What does it mean to put the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into practice - nationally and locally, in the field of living heritage?
During the upcoming webinar the UNESCO Chair presents the findings of our work in the LIVIND project (2021-2024).
When: December 17, at 2 - 4 pm (EET)
Registration: by December 12 (to participate or to receive the recording afterwards)
14.00 Welcome, Leena Marsio, Finnish Heritage Agency
14.05 Foreword, Maija Lummepuro, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland
14.15 LIVIND project – short overview, Elisa Kraatari, project coordinator
14.25 Living Heritage and Sustainable Development – an emerging research area, Kristin Kuutma, University of Tartu, UNESCO Chair
14.50 Approaches at the state level – periodic reports to UNESCO, Anita Vaivade/Agnese Karlsone, Latvian Academy of Culture, UNESCO Chair
15.05 Challenges and Solutions at the local level – experiences from the LIVIND pilots, Siarhiej Makarevich, University of Tartu, UNESCO Chair
15.30 Commentary, Harriet Deacon, researcher, UNESCO facilitator
15.45 Questions and Discussion
In 2021-2024, the UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage led the research team of the LIVIND project (LIVIND – Creative and Living Cultural Heritage as a Resource for the Northern Dimension Region).
The aim was to analyse how creative and living cultural heritage and sustainable development interlink, examine past experiences and best practices, and contribute to the planning and implementation of the project activities. We worked together with the UNESCO Chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy and Law (Latvian Academy of Culture, Latvia).
The results are summarised in a research paper addressing the prevailing connection between creative and living cultural heritage and sustainable development in the Northern Dimension Region on the policy level, through research, and through concrete actions on the ground. The policy brief elaborates on possible ways to strengthen this interlinkage in the future. See here for full documents.
LIVIND – Creative and Living Cultural Heritage as a Resource for the Northern Dimension Region, was a project led by the Finnish Heritage Agency and implemented in 2021-2024. The project aimed to identify and develop policies to strengthen the potential of creative and living cultural heritage to support sustainable development. It brought together stakeholders from public administration, civil society, and the private sector from nine countries in the Northern Dimension Region (Denmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands), Estonia, Finland (including Åland Islands), Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Sweden), being the first of its kind in Northern Europe. Webpage.
See also the homepage and Facebook page of the UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage.