Imagining the future of the Wadden Sea
Students expressed their concern for the future of the Wadden Sea and painted potential scenarios for its development. … Learn more …
An educational project by the Institute Heritage Studies and the German Commission for UNESCO for young people
Students expressed their concern for the future of the Wadden Sea and painted potential scenarios for its development. … Learn more …
Students created Info-Graphics and posters to summarise what they had learned during the educational and interactive workshops at the World Heritage Sites. … Learn more …
: 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 …
To capture the beauty of Herrnhut, students created jewellery featuring symbols of the town and engraved glass tiles with images that they had taken of important places in Herrnhut. … Learn more …
Students reported on the effects of climate change on World Heritage sites such as the “Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region” and the “Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin”. … Learn more …
A group of older students produced a radio play that is explicitly aimed at a young audience and emphasises the urgency of taking action. … Learn more …
How young people can become active in World Heritage and climate protection was shown at the final conference of “Young Climate Action for World Heritage” from 01.-03.11.2023 at the World Heritage Site “Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin”.
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The Youth Summit of “Young Climate Action for World Heritage” presents and honours the youth engagement for World Heritage Sites and climate protection. It will take place at the World Heritage Site “Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin” in order to strengthen ties between the young participants, teachers and World Heritage Sites and celebrate the efforts and results of the two-year project.
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mines of Rammelsberg, the old town of Goslar and the Upper Harz Water Management System contain traces and monuments from 3,000 years of coal and steel mining, covering an area of more than 200 km². The World Heritage Site in the Harz Mountains is a cultural landscape formed by centuries of interaction between ore and man.
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Creative student projects from Herrnhut. The Moravian settlement of Herrnhut in Saxony is on its way to becoming a World Heritage Site. Together with the Moravian settlement Bethlehem (USA) and Gracehill (Northern Ireland), they have submitted an application to UNESCO to complement and transnationally expand the existing World Heritage Site “Christiansfeld” in Denmark in the future.
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