The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage 's initiatives preserve and enrich Indian heritage by synergizing the programme through networking communities , agencies and structures that create and develop ` culture niche ' areas to promote cultural heritage tourism , thereby not only revitalizing the heritage but also making the process economically sustainable . '' The organization served as the secretariat for the Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment , a programme of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP ) to promote environmental action at the local level in Asia .