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We empower communities to safeguard their heritage against the impacts of climate change, ensuring a future for our past. linktr.ee/preservinglegacies

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European Heritage Hub @eurheritagehub.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
You can’t adapt alone. Join the Heritage Adapts! community of local stewards adapting their heritage sites and cultural practices to climate change by 2030.
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Heritage Adapts! - A Letter from Heritage
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Andrew Potts🏳️‍🌈 @andrewspotts.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This is great work. But, as @climatecentral.org acknowledges, their estimates do not yet include costs related to damage to ecosystem services or cultural heritage. The IPCC recognizes these as key areas of climate costs. Let’s work together to get these costs counted! @ucs.org #ClimateHeritage
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
#Natgeo highlights the work of Dr. Grégory Bulté with support from our Climate Custodian, Cass Stabler, to help preserve one of Canada’s most climate vulnerable reptiles: the Northern Map Turtle. 📸 Michael Snyder & Justin Dalaba 🔗 www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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What scientists learned from a mysterious surge in Canadian turtle deaths
Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising culprit, and are left concerned for the future.
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Three weeks left! Applications for the 2026 Cohort Programme close on January 5. Join a global family of Climate Custodians shaping community-led climate solutions! 🌍 3-year journey 📚 Learn 🤝 Assess 🛠️ Act ✨ Apply now → www.heritageadapts.org/post/2026-co...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The countdown begins. Only 4 weeks left to apply to the 2026 Climate Heritage Cohort Program! We’re looking for 10 heritage places ready to protect their community and build a climate-resilient future! Apply today: www.heritageadapts.org/post/2026-co...
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Applications Are Now Open for the 2026 Climate Heritage Cohort Program!
The 2026 cohort program application is now open! Apply by January 5 to be considered for this transformative three-year journey to preserve your community's heritage places and practices against the i...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Join us at the Resilience Hub on Nov 10 at 12:30 (Brazil time) for the Global Center on Adaptation’s #LocalAdaptationChampionsAwards! 🏆 We’re honored to be nominated in the Citizen #Science category, celebrating #locallyled #climateaction. Tune in live at 🔗 llahub.gca.org. Wish us luck!
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Our Director of Community, @andrewspotts.bsky.social, along with Marcele Oliveira and Alison Tickell, co-authored a series of articles exploring how culture, heritage, and creativity can bridge the gap between climate policy and people’s lived realities. 🔗 midianinja.org/en/opiniao/s...
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There has always been a culture -sized hole in UN climate negotiations: Will COP30 Help Fill It?
To get climate action back on track, COP30 must urgently address the cultural enablers and barriers to transformative change
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Tea, tofu, and typhoons 🍵🌪️ in Shenkeng, Taiwan, heritage meets climate action. See how custodians are blending tradition and innovation to brew resilience: www.heritageadapts.org/post/shenken...
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Shenkeng District Completes Climate Risk & Adaptation Workshop
Shenkeng District recently completed their locally led climate risk assessment and adaptation planning workshop—a three-day convening of diverse stakeholders that marked the culmination of months of c...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Applications are open for the 2026 Climate Heritage Cohort Program! A 3-year journey for community leaders to protect heritage and build resilience in the face of climate change. Learn. Assess. Act! Apply by January 5, 2026 → www.heritageadapts.org/post/2026-co...
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Applications Are Now Open for the 2026 Climate Heritage Cohort Program!
The 2026 cohort program application is now open! Apply by January 5 to be considered for this transformative three-year journey to preserve your community's heritage places and practices against the i...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Princess Dana opened the High-Level Dialogue of the Group of Friends for Culture-Based Climate Action in Barcelona #mondicult. "Thank you for your continued efforts in advancing our shared vision to place culture and heritage at the very heart of climate action."
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Last week at #ClimateWeekNYC, @andrewspotts.bsky.social joined Activation Group 19 with the @cop30brazil.bsky.social Presidency & Climate Champions to advance the #COP30 Action Agenda on culture, heritage, and climate action. 🌍
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🌍 At the #UCLG Culture Summit in #Barcelona, Juli Polanco (CA State Historic Preservation Officer) highlighted how partnerships + culture drive climate resilience, featuring Preserving Legacies & the CA–Scripps Climate Assessment. 🔗 agenda21culture.net/summit/6th-uclg-culture-summit-2025
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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Fantastic description by @salmasabour.bsky.social of the locally-led risk & adaptation workshop in Mongolia supported by @preservinglegacies.bsky.social. Sacred landscapes, nomadic lifeways, traditional knowledge all played into identifying values, priorities & action pathways. #climateheritage 🌏
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Kherlen River Basin Completes Locally Led Climate Risk & Adaptation Workshop
Kherlen River Basin custodians Saku Saruu and Suvdaa Suvd are kicking off locally led climate risk and adaptation workshop season here at Preserving Legacies!
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Rob Larter @polarrobs.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🧵🧪 In session on policy and societal requirements at the Royal Society discussion meeting today, Prof Hans-Otto Pörtner, former Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group II, stated that he thinks keeping global temperature rise "below 1.5 [°C above pre-industrial] is probably now out of reach".
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Andrew Potts🏳️‍🌈 @andrewspotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The #HeritageAdapts! 3000 x 2030 campaign launching in 2026 aims to support thousands of heritage sites and cultural practices to adapt to climate change in the spirit of the Global Goal on Adaptation cultural heritage target. Join us! 🔗Learn more: www.heritageadapts.org/community #ClimateHeritage
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Andrew Potts🏳️‍🌈 @andrewspotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Meeting today during #ClimateWeekNYC of Activation Group 19 i.e. folks working with the @cop30brazil.bsky.social Presidency & Climate High-Level Champions to help deliver the COP30 Action Agenda objective on Culture, cultural heritage protection & climate action. 50 days to Belém! #ClimateHeritage
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Andrew Potts🏳️‍🌈 @andrewspotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
At today’s COP30 Activation Group meeting on culture & heritage, presenting the Heritage Adapts! 3000 x 2030 plan to accelerate adaptation for heritage sites & cultures practices, w/ @icomos.bsky.social @europanostra.bsky.social @preservinglegacies.bsky.social @climateheritage.bsky.social & more!
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Honored to be a finalist for the 2025 Local Adaptation Champions Awards recognizing the power of heritage & community in building a climate-resilient future. 💙 #ClimateAction #Heritage For more information: llahub.gca.org/articles/7c5...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
#Culture + #climateaction are stronger together. At #COP29, our Director of Community @andrewspotts.bsky.social highlighted how heritage helps communities adapt, share knowledge, and build resilience. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7P3...
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Unlocking the Power of the Culture, Heritage & Knowledge Provisions of the Global Goal on Adaptation
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
📖 Weekly read: 80% of #UNESCO #heritagesites are under #climatestress. A low-emission future could spare 40%, but urgent action is needed. Through local, #communityled strategies, Preserving Legacies is helping safeguard the stories that connect us all. ✨ Learn more: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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World Cultural Heritage sites are under climate stress and no emissions mitigation pathways can uniformly protect them - Communications Earth & Environment
Approximately eighty percent of World Cultural Heritage sites already experience heat and moisture disturbances, and nearly nineteen percent of sites have stone or wood materials affected by the chang...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
This week’s read 📚: Advances in complex #climatechange risk #assessment for #adaptation (Nature). From cities to coastal zones to finance, new tools like #participatorymodeling & adaptation pathways are helping turn uncertainty into #climateaction. 🌍 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Advances in complex climate change risk assessment for adaptation - npj Climate Action
Recent advances in climate change risk assessment and management and their application across cities, coastal zones, and finance highlight promising opportunities for near-term action to better govern...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
#COP30 presidency just announced this year’s thematic days. Nov 12–13: Health, Jobs, Education, #Culture, #Justice & #HumanRights, Info Integrity, Workers, + the first Global Ethical Stocktake. It’s the first time culture has been a #COP daily theme. cop30.br/en/news-abou...
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COP30 announces ambitious Thematic Days, invites the world to Belém
Daily debates are aligned with the Action Agenda and aim to engage civil society in discussions about real solutions for the climate
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
This July, our climate custodian, Ibrahim, was featured on the @metmuseum.org. The short film “Sikien of Koutammakou,” by Sosena Solomon, celebrates the Batammariba people and their Takienta earthen homes, icons of culture and climate resilience. 🌍🏛️ 🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPrS...
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Sikien of Koutammakou, Republic of Benin and Togo | Africa’s Cultural Landmarks
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🌍 The #InternationalCourtofJustice just issued its Advisory Opinion on #climatechange obligations. It doesn't mention #heritage outright, but it makes clear: protecting the climate and human rights = protecting the places, stories, and cultures we love. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Tuvalu is building a digital nation, a cloud-based replica of its land, #governance, and #culture, because its physical islands may vanish within decades. Their strategy is one of hope, sovereignty, and #resilience in the face of #climatecollapse. 🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
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Facing extinction, Tuvalu considers the digital clone of a country
As the climate emergency threatens its existence, the tiny Pacific nation is not only trying to reclaim physical land but create a ‘twin’ to survive in future
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Meet Marlon M. Martin, lawyer turned #heritage protector in #Ifugao. As Executive Director of SITMo and a Preserving Legacies Climate Custodian, he blends #ancestralwisdom with science to safeguard the iconic rice terraces. 📍 Full spotlight here: www.heritageadapts.org/post/custodi...
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Custodian Spotlight: Meet Marlon M. Martin
From big city lawyer to local leader, Marlon was one of the first custodians to participate in the Preserving Legacies cohort program. Learn more about his journey to preserve his culture and the insi...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Batammariba women are builders of homes and memory. Mothers of culture. Keepers of heritage. Resilience in motion. #heritage #resilience #community
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
📖 This article proposes a relational research model grounded in #Indigenousvalues, integrity, respect, humility, reciprocity, designed to mend colonial legacies in #research. ecologyandsociety.org/vol29/iss2/a...
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Ecology & Society: A values-centered relational science model: supporting Indigenous rights and reconciliation in research
Addressing complex social-ecological issues requires all relevant sources of knowledge and data, especially those held by communities who remain close to the land. Centuries of oppression, extractive ...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Climate data only matters if communities can use it. Thanks to Dr. Salma Sabour’s leadership, we’re making climate science accessible & rooted in cultural context—so heritage custodians can lead adaptation. Top-down science is out. Shared stewardship is in. 🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/democra...
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Democratizing Scientific Climate Data and Services
Climate resilience for heritage places can only be achieved when heritage custodians and communities leading adaptation efforts have not only meaningful access to relevant scientific climate data prod...
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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
A healthy climate is a human right. 🌏 #climateheritage #climatelitigation
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The Court Has Spoken: A Healthy Climate is a Human Right
In the face of climate breakdown, advocates, communities, and courts have powerful new tools for accountability and human rights protections.
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
📖 #Interestingread: The Moai of Rapa Nui are facing the sea. And so are their people. This BBC story is a moving look at how the Rapanui are restoring their sacred stone guardians, facing #climatechange with #heritage, care, and determination. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Is this the end for Easter Island's moai statues?
Easter Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage.
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
news from Skellig Michael, a PL site! The High Court has lifted the suspension on ferry permits. This island sanctuary is vital for both its #culturalheritage and #ecosystem. Its reopening supports local livelihoods and keeps this iconic site accessible. www.thejournal.ie/skellig-mich...
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'People's livelihoods at risk': Decision on opening of Skellig Michael to tourists due this week
The High Court is to rule on a temporary ferry permit suspension this Thursday, as a legal battle delays Skellig Michael’s tourist season.
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🎶Interesting read: In Odisha, India, a 15th-century singing tradition is helping fight wildfires. Women-led sankirtan mandalis use music to educate against forest burning, cutting fires by up to 30% Culture isn’t just heritage, it’s climate action.
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🇧🇷🇨🇴 Climate Custodian Carlos del Cairo met with fellow custodians Luana Campos & Denir Marcus in Corumbá, Brazil, for the 2nd Meeting on #Archaeology & #AncientHistory in the #Pantanal. When heritage leaders come together, we build more than knowledge; we build futures. 🌿
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
📖 Good read: #Culturalheritage is now part of the Global Goal on Adaptation and key to addressing loss & damage under the #ParisAgreement. The article highlights how Indigenous knowledge and cultural survival are shaping global #climateaction. 🔗 academic.oup.com/oxford-law-p...
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Cultural heritage, loss and damage, and the global goal on adaptation to climate change
Abstract. This article explores cultural heritage as one of the key thematic targets of the global goal on adaptation (GGA) and as a central focus of effor
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
📖 #UNESCO just launched a new report (with @GEO) on #climateimpacts in #WorldHeritage cities across the Mediterranean. It highlights not only the rising risks but also the power of cultural and traditional knowledge in building #resilience. Link: unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Climate Custodians from around the world are leading values-based, locally grounded climate action. From fishing stories in Tunisia to student collages in Brazil, their work shows why community is at the center of real climate resilience. 📰 Read more: www.heritageadapts.org/post/preserv...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Last week, we teamed up with #Worldmonumentsfund for their #CultivatingResilience program, sharing tools, stories, and strategies to power climate action at cultural sites. Excited to keep growing these connections and skills together! 📸: Dario Rugerio
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
🎉 Congrats to our amazing project manager, Tina Paterno, for serving as an expert panelist at the International Conference & Workshop on Revitalising Industrial Heritage for #SustainableDevelopment! Hosted by #SouthwestJiaotongUniversity & HKU’s MSc Conservation Program.
