as to technology and markets.
Involvement of people from disadvantaged groups in decision-making activities and processes relating to collections and collections-based institutions.
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SDG 4.7: Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Numbers of people in each type of programme drawing on collections from different demographic groups.
Increases in numbers of people in each type of programme from different demographic groups.
Proportion of people involved in such programmes in relation to overall audience size.
Evidence that learners have acquired knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development.
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SDG 8.9: Promote Beneficial and Sustainable Tourism
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Numbers of jobs created or supported that relate to sustainable tourism drawing on local products (e.g. craft producers).
Develop and implement plans to reduce and remove negative impacts of tourism.
Numbers of activities and/or products drawing on local culture.
Value to artisans and source communities of activities and products drawing on local culture.
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SDG 10.2: Promote Universal Social Economic and Political Inclusion
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Collections development to ensure that collections effectively meet the needs of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
Number and proportion of educational and participatory programmes that promote participation irrespective of social or other status.
Numbers and proportions of people making use of collections in relation to the demographic of the local population.
Numbers and proportions of people involved in focused programmes aimed at promoting social, economic and political inclusion.
Numbers and proportions of people from different demographic groups involved in decision-making processes relating to collections and collections-based institutions.
Number and types of partnerships that build relationships with marginalized groups, individuals and communities.
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SDG 11.4: Protect the Worlds Cultural and Natural Heritage
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Total expenditure (public and private) per capita spent on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by type of heritage.
Plans, policies and procedures in place for the safe use of collections for a variety of purposes, protecting and safeguarding both collections and those who use them.
Plans, policies and procedures in place for the identification, safeguarding and protection of cultural and natural heritage at risk.
Collecting programmes in place to protect, safeguard and make use of cultural and natural heritage, addressing the needs of communities and stakeholders, and ensuring that collections can be an effective resource for sustainable development.
Number and diversity of educational, awareness-raising, research programmes, and partnerships that aim to strengthen protection of cultural and natural heritage.
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