Guidelines for Application
Capacity Building Workshop on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservationin Asia and the Pacific (CBWNCL) 2019
Theme: Mixed Cultural and Natural Heritage
Dates: September 24 to October 4, 2019
Place: University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki/Mount Fuji: Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures.
Organized by the UNESCO Chair on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation at the Universityof Tsukuba, in cooperation with IUCN and ICCROM, and in consultation with ICOMOS and the UNESCOWorld Heritage Centre.
Criteria for Selecting the Participants
The participants for the workshop will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:
Capacity: maximum 15 participants, practitioners in the field of heritage conservation, will beselected. Ideally half number of participants will belong to the cultural heritage sector and theother half to the natural heritage sector.
Professional experience: participants are expected to have at least 5 years-experience in thefield of conservation, and be currently involved in the management of a Mixed Cultural andNatural Heritage site (Mixed site) or landscape showing interrelations between natural andcultural values. Each participant will be in charge of presenting the case they are involved in.
Affiliation: It would be preferable if the participant is affiliated to a
department/organization/university, through which knowledge gained during the workshop
can be disseminated at local/national levels.
Working language
The working language of the workshop will be English. Proficiency in the written and spoken English
is an essential prerequisite for participation.
Workshop Costs- There is no tuition fee for the workshop.
- Basic necessary costs of the selected participants including accommodation, domestic travel(field trip) and meals will be covered by the workshop organizers.
- A limited number of scholarships will be granted to participants in order to cover their roundtrip travel to Japan. Priority would be given to applicants from developing countries, andapplicants from underrepresented groups and indigenous peoples in Asia and the Pacificregion.
Selection Process
Those interested in attending the course are invited to submit their application by filling theapplication form and other necessary documentation as requested and send these by e-mail toapplicationscbwncl@gmail.com by May 6, 2019 (please visit section on application requirements).

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Application requirements
1. Application form
2. Short paper (2 pages): describing activity concerning cultural or natural heritage conservationin which you have been involved, your current position tasks in relation to the conservationof a Mixed site and your overall potential for success in further applying the course contents
in your professional career.
3. Completed questionnaire (attached)
4. Official endorsement from the institution of the applicant
Kindly be reminded that the Official Endorsement form should be physically signed and stamped by
the institution endorsing you and uploaded as a scanned copy either in PDF or jpg formats. Application
form, Short paper and Questionnaire should be sent in both Word and PDF formats.
We will send a message in a week after receiving your application. In case you will not receive theconfirmation of receipt even after a week, please contact us immediately.
Application deadline: May 6 (Monday), 2019 (JST)For more inquiry, pleaseapplicationscbwncl@gmail.com

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