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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
I'm thrilled to have just met with some of the amazing team at @preservinglegacies.bsky.social. And I'm excited to be helping out for the next few months with this extraordinary initiative's work on climate literacy, community action & adaptation. #climateheritage 🌎 #WorldHeritage
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Preserving Legacies : Join the Movement!
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Andrew Potts🏳️‍🌈 @andrewspotts.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The Global Goal on Adaptation indicator process is an unprecedented opportunity to open doors to decision making & finance to those working to adapt culture & heritage to climate change. Read the #HACA #SB62 position paper via @preservinglegacies.bsky.social: 🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/haca-sb...
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New Position Paper: Strengthening Climate Adaptation Indicators for Cultural Heritage
The Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance's position paper on culture-related indicators and policy provisions of the Global Goal on Adaptation is now open for you to sign-on.
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Our Director of Storytelling, Michel Snyder, traveled with our climate custodians to capture resilience in action. These stories prove the power of visual storytelling in climate adaptation and heritage. @nationalgeographic.bsky.social
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Big news from #COP30! Culture, cultural heritage & climate action are officially on the agenda as Objective 19 under “Fostering Human & Social Development.” 🌍 Read the 4th Presidential Letter: cop30.br/en/brazilian...
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Fourth Letter from the Presidency
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Throughout #SB62, cultural heritage has remained front and center in adaptation discussions. We’re proud to have contributed our voice through HACA’s Position Paper, a global collaboration of heritage experts, practitioners, and custodians. 🔗 www.heritageadapts.org/post/haca-sb... #Bonn #UNFCCC
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New Position Paper: Strengthening Climate Adaptation Indicators for Cultural Heritage
The Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance's position paper on culture-related indicators and policy provisions of the Global Goal on Adaptation is now open for you to sign-on.
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Day 2 at #SB62 The #IPCC announced its plan to center justice and equity in the forthcoming AR7 Working Group II adaptation assessment — a major boost for inclusive climate policy. #bonnbabybonn #UNFCCC #Bonngermany #culturebasedclimateaction
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Day 1 at #SB62 in #Bonn was unforgettable! Our Director of Community, @andrewspotts.bsky.social, joined the #GFCBCA side event panel, sharing the stage with Ana Toni (COP30 CEO) and HE Abdulla Ahmed Balalaa (UAE Sustainability Minister. #Culturebased #climateaction became the center stage! #UNFCCC
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
🚨 Exciting update! Our Executive Director, Dr. Victoria Herrmann, a Geographer & #NationalGeographicExplorer, is in the 2025 #NationalGeographicExplorersFest #Xfest2025 brings together explorers, scientists, and storytellers working to inspire real-world solutions for our planet.
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Do you know what the #UNFCCC BONN #SB62 sessions are and why they are so important for cultural heritage policy? Click on the video to learn more and read our #PositionPaper with recommendations on the UNFCCC’s 62 adaptation indicators. youtube.com/shorts/bYU0h...
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HACA's Position Paper for BONN UNFCCC SB62 sessions
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
🎉 Big news! HACA’s Position Paper by Preserving Legacies + global heritage experts is now live, with clear recommendations on the #UNFCCC 62 #adaptationindicators. Debuting at #SB62 in Bonn (Jun 16–26). Read and endorse! www.heritageadapts.org/post/haca-sb...
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HACA Publishes Position Paper on Cultural Heritage and Climate Adaptation: Sign On Now!
The Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance's Position Paper on Work to Develop Indicators to Measure Progress Under Thematic 9g and other Culture-Related Provisions of the Global Goal on Adaptation is no...
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Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Global exchange sparks local action. Climate custodians Taher Falahat & Haifa Abdulhalim ran workshops in Petra, joining a worldwide heritage network so communities can protect what matters most. #climateaction #heritage #HeritageForClimate youtu.be/Yt24ck_wMd8
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Global action brings local solutions to Petra
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