R.4: Violin-makers and their associations, together with local institutions and representatives of the town of Cremona, participated in the nomination process and gave their free, prior and informed consent.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

R.4: Several researchers, practitioners, dance and music groups, as well as individuals of the Breton community, participated in the nomination process, and provided their free, prior and informed consent for the inscription.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

R.4: Members of the communities and the Franciscan Festival Foundation were actively involved in the preparation of the nomination through workshops, interviews and other consultations and they provided free, prior and informed consent for the inscription.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

Not every deal is a "land grab" - much depends on local context, the investor's track-record, the terms of the lease, and whether these reflect the free, prior and informed consent of local landholders.

BBC: Analysis: Land grab or development opportunity?

This workshop introduced the participants to the key concepts of the Convention, community-based inventorying methods, free-prior-informed consent in the process of inventorying, creative processes and techniques of generating and systematizing information with the community, a community-driven sample inventorying framework and much more.

UNESCO: Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention