Year of creation: 2010

The functions and main lines of action for the Centre are to:

(a) create and develop partnership and networks and establish collaborative research programmes to address gaps of knowledge in heritage management;

(b) identify, analyse, systematize and disseminate best practices and experience in conservation and heritage management;

(c) develop monitoring mechanisms and define indicators for measuring the state of conservation and the effectiveness of management, particularly for complex management situations such as ecosystems and urban landscape;

(d) integrate and systematize data on properties in the Region declared as World Heritage, and facilitate their transfer, thereby contributing to raising awareness leading to an increase in the number of sites in the Region on the World Heritage list;

(e) promote and communicate better understanding of the World Heritage Convention and the other UNESCO conventions related to heritage and associated concepts and terms as well as a wide variety of issues relating to heritage management;

(f) create training tools in the various heritage management fields and at different levels, promoting and organizing training activities and encouraging collaboration with both public and private institutions.

Participating countries: Brazil