Date: 27 November 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 6:30–8:00pm
Venue: KB419
Speaker:
Gabriel Caballero
Director, CALAHE Environmental Consultancy Services
Former ICOMOS International Focal Point for SDGs
Discussant:
Ms Anna Yau
Vice President, HKICON
Treasurer, ICOMOS ICH Scientific Committee
Moderator and Discussant:
Linda Shetabi
Programme Director, MSc Conservation at HKU
Abstract:
Around the world, stakeholders managing cultural landscapes are trying to grapple with different management priorities to ensure lands retain their cultural significance, uphold sustainable development principles, mitigate the effects of the climate crisis and ensure financial viability and opportunities for its surrounding communities.
Findings from a recent study by the ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group at World Heritage sites show the immediacy of the climate crisis as a catalyst for innovations on management decisions and looking at bigger sustainable development priorities.
The talk will also share insights from managing the Aves Estate at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains in the Philippines and developing a Cultural Landscape Laboratory amidst the challenges of the climate crisis.
Biography:
Gabriel Caballero is the Director of CALAHE Environmental Consultancy Services, dedicated to safeguarding heritage places developing appropriate interventions for urban and rural landscapes. In 2017, the Philippine Association of Landscape Architects (PALA) recognized him with the GantimPALA Vanguard Award for his contributions to the protection of natural and cultural heritage areas. He served as ICOMOS International’s Focal Point for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from 2021 to 2024.
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Enquiry: arcevent@hku.hk
All lectures are open to the general public. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
CPD Credit Hours are offered to members of the HKILA and HKICON. An attendance record sheet will be provided at the venue entrances for members to register their attendance.