Starlight 2009 La Palma Sesion4

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 Session 4
	Beyond Starlight: Tourism and Education Topics • International 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

	BUILDING ON IYA: THE DARK SKIES AWARENESS PROGRAMS Constance Walker National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). USA. IYA2009 Dark Skies Awareness Cornerstone Project Presentation THE PRESERVATION OF THE NIGHT SKY ENVIRONMENT FOR EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC Margarita Metaxa Philekpaideutiki Etaireia, Greece. IAU Com 46, 50. Presentation STARS, LAND AND SEA: A NEW TOURIST AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE IN THE AMALFI COAST (WHS) Vincenzo Sannino Associazione Costiera Amalfitana Riserva BIosfera Presentation Video - Starlight Costiera Amalfitana (236 Mb - MPEG) THE ONK JMEL (TUNISIAN DESERT) DARK SKY: FROM “STAR WAR” MOVIE TO STAR OBSERVATION Mohamed Hédi Ben Ismaïl Director General - Tunis Science City Presentation NIGHT OF DARKNESS IN BELGIUM Friedel Pas International Dark Sky Association (Europe) Presentation LA PALMA: A WINDOW TO THE UNIVERSE Antonio González* - Carlos Fernández** * ASTROTOUR – Isla Bonita **Project Director. Isla Bonita Rural Tourism Association Presentation AstroTour Presentation Isla Bonita Video AstroTour (63 MB) DARK SKY CAMPAIGN IN MURCIA Francisco Fernández Cel Fosc, Asociación contra la Contaminación Lumínica Presentation THE EXPERIENCE AT ROQUE DE LOS MUCHACHOS Juan Carlos Pérez Arencibia ORM Administrator (IAC) 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).

			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
			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. More information
			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)
			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) More Information UNESCO-World Heritage Centre
			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
			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. More information ...>
			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. More Information - Statment ...>
			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" e-book ....>
			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. More Information ....>
			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 Versión en castellano More Information