Young Climate Action for World Heritage
An educational project by the Institute Heritage Studies and the German Commission for UNESCO for young people
The publication presents and honours the impressive engagement of students who committed themselves to World Heritage and climate protection. It showcases the project’s results, provides guidance on student-centred, transformative and action-oriented World Heritage education, and offers a practical toolkit for exploring World Heritage.
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“Young Climate Action for World Heritage” is featured as a model project in UNESCO’s brand new publication “UNESCO Sites as Partners for Education for Sustainable Development”. We are proud to be part of this publication among many great initiatives linking heritage and education around the world.
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Students from Herrnhut wanted to learn more about World Heritage. They wanted to understand what the title “World Heritage” actually means and what makes Herrnhut so outstanding on an international level that it should be safeguarded for all of humanity. … Learn more …
Students developed a rallye for their school community to raise awareness on climate change, how World Heritage Sites are threatened and how to act sustainably. They also developed an Instagram-channel to give more information on the project. … Learn more …
Students became active on Instagram to share the importance of safeguarding the forest at the World Heritage Site of the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region. … Learn more …
A group of Polish students drew on what they had learned in the workshops to create a lecture in the style of a TED Talk, which they then delivered to a local audience in a cinema in their home town. … Learn more …
Local students from grades 5 to 12 developed creative and unique artworks addressing the massive forest dieback in the Harz region and its impact on the World Heritage Site. … Learn more …
Students from Żagań visited the World Heritage Site “Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin” to learn about the threats to the trees and plants posed by climate change. … Learn more …
Students shared their experiences and knowledge about the Wadden Sea with their peers in a podcast with two episodes that they developed, recorded and published themselves. … Learn more …
Students from different parts of the project joined forces to organise two sustainability camps in Zittau and Żagań, focusing on climate change, the ecological footprint, and the local cultural and natural heritage. … Learn more …