Question for Archies ?

[Alexandre]

UNESCO has drawn more criticism for its second convention, which focuses not on place, but on traditions. The Intangible Cultural Heritage list has been adding what are called “elements” only since 2008. So far, 139 countries have signed the convention, but not the United States. As Mr. Addison said, “Even the word ‘intangible’ is hard for average people to get their heads around.”

One of the latest inclusions on this list was Fado - a Portuguese way of singing, mainly from Lisbon and Coimbra, with the Portuguese guitar on the background.

Here's a nice example on how Fado can coexist nowaday - with singer Carminho singing the Beatles together with the Gothic Metal band Moonspell..


http://videos.sapo.tl/1DI9klo9UTDzsOALyv0K

 

[Alexandre]

Alexandre,
Having been brainwashed in the Texas A&M mantra that they own and rule the seas, he beat their tiny drum. Since Bass started their cult, they have produced maybe 100 mini-me robotic, underwater graduates, most of which are struggling to find real jobs?

Well, INA is private and doing archaeology with private money... unless, of course, you count on that the small donation from the Azorean Government to have INA surveying with us in 1997 and 1998..

 

[VOC]

Here's a nice example on how Fado can coexist nowaday - with singer Carminho singing the Beatles together with the Gothic Metal band Moonspell..

http://videos.sapo.tl/1DI9klo9UTDzsOALyv0K

Alexandre, You cannot be serius, that music is dreadfull, this is more like it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5HbX5l-Abs

 

[piratediver]

Here is a list of the countries which have signed on to UNESCO:
Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Paris, 2 November 2001.1
States Date of deposit of instrument Type of instrument
1 Albania 19/03/2009 Ratification
2 Argentina 19/07/2010 Ratification
3 Barbados 02/10/2008 Acceptance
4 Benin 04/08/2011 Ratification
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22/04/2009 Ratification
6 Bulgaria 06/10/2003 Ratification
7 Cambodia 24/11/2007 Ratification
8 Croatia 01/12/2004 Ratification
9 Cuba 26/05/2008 Ratification
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 28/09/2010 Ratification
11 Ecuador 01/12/2006 Ratification
12 Gabon 01/02/2010 Acceptance
13 Grenada 15/01/2009 Ratification
14 Haiti 09/11/2009 Ratification
15 Honduras 23/07/2010 Ratification
16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16/06/2009 Ratification
17 Italy 08/01/2010 Ratification
18 Jamaica 09/08/2011 Ratification
19 Jordan 02/12/2009 Ratification
20 Lebanon 08/01/2007 Acceptance
21 Libya 23/06/2005 Ratification
22 Lithuania 12/06/2006 Ratification
23 Mexico 05/07/2006 Ratification
24 Montenegro 18/07/2008 Ratification
25 Morocco 20/06/2011 Ratification
26 Namibia 09/03/2011 Ratification
27 Nigeria 21/10/2005 Ratification
28 Panama 20/05/2003 Ratification
29 Paraguay 07/09/2006 Ratification
30 Portugal 21/09/2006 Ratification
31 Romania 31/07/2007 Acceptance
32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 03/12/2009 Ratification
33 Saint Lucia 01/02/2007 Ratification
34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 08/11/2010 Ratification
35 Slovakia 11/03/2009 Ratification
36 Slovenia 18/09/2008 Ratification
37 Spain 06/06/2005 Ratification
38 Trinidad and Tobago 27/07/2010 Ratification
39 Tunisia 15/01/2009 Ratification
40 Ukraine 27/12/2006 Ratification

1In accordance with its Article 27, this Convention shall enter into force on 2 January 2009 for those States that have deposited their respective instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession on or before 2 October 2008. It shall enter into force for any other State three months after the deposit by that State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.


The most striking thing about this list is the absence of the world's largest and most powerful countries: USA, Russia, China, England, Canada, France, Brazil, Australia and India. How about wreck rich Greece, South Africa, Colombia and Philippines? If UNESCO is such a great idea, why haven't any of these powerhouses jumped on the band wagon?


I'll do some more digging and let everyone know about the combined naval budgets of these non-signatories is versus those who have inked the deal, but you can imagine what a total mismatch it is.


Pirate Diver

 

[VOC]

I believe many of the countries that signed up, only did in exchange for getting something else signed up that would attract funding for them.

How many of those countries have got any form of heritage organisation or legislation ?

The whole UNESCO organisation is farcical and will hopefully disappear as the funding dries up.

Like all the talking shops, they appear when times are a plenty but then get shelved as money gets tight.

When the public start to see how much gets wasted on these Lunatics they will soon call for it to stop.

 

[Teredo Navalis]

PirateDiver,
Good post. Makes my point exactly. That list is certainly not the "Who's Who" of the world's leading countries. It was a signature for a back door political favor or for UNESCO more likely to "certify" a land based site. Once certified, the tourist traffic and spending increases rather dramatically.