Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chitalishte, Bulgaria – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2017
Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible Heritage
national call for intangible heritage projects from the Programa Nacional de Patrimônio Imaterial in Brazil – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2011
Education and training in Indonesian Batik intangible cultural heritage for students, in collaboration with the Batik Museum in Pekalongan
programme to increase the awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of Indonesian batik – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2009
Margilan Crafts Development Centre, safeguarding of the atlas and adras making traditional technologies
cultural center safeguarding the ikat atlas and adras-making traditional technologies in Margilan, Uzbekistan – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2017
Polyphonic Caravan, researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song
project aimed at researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song in Greece – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2020
Oselvar boat - reframing a traditional learning process of building and use to a modern context
non-profit boatyard and workshop Oselvarverkstaden to safeguard the tradition of the oselvar boatbuilding in Os, Norway – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2016
Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft
strategy of three Austrian centers for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2016
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners
program to safeguard the transmission of Fujian Puppetry in the Fujian Province in south-eastern China – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2012
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru
project to safeguard oral expressions, music, textile art and agricultural technologies of the Aymara communities of Bolivia, Chile and Peru – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2009
Xtaxkgakget Makgkaxtlawana: the Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, Mexico
Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, Mexico – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2012
traditional poetry recital of praise, pride and fortitude poetry performed by a group of individuals without rhythmical or musical instruments in the United Arab Emirates
tradition of building and navigating long-distance canoes in Micronesia, particularly in the outer islands of Yap State – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2021
Enkipaata, Eunoto and Olng'esherr, three male rites of passage of the Maasai community
three interrelated male rites of passage of the Maasai community in Kenya – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2018
traditional art of handmade puppets projected onto a thin translucent screen in Damascus, Syria – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2018
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges
wooden arch bridge-building tradition in the Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, along China’s south-east coast – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2009
combination of instrumental and vocal music of the Uriankhai Mongolians of the Altai Region in Mongolia – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2009
traditional Kalasha meteorological and astronomical practice based on the observation of the sun, moon and stars in reference to the local topography in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Pakistan
Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda
traditions and practices of nine Bantu-speaking ethnic groups in the Kaya forests of coastal Kenya – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2009
The Music of Terchová is an orally cultivated musical culture of the community of Terchová which is known for its original collective vocal-instrumental performance.
The villages of the Horehronie region are distinguished by an astonishing richness of traditional folk culture. The folk multipart singing belongs to its most expressive and constant manifestations of this folk culture.
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