Mots-clés
international cooperation / history of conservation / Asia / Oceania / underwater archaeology / underwater heritage / cultural administrations / cultural policy / legal framework / international standards / underwater sites / legislation / international organizations / doctrine / museums / protection of underwater heritage / marine protected areas / international conventions / shipwrecks
Résumé en anglais
Paper presented during the ICLAFI – ICUCH Symposium, 29th June – 1st July 2017, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Amersfoort, The NetherlandsThere are many political, cultural and economic factors which affect decisions about why any individual country chooses to ratify, or not, any particular UNESCO cultural convention. This paper examines in particular how and why the detailed factors - the neighbourhood, leadership and common language/culture factors - are currently not working in the Asia and the Pacific region. The author brings up potential solutions to remedy this situation.