Cultural Diversity and Heritage

Linking natural and cultural diversity to improve the sustainability of local and global societies. 

Diversity in nature and diversity in culture are inseparable, reciprocally reinforced and dependent. Cultural diversity is a powerful guarantee of sustainability because it binds developmental goals to plausible and specific local visions, representing a key link between the tangible and intangible dimensions of sustainability and a resource for a model of development integrating cultural values, environmental balance and material wellbeing. AMTO advocates and acts towards the safeguarding of both forms of diversity through a comprehensive approach based on the understanding that cultural and natural phenomena should not be dissociated, but intended as an organic unity.

AMTO core competences in this sector are the following:

  • Natural and cultural diversity protection and valorisation
  • Promotion of intercultural dialogue and cooperation
  • Sustainable use of local natural and cultural resources
  • Advocacy for human, civil and environmental rights
  • Indigenous peoples rights, culture and knowledge
  • Cultural events and festivals

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