Harry Keel
Managing director and site manager, environmental scientist ETH, management expert SVF, CAS in management of public administration and NPO
Phone. +41 81 723 59 20
harry.keel@unesco-sardona.ch
Municipalities as carriers
The carrier of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tectonic Arena Sardona is an association.
In the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tectonic Arena Sardona political municipalities are represented which share the area of the World Heritage perimeter:
- Canton of Glarus: Glarus, Glarus North, Glarus South
- Canton of St. Gallen: Flums, Mels, Pfäfers, Quarten, Vilters-Wangs
- Canton of Grisons: Flims, Laax, Tamins, Trin
In an intermunicipal agreement, these communities have committed themselves to the joint conservation and cultivation of the Sardona World Heritage. The World Heritage Site is to remain accessible and open for appropriate use. The desired uses and a development plan have been defined.
Managementplan of the World Heritage Sardona
Each World Heritage community is represented by a delegate at the annual delegate assembly. The executive committee of the IG is comprised of the following members:
- Susanne Elmer Feuz, Ennenda (president)
- Jürg Caprez, Flims (vice president, municipal representative canton of Grisons)
- Dominique Stüssi, Niederurnen (municipal representative canton of Glarus)
- Karl Kohler, Vättis (municipal representative canton of St. Gallen)
- Adrian Pfiffner, Domat/Ems (representative of the scientific advisory board)
- Carlo Ossola (representative of the FOEN, consultant)
- Senta Stix (representing Glarus as the canton in charge, consultant)
- Lea Schwendener (representing the canton St. Gallen, consultant)
- Laura Brosi (representing the canton of Grisons, consultant)
- Harry Keel (managing director; protocol)
At the service of mankind
The protection and preservation of the World Heritage shall be placed in the hands of all mankind.
Switzerland also signed the World Heritage Convention. For the IG Tectonic Arena Sardona, the tasks are based on the technical explanations of the programme agreement around the UNESCO World Heritage (Handbook on Programme Agreements in the Environmental Sector, FOEN). Every four or five years, concrete projects are negotiated within the following strategic framework:
- Preservation of uniqueness and securing of premises
- Awareness-raising and education
- Research and monitoring
- Management and Communication
According to Art. 13 NHG, funding is in principle the responsibility of the cantons. The FOEN provides financial assistance. The carriers contribute resources and services.
Offices
Eveline Braun
Project leader education
MSc Geography
Phone. +41 81 725 56 07
eveline.braun@unesco-sardona.ch
Rosi Böni
Project manager, environmental engineer ZHAW
Phone. +41 81 725 56 07
rosa.boeni@unesco-sardona.ch
Thomas Buckingham
Project leader, MSc Geologist
Phone. +41 81 723 59 20
thomas.buckingham@unesco-sardona.ch
Felix Zogg
Accounting and administration clerk, GeoGuide Coordinator
Phone. +41 81 725 56 08
felix.zogg@unesco-sardona.ch
Cyrill Schwitter
Project leader, world heritage – experiences
(financed by municipalities and tourism destinations)
Phone. +41 55 610 21 24
erlebnisse@unesco-sardona.ch
Association UNESCO-World Heritage TektonicArena Sardona
The association works with its members to communicate the diverse natural, landscape and cultural values in the Sardona World Heritage Region and to strengthen sustainable adventure and educational tourism.
It ensures a stronger anchoring of the Sardona World Heritage Site and its values in the population. To this end, it develops and supports offers and activities in and around the World Heritage Site for its members and the public.
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Partners
Breadth of interest groups
The IG Tektonikarena Sardona cooperates with many different interest groups from administration, tourism, education, research, environment and politics. The most important partners are:
The Swiss UNESCO Commission coordinates all the actors involved on a national level, communicates the World Heritage Sites as a whole and raises public awareness of World Heritage values.
Schweizerische UNESCO-Kommmission
The Association World Heritage Experience Switzerland (WHES) is the network for all World Heritage Sites in Switzerland.
World Heritage Experience Switzerland
The World Heritage Sites of Switzerland bear witness to the richness and diversity of our country.
World Heritage Sites of Switzerland
The World Heritage List shows the worldwide heritage in nature and culture of humanity.
World Heritage List
The Association Parks in Grisons is centred around the exchange of experiences and taking advantages of synergies between all parks in Grisons, including the World Heritage. Shared presences are coordinated and the interests of all members represented on a cantonal level.
Association Parks in Grisons (german)
The aim of the Rhine Gorge Association is to develop and implement a strategy for the Rhine Gorge/Ruinaulta Nature Monument together with the various interest groups. It makes it possible to use and “experience” the gorge and promotes its conservation. The Rhine Gorge Association operates a ranger service to which the Tectonic Arena Sardona has also joined.
Rhine Gorge Association