🟢 NEB Festival Satellite Event: Cultural heritage as a resource for energy-efficient and inclusive renovation & affordable housing policies The event aimed to advance the New European Bauhaus’ vision of beautiful, sustainable and inclusive living environments, and to position cultural heritage as a strategic resource for Europe’s housing and climate transition. In her keynote speech, ICOMOS Vice President Riin Alatalu shared key findings from the "ICOMOS Report on the Implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive". She also highlighted ICOMOS's advocacy for mitigations over exemptions: rather than simply excluding heritage buildings from energy performance requirements, tailored, knowledge-based solutions must be developed, i.e. solutions that : ▫️respect historic materials; ▫️avoid unnecessary interventions; and ▫️recognise that well-maintained historic buildings can perform significantly better energetically. ➡️ Historic buildings are not barriers to decarbonisation: they are part of the solution.

During the Hub's #NewEuropeanBauhaus Satellite Event, Riin Alatalu, VP of @ICOMOS, emphasised the importance of including heritage within the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

🆘 Urgent Alert: Strikes at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Tyre ICOMOS strongly condemns the reported airstrikes of 7 June affecting the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Ancient City of Tyre, which was recently granted Enhanced Protection under the Second Protocol of the 1954 Hague Convention. ➡️ Read the full alert: icomos.org/news/urgent-alert… Picture credits: Roman Deckert / Wikimedia Commons

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝗖 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 - 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 ICOMOS Denmark and the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on 20th Century Heritage (ISC20C) are organising a seminar dedicated to Nordic perspectives on 20th century heritage. The event will bring together experts and practitioners from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Åland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and Denmark to examine how to shape conservation practices and policy-making. ⏰️ 4 September 2026, in Konventum (LO School), Helsingør, Denmark. More information: buff.ly/mGLcJKB

𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 – 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 ICOMOS Germany, on behalf of the Working Group Shared Built Heritage, is organising an online lecture on built structures from the period of German colonialism in Africa, Asia and Oceania. From individual architectures and urban ensembles to cultural landscapes and infrastructural systems, they have gradually turned into highly ambivalent heritage sites in today's independent nation states. This event aims to tackle the ongoing challenges in this process, from scientific discussion and public outreach, building research and architectural practice. ⏰️ 24 June 2026, from 5:30 to 7 PM. Join the Zoom meeting on the day, no registration required: buff.ly/9oJ2T0F

We cannot wait to share something we have been working on with heritage stewards and organisations around the world, something that will strengthen community resilience worldwide. Mark your calendars for 4 June!

🌍 25 heritage professionals from 16 African countries have returned home inspired, energised, and ready to act. ICOMOS and ICOMOS Burkina Faso, with the generous support of @ALIPHFoundation, hosted this capacity-building programme at the Royal Court of Tiébélé — a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over 8 intensive days, participants learned, exchanged, and worked hands-on to protect earthen architectural heritage in the face of climate change. ➡️ Watch the highlights on ICOMOS' Youtube channel, recorded and shared by one of the participants, Lansana Keita. youtu.be/fmJzIzrGSoU?si=o_F9… (Available with English and French subtitles) #EarthenArchitecture #CulturalHeritage #ClimateResilience #AfricanHeritage

🆕 New translations for "Guidance and toolkit for impact assessments in a World Heritage context" are available! ICOMOS, together with @ICCROM and @IUCN – the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – and @UNESCO, have launched seven new translations of "Guidance and toolkit for impact assessments in a World Heritage context". You can now read this publication in Ukrainian, Slovenian, Thai, Chinese, Czech, Lao and Russian, on top of the nine languages already available. 📖 Read the publication : buff.ly/di6SRa8

🌍🏛️ Closing Ceremony — Capacity Building Programme on Earthen Architecture & Climate Change On 11 May, we proudly concluded the ICOMOS Capacity-Building Programme on “Climate-Resilient Earthen Architecture in Africa”, hosted at the Royal Court of Tiébélé (Burkina Faso), a UNESCO World Heritage site. Over the past eight days, 25 emerging and mid-career heritage professionals from 16 African countries came together to exchange knowledge, strengthen partnerships, and deepen their understanding of the climate challenges threatening Africa’s earthen architectural heritage. This programme brought practitioners together to exchange knowledge and experiences, reinforcing a shared commitment to climate resilience and heritage conservation across the continent. To conclude this training, the participants had the chance to meet Mr Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouedraogo, Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism of Burkina Faso. Implemented by ICOMOS in collaboration with ICOMOS Burkina Faso, the initiative also benefited from the expertise of international and national experts, including members of ICOMOS ISCEAH and the Climate Action Working Group. ✨ We warmly thank the International alliance for the protection of heritage (@ALIPHFoundation) for its generous support in making this important initiative possible. 📍 Royal Court of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso Slide 1 & 4 📷 Zuhura Mtenguzi #CulturalHeritage #ClimateAction #EarthenArchitecture #WorldHeritage

