Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

2020 nominations will be discussed by the Committee during its 15th session in December 2020

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.

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Results : 15 elements corresponding to 19 countries

Austria¹ – Belgium¹ – China¹ – Czechia¹ – France¹ – Germany¹ – Hungary¹ – Italy¹ – Kazakhstan¹ – Mongolia¹⁵ – Morocco¹ – Pakistan¹ – Portugal¹ – Qatar¹ – Republic of Korea¹ – Saudi Arabia¹ – Spain¹ – Syrian Arab Republic¹ – United Arab Emirates¹

Austria
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Belgium
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
China
2008
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song	China – Mongolia	Representative List
Czechia
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
France
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Germany
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Hungary
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Italy
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Kazakhstan
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Mongolia
2019
Traditional technique of making Airag in Khokhuur and its associated customs	Mongolia	Representative List
2017
Mongolian traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
2015
Coaxing ritual for camels	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2014
Mongolian knuckle-bone shooting	Mongolia	Representative List
2013
Mongolian calligraphy	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
Traditional craftsmanship of the Mongol Ger and its associated customs	Mongolia	Representative List
2011
Folk long song performance technique of Limbe performances - circular breathing	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2010
Mongolian traditional art of Khöömei	Mongolia	Representative List
Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival	Mongolia	Representative List
2009
Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
Traditional music of the Tsuur	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2008
Traditional music of the Morin Khuur	Mongolia	Representative List
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song	China – Mongolia	Representative List
Morocco
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Pakistan
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Portugal
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Qatar
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Republic of Korea
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Saudi Arabia
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Spain
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
Syrian Arab Republic
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List
United Arab Emirates
2016
Falconry, a living human heritage	Germany – Saudi Arabia – Austria – Belgium – United Arab Emirates – Spain – France – Hungary – Italy – Kazakhstan – Morocco – Mongolia – Pakistan – Portugal – Qatar – Syrian Arab Republic – Republic of Korea – Czechia	Representative List