The outbreak of Coronavirus COVID-19 represents an important and evolving challenge to the tourism sector. Containment of the pandemic is the top priority and the tourism sector is committed to supporting all measures taken to contain the epidemic. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO), its
Thanks to DUNC, local businesses in Karlskrona can now compete with their innovative ideas to get a contract worth 200 000 SEK. A public procurement was published by DUNC on February 14, where local entrepreneurs are encouraged to send in their best ideas for an innovative and sustainable product, service or event related to the
On February 4th the DUNC project partners in Karlskrona held a ceremony for their regional winner of DUNC’s international photo competition, at a Karlskrona Municipality board meeting. Linus Steén Schwalbe managed to impress the international jury by capturing the beauty of the Naval Port of Karlskrona, a World Heritage site since 1998. His beautiful and
At our partner site Curonian Spit, the cooperation with WH ambassadors has continued and grown! Last year, Curonian Spit National Park officially selected 32 representatives and established the Ambassadors Club. The New Year started with a very important cross-border appointment. On the 18th of January, the Ambassadors of the Curonian spit went on a study
Karlskrona’s World Heritage Days kicked-off last year to celebrate the 20th anniversary from the creation of the UNESCO site. Thanks to the engagement and willingness of entrepreneurs, NGOs, churches, and museums, the celebration continued in 2019 too. More than 80 activities took place between October 25th and 27th, making it possible for citizens and tourists
On September 24th-26th the First Baltic Sea World Heritage Summit was hosted by the Municipality of Karlskrona, lead partner of the project DUNC. The Summit was organized in parallel with the Baltic Meeting Point, a forum dedicated to cities and municipalities in the South Baltic Region. The two events represented a unique occasion to discuss
The DUNC project aims at forming a lasting cooperation between Baltic Sea World Heritage sites, where we are stronger together and can support each other as close friends and colleagues. This way we will be able to better handle challenges regarding tourism, sustainability, business development and more. We are currently in the phase of really
Engagement of local communities to promote ‘ownership’ of their heritage sites and the idea of ‘common responsibility’ is one of DUNC´s core activities, but how can local communities explain their Heritage in an easy and effective way? This Video explains Karlsrona´s Heritage in one Minute!
One of the key activities of the DUNC project is to ensure that local residents and stakeholders play an active role in the UNESCO sites’ governance – so that their needs and ideas are taken into account within management plans and their sense of ownership towards their heritage sites is increased. During the past few
On the 05 December, DUNC attended the event Activating Cultural Heritage in Interreg organized by Interact. The event gave participants the opportunity for “exchange of insights with other programmes on cultural heritage in Interreg, and facilitates links to additional funding opportunities and additional cooperation alternatives with other European and international organisations”. The event attracted more