Welcome to “THREATS” the quarterly briefing by the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage related Activities at the Ionian University in Corfu, Greece. Following the imperative of the UNESCO Program our Chair functions as a “think tank and bridge-builder between the academic world, civil society, local communities, research and policy-making,” contributing to UNESCO’s priorities to Agenda 2030.

THREATS Quarterly (TQ) aims in line with the mission entrusted to our UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage related Activities to contribute to identifying the multifold threats that are posed to cultural heritage and cultural heritage-related activities, and enhancing our ability to deal with them effectively promoting measures and policies, that will contribute to ensure the sustainability of societies and human security; this is pursued through collaboration with governmental- and non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders on a training and policy level as well as with other UNESCO Chairs, as part of a strategy for developing policies and functioning mechanisms to protect cultural heritage.