A Common Heritage
The Right to Starlight

 
International Initiative in Defence of the Quality of the Night Sky as Mankind’s Scientific, Cultural and Environmental Right
 
 


 Starlight Reserve
 
 

 


WHERE THE EARTH
MEETS THE UNIVERSE

International Workshop
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Beyond Starlight:
Tourism and Education

Topics

Cipriano MarínInternational campaigns and IYA
• Discovering stars, a vector of knowledge and education.
• The role of education
• Tourism, science and starlight
• Destinations under the stars

Chair: Cipriano Marín
Coordinator Starlight Initiative





Constance WalkerBUILDING ON IYA: THE DARK SKIES AWARENESS PROGRAMS
Constance Walker
National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). USA.
IYA2009 Dark Skies Awareness Cornerstone Project
Presentation Presentation


Margarita MetaxaTHE PRESERVATION OF THE NIGHT SKY ENVIRONMENT FOR EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC
Margarita Metaxa
Philekpaideutiki Etaireia, Greece. IAU Com 46, 50.
Presentation Presentation


Carlos Cifuentes / Javier CalogneSTARS, LAND AND SEA: A NEW TOURIST AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE IN THE AMALFI COAST (WHS)
Vincenzo Sannino
Associazione Costiera Amalfitana Riserva BIosfera
Presentation Presentation

Video - Starlight Costiera Amalfitana (236 Mb - MPEG)


Mohamed Hedi Ban IslailTHE ONK JMEL (TUNISIAN DESERT) DARK SKY:
FROM “STAR WAR” MOVIE TO STAR OBSERVATION

Mohamed Hédi Ben Ismaïl
Director General - Tunis Science City
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Friedel PasNIGHT OF DARKNESS IN BELGIUM
Friedel Pas
International Dark Sky Association (Europe)
Presentation Presentation

 


Antonio Gonzalez - Carlos FernandezLA PALMA: A WINDOW TO THE UNIVERSE
Antonio González* - Carlos Fernández**
* ASTROTOUR – Isla Bonita
**Project Director. Isla Bonita Rural Tourism Association
Presentation AstroTour Presentation

Presentation Isla Bonita Presentation
Video AstroTour (63 MB)


Francisco FernandezDARK SKY CAMPAIGN IN MURCIA
Francisco Fernández
Cel Fosc, Asociación contra la Contaminación Lumínica
Presentation Presentation



Juan Carlos Pérez ArencibiaTHE EXPERIENCE AT ROQUE DE LOS MUCHACHOS
Juan Carlos Pérez Arencibia
ORM Administrator (IAC)
Presentation Presentation

CONFERENCE SESSIONS WEBCAST

The world Night - V ideo devoloped by Sky Quality Protection Technical Office (OTPC) of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC).

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Starlight2009 Programme
 

PROGRAMME
Where the Earth meets the Universe

the International workshop “Starlight Reserves and World Heritage: Scientific, Cultural and Environment Values” was held on the island of La Palma on 9 and 10 nobiembre.
Programme La Palma Programme

 
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From the Costiera Amalfitana to the Stars
Sustainable Development, Tourism and Starlight

The Costiera Amalfitana, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997, besides proposing itself as a Biosphere Reserve candidate, has also started the procedure to become a Starlight Reserve, looking at environmental eco-sustainability from the point of view of illumination.
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Starlight Reserve Concept
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STARLIGHT RESERVE
Guideline

Developed by Starlight Initiative (IAC) in cooperation with UNESCO-World Heritage Centre (Initiative Astronomy and World Heritage), IAU (International Astronomical Union) and the support of MaB (MaB Urban Ecology Programme of UNESCO), CIE (International Commission on Illumination), OTPC-IAC (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias) and UNWTO (World Tourism Organization).
Document (2.8 MB) Starlight Declaration
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Final Report Fuerteventura
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CONCLUSIONS AND REPORT
Starlight Reserves and World Heritage

The International Workshop and Expert Meeting ”Starlight Reserves and World Heritage – scientific cultural and environmental values”, held in Fuerteventura, Spain, 10-11 March 2009, was attended by 35 participants and experts from 10 countries.The Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, Ambassador Maria Jesús San Secundo, also participated in the International Workshop.
Report (1 MB) Starlight Declaration
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World Heritege Centre
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UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Statement

statement on the occasion of the International Meeting Where the Earth meets the Universe. 9-10 November 2009, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
Statement Statement WHC
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Hulugh Beg
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Astronomy and World Heritage
Working Group

This website contains information about UNESCO’s Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative and the activities of the IAU’s Working Group on Astronomy and World Heritage. The Working Group is collaborating with The Starlight Initiative to help preserve the natural heritage of the dark night sky.
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IUCN - WCPA Task Force
 

IUCN's first step toward preserving natural darkness
Dark Skies Advisory Group

This advisory group was set up in early 2009 within the Task Force on Cities and Protected Areas of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). It is chaired by David Welch, an ecosystem management and protected areas consultant based in Ottawa, Canada.
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World Heritage Rewiev
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World Heritage Review
World Heritage and Astronomy

The latest issue of UNESCO's World Heritage Review has been released, with astronomy and world heritage as its theme. The publication includes a chapter "Starlight Reserves and World Heritage: Scientific, cultural and environmental values"
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International Conference:
ASTRONOMY AND WORLD HERITAGE:
ACROSS TIME AND CONTINENTS

19 - 24 August, Kazan , Russia

During the opening ceremony of the International Year of Astronomy, which took place on 15 January 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO officially launched the cycle of activities "Astronomy and World Heritage: across time and continents". One of the main activities of this cycle is the International Conference on "Astronomy and World Heritage: across time and continents", hosted by the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan (Russian Federation) 19 - 24 August 2009.
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Starlight2009 Programme

Starlight Tourism Certification
The song of the silence under stardome

The Starlight Tourism Certification System was created with the aim of encouraging, at world-wide level, the improvement of the quality of tourist experiences and the protection of the night skies in Starlight Destinations. Starlight Destinations are visitable places characterised by excellent quality for the contemplation of starry skies and the practice of tourist activities based on this resource.
Brochure - Guidelines Starlight Certification
Versión en castellano Certificación Starlight
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