UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation

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UNESCO award cultural heritage conservation award regional heritage award

The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation is a prestigious regional honor recognizing exemplary restoration and conservation of culturally significant buildings and sites across the Asia-Pacific.

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Label	Occurrences
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation canonical	2
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation	2
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Excellence for Cultural Heritage Conservation	1

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Target entity: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation
Context triple: [Chowmahalla Palace, heritageRecognition, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation]

A. UNESCO awards
UNESCO awards are a collection of international prizes and distinctions established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to recognize outstanding contributions in fields such as education, science, culture, communication, and the promotion of human rights and peace.
B. UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is the main international body responsible for implementing the 2003 Convention, including evaluating nominations and overseeing measures to protect and promote living cultural traditions worldwide.
C. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
D. UNESCO Gold Medal Award
The UNESCO Gold Medal Award is a prestigious international honor presented by UNESCO to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science, culture, or the promotion of peace.
E. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation
Target entity description: The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation is a prestigious regional honor recognizing exemplary restoration and conservation of culturally significant buildings and sites across the Asia-Pacific.

A. UNESCO awards
UNESCO awards are a collection of international prizes and distinctions established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to recognize outstanding contributions in fields such as education, science, culture, communication, and the promotion of human rights and peace.
B. UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is the main international body responsible for implementing the 2003 Convention, including evaluating nominations and overseeing measures to protect and promote living cultural traditions worldwide.
C. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
D. UNESCO Gold Medal Award
The UNESCO Gold Medal Award is a prestigious international honor presented by UNESCO to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science, culture, or the promotion of peace.
E. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO award ⓘ cultural heritage conservation award ⓘ regional heritage award ⓘ
administeredBy	UNESCO Bangkok Office ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Bangkok
associatedField	architecture ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ heritage conservation ⓘ urban conservation ⓘ
associatedOrganization	World Heritage Centre ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
awardGivenBy	UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education ⓘ UNESCO Bangkok Office ⓘ
awardHierarchy	above Honourable Mention in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation ⓘ below Award of Excellence in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation ⓘ
awardLevel	Award of Merit ⓘ
countryScope	countries in Asia ⓘ countries in the Pacific ⓘ
eligibleProjects	completed conservation projects ⓘ projects demonstrating appropriate adaptive reuse ⓘ projects involving private sector or public-private initiatives ⓘ projects located in UNESCO Asia-Pacific region ⓘ
encourages	community engagement in heritage conservation ⓘ innovative conservation approaches ⓘ private sector participation in heritage conservation ⓘ
focus	architectural conservation ⓘ built heritage ⓘ culturally significant buildings ⓘ culturally significant sites ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
inception	2000 ⓘ
languageOfProgram	English ⓘ
mediaCoverage	UNESCO publications ⓘ regional and international heritage networks ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
purpose	to encourage best practice in cultural heritage conservation ⓘ to recognize exemplary conservation of culturally significant sites ⓘ to recognize exemplary restoration of heritage buildings ⓘ
recognitionType	certificate of recognition ⓘ non-monetary award ⓘ
region	Asia-Pacific ⓘ
relatedAward	UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Distinction for Cultural Heritage Conservation ⓘ UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Excellence for Cultural Heritage Conservation UNESCO Asia-Pacific Honourable Mention for Cultural Heritage Conservation ⓘ
selectionCriteria	appropriate use of conservation techniques ⓘ degree of authenticity of conservation work ⓘ impact on local community ⓘ interpretation and presentation of heritage values ⓘ respect for cultural significance of the place ⓘ sustainability of the conservation project ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chowmahalla Palace → heritageRecognition → UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation ⓘ

Chowmahalla Palace → awarded → UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation ⓘ

traditional village of Wae Rebo → recognizedBy → UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation → partOf → UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation → relatedAward → UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for Cultural Heritage Conservation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Excellence for Cultural Heritage Conservation

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