Maintaining the values underlying the Site's registration Mantua and Sabbioneta in the World Heritage List and its management have led to the need to equip ourselves with a specific internal structure that is transversal to the two managing bodies (Municipality of Mantua and Municipality of Sabbioneta), able to take direct charge of the preparation of the Management Plan, required for the registration itself, and subsequently for its implementation and renewal.
The functions of the’Mantua and Sabbioneta World Heritage Office are, in summary, the following:
– PLAN AND COORDINATE the actions envisaged by the Management Plan, for the purposes of knowledge, conservation, enhancement and communication of the site;
– MONITOR the implementation phases of the Management Plan and prepare periodic reports (Periodic Report) on the state of conservation of the site, requested every 6 years by the World Heritage Centre;
– ACTIVATE AND COORDINATE collaborative relationships with public bodies with local expertise and with multiple stakeholders;
– PROMOTE, COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT studies and research on the history of the city, the territory and the monumental heritage, in particular in relation to the Universal Outstanding Value recognized;
– PARTICIPATE to calls for funding for the implementation of the actions envisaged in the Management Plan, with particular attention to calls specifically aimed at UNESCO sites (L.77/2006 of the MIC And LR25/2016 of the Lombardy Region) And HOLD UP participation in third-party funding programs for the benefit of the site;
– COLLABORATE with the various national and international bodies relating to the World Heritage Sites and in particular: with the other Italian Sites and with the’Association of Italian World Heritage Sites of which the Office is a member as an effective member and member of the Technical Scientific Committee; with the Coordination Table of UNESCO Sites in Lombardy; with the World Heritage Sites of other European and non-European countries, by participating in specific dedicated meetings.