Cultural Heritage
Framework Programme

Without considering cultural heritage, the aims of the UN Ocean Decade cannot be met.

The Cultural Heritage Framework Programme (CHFP) is the only endorsed programme of the UN Ocean Decade focused on cultural heritage.

We assist and support all Decade actions that aim to include tangible and intangible cultural heritage in their recognised initiatives. Please join us!

Preserving the long and diverse history of people and the sea.

CHFP Featured Decade Actions

Community Waterscapes

MARGAIN

Man throws out fishing net during sunrise

Recovering and Reusing Ghost Nets

Figure Stone fish weir, late mediaeval Northern Ireland.

Arctic Heritage and Indigenous Knowledge at NARI AGM

Next week, Dr. Paul Montgomery, a representative of the UNESCO Ocean Decade project “Indigenous People, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and Climate Change: The Iconic Underwater Cultural…

Next week, Dr. Paul Montgomery, a representative of the…

Stone fish weirs at Chipiona, province of Cádiz, Spain. BY Paul Montgomery

Session on Fish Weir Traditions at IKUWA8 by a CHFP Endorsed Project

This session will explore the intersections of cultural heritage, fishing traditions, and marine environments, focusing on the significance of fish weirs. Fish weirs, in their…

This session will explore the intersections of cultural heritage,…

Cultural Heritage
Framework Programme

Preserving the long and diverse history of people and the sea.

Preserving the long and diverse history of people and the sea.

Preserving the long and diverse history of people and the sea.

Preserving the long and diverse history of people and the sea.