NOMINATION

Greece, Italy, Morocco and Spain jointly presented the transnational Nomination for the inscription of the Mediterranean Diet on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take the decision about the inscription in September 2010.

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MEDITERRANEAN DIET

The Mediterranean Diet is an ancient cultural heritage that all Mediterranean people have in common: a way of life sharing, sustainable farming and respect for the environment – a lifestyle. This cultural heritage is being abandoned and if no action is taken to protect it, there is a risk it will be lost.

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THE MEDITERRANEAN

In mid intersection of three continents bearing a large historical load and extraordinary cultural waves, the Mediterranean basin has been a meeting point of paths and cultures, ideas, knowledge and people, that during more than eight thousand years has catalysed a large part of the cultural progression that has configured the western civilization as we understand it from our contemporary point of view.

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INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO adopted in 2003 defines the intangible cultural heritage as the practices, representations, expressions, as well as the knowledge and skills, that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognise as part of their cultural heritage.

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SUPPORT

Express your support for the Nomination for the inscription of the Mediterranean Diet on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the UNESCO by completing this form. You will receive a personalized support certificate.

¡Everyone can contribute to safeguarding our common heritage.!

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