1. 1 COPPERATION ON WORLD HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM Draft action plan How to take this cooperation forward

2. 2 Step 1 Norwegian side to contact Egypt for their signature on the agreement Norwegian side to contact Egypt to discuss a dedicated contact person from Egypt Norwegian side to present an action plan China to prepare a draft about a web site and a joint magazine – to be presented to the Egyptian side at a meeting with Norwegian representatives in June 2007.

3. 3 Step 2 Norwegian side to close an intermediate stage and ask World Heritage Council for West Norway Fjordlandscape to act as a Norwegian partner China to start act as a coordinator for the three-sided cooperation

4. 4 Step 3 Start up seminar? Optional start with 2 – 3 action points  Web site  Magazine  Exhibitions International meeting with relevant partners

5. 5 ACTION PLAN

6. 6 Research program including student exchanges  Identify relevant ongoing research programmes  Identify relevant studies on sustainable tourism and protection of heritage (Norway – Nordic World Heritage Foundation – student course)  Establishing criteria for sustainable tourism – Western Norway research Institute – incl National geographic – Geotourism – IT platform  Symposium on sustainable tourism and heritage protection

7. 7 Managing the heritage  China has established three centres for management and research on sustainable tourism development - www.nwhf.no www.nwhf.no  Exchange programmes on best practice

8. 8 Business development Training courses Marketing Common branding Etc

9. 9 Knowledge platform  Present the heritage based on dynamic maps

10. 10 Publishing Articles Magazines Books DVDs Etc

11. 11 Art programme  Art and photo-exhibition  Artists in residence

12. 12 Funding Must be explored and decided in each country

13. 13 Principles for cooperation  The follow-up process from each partner  Who are the local (sub) partners  National involvement – how, who, when, etc, etc