Bernard Debarbieux

Bernard Debarbieux is a Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Geneva, specializing in cultural geography and heritage conservation within mountain ecosystems.

His research centers on intangible cultural heritage and geopolitical landscapes, notably spearheading the successful 2020 UNESCO inscription of alpinism as intangible cultural heritage. Current work focuses on the Mont-Blanc massif's two-decade-long bid for World Heritage status, examining stakeholder negotiations, conceptual frameworks, and cross-border governance challenges in Alpine conservation.

Debarbieux actively engages with UNESCO policy mechanisms and contributes to academic discourse through institutional platforms like the University of Geneva's social sciences faculty media channels.