Celebrating 17 historic gems that were examined, protected and added to the National Heritage List for England in 2024.

The protection and management system for a World Heritage property reflects all the measures put in place to ensure its status can be maintained. To demonstrate Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), each ...

"Attributes convey the potential Outstanding Universal Value and enable an understanding of that value. These attributes will be the focus of protection and management actions, and institutional ...

The UK ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1984 and, by doing so, joined an international community that has committed to protecting and preserving the world’s natural and cultural heritage. The ...

Under paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines the UNESCO World Heritage Committee asks to be informed of the State Party's intention to undertake or authorise in an area protected under the World ...

Countries that have ratified the World Heritage Convention are able to submit nomination proposals for properties in their territory to be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

Part of the Heritage Counts series. Over 10 minute read. The built environment (buildings and infrastructure) is responsible for a significant proportion (25%) [1] of the UK's total carbon emissions.

Part of the Heritage Counts series. 10+ minute read. The UKGBC reports that up to 20% of the emissions from the built environment are embodied carbon emissions. These emissions originate from ...

Buildings are the UK's second-highest carbon-emitting sector, accounting for 76 MtCO2e or 17% of total UK emissions in 2022 or 23% of total emissions if electricity consumption is included (indirect ...

Part of the Heritage Counts series. 6 minute read. Retaining, using, and appropriately adapting our historic buildings can be a key part of the solution for lower carbon emissions (Historic England, ...

Significant information gaps exist in our understanding of the built environment in conservation areas. Common measures of energy performance, such as Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings, ...