🟦 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 Are you directly involved in the management of a World Heritage site? ICOMOS, @ICCROM and @IUCN_PA are inviting heritage professionals working with cultural, natural and mixed World Heritage sites (and other heritage places) to participate in an interactive online consultation on the development of management plans. The consultation aims to identify the needs, challenges and priorities faced by site managers in preparing effective management systems and future guidance. ⏰10 June 2026, from 12:00 to 14:00 (CET) ➡️Apply by 5 June 2026: buff.ly/tXj9W4Y

🌍🏛️ Opening Ceremony | Capacity Building Programme on Earthen Architecture & Climate Change On 5 May, we proudly launched the opening ceremony of the ICOMOS "Capacity-Building Programme for Climate-Resilient Earthen Architecture in Africa", hosted at the Royal Court of Tiébélé (Burkina Faso), a UNESCO World Heritage site. Over the coming days, 25 emerging and mid-career professionals from 16 African countries will engage in a unique learning journey combining theoretical foundations, field-based case studies and hands-on exercises in Tiébélé, integration of local knowledge systems and African earthen building traditions. This initiative is implemented by ICOMOS, in collaboration w/ ICOMOS Burkina Faso, w/ contributions from international and African experts, including members of ICOMOS ISCEAH and ICOMOS CAWG. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 @ALIPHFoundation #ClimateAction #earthenarchitecture #worldheritage

🔴 Heritage Alert 🔴 ICOMOS, together with its International Scientific Committee on 20th Century Heritage (ISC20C) is issuing a worldwide Heritage Alert to amplify awareness of the threat to the #stadionulrepublican in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. ❗ICOMOS is urging stronger legal protections for the site and its individual elements due to their significance as a rare surviving example of socialist realist sports architecture in Eastern Europe. The site’s preservation is critical for national memory and international scholarship. Help us amplify the call to save Chișinău’s Republican Stadium: buff.ly/FQlCX2V #HeritageAlert #socialistarchitecture @sandumaiamd @AlexMunteanuMD

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 – 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 ICOMOS is launching a regional training programme designed to enhance the skills of 15 heritage practitioners working at the intersection of cultural heritage and climate change in Central Asia. The programme will combine theoretical input with practical exercises and will be tailored to the Central Asian context, integrating regional knowledge and local perspectives. 📍The training will start on 1 July 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan and will be delivered in EN and RU. The call is open to applicants from: 🇰🇿🇰🇬🇹🇯🇹🇲🇺🇿 Spots available: 15 ➡️Apply by 25 May 2026: buff.ly/XLQ87s6 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘓𝘐𝘗𝘏 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Today, ICOMOS President Teresa Patrício and Director General Céline Noguès Weber were pleased to meet with Mr. LEE Byong Hyun, Chairperson of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, accompanied with Ms. KIM Eunhye, from the UNESCO Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and Ms. LIM Miyeon, from the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO. ICOMOS looks forward to a fruitful #48WHC in Busan! 🇰🇷

As a founding partner, ICOMOS is proud to support the launch of a new cohort of Preserving Legacies (@Future4past), reaffirming its commitment to safeguarding cultural heritage in the face of climate change. The network has now welcomed: ▫️ Engaresero GIAHS Site (Ngorongoro District, Tanzania) ▫️ Kci-peskiyak | Pleasant Point (Sipayik), Maine (USA) ▫️Lahemaa National Park (Estonia) ▫️ Lamu Old Town (Lamu Island, Kenya) ▫️ Mount Wutai (Shanxi, China) ▫️ Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Palestine) ▫️ Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls World Heritage Site (Zambia) ICOMOS is proud to see Preserving Legacies' community grow: 86 custodians are now strengthening their cultural heritage sites' resilience worldwide in 38 countries. #ClimateAction #CulturalHeritage

📢 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 - Amazing City: Historic Public Spaces In The Age Of Climate Change The aim of the conference is to facilitate discussions between representatives of local governments, conservation authorities, academic communities and designers concerning the shaping of historic public spaces, particularly in the context of their adaptation to climate change. The conference theme will be divided into three thematic sections: • Adaptation of public spaces in historic cities to climate challenges and conservation requirements – theoretical and practical aspects. • Good practices in shaping public spaces in historic cities – squares, streets and courtyards. • Conservation aspects of the modernisation and adaptation of historic public spaces – Charter for the Protection of Historic Public Spaces. 🔴 Abstracts submission deadline: 15 June 2026 ℹ️ More information: buff.ly/KbMsAlq