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Cultural heritage

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Music and Peacebuilding in Nigeria

Vashala Charles, a PhD student in cultural sustainability at the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, discusses the role of music in peacebuilding among communities affected by Boko-Haram.

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The British Council Strategic Literature Review: Climate Change Impacts on Cultural Heritage

Research report: the first report ever to explore both intangible and tangible cultural heritage linked to climate change, covering an unparalleled range of research.

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Our climate change research: advancing knowledge, enabling action

Article highlighting how research and insight generated by the British Council is contributing to climate action.

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Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth Essay Collection

Essay collection: these essays explore heritage’s relationship to sustainable development from a variety of different perspectives, through case studies, concepts and practical approaches.

Soft power and a cultural relations approach to cultural heritage protection

Cultural heritage protection is a route to powerful and effective cultural relations by bringing partners together to protect, nurture, dignify and celebrate the source of identified value.

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Cultural relations – key approaches in fragile contexts report available

A new report from the British Council outlines how the promotion of cultural relations can enhance opportunities to build greater peace and stability in fragile contexts.

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Creative and Cultural Districts in Thailand

A study of four creative districts in Thailand, focusing on the unique features of their creative ecosystems and the interlinks between hubs and neighbourhoods.

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The unselfish meme? How culture has shaped human destiny

Alison Baily reviews the evidence for the fundamental role culture has played in the evolution of our species and the structure of our minds.

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A monument to the end of time

Images of Notre-Dame on fire have brought home the importance of the building as a symbol, of cultural heritage in general, and of the vital need to protect that heritage.

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Heritage on fire

Insight looks at the aftermath of the fire that recently devastated the Brazilian National Museum, to ask what lessons can be learned.

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