Natural Disaster and Intangible Heritage: Beyond the Horizon

When 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in 2015, many monuments, temples and houses turned into rubbles killing more than 8,000 people and injuring above 21,000. This unfortunate and tragic natural disaster brought international attention to Nepal. But in this time of despair and pain there was a sign of hope that should be acknowledged well, the spirit of community facing the disaster. This paper is about the indigenous community of Kathmandu on how they organized an important traditional festival just four months after the disaster when most the people were still living in the makeshifts, along with the smaller aftershock continuing almost everyday. In the country like Nepal with numerous intangible heritages, which is, still living is not taken seriously by the concerned authorities and mostly been neglected. It is the indigenous community who has been carrying out those heritages, as they are inseparable aspect of the social life. With this paper it tries look at the community involvement and intangible heritage of Kathmandu Valley, which is a part of my PhD research thesis.

Exploration of polymetallic nodules in the Area: Reporting practices, data management and transparency

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) regulates the activities related with the exploration and exploitation of seabed mineral resources in the Area, which are considered as the "common heritage of mankind" under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.The ISA has also the mandate to ensure the protection of the marine environment.The development of good practices for the annual reporting and data submission by Contractors is crucial for the ISA to comply with the sustainable development of the mineral marine resources. In 2015,the ISA issued a new template for reporting on exploration activities, which includes the definition of the format for all geophysical, geological and environmental data to be collected and analysed during exploration. The availability of reliable data contributes to improve the assessment of the ISA on the activities in the Area while promoting transparency, which is considered as a major principle of industry bestpractices.

As Minas Barrojeiras das Alcanadas: um estudo para a sua valorização patrimonial

O património industrial mineiro assume cada vez mais, uma importância crescente em Portugal. As estruturas abandonadas deste período industrial que tanto marcou o nosso país estão a ser cada vez mais desprotegidas, sofrendo uma degradação crescente à medida que o tempo passa. É, portanto, relevante recuperá-las e elaborar projetos de valorização que visem dinamizar essas áreas preservando a memória coletiva. É neste panorama que se inserem as Minas das Barrojeiras das Alcanadas, concelho da Batalha. Pertencentes ao Couto Mineiro do Lena, laborando entre 1854 e 1956, estas minas foram abandonadas e entretanto despidas das estruturas que a compunham. Tendo isto em conta, foi proposta a realização de um circuito de valorização que complementa a exposição presente no MCCB, e que irá dinamizar aquele local; ABSTRACT: The industrial mining heritage, has nowadays an increasing importance in Portugal. The abandoned structures of this industrial time that defined so intensely our country are being forsaken more and more, suffering a growing degradation though out the time. Is therefore imperative to recover them and produce valuation projects that aim on enhancing the sites. Is in this perspective that the Minas of Barrojeiras of Alcanadas (in Batalha) are inserted. Belonging in the Couto Mineiro do Lena, and being active from 1854 till 1956, these mines were forsaken and later on, stripped from the structures that followed the activities of exploring the mineral. With this in mind, was proposed a valorization circuit that will enhance the location of the mine´s and will be a complement to the exhibition in Batalha´s MCCB.