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- Association for Preservation Technology International
http://www.apti.org - Aims to advance the application of technology to the conservation of the built environment. Conference, bulletin, membership, local chapters, scholarships.
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
http://www.iccrom.org/ - Created by UNESCO to promote conservation of monuments and sites of historical, artistic and archaeological interest. Headquarters in Rome. Activities, events calendar, image archive, training directory. English and French versions
- Swedish Foundation for Cultural Heritage without Borders
http://www.chwb.org - Aims to restore cultural property in those areas ravaged by conflicts, catastrophes or endangered in other ways. News, activities, appeal for support.
- Sociedade dos Amigos dos Jardins Europa e Paulistano
http://sajep.org.br/sajenglish.htm - Neighborhood group aiming to preserve the "Garden City" districts of São Paulo, Brazil, designed by British architects Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin in the 1920s. Site in Portuguese and English.
- Committee of Struggle against Gold Mining in Chalkidiki
http://antigoldgreece.tripod.com - Opposition to the building of a gold plant in Olympias.
- An Taisce: The National Trust for Ireland
http://www.antaisce.org/ - Concerned with conserving the best of Ireland's heritage, both built and natural. Policy, environmental programs, National Spring Clean, planning, events.
- Historic Cities Support Programme
http://www.akdn.org/agency/aktc_hcsp.html - Part of the Aga Khan Trust Culture which focuses on the physical, social, cultural and economic revitalisation of communities in the Muslim world.
- Heritage Conservation Network
http://www.heritageconservation.net - A non-profit organization promoting the conservation of historic architecture and sites. Hands-on preservation workshops are held at sites around the world.
- World Monuments Fund
http://www.wmf.org/ - Private, nonprofit organization for preserving art and architecture, based in New York. Photographs and descriptions of 100 most endangered sites. Projects, Jewish Heritage, trips, publications.
- World Heritage
http://whc.unesco.org/ - Elegant site from UNESCO explaining the choice of certain buildings and sites as World Heritage. List with pictures and information available on each. French and English language options.
- The Tibet Heritage Fund
http://www.tibetheritagefund.org/ - Organized, funded and supervised the protection and restoration of the ancient secular buildings on the Lhasa Barkor, many originally scheduled for demolition.
- Aga Khan Trust for Culture
http://www.akdn.org/agency/aktc.html - Focuses on the physical, social, cultural and economic revitalisation of communities in the Muslim world.
- Historical Heritage Protection Foundation Turkey
http://www.tmkv.org - A non-profit, non-political organization dedicated to excavating, consolidating and restoring cultural properties in Turkey and elsewhere. Includes details of projects.
- Falmouth Heritage Renewal
http://www.falmouthjamaica.org - A United States-based non-profit organization dedicated to saving the cultural and historical heritage of Falmouth, Jamaica. Mission, illustrated history of Falmouth, programs, partners and news.
- Petra National Trust
http://www.petranationaltrust.org - Society for the preservation of the antiquities, environment and cultural heritage of the World Heritage Site of Petra in Jordan. Mission, values, administration, membership, funding.
- Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center
http://www.bjchp.org/ - CHP is a non-governmental, non-profit organization, which undertakes a range of training activities, organizes grassroots projects, and provides consultation services to government units and local communities in heritage protection law and in strategies for conserving heritage.
- International Council on Monuments and Sites
http://www.international.icomos.org/ - A non-governmental organization of professionals dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites. General Assembly, news, national committees, scientific committees. English and French versions.
- Ballarat Heritagewatch
http://www.heritagewatch.ballarat.vic.au/ - An organisation committed to maintaining the best aspects of the City of Ballarat’s distinctive character - especially its heritage buildings and gold-rush era streetscapes.
- Promotion of Monuments in Curaçao
http://www.monumento.com/ - PROMO aims to preserve, conserve and maintain historical buildings in Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles). Includes photo gallery of buildings.
- Maisons Privées
http://maisonsprivees.com - A French-based non-profit organization dedicated to saving and promoting the diversity of twentieth and twenty-first century architecture.
- Atomic Age Alliance
http://www.atomicage.org - A volunteer organization dedicated to celebrating and preserving historic Mid Century Modernism and Atomic Age design and architecture.
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