The Cultural Heritage Framework Programme: Linking Heritage to Marine Sciences to achieve the Ocean Decade's Societal Challenges

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "UN Decade for Ocean Science's Heritage Network: Historical Archaeology's Contribution", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Dr. Holly, Project Manager of the Ocean Decade Heritage Network's Cultural Heritage Framework Programme (CHFP), will introduce the primary aims, objectives, and methodologies of the programme.

The CHFP is an official action of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) and seeks to address the role of Marine Cultural Heritage in realising a sustainable ocean.

Led by the Ocean Decade Heritage Network and hosted by Edinburgh Marine Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, CHFP is the first UN-level global platform bringing marine heritage practitioners together with ocean science and policy stakeholders. To date, it is the only endorsed Ocean Decade programme focused on cultural heritage.

At the core of CHFP is the view that not only can past human interaction with the ocean inform our current situation; it is also a medium through which we can address future challenges, develop resilience, and motivate sustainable adaptation.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2024   •
• UN Decade for Ocean Science's Heritage Network: Historical Archaeology's Contribution

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