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Sea Beyond: Prada Group and Unesco introduce educational programme in 56 countries

Recently, Unesco and the Prada Group announced the third edition of their ‘Sea Beyond’ educational programme for secondary school students. The two partners have expanded the programme this year so it reaches 34,000 students in 56 different countries. The aim of the Sea Beyond programme is the dissemination of knowledge on the oceans and their...

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Prada and Unesco-IOC announce Sea Beyond developments

Italian luxury fashion house Prada and Unesco’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) have announced developments in Sea Beyond, an education project for secondary schools around the world to raise awareness on ocean preservation and sustainability. The Prada Group and Unesco-IOC will launch a competition for students to freely...

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LVMH and UNESCO expand joint Amazon project

LVMH and UNESCO MAB (Man and Biosphere) recently announced the launch of a joint project to combat deforestation in the Amazon, which is a major threat to the region’s precious ecosystems. The initiative is part of the Group’s own program LIFE 360 (LVMH Initiatives For the Environment), through which it is committed to contributing to the...

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Prada completes Ocean Beyond education programme with Unesco and schools

A year ago, Italian luxury fashion house Prada teamed up with Unesco’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) for the educational programme Sea Beyond, a tailor-made pilot project for secondary schools around the world to raise awareness on ocean preservation and sustainability. The two partners have now announced the completion of the...

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LVMH partners up with Unesco in biodiversity program

French luxury conglomerate LVMH has announced a partnership with Unesco’s “Man and Biosphere” (MAB) intergovernmental scientific program, which aims to preserve biodiversity around the world by supporting innovative approaches towards economic development. The program operates works closely with 686 biosphere reserves in 122 countries to ensure...

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Unesco hails Jamdani saris as intangible cultural heritage

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Inter-Governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage has unanimously declared the craft of making Jamdani saris an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. Jamdani is a vividly patterned, sheer cotton fabric, traditionally woven on a handloom by...