01683nam a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260001100042653005100053653003500104653003900139653003100178653002100209100001600230245013000246856005500376520108200431                                       d  bUNESCO10aConvention on Biological Diversity (ICH\_1425)10aIndigenous peoples (THE\_1844)10aIntellectual property (THE\_12504)10aPolicy making (THE\_16107)10aWIPO (ICH\_1424)1 aJanet Blake00aDeveloping a new standard-setting instrument for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage: Elements for consideration  uhttps://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf00001237443 aThe adoption of UNESCO’s 1989 Recommendation on the Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore was a major step forward in providing formal recognition of intangible heritage  and  the  need  to  safeguard  it,  representing  the  culmination  of  many  years’  work.    It  was  also  a  significant  conceptual  development  in  that  it  was  the  first  time  that  non-material  aspects  of  cultural  heritage  were  explicitly  the  subject  matter  of  an  international  instrument.    Identification  of  the  content  and  scope  of  intangible  heritage  is  a  major  challenge  facing  UNESCO and other bodies concerned with its safeguarding.  It is important in this endeavour that  the  significance  of  the  skill  and  know-how  of  tradition-holders,  the  transmission  of  information and the social, cultural and intellectual context of its creation and maintenance is recognized.    It  follows  from  this  that  the  human  context  within  which  intangible  heritage  is  created must be safeguarded as much as its tangible manifestations.