Event
Tapping the ecological profit: initiatives for the sustainability of natural resources and heritage, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites
The programme Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, implemented by UNESCO and funded by the European Union, in collaboration with the , invites you to participate in the online Zoom event Tapping the ecological profit: initiatives for the sustainability of natural resources and heritage, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites to be held on Tuesday 5 December 2023.
Climate change and environmental degradation are among the biggest challenges of our times, threatening community livelihoods and both biological and cultural diversities. Additionally, heritage, in all its dimensions, is an important asset for economic development, by attracting investments and ensuring green, locally based, stable and decent jobs. Hazards such as global warming, uncontrolled consumption patterns and the devastation of the natural conditions of the territories where heritage sites are located, constitute a threat to the necessary balance between biological and cultural diversity for sustainable development.
Join the debate!
The event aims to:
provide leaders in the field of heritage and natural resources management in the Caribbean and Europe a reflection and exchange space to discuss sustainability strategies put in practice to preserving heritage as a pillar of a cultural-based development;
shed light on resilience strategies and income generation initiatives based on the sustainable use of natural resources and on an adequate management of heritage and of the cultural values of natural sites; and
identify opportunities for the mutual collaboration between Caribbean and European actors associated to natural resources and heritage management initiatives.
Panellists
- Mr VÃctor Gutiérrez Gómez (Cuba), Environment Specialist and Coordinator of Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve
- Ms Kara Roopsingh (Trinidad and Tobago), Senior Heritage Preservation and Research Officer at National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago
- Ms Jasna Popovic, Secretary of the European Students' Association for Cultural Heritage (ESACH), Member of the Hispania Nostra team at Europa Nostra
- Mr Xavier Roget (Spain), Tourism and Culture Advisor of the Natural Parks Network of the Barcelona Provincial Council
- Mr Xavier Font (Spain), Coordinator of the ‘Park on the Table’ programme of the Natural Parks Network of the Barcelona Provincial Council
- Ms Aitziber Egusquiza Ortega (Spain), Coordinator of the RescueME project
- Ms Desley Gardner (Antigua and Barbuda), Heritage Resources Officer, Antigua and Barbuda National Park
- Ms Elena MartÃnez (Spain-Dominican Republic), Research and Development Director, SOS Carbon
About the Transcultura programme
Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity is a programme that harnesses the rich cultural diversity of the Caribbean and turns it into a driver for sustainable development through exchange and cooperation in the region and with the European Union. It is based on capacity-building and the creation of opportunities for young culture professionals from 17 Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